Referees England

Michael Oliver Referee Stats

Cards per game, cards by half and over/under cards · Premier League 2015/16 - 2026/27
321matches with card data
618matches refereed

Card profile

321 matches · last 2026/27
3.51
Cards per game
2026/27: 2.83 · avg 3.72
3.38
Yellows per game
1,084 yellow cards
44
Red cards
1 every 7.3 matches
37.2
Booking points
per game · yellow 10, red 25
5%
No-card matches
15 of 321 · avg 5%

Cards by half

yellow + red cards · both teams
1.091st half 2.432nd half
31% of cards 69% of cards
Per match 1st half 2nd half
Cards per game 1.09 avg 1.23 2.43 avg 2.50
Half without a card 36% avg 32% 10% avg 12%
Over 1.5 cards 26% avg 34% 67% avg 68%
Home side cards 0.49 avg 0.56 1.16 avg 1.18
Away side cards 0.60 avg 0.67 1.27 avg 1.31

When the cards come

Cards per game League average

First card before the 30th minute in 38% of matches (avg 40%). 36% 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 95% 95 64% 68 90% 88
Over 1.5 85% 85 26% 34 67% 68
Over 2.5 67% 69 12% 14 43% 45
Over 3.5 45% 50 5% 5 24% 26
Over 4.5 29% 33 2% 1 12% 13
Over 5.5 16% 19 0% 0 4% 6
Booking points (yellow 10, red 25)
Over 30 48% 52 7% 7 26% 27
Over 40 31% 35 4% 3 14% 16
Over 50 18% 23 2% 2 7% 9

Home vs away

cards per game
1.64
Home side
avg 1.75
1.88
Away side
avg 1.98

Against the league average for the same seasons, Michael Oliver shows home sides 0.11 fewer cards per game and away sides 0.10 fewer.

Competitions

matches refereed
Premier League435 UEFA Champions League62 FA Cup46 UEFA Europa League35 Championship24 EFL Cup9 UEFA Conference League3 FIFA Club World Cup2 Community Shield1 UEFA Super Cup1

Card stats cover Premier League from 2015/16. Other competitions count here, not in the averages.

Season by season

Premier League
Season MP Cards/g 1H 2H O4.5
2026/27 6 2.83 0.67 2.17 0%
2025/26 29 3.17 0.66 2.52 28%
2024/25 26 4.85 1.62 3.27 50%
2023/24 24 4.33 1.67 2.71 29%
2022/23 30 2.93 1.00 1.93 13%
2021/22 27 3.33 0.93 2.41 33%
2020/21 28 3.21 0.93 2.29 25%
2019/20 32 3.28 1.03 2.25 31%
2018/19 30 3.13 1.33 1.80 23%
2017/18 30 3.63 0.83 2.80 30%
2016/17 33 3.45 1.21 2.24 27%
2015/16 26 3.81 1.04 2.77 35%
League average 3.72 1.23 2.50 33%

Recent matches

last 10
Date Match 1H-2H H-A Cards
20 Oct 2026 PSG 4-2 Barcelona UEFA Champions League - - no data
18 Oct 2026 Forest 0-1 Arsenal Premier League 1-1 1-1 2
15 Oct 2026 Marseille 0-1 Olympiacos UEFA Europa League - - no data
20 Sep 2026 Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool Premier League 0-3 1-2 3
13 Sep 2026 Man Utd 0-1 Man City Premier League 1-3 1-3 4
8 Sep 2026 Real Madrid 2-1 Inter UEFA Champions League - - no data
5 Sep 2026 Hull 0-0 Aston Villa Premier League 1-1 2-0 2
30 Aug 2026 Chelsea 4-3 Brighton Premier League 0-4 1-3 4
25 Aug 2026 Bodø/Glimt 3-0 NEC UEFA Champions League - - no data
22 Aug 2026 Brentford 3-0 Tottenham Premier League 1-1 1-1 2

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.