Goals vs average
2.8
+0.2 vs league average
18 games · limited sample
La Liga referee stats and assignments
La Liga referee
Limited sample: 18 games across 1 season
Treat these patterns as early signals. Metrics stay visible, but confidence is below the 30-game publication gate.
La Liga official profile
Referee · La Liga
Goals vs average
2.8
+0.2 vs league average
18 games · limited sample
Cards vs average
27.0
+2.0 vs league average
18 games · limited sample
Close-game scoring
2.3
-0.5 vs league in tight games
10 close games
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 (2.8).
League average 2.6 combined goals
Below-average cards volume
Insufficient evidence
Averaged 3.6 cards per game (-1.2 vs league).
League average 4.8 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
Low game-to-game volatility
Insufficient evidence
Whistle volume stays relatively steady game to game in the scouting sample window.
Descriptive stability of whistle volume, not a market forecast
Limited sample
Limited evidence
Only 18 games clear the current publishing window for this official.
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.
Official Miguel Sesma Espinosa profiles as a game-flow (high subjective ratio) over the last 18 games. Whistle volume stays relatively stable in high-stakes settings.
Not enough games for reliable metrics yet (18 logged). Check back after this official clears the sample gate.
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
Preliminary fingerprint - sample still building toward the published gate.
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.