31 games analyzed over 3 seasonsUpdated Jul 30, 2026, 3:21 a.m.Compare
Historical environment
Scoring, whistle, and stability context from this official's verified sample versus league averages. Descriptive history only.
League comparison
Combined score+0.1 vs league
League
3.2
Official
3.3
per game
Whistles-0.7 vs league
League
21.5
Official
20.8
per game
Over-benchmark rate withheld unless verified closing-line provenance is available for this league.
Whistle detail
Whistle profile
Whistle volume, penalty disposition, and high-leverage game-state tendencies.
46
Near league average
0
100
Goals per match
3.3
+0.1 vs league avg
Fouls per match
20.8
-0.7 vs 21.1 avg
Yellow cards
4.3
+0.6 vs 3.7 avg
Red cards
0.258
+0.1 vs 0.159 avg
Penalties
0.194
-0.1 vs 0.32 avg
Card balance
asymmetric
48% within 1 card · avg imbalance 1.9
Stability
Sample size
31 games
Seasons on file
2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
Historical outcome splits
Straight-up and line-linked outcome history when provenance allows. Not a recommendation.
General stats
Games
31
Avg combined goals
3.3
+0.1 vs league avg
Games over 2.9 goals
61.3%
Combined beat 2.9 benchmark
Flags per game
20.8
-0.7 vs league avg
Seasons
3 seasons
Pressure
Late-game whistle tendency versus earlier periods. Zero on the scale is the neutral / no-shift anchor for this official (same whistle rate late as earlier), not a league average and not a betting recommendation.
Tight-game proxy
Supporting evidence from close finishes in the verified sample.
Close-match proxy
How Sören Storks compares in one-goal matches vs the full sample. Based on verified match results.
Close games (≤1 goal margin)
20 of 31 games match this window
Avg combined goals
Close-match avg
2.9
Season avg
3.3
Pressure impact
-0.4
Avg cards
Close-match avg
22.1
Season avg
20.8
Pressure impact
+1.3
Over rate
Close-match avg
55.0%
Season avg
61.3%
Pressure impact
-6.3 pp
Over benchmark: 2.9 combined goals · Seasons: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 31 total games in sample
Team effects versus baseline
Team performance comparisons are withheld until same-window team baselines clear sample gates. Raw records alone can overstate the official's relationship with strong or weak teams.
Career
Season-by-season career trends appear when multi-season official stats are available in this dataset.
Relationships
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Against the spread: whether the home team beat the sportsbook point spread (not just who won). A home line of −5.5 means the home team must win by 6+ to cover. and Did both teams’ combined score finish above (over) or below (under) the closing total set by sportsbooks before tip-off? tables use The spread and total sportsbooks posted near tip-off. ATS and O/U tables here use that number, not our fixed 225 benchmark. per game. Where sportsbook closing lines are unavailable, ATS/O/U splits use estimated lines. Team penalty splits live on team pages. Tonight's assignment signals are on the EPL home page.
Scores, fouls, cards, and referee assignments from ESPN (1282 games, 154 with sportsbook totals). Referee coverage only where ESPN lists gameInfo.officials (2021-22 onward); games without referee names are excluded entirely. football-data.co.uk I1 CSVs lack a Referee column and are not used. Matrix: 402/572 ref×team pairs with 3+ games. 248 games skipped (no official listed).