Mario Melero López referee stats
Mario Melero López has refereed 70 matches in the leagues we cover since September 2021, the latest in the La Liga.
Cards: 4.06 a match, against an average of 5.15 in the same leagues and seasons (−1.09). Fouls: 25.3 a match, against 25.9.
Penalties: 0.37 a match over the 35 matches with a complete penalty count, against 0.34.
Goals: 2.50 a match, against 2.57; over 2.5 goals in 46% of matches, against 47%.
Decided by the referee
About half of a difference here carries over to a referee's next matches.
- Cards
- 4.06
- League 5.15
- Yellow cards
- 3.91
- League 4.80
- Red cards
- 0.15
- League 0.35
- Fouls
- 25.3
- League 25.9
Decided by the teams
Differences here are mostly chance: goals do not follow the referee.
- Goals
- 2.50
- League 2.57
- Over 2.5
- 46%
- League 47%
- Both teams score
- 41%
- League 51%
- Home wins
- 43%
- League 45%
What to expect next
- Cards against the league average
- −0.70 a match
- Fouls against the league average
- −0.4 a match
A record is part referee and part luck. Over 68 matches, about 64% of a difference in cards has held in later matches, so this is the difference to expect, not the full −1.09.
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Recent matches
| Match | Score | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid – Real Sociedad24 May 2025 | 2–0 | — | — |
| Osasuna – Atlético de Madrid15 May 2025 | 2–0 | 2 | 0 |
| Girona – Mallorca5 May 2025 | 1–0 | 2 | 0 |
| FC Barcelona – Celta de Vigo19 Apr 2025 | 4–3 | 4 | 0 |
| Villarreal – Athletic Club6 Apr 2025 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 |
| Las Palmas – Deportivo Alavés14 Mar 2025 | 2–2 | 9 | 0 |
| Osasuna – Valencia2 Mar 2025 | 3–3 | 3 | 0 |
| FC Barcelona – Rayo Vallecano17 Feb 2025 | 1–0 | 5 | 0 |
| Girona – Las Palmas3 Feb 2025 | 2–1 | 5 | 0 |
| Leganés – Atlético de Madrid18 Jan 2025 | 1–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Real Sociedad – Las Palmas15 Dec 2024 | 0–0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rayo Vallecano – Athletic Club1 Dec 2024 | 1–2 | 3 | 0 |
| Real Madrid – Osasuna9 Nov 2024 | 4–0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leganés – Celta de Vigo27 Oct 2024 | 3–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Deportivo Alavés – Real Valladolid18 Oct 2024 | 2–3 | 8 | 2 |
| Villarreal – Las Palmas30 Sept 2024 | 3–1 | 4 | 0 |
| Rayo Vallecano – Atlético de Madrid22 Sept 2024 | 1–1 | — | — |
| Leganés – Mallorca31 Aug 2024 | 0–1 | 4 | 0 |
| Espanyol – Real Sociedad24 Aug 2024 | 0–1 | 4 | 0 |
| Osasuna – Villarreal25 May 2024 | 1–1 | 7 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | League | Matches | Cards | League | Fouls | Goals | Over 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | La Liga | 19 | 4.24 | 4.87 | 24.4 | 2.63 | 47% |
| 2023/2024 | La Liga | 16 | 4.31 | 4.90 | 25.5 | 2.88 | 63% |
| 2022/2023 | La Liga | 19 | 3.84 | 5.31 | 25.0 | 2.26 | 37% |
| 2021/2022 | La Liga | 16 | 3.88 | 5.50 | 26.6 | 2.25 | 38% |
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