Every Norwich City game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Norwich City are 10-13-53 (13.2%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.
Kevin Friend has the most Norwich City games in this sample (8).
Qualified refs in this table account for 8 of 76 team matches (11%) 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 Norwich City compares in one-goal matches vs the full sample. Based on verified match results.
Close games (≤1 goal margin)
37 of 76 games match this window
Avg combined goals
Close-match avg
2.1
Season avg
2.7
Pressure impact
-0.6
Avg cards
Close-match avg
21.2
Season avg
21.1
Pressure impact
+0.1
Over rate
Close-match avg
43.2%
Season avg
55.3%
Pressure impact
-12.1 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 · 76 total games in sample
What am I looking at?
Individual refs: stats for one official across all Norwich City games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: the Norwich City went 10-13-53 (13.2%) 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 Norwich City.
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.
