Jacob Karlsen referee stats
Jacob Karlsen has refereed 87 matches in the leagues we cover since July 2021, the latest in the Superliga.
Cards: 3.51 a match, against an average of 3.72 in the same leagues and seasons (−0.21). Fouls: 19.9 a match, against 21.8.
Penalties: 0.29 a match over the 24 matches with a complete penalty count, against 0.29.
Goals: 2.86 a match, against 2.97; over 2.5 goals in 59% of matches, against 58%.
Decided by the referee
About half of a difference here carries over to a referee's next matches.
- Cards
- 3.51
- League 3.72
- Yellow cards
- 3.36
- League 3.54
- Red cards
- 0.14
- League 0.19
- Fouls
- 19.9
- League 21.8
Decided by the teams
Differences here are mostly chance: goals do not follow the referee.
- Goals
- 2.86
- League 2.97
- Over 2.5
- 59%
- League 58%
- Both teams score
- 58%
- League 59%
- Home wins
- 54%
- League 43%
What to expect next
- Cards against the league average
- −0.14 a match
- Fouls against the league average
- −1.2 a match
A record is part referee and part luck. Over 85 matches, about 68% of a difference in cards has held in later matches, so this is the difference to expect, not the full −0.21.
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Recent matches
| Match | Score | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Midtjylland – FC København11 Oct 2026Superliga | 2–1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nordsjælland – AGF13 Sept 2026Superliga | 2–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Silkeborg IF – FC Midtjylland30 Aug 2026Superliga | 1–1 | — | — |
| Viborg FF – FC København23 Aug 2026Superliga | 4–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Horsens – Brøndby IF9 Aug 2026Superliga | 0–2 | 4 | 0 |
| Randers FC – Silkeborg IF27 Jul 2026Superliga | 1–1 | 1 | 0 |
| Horsens – Hvidovre16 May 2026First Division | 1–1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nordsjælland – FC Midtjylland10 May 2026Superliga | 0–0 | 4 | 0 |
| AGF – Sønderjyske Fodbold3 May 2026Superliga | 2–1 | 2 | 0 |
| Silkeborg IF – Odense BK12 Apr 2026Superliga | 3–1 | 3 | 0 |
| AGF – Brøndby IF22 Mar 2026Superliga | 0–0 | 8 | 0 |
| FC København – Randers FC1 Mar 2026Superliga | 1–2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nordsjælland – Sønderjyske Fodbold8 Feb 2026Superliga | 2–1 | 3 | 0 |
| Randers FC – AGF7 Dec 2025Superliga | 1–2 | 4 | 0 |
| FC København – Brøndby IF23 Nov 2025Superliga | 1–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sønderjyske Fodbold – Vejle Boldklub2 Nov 2025Superliga | 2–1 | 2 | 2 |
| Silkeborg IF – FC København17 Oct 2025Superliga | 3–1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brøndby IF – Odense BK28 Sept 2025Superliga | 5–1 | 5 | 0 |
| Nordsjælland – FC Midtjylland14 Sept 2025Superliga | 1–0 | 5 | 2 |
| Hobro – Esbjerg24 Aug 2025First Division | 2–0 | 2 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | League | Matches | Cards | League | Fouls | Goals | Over 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | Superliga | 6 | 3.20 | 3.92 | 22.7 | 2.50 | 33% |
| 2025/2026 | First Division | 2 | 2.50 | 3.71 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 0% |
| 2025/2026 | Superliga | 15 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 21.9 | 2.73 | 67% |
| 2024/2025 | First Division | 1 | 3.00 | 3.28 | 22.0 | 2.00 | 0% |
| 2024/2025 | Superliga | 16 | 4.06 | 3.78 | 19.3 | 2.75 | 50% |
| 2023/2024 | First Division | 2 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 22.0 | 4.00 | 100% |
| 2023/2024 | Superliga | 17 | 3.00 | 3.80 | 18.4 | 2.82 | 65% |
| 2022/2023 | First Division | 4 | 5.00 | 3.59 | 21.0 | 4.25 | 100% |
| 2022/2023 | Superliga | 11 | 3.27 | 3.84 | 18.6 | 2.91 | 64% |
| 2021/2022 | First Division | 13 | 3.54 | 3.47 | 18.4 | 2.92 | 54% |
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