Bundesliga referee tendency rankings

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Officiating intelligence for the third team on the field.

Showing 2021-2026

1,281 games · 28 officials · 5 seasons · Updated Aug. 27, 2026

League reference

3.2 combined goals per game · 21.1 cards shown per game

Above-reference frequency uses each game's stored scoring reference. It is not a sportsbook over/under record.

Referee rankings

Rank	Official		Average combined goals			Cards per game		Evidence
1	Robert Schröder	47	3.7	+0.5	68.1% above scoring reference	22.2	+0.7	High
2	Robert Hartmann	50	3.6	+0.4	70.0% above scoring reference	21.5	+0.0	High
3	Daniel Schlager	61	3.5	+0.3	68.9% above scoring reference	21.1	-0.4	High
4	Patrick Ittrich	36	3.5	+0.3	61.1% above scoring reference	22.7	+1.2	High
5	Sven Jablonski	65	3.4	+0.3	63.1% above scoring reference	20.5	-1.0	High
6	Daniel Siebert	68	3.3	+0.1	63.2% above scoring reference	21.8	+0.3	High
7	Felix Zwayer	69	3.3	+0.1	62.3% above scoring reference	21.1	-0.4	High
8	Florian Badstübner	57	3.2	+0.1	61.4% above scoring reference	21.1	-0.4	High
9	Harm Osmers	62	3.3	+0.1	61.3% above scoring reference	21.0	-0.5	High
10	Marco Fritz	33	3.2	+0.1	60.6% above scoring reference	21.6	+0.1	High
11	Martin Petersen	46	3.3	+0.1	60.9% above scoring reference	22.9	+1.4	High
12	Matthias Jöllenbeck	54	3.2	+0.1	70.4% above scoring reference	20.4	-1.1	High
13	Sören Storks	31	3.3	+0.1	61.3% above scoring reference	20.8	-0.7	High
14	Benjamin Brand	54	3.2	+0.0	64.8% above scoring reference	22.2	+0.7	High
15	Frank Willenborg	47	3.1	+0.0	48.9% above scoring reference	21.6	+0.1	High
16	Tobias Stieler	64	3.0	-0.1	53.1% above scoring reference	20.5	-1.1	High
17	Tobias Reichel	45	3.0	-0.2	51.1% above scoring reference	23.6	+2.1	High
18	Bastian Dankert	59	2.9	-0.3	52.5% above scoring reference	22.4	+0.9	High
19	Christian Dingert	56	2.9	-0.3	53.6% above scoring reference	22.9	+1.3	High
20	Dr. Felix Brych	45	2.9	-0.3	53.3% above scoring reference	19.5	-2.0	High
21	Deniz Aytekin	59	2.8	-0.4	59.3% above scoring reference	21.0	-0.5	High
22	Sascha Stegemann	60	2.8	-0.4	56.7% above scoring reference	21.1	-0.4	High
23	Tobias Welz	42	2.8	-0.4	54.8% above scoring reference	23.2	+1.7	High

Share of historical games finishing above the stored scoring reference for that game.

Notable patterns

Highest whistle rate
Tobias Reichel
Higher whistle rate
23.6 fouls per game
+2.1 versus league
45 games · High evidence
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Lowest whistle rate
Dr. Felix Brych
Lower whistle rate
19.5 fouls per game
-2.0 versus league
45 games · High evidence
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