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 Belçika Birinci Ligi (Belçika): the side reduced to ten loses 60% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Belçika Birinci Ligi Belçika | 60% | 65 |
| 2. Championship İngiltere | 59.7% | 72 |
| 3. 2. Bundesliga Almanya | 56.7% | 60 |
| 4. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 56.5% | 69 |
| 5. Super Liga Sırbistan | 56.1% | 57 |
| 6. Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga Rusya | 55.6% | 81 |
| 7. Liga I Romanya | 55.2% | 67 |
| 8. Primera División de México Meksika | 52.5% | 99 |
| 9. Serie A Brezilya | 52% | 98 |
| 10. Fransa Ligue 1 Fransa | 51.7% | 89 |
| 11. Eredivisie Hollanda | 50.8% | 59 |
| 12. Segunda División İspanya | 50.8% | 124 |
| 13. Serie A İtalya | 47.8% | 67 |
| 14. La Liga İspanya | 47.2% | 72 |
| 15. Süper Lig Türkiye | 46.5% | 114 |
| 16. Ligue 2 Fransa | 46.4% | 112 |
| 17. Ukrayna Premier Ligi Ukrayna | 43.8% | 64 |
| 18. Serie B İtalya | 41.8% | 91 |
Showing the major competitions. Include every competition
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.