Every Brighton game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Brighton are 108-109-125 (31.6%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.
Craig Pawson has the most Brighton games in this sample (22).
Qualified refs in this table account for 286 of 342 team matches (84%) in this sample. Table lists refs with 8+ games.
#RefWin ratevs baselineClose gamesOpponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more), a favorable minors/flags edge.
How Brighton compares in one-goal matches vs the full sample. Based on verified match results.
Close games (≤1 goal margin)
219 of 342 games match this window
Avg combined goals
Close-match avg
2.2
Season avg
2.7
Pressure impact
-0.5
Avg cards
Close-match avg
21.4
Season avg
21.1
Pressure impact
+0.3
Over rate
Close-match avg
41.6%
Season avg
50.3%
Pressure impact
-8.7 pp
Over benchmark: 2.7 combined goals · Seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 342 total games in sample
What am I looking at?
Individual refs: stats for one official across all Brighton games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: the Brighton went 108-109-125 (31.6%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
Whistle differential: who gets called more. A positive number means opponents are whistled more often than the Brighton.
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.
