João Pedro Silva Pinheiro referee stats
João Pedro Silva Pinheiro has refereed 94 matches in the leagues we cover since August 2021, the latest in the Liga Portugal.
Cards: 5.37 a match, against an average of 5.73 in the same leagues and seasons (−0.36). Fouls: 27.6 a match, against 28.0.
Goals: 2.63 a match, against 2.65; over 2.5 goals in 49% of matches, against 51%.
Decided by the referee
About half of a difference here carries over to a referee's next matches.
- Cards
- 5.37
- League 5.73
- Yellow cards
- 5.04
- League 5.30
- Red cards
- 0.33
- League 0.44
- Fouls
- 27.6
- League 28.0
Decided by the teams
Differences here are mostly chance: goals do not follow the referee.
- Goals
- 2.63
- League 2.65
- Over 2.5
- 49%
- League 51%
- Both teams score
- 47%
- League 49%
- Home wins
- 37%
- League 43%
What to expect next
- Cards against the league average
- −0.25 a match
- Fouls against the league average
- −0.3 a match
A record is part referee and part luck. Over 94 matches, about 69% of a difference in cards has held in later matches, so this is the difference to expect, not the full −0.36.
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Recent matches
| Match | Score | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Braga – Sporting CP9 Oct 2026 | 1–3 | 2 | 0 |
| Sporting CP – Nacional5 Sept 2026 | 2–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Porto – Arouca23 Aug 2026 | 2–0 | 1 | 0 |
| Casa Pia – Benfica17 Aug 2026 | 0–7 | 3 | 2 |
| Benfica – Sporting Braga11 May 2026 | 2–2 | 5 | 0 |
| Sporting CP – Benfica19 Apr 2026 | 1–2 | 3 | 0 |
| Alverca – Sporting CP22 Mar 2026 | 1–4 | 3 | 0 |
| Benfica – Porto8 Mar 2026 | 2–2 | 10 | 1 |
| Sporting Braga – Vitória Guimarães21 Feb 2026 | 3–2 | 5 | 0 |
| Moreirense – Santa Clara24 Jan 2026 | 1–0 | 4 | 0 |
| AVS – Arouca17 Jan 2026 | 0–1 | 9 | 1 |
| Alverca – Porto22 Dec 2025 | 0–3 | 2 | 0 |
| Sporting Braga – Moreirense9 Nov 2025 | 2–1 | 5 | 0 |
| Vitória Guimarães – Benfica1 Nov 2025 | 0–3 | 7 | 1 |
| Alverca – Gil Vicente24 Oct 2025 | 0–4 | 7 | 1 |
| Benfica – Santa Clara12 Sept 2025 | 1–1 | 2 | 1 |
| Casa Pia – Nacional30 Aug 2025 | 0–2 | 5 | 0 |
| Moreirense – Vitória Guimarães23 Aug 2025 | 2–0 | 7 | 0 |
| Benfica – Sporting CP10 May 2025 | 1–1 | 7 | 1 |
| Estoril – Sporting Braga19 Apr 2025 | 0–2 | 1 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | League | Matches | Cards | League | Fouls | Goals | Over 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | Liga Portugal | 4 | 2.75 | 4.91 | 21.5 | 3.75 | 50% |
| 2025/2026 | Liga Portugal | 14 | 5.64 | 5.43 | 25.9 | 3.00 | 64% |
| 2024/2025 | Liga Portugal | 17 | 5.24 | 5.44 | 29.2 | 3.12 | 65% |
| 2023/2024 | Liga Portugal | 19 | 4.53 | 5.28 | 26.8 | 2.63 | 47% |
| 2022/2023 | Liga Portugal | 20 | 5.15 | 5.92 | 27.5 | 1.90 | 35% |
| 2021/2022 | Liga Portugal | 20 | 6.85 | 6.60 | 29.4 | 2.45 | 40% |
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