What does a sending-off cost?
How often a side that has a player sent off goes on to lose. Across the majors it is 53.3% — against a baseline defeat rate near a third.
A red card is most expensive in Devrî'l-Muhterifin es-Suudî (Suudi Arabistan): the side reduced to ten loses 62,5% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Devrî'l-Muhterifin es-Suudî Suudi Arabistan | 62.5% | 56 |
| 2. 2. Bundesliga Almanya | 60.7% | 56 |
| 3. Eredivisie Hollanda | 60.7% | 61 |
| 4. 3. Liga Almanya | 58.6% | 58 |
| 5. Primera División de México Meksika | 58.1% | 105 |
| 6. 1. Lig Türkiye | 57.7% | 52 |
| 7. Primera División (Şili) Şili | 57.3% | 82 |
| 8. Major League Soccer Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | 56.8% | 81 |
| 9. EFL League One İngiltere | 56.6% | 83 |
| 10. La Liga İspanya | 55.8% | 77 |
| 11. Football League Two İngiltere | 55.3% | 85 |
| 12. Liga Profesional Argentina Arjantin | 53.3% | 90 |
| 13. Championship İngiltere | 52.8% | 72 |
| 14. Fransa Ligue 1 Fransa | 52.6% | 97 |
| 15. Ligue 2 Fransa | 52.6% | 97 |
| 16. Yunanistan Süper Ligi Yunanistan | 52% | 50 |
| 17. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 51.1% | 88 |
| 18. Serie A İtalya | 50.6% | 83 |
| 19. Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga Rusya | 50% | 56 |
| 20. Categoría Primera A Kolombiya | 49.6% | 115 |
| 21. Serie B Brezilya | 48.1% | 77 |
| 22. Serie A Brezilya | 47.8% | 92 |
| 23. Serie B İtalya | 47.1% | 85 |
| 24. Liga I Romanya | 45.6% | 68 |
| 25. Primera División Peru | 45.3% | 137 |
| 26. Süper Lig Türkiye | 43.2% | 74 |
| 27. Segunda División İspanya | 42.1% | 107 |
| 28. Belçika Birinci Ligi Belçika | 40.4% | 57 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
League play only. A match counts once per side that saw a red, so a match with two sendings-off appears on both sides of the ledger.