Espen Eskås referee stats
Espen Eskås has refereed 88 matches in the leagues we cover since May 2021, the latest in the Eliteserien.
Cards: 3.26 a match, against an average of 3.33 in the same leagues and seasons (−0.07). Fouls: 19.8 a match, against 21.5.
Penalties: 0.15 a match over the 54 matches with a complete penalty count, against 0.26.
Goals: 3.24 a match, against 3.11; over 2.5 goals in 64% of matches, against 61%.
Decided by the referee
About half of a difference here carries over to a referee's next matches.
- Cards
- 3.26
- League 3.33
- Yellow cards
- 3.11
- League 3.17
- Red cards
- 0.15
- League 0.16
- Fouls
- 19.8
- League 21.5
Decided by the teams
Differences here are mostly chance: goals do not follow the referee.
- Goals
- 3.24
- League 3.11
- Over 2.5
- 64%
- League 61%
- Both teams score
- 57%
- League 59%
- Home wins
- 48%
- League 47%
What to expect next
- Cards against the league average
- −0.05 a match
- Fouls against the league average
- −1.1 a match
A record is part referee and part luck. Over 87 matches, about 68% of a difference in cards has held in later matches, so this is the difference to expect, not the full −0.07.
How much referees really change: our study →Next appointments
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Recent matches
| Match | Score | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarpsborg 08 – Rosenborg18 Oct 2026 | 0–3 | 5 | 0 |
| Lillestrøm – Molde11 Oct 2026 | 2–2 | 4 | 0 |
| Sandefjord – Start20 Sept 2026 | 3–0 | 5 | 2 |
| Viking – Kristiansund13 Sept 2026 | 8–1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brann – Lillestrøm5 Sept 2026 | 1–2 | 2 | 0 |
| Molde – Tromsø16 Aug 2026 | 3–2 | 5 | 0 |
| Tromsø – Aalesund25 May 2026 | 1–1 | 3 | 0 |
| Lillestrøm – Sandefjord16 May 2026 | 3–1 | 5 | 2 |
| Vålerenga – KFUM3 May 2026 | 2–2 | 7 | 0 |
| Viking – Bodø / Glimt11 Apr 2026 | 5–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Aalesund – Lillestrøm15 Mar 2026 | 1–3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tromsø – Viking19 Oct 2025 | 1–3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rosenborg – Bodø / Glimt21 Sept 2025 | 1–1 | 4 | 0 |
| Strømsgodset – Bodø / Glimt15 Aug 2025 | 0–5 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryne – Viking27 Jul 2025 | 1–3 | 6 | 0 |
| HamKam – Fredrikstad20 Jul 2025 | 1–1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fredrikstad – Rosenborg28 May 2025 | 0–2 | 2 | 0 |
| Strømsgodset – Bryne16 May 2025 | 0–2 | 2 | 0 |
| Haugesund – Viking11 May 2025 | 1–4 | 1 | 1 |
| Rosenborg – Molde27 Apr 2025 | 0–0 | 3 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | League | Matches | Cards | League | Fouls | Goals | Over 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eliteserien | 11 | 4.18 | 3.79 | 20.8 | 4.18 | 91% |
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 10 | 2.50 | 3.62 | 23.5 | 2.90 | 50% |
| 2024 | 1. Division | 1 | 5.00 | 3.25 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 0% |
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 12 | 3.18 | 3.45 | 19.1 | 2.83 | 58% |
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 14 | 3.64 | 3.22 | 18.9 | 3.57 | 57% |
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 18 | 3.11 | 3.32 | 20.3 | 3.17 | 72% |
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 22 | 3.00 | 2.99 | 18.6 | 3.05 | 59% |
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