Belgium · Top flight
Pro League
Belgium's top flight, where the regular season is followed by play-off rounds that decide the title, the European places and relegation. The split changes the incentives in the final weeks, which a model has to take into account rather than treating every match the same.
- Season 2026/2027
- 18 clubs
- Autumn–spring season
Pro League referees: cards and fouls per game
18 referees have taken charge of Pro League matches this season or last. Below is each one's record in the Pro League since 2021: cards and fouls a match against the league average of the same seasons, and over 2.5.
This season (2026/2027) the Pro League averages 3.67 cards and 21.8 fouls a match.
Referees this season and last
| Referee | Cards | vs league | Matches | Fouls | Over 2.5 | This season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Laforge | 4.93 | +0.70 | 131 | 22.5 | 54% | 5 |
| Lawrence Visser | 4.85 | +0.60 | 125 | 22.2 | 57% | 6 |
| Bram Van Driessche | 4.63 | +0.41 | 118 | 23.0 | 55% | 4 |
| Nathan Verboomen | 4.62 | +0.40 | 115 | 23.5 | 44% | 5 |
| Lothar D'hondt | 4.40 | +0.17 | 123 | 24.5 | 45% | 5 |
| Bert Put | 4.29 | +0.05 | 102 | 24.0 | 48% | 4 |
| Wesli De Cremer | 4.28 | +0.08 | 89 | 23.7 | 67% | 3 |
| Erik Lambrechts | 4.27 | +0.07 | 96 | 23.7 | 54% | 3 |
| Kevin Van Damme | 4.15 | −0.09 | 95 | 21.6 | 58% | 5 |
| Jasper Vergoote | 4.05 | −0.17 | 125 | 21.2 | 54% | 5 |
| Jan Boterberg | 3.97 | −0.27 | 119 | 21.2 | 56% | 4 |
| Simon Bourdeaud'hui | 3.63 | −0.54 | 52 | 22.2 | 52% | 4 |
| Michiel Allaerts | 3.53 | −0.61 | 32 | 21.7 | 41% | 4 |
| Wim Smet | 3.47 | −0.76 | 76 | 22.6 | 66% | 2 |
| Bert Verbeke | 3.21 | −0.93 | 31 | 21.1 | 55% | 5 |
| Under 20 matches in the league: these figures are mostly luck | ||||||
| Massimiliano Ledda | 4.13 | −0.05 | 16 | 23.1 | 38% | 2 |
| Anthony Letellier | 2.54 | −1.57 | 13 | 21.0 | 46% | 3 |
| Yusuke Araki | 3.00 | −0.67 | 3 | 20.0 | 67% | 3 |
Sorted by cards a match, those with 20 or more matches in the league first. A referee's record is part referee and part luck: about half of a difference in cards carries over to their next matches, and goals do not follow the referee at all.
How much referees really change: our study →