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Nikola Popov referee stats

Bulgaria
Country
111
Games tracked
4.83
Cards a game, avg 4.30
26.3
Fouls a game, avg 22.9
15%
Games with a penalty, avg 25%
51.9
Booking points, avg 46.0

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Nikola Popov

Bulgaria flagBulgaria
Location
4.5
Avg4.90
Hit rate60%12/20
4.5
Avg4.90
Hit rate60%12/20
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Card and foul lines

All competitions, 111 games

Games against the line

LineTheir games
Over 3.5 cards
79/11171%
Over 4.5 cards
59/11153%
Over 5.5 cards
41/11137%
Over 6.5 cards
24/11122%
Over 7.5 cards
16/11114%

Per game

A gameTheir gamesHome sidesAway sidesAll referees
Cards
4.83
2.32
2.52
4.30
Yellow cards
4.59
2.21
2.38
Red cards
0.24
0.11
0.14
Fouls
26.3
12.7
13.6
22.9
Penalties
0.17
0.09
0.08
Booking points
51.9
24.8
27.2
46.0
1st half cards
1.63
1.51
2nd half cards
3.51
2.90
Added time, 2nd half
4.4
4.5
Fouls per card
5.5
Which side got more cards
41/111Home side more
43/111Away side more
27/111Draw

Recent matches

Their last 20, totals with the home-away split

Recent matches
MatchDate Yellows RedsFoulsPenalties
First LeagueBOTBotev Plovdiv1-0Slavia SofiaSLA
First LeagueBOTBotev Plovdiv2-0Lokomotiv PlovdivLOK
First LeagueSVASpartak Varna1-1LudogoretsLUD
First LeagueCSKCSKA Sofia5-0Botev VratsaBVR
First LeagueSVASpartak Varna1-0Lokomotiv PlovdivLOK
First LeagueLOKLokomotiv Sofia 19291-2Levski SofiaLEV
First LeagueMONMontana0-2Spartak VarnaSVA
First LeagueBVRBotev Vratsa2-1Spartak VarnaSVA
First LeagueLOKLokomotiv Plovdiv1-0Lokomotiv Sofia 1929LOK
First LeagueSLASlavia Sofia4-0Spartak VarnaSVA
First LeagueSSOSeptemvri Sofia2-0CSKA SofiaCSK
First LeagueLEVLevski Sofia3-1Botev VratsaBVR
First LeagueLOKLokomotiv Plovdiv0-2ArdaARDA
First LeagueSLASlavia Sofia2-1MontanaMON
First LeagueCSKCSKA Sofia5-1BeroeBER
First LeagueD19Dobrudzha0-2ArdaARDA
First LeagueBVRBotev Vratsa1-1CSKA SofiaCSK
First LeagueARDAArda2-2BeroeBER
First LeagueMONMontana0-0Botev VratsaBVR
First LeagueLEVLevski Sofia2-0Slavia SofiaSLA
Average over 20
4.7
0.20
24.3
0.10

By competition

Every competition they have refereed, per game

By competition
CompetitionGamesCardsYellowsRedsFoulsPenaltiesOver 4.5 cards
First League
Europa Conference League
Parva Liga - Play-offs
UEFA Youth League

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About Nikola Popov

Overview

Nikola Popov is a Bulgaria football referee who has officiated 111 professional matches in our database across approximately 2 seasons. Most recently active in the First League 26/27.

Career averages

Across 111 matches, Nikola Popov averages 4.59 yellow cards and 0.24 red cards per match, with 26.3 fouls awarded per match. 19 penalties and 27 red cards across the full sample.

First League 26/27 season

Nikola Popov has been the appointed official for 6 matches in the First League 26/27 season, averaging 5.50 yellow cards, 0.17 red cards and 25.5 fouls per match.

Cards and discipline

Over 4.5 cards have landed in 83% of Nikola Popov's matches and over 5.5 in 33%. Both teams have been carded in 100% of their games. A penalty has been awarded in 0% of matches, and a red card shown in 17%.

Home and away tendencies

Nikola Popov shows the home team more cards, averaging 3.00 a game to them versus 2.67 to the away side, with the home team carded more often in 50% of their matches. Home teams have won 67% of the games they have officiated.

Recent form

In their last 5 appointments, Nikola Popov's matches have produced an average of 6.2 total cards and 25.4 fouls per game. The most recent assignment was Botev Plovdiv vs Slavia Sofia followed by Botev Plovdiv vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

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Nikola Popov stats FAQ

Nikola Popov shows an average of 4.83 cards per game (yellow and red combined) across the 111 matches tracked on FootyMetrics.

Over 4.5 total cards has landed in 53% of Nikola Popov's matches, and over 5.5 cards in 37%, based on the 111 matches tracked on FootyMetrics.

Nikola Popov cards the away side more, averaging 2.52 cards a game to them versus 2.32 to the home side. The away team picks up more cards in 39% of their matches.

Nikola Popov calls 26.3 fouls per game on average over 111 matches.