Goals vs average
2.5
-0.3 vs league average
22 games · limited sample
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Mark Clattenburg
EPL referee stats and assignments
EPL referee
Limited sample: 22 games across 1 season
Treat these patterns as early signals. Metrics stay visible, but confidence is below the 30-game publication gate.
EPL official profile
Mark Clattenburg
Referee · Premier League
Cards vs average
21.0
-0.5 vs league average
22 games · limited sample
Close-game scoring
1.8
-0.7 vs league in tight games
14 close games
How games feel
Typical historical game environment associated with this official. Descriptive history only.
Near-average scoring environment
Insufficient evidence
Combined goals sit close to the league average (2.5).
League average 2.8 combined goals
Near-average cards volume
Insufficient evidence
Cards volume tracks the league baseline (3.4, -0.2).
League average 3.6 cards
Fewer late-game whistles
Insufficient evidence
In close finishes, whistle rate historically drops versus earlier periods after intentional-foul filtering.
Late-game profile: Swallows Whistle
Moderate game-to-game volatility
Insufficient evidence
Whistle volume varies moderately game to game in the scouting sample window.
Descriptive stability of whistle volume, not a market forecast
Limited sample
Limited evidence
Only 22 games clear the current publishing window for this official.
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.
Historical environment
Scoring, whistle, and stability context from this official's verified sample versus league averages. Descriptive history only. Window: 2021-2026.
League comparison
Combined score
Official 2.5Baseline 2.9-0.3 vs leagueper game
Whistle profile unavailable
Whistle detail
Whistle profile
Whistle volume, penalty disposition, and high-leverage game-state tendencies.
Stability
- Sample size
- 22 games
- Seasons on file
- 2016-17
Officiating style
Official Mark Clattenburg profiles as a game-flow (high subjective ratio) over the last 22 games. Whistle volume stays relatively stable in high-stakes settings.
- 78% subjective vs 22% procedural whistle mix.
- Not pressure-sensitive in the last 22 games.
Win/loss and line history
Not enough games for reliable metrics yet (22 logged). Check back after this official clears the sample gate.
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
Related officials
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Officials with similar historical profiles
Similarity is descriptive and based on available historical metrics. It does not imply identical decision-making.
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Pre-Game Context
Refficacy Dimensions
Referee Efficacy Radar
This officialLeague norm (50)
- Run stoppages50 index
How often this crew whistles during opponent scoring runs.
- Scoring pace49 index
Combined scoring in this crew's games versus league average.
- Whistle mix63 index
Contact and administrative whistle share relative to league norms.
3 metrics excluded due to insufficient event data
Preliminary fingerprint - sample still building toward the published gate.
How to read this profile
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. ATS/O-U results are shown only where external closing-line data is available. Team penalty splits live on team pages. Tonight's assignment signals are on the EPL home page.
Goals, fouls, and cards from football-data.co.uk match archives (3800 games, 10 seasons). Over/under vs the 2.5-goal line. 0 rows skipped. Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.