Goals vs average
2.2
-0.4 vs league average
39 games
La Liga referee stats and assignments
La Liga referee
La Liga official profile
Referee · La Liga
Goals vs average
2.2
-0.4 vs league average
39 games
Cards vs average
22.6
-2.4 vs league average
39 games
Close-game scoring
1.7
-0.5 vs league in tight games
32 close games
Typical historical game environment associated with this official. Descriptive history only.
Near-average scoring environment
High evidence
Combined goals sit close to the league average (2.2).
League average 2.6 combined goals
Near-average cards volume
High evidence
Cards volume tracks the league baseline (4.6, -0.2).
League average 4.8 cards
Fewer late-game whistles
High evidence
In close finishes, whistle rate historically drops versus earlier periods after intentional-foul filtering.
Late-game profile: Swallows Whistle
High game-to-game volatility
High evidence
Whistle volume swings more game to game than most peers in the scouting sample window.
Descriptive stability of whistle volume, not a market forecast
Multi-season sample on file
High evidence
Profile spans 2 seasons in this dataset (2022-23–2023-24).
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.
Scoring, whistle, and stability context from this official's verified sample versus league averages. Descriptive history only. Window: 2021-2026.
Whistle volume, penalty disposition, and high-leverage game-state tendencies.
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Near-average card-call profile
Official Javier Iglesias Villanueva profiles as a game-flow (high subjective ratio) over the last 39 games. Whistle volume stays relatively stable in high-stakes settings.
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.
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Similarity is descriptive and based on available historical metrics. It does not imply identical decision-making.
Pre-Game Context
Refficacy Dimensions
This officialLeague norm (50)
How often this crew whistles during opponent scoring runs.
Combined scoring in this crew's games versus league average.
Contact and administrative whistle share relative to league norms.
3 metrics excluded due to insufficient event data
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 (1546 games, 183 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 SP1 CSVs lack a Referee column and are not used. Matrix: 472/634 ref×team pairs with 3+ games. 354 games skipped (no official listed). Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.