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 2. Bundesliga (Almanya): the side reduced to ten loses 63,2% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 2. Bundesliga Almanya | 63.2% | 57 |
| 2. Segunda División RFEF - Group 2 İspanya | 62.7% | 59 |
| 3. Premier Lig İskoçya | 62.7% | 67 |
| 4. USL Championship Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | 62% | 121 |
| 5. Second League - Group 3 Rusya | 61.9% | 105 |
| 6. Czech Liga Çekya | 59.4% | 69 |
| 7. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 59.4% | 96 |
| 8. Serie A İtalya | 59.4% | 64 |
| 9. Liga Premier Serie A Meksika | 59.3% | 59 |
| 10. Lüksemburg Ligi Lüksemburg | 58.7% | 63 |
| 11. Non League Premier - Isthmian İngiltere | 58.4% | 77 |
| 12. Belçika Birinci Ligi Belçika | 58.4% | 89 |
| 13. Oberliga - Bayern Nord Almanya | 58.2% | 55 |
| 14. 1. Lig Türkiye | 58.1% | 74 |
| 15. Oberliga - Hamburg Almanya | 57.9% | 57 |
| 16. Liga Leumit İsrail | 56.7% | 60 |
| 17. Primera B Metropolitana Arjantin | 56.5% | 69 |
| 18. Oberliga - Bayern Süd Almanya | 56.5% | 62 |
| 19. Regionalliga - Bayern Almanya | 56.3% | 71 |
| 20. U19 Bundesliga Almanya | 55.9% | 102 |
| 21. FAW Championship Galler | 55.3% | 94 |
| 22. EFL League One İngiltere | 55% | 80 |
| 23. Reserve League Arjantin | 54.9% | 153 |
| 24. Serie C Brezilya | 54.9% | 51 |
| 25. Regionalliga - Nord Almanya | 54.8% | 62 |
| 26. Division 1 Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri | 54.2% | 72 |
| 27. Championship İngiltere | 54% | 63 |
| 28. Primera B Şili | 53.7% | 95 |
| 29. Super League 2 Yunanistan | 53.4% | 58 |
| 30. Serie B İtalya | 53.3% | 107 |
| 31. 1. Liga Promotion İsviçre | 52.9% | 68 |
| 32. Primera División de México Meksika | 52.9% | 104 |
| 33. Liga 3 Portekiz | 52.9% | 140 |
| 34. Segunda División RFEF - Group 1 İspanya | 52.9% | 70 |
| 35. Ligat ha'Al İsrail | 52.3% | 65 |
| 36. Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga Rusya | 52.3% | 65 |
| 37. Division Intermedia Paraguay | 52.3% | 65 |
| 38. Liga I Romanya | 52.2% | 67 |
| 39. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay | 52.2% | 69 |
| 40. Serie C - Girone A İtalya | 52% | 100 |
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.