Hélder Carvalho referee stats
Hélder Carvalho has refereed 42 matches in the leagues we cover since August 2022, the latest in the Liga Portugal.
Cards: 4.62 a match, against an average of 5.48 in the same leagues and seasons (−0.86). Fouls: 28.9 a match, against 27.5.
Goals: 2.88 a match, against 2.66; over 2.5 goals in 55% of matches, against 52%.
Decided by the referee
About half of a difference here carries over to a referee's next matches.
- Cards
- 4.62
- League 5.48
- Yellow cards
- 4.31
- League 5.08
- Red cards
- 0.31
- League 0.40
- Fouls
- 28.9
- League 27.5
Decided by the teams
Differences here are mostly chance: goals do not follow the referee.
- Goals
- 2.88
- League 2.66
- Over 2.5
- 55%
- League 52%
- Both teams score
- 57%
- League 48%
- Home wins
- 38%
- League 44%
What to expect next
- Cards against the league average
- −0.46 a match
- Fouls against the league average
- +0.8 a match
A record is part referee and part luck. Over 42 matches, about 54% of a difference in cards has held in later matches, so this is the difference to expect, not the full −0.86.
How much referees really change: our study →Next appointments
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Recent matches
| Match | Score | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica – Estoril31 Aug 2026 | 2–1 | 1 | 0 |
| Santa Clara – Nacional10 Aug 2026 | 2–2 | 4 | 0 |
| Santa Clara – Nacional11 May 2026 | 2–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Estrela Amadora – Porto26 Apr 2026 | 1–2 | 6 | 0 |
| Rio Ave – AVS17 Apr 2026 | 2–2 | 3 | 0 |
| Casa Pia – Benfica6 Apr 2026 | 1–1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vitória Guimarães – Famalicão14 Mar 2026 | 1–2 | 2 | 0 |
| AVS – Estrela Amadora28 Feb 2026 | 0–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Alverca – Santa Clara21 Feb 2026 | 1–1 | 4 | 0 |
| Arouca – Sporting CP24 Jan 2026 | 1–2 | 6 | 2 |
| Estrela Amadora – Sporting Braga3 Jan 2026 | 3–3 | 3 | 0 |
| Moreirense – Benfica14 Dec 2025 | 0–4 | 2 | 0 |
| Benfica – Arouca25 Oct 2025 | 5–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sporting CP – Moreirense22 Sept 2025 | 3–0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arouca – Rio Ave23 Aug 2025 | 3–3 | 5 | 0 |
| Estrela Amadora – Benfica16 Aug 2025 | 0–1 | 6 | 0 |
| Casa Pia – Porto12 Apr 2025 | 0–1 | 4 | 0 |
| Vitória Guimarães – Santa Clara5 Apr 2025 | 2–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Benfica – Farense2 Apr 2025 | 3–2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sporting CP – Estoril3 Mar 2025 | 3–1 | 2 | 1 |
Season by season
| Season | League | Matches | Cards | League | Fouls | Goals | Over 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | Liga Portugal | 2 | 2.50 | 4.91 | 27.5 | 3.50 | 100% |
| 2025/2026 | Liga Portugal | 14 | 3.79 | 5.43 | 29.1 | 3.14 | 64% |
| 2024/2025 | Liga Portugal | 8 | 3.50 | 5.44 | 28.6 | 2.50 | 50% |
| 2023/2024 | Liga Portugal | 9 | 6.11 | 5.28 | 28.6 | 3.44 | 56% |
| 2022/2023 | Liga Portugal | 9 | 5.89 | 5.92 | 29.7 | 2.11 | 33% |
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