Referee Card Stats For Football

Referees and their decision making biases create momentum for football matches. This can manifest in small decision making that the referees do - such as what to call as a foul, when to book players, and perhaps even when to give penalities. Even with the growing usage of VAR technology, many decisions on the pitch aren't necessarily black and white. That's where referees comes in - they take out the ambiguity of the game and give yellow/red cards based on their perceived observations. For example, some referees such as Mike Dean typically gives out the most cards in the Premier League (average of 4.04 across his career). Meanwhile, Simon Hooper gives out only 2.95 cards per match! That's a difference of 1 yellow card every fixture. These types of stats can create huge differences in fixture outcomes. Here are the stats for each referee in big leagues such as EPL, Championship, and upcoming matches all over the world.