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 Premier League 2 Division One (İngiltere): the side reduced to ten loses 66,1% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Premier League 2 Division One İngiltere | 66.1% | 62 |
| 2. Regionalliga - SudWest Almanya | 63.2% | 57 |
| 3. III Liga - Group 4 Polonya | 60.7% | 61 |
| 4. Youth Championship Rusya | 60.5% | 76 |
| 5. Liga Nacional Honduras | 59.3% | 54 |
| 6. 1. Lig Türkiye | 59.2% | 76 |
| 7. Second League - Group 1 Rusya | 59.1% | 66 |
| 8. Primera B Metropolitana Arjantin | 58.6% | 58 |
| 9. NB II Macaristan | 58.3% | 84 |
| 10. National League South İngiltere | 58% | 81 |
| 11. Campionato Primavera - 1 İtalya | 57.1% | 77 |
| 12. Liga MX Femenil Meksika | 56.9% | 51 |
| 13. National League (Küme) İngiltere | 56.5% | 85 |
| 14. Liga I Romanya | 56.4% | 55 |
| 15. U19 Bundesliga Almanya | 56.3% | 64 |
| 16. 3. Liga Almanya | 55.8% | 52 |
| 17. Segunda División İspanya | 55.2% | 96 |
| 18. Primera División RFEF - Group 2 İspanya | 55.1% | 89 |
| 19. FAW Championship Galler | 55% | 80 |
| 20. Ligue 2 Fransa | 54.7% | 86 |
| 21. Primera División (Şili) Şili | 54.2% | 83 |
| 22. National League North İngiltere | 53.8% | 78 |
| 23. Devrî'l-Muhterifin es-Suudî Suudi Arabistan | 53.8% | 52 |
| 24. Serie A İtalya | 53.7% | 82 |
| 25. Segunda División RFEF - Group 4 İspanya | 53.7% | 82 |
| 26. Non League Premier - Southern South İngiltere | 53.4% | 58 |
| 27. I Liga (Polonya) Polonya | 53.1% | 64 |
| 28. Primera División Bolivya | 53% | 83 |
| 29. 2. Lig Türkiye | 52.9% | 136 |
| 30. Championship İngiltere | 52.9% | 68 |
| 31. Campionato San Marino | 52.9% | 51 |
| 32. Liga Profesional Argentina Arjantin | 52.9% | 121 |
| 33. Primera C Arjantin | 52.7% | 91 |
| 34. Primera Nacional Arjantin | 52.6% | 137 |
| 35. Tayland Ligi Tayland | 52.5% | 59 |
| 36. Avusturya Birinci Ligi Avusturya | 52.5% | 59 |
| 37. Liga Alef İsrail | 52.3% | 111 |
| 38. Ed-Devrî'l-Mısrî'l-Mümtaz Mısır | 52.2% | 67 |
| 39. Serie C - Girone B İtalya | 51.9% | 79 |
| 40. Football League Two İngiltere | 51.7% | 87 |
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.