Referees Italy

Matteo Marcenaro Referee Stats

Cards per game, cards by half and over/under cards · Serie A 2021/22 - 2026/27
50matches with card data
97matches refereed

Card profile

50 matches · last 2026/27
4.96
Cards per game
2026/27: 4.00 · avg 4.37
4.70
Yellows per game
235 yellow cards
13
Red cards
1 every 3.8 matches
53.5
Booking points
per game · yellow 10, red 25
0%
No-card matches
0 of 50 · avg 2%

Cards by half

yellow + red cards · both teams
1.741st half 3.222nd half
35% of cards 65% of cards
Per match 1st half 2nd half
Cards per game 1.74 avg 1.44 3.22 avg 2.94
Half without a card 22% avg 26% 0% avg 7%
Over 1.5 cards 60% avg 43% 90% avg 78%
Home side cards 0.78 avg 0.64 1.56 avg 1.38
Away side cards 0.96 avg 0.80 1.66 avg 1.57

When the cards come

Cards per game League average

First card before the 30th minute in 57% of matches (avg 46%). 30% of all cards come after the 75th minute.

Over / under cards

% of matches · league avg below
Line Full match 1st half 2nd half
Over 0.5 100% 98 78% 74 100% 93
Over 1.5 100% 92 60% 43 90% 78
Over 2.5 94% 81 24% 18 58% 55
Over 3.5 80% 63 10% 6 38% 34
Over 4.5 56% 44 2% 1 18% 19
Over 5.5 32% 27 0% 0 10% 8
Booking points (yellow 10, red 25)
Over 30 80% 64 18% 9 42% 37
Over 40 60% 47 6% 3 24% 23
Over 50 40% 32 0% 1 16% 14

Home vs away

cards per game
2.34
Home side
avg 2.01
2.62
Away side
avg 2.36

Against the league average for the same seasons, Matteo Marcenaro shows home sides 0.33 more cards per game and away sides 0.26 more.

Competitions

matches refereed
Serie A50 Serie B40 Cyprus League by Stoiximan2 UEFA Champions League2 UEFA Conference League2 Coppa Italia1

Card stats cover Serie A from 2021/22. Other competitions count here, not in the averages.

Season by season

Serie A
Season MP Cards/g 1H 2H O4.5
2026/27 3 4.00 1.33 2.67 33%
2025/26 12 4.17 1.42 2.75 42%
2024/25 8 5.63 1.88 3.75 75%
2023/24 12 5.08 2.17 2.92 58%
2022/23 12 5.50 1.67 3.83 58%
2021/22 3 4.67 1.67 3.00 67%
League average 4.37 1.44 2.94 44%

Recent matches

last 10
Date Match 1H-2H H-A Cards
11 Oct 2026 Cagliari 1-1 Juventus Serie A 2-1 2-1 3
12 Sep 2026 Lazio 2-2 Milan Serie A 0-5 2-3 5
24 Aug 2026 Roma 4-0 Fiorentina Serie A 2-2 2-2 4
13 Aug 2026 Midtjylland 3-2 Bohemian FC UEFA Conference League - - no data
29 Jul 2026 U. Craiova 2-2 Levski Sofia UEFA Champions League - - no data
8 May 2026 Monza 2-2 Empoli Serie B - - no data
1 May 2026 Juve Stabia 0-1 Frosinone Serie B - - no data
18 Apr 2026 Roma 1-1 Atalanta Serie A 0-3 1-2 3
4 Apr 2026 Lazio 1-1 Parma Serie A 2-1 1-2 3
14 Mar 2026 Empoli 2-2 Mantova Serie B - - no data

H-A = home side cards - away side cards.

Source: match statistics per half (yellow + red cards, both teams). Averages divide by matches with card data, not all matches. "avg" = the league average over the same seasons. Updated nightly.