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 70,8% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MLS Next Pro Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | 70.8% | 277 |
| 2. Veikkausliiga Finlandiya | 63.8% | 232 |
| 3. Eliteserien Norveç | 61.2% | 258 |
| 4. J. Ligi Japonya | 61.1% | 301 |
| 5. Oberliga - Bayern Süd Almanya | 60.2% | 206 |
| 6. Western Australia NPL Avustralya | 60% | 215 |
| 7. Eredivisie Hollanda | 59.3% | 550 |
| 8. EFL League One İngiltere | 59% | 797 |
| 9. Youth Championship Rusya | 58.5% | 398 |
| 10. Second League - Group 3 Rusya | 58.5% | 371 |
| 11. Premier Lig Kuzey İrlanda | 58.1% | 303 |
| 12. Premier Lig İskoçya | 58% | 412 |
| 13. 1 Lyga Litvanya | 58% | 281 |
| 14. Tweede Divisie Hollanda | 58% | 226 |
| 15. İsveç 1. Lig İsveç | 57.7% | 213 |
| 16. Victoria NPL Avustralya | 57.5% | 200 |
| 17. Allsvenskan İsveç | 57.4% | 282 |
| 18. K League 1 Güney Kore | 57.4% | 251 |
| 19. Ligat ha'Al İsrail | 57.2% | 444 |
| 20. Championship İngiltere | 57.1% | 807 |
| 21. U19 Bundesliga Almanya | 57.1% | 368 |
| 22. Avusturya Birinci Ligi Avusturya | 57% | 512 |
| 23. Umaglesi Liga Gürcistan | 56.9% | 239 |
| 24. Czech Liga Çekya | 56.6% | 417 |
| 25. İsviçre Challenge Ligi İsviçre | 56.5% | 230 |
| 26. FAW Championship Galler | 56.2% | 539 |
| 27. 2. Bundesliga Almanya | 56.2% | 628 |
| 28. Esiliiga A Estonya | 55.9% | 286 |
| 29. Premier Lig İngiltere | 55.8% | 505 |
| 30. Major League Soccer Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | 55.8% | 783 |
| 31. Premier Lig Galler | 55.8% | 269 |
| 32. Belçika Birinci Ligi Belçika | 55.7% | 648 |
| 33. 1. Division Belarus | 55.7% | 282 |
| 34. II Liga - East Polonya | 55.7% | 424 |
| 35. Division 1 Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri | 55.6% | 241 |
| 36. Persha Liga Ukrayna | 55.6% | 297 |
| 37. UEFA Gençlik Ligi Uluslararası | 55.6% | 207 |
| 38. Serie A İtalya | 55.2% | 764 |
| 39. Regionalliga - Bayern Almanya | 55.2% | 317 |
| 40. Second League - Group 4 Rusya | 55.2% | 203 |
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.