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 MLS Next Pro (Amerika Birleşik Devletleri): the side reduced to ten loses 70,3% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MLS Next Pro Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | 70.3% | 64 |
| 2. Czech Liga Çekya | 66.7% | 63 |
| 3. Belçika Birinci Ligi Belçika | 65.5% | 58 |
| 4. Championship İngiltere | 64.8% | 54 |
| 5. USL Championship Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | 64.5% | 76 |
| 6. 1 Lyga Litvanya | 62% | 50 |
| 7. Eredivisie Hollanda | 61.5% | 52 |
| 8. Primera División Kosta Rika | 60.4% | 53 |
| 9. First Amateur Division Belçika | 59.7% | 72 |
| 10. 3. Liga Almanya | 59.7% | 67 |
| 11. Tayland Ligi Tayland | 59.7% | 62 |
| 12. Segunda División İspanya | 59.5% | 126 |
| 13. Serie A İtalya | 59% | 61 |
| 14. Football League Two İngiltere | 58.7% | 75 |
| 15. Tercera División RFEF - Group 6 İspanya | 58.2% | 55 |
| 16. Liga MX U21 Meksika | 58.2% | 55 |
| 17. Torneo Federal A Arjantin | 57.9% | 159 |
| 18. Liga I Romanya | 57.6% | 59 |
| 19. Segunda División RFEF - Group 5 İspanya | 57.5% | 73 |
| 20. Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga Rusya | 57.4% | 54 |
| 21. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay | 57.1% | 56 |
| 22. Ligat ha'Al İsrail | 57% | 79 |
| 23. 2. Bundesliga Almanya | 56.9% | 58 |
| 24. National League (Küme) İngiltere | 56.8% | 88 |
| 25. Primera División de México Meksika | 56.8% | 111 |
| 26. Tercera División RFEF - Group 7 İspanya | 56.6% | 83 |
| 27. Regionalliga - Nordost Almanya | 56.1% | 57 |
| 28. Liga MX Femenil Meksika | 56% | 75 |
| 29. Liga Pro Ekvador | 55.5% | 110 |
| 30. Division 1 Suudi Arabistan | 55.4% | 83 |
| 31. National League South İngiltere | 55.4% | 83 |
| 32. LigaPro Portekiz | 55.1% | 98 |
| 33. Liga Panameña de Fútbol Panama | 54.9% | 51 |
| 34. FAW Championship Galler | 54.6% | 119 |
| 35. Primera División Uruguaya Uruguay | 54.5% | 55 |
| 36. Râbitatu'l-Muhtarifîn el-İmârâtiyye Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri | 54.5% | 55 |
| 37. Primera División (Şili) Şili | 54.4% | 103 |
| 38. Segunda División Profesional Uruguay | 54.3% | 81 |
| 39. Non League Premier - Isthmian İngiltere | 54.3% | 81 |
| 40. Liga de Expansión MX Meksika | 54.2% | 107 |
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.