Marius Lien referee stats
Marius Lien has refereed 103 matches in the leagues we cover since May 2021, the latest in the Eliteserien.
Cards: 2.85 a match, against an average of 3.36 in the same leagues and seasons (−0.51). Fouls: 21.7 a match, against 21.4.
Penalties: 0.21 a match over the 52 matches with a complete penalty count, against 0.27.
Goals: 3.24 a match, against 3.13; 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
- 2.85
- League 3.36
- Yellow cards
- 2.72
- League 3.21
- Red cards
- 0.12
- League 0.16
- Fouls
- 21.7
- League 21.4
Decided by the teams
Differences here are mostly chance: goals do not follow the referee.
- Goals
- 3.24
- League 3.13
- Over 2.5
- 64%
- League 61%
- Both teams score
- 62%
- League 60%
- Home wins
- 50%
- League 47%
What to expect next
- Cards against the league average
- −0.36 a match
- Fouls against the league average
- +0.2 a match
A record is part referee and part luck. Over 97 matches, about 70% of a difference in cards has held in later matches, so this is the difference to expect, not the full −0.51.
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- 25 Oct · 13:30Viking – TromsøEliteserien
Recent matches
| Match | Score | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| KFUM – Vålerenga12 Oct 2026Eliteserien | 2–1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kristiansund – Rosenborg19 Sept 2026Eliteserien | 1–3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rosenborg – HamKam5 Sept 2026Eliteserien | 4–0 | 2 | 0 |
| Egersund – Åsane30 Aug 20261. Division | 2–2 | 4 | 0 |
| Start – Fredrikstad8 Aug 2026Eliteserien | 0–1 | — | — |
| Sandefjord – Bodø / Glimt26 Jul 2026Eliteserien | 0–3 | 4 | 0 |
| Molde – Brann18 Jul 2026Eliteserien | 1–2 | 5 | 0 |
| Rosenborg – Kristiansund12 Jul 2026Eliteserien | 3–0 | 1 | 0 |
| Start – Bodø / Glimt20 May 2026Eliteserien | 1–4 | — | — |
| Vålerenga – Sarpsborg 0816 May 2026Eliteserien | 3–2 | 1 | 0 |
| KFUM – Viking10 May 2026Eliteserien | 0–2 | 3 | 2 |
| Tromsø – Sandefjord26 Apr 2026Eliteserien | 3–1 | — | — |
| Molde – HamKam12 Apr 2026Eliteserien | 4–1 | 5 | 1 |
| Kristiansund – Bodø / Glimt6 Apr 2026Eliteserien | 0–3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sandefjord – Sarpsborg 0822 Mar 2026Eliteserien | 0–2 | 3 | 0 |
| Brann – HamKam30 Nov 2025Eliteserien | 3–1 | 5 | 1 |
| Sandefjord – Tromsø9 Nov 2025Eliteserien | 1–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Strømsgodset – Viking2 Nov 2025Eliteserien | 1–2 | 3 | 0 |
| Sarpsborg 08 – KFUM25 Oct 2025Eliteserien | 2–1 | 4 | 0 |
| Lillestrøm – Lyn17 Oct 20251. Division | 5–1 | 5 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | League | Matches | Cards | League | Fouls | Goals | Over 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1. Division | 1 | 4.00 | 3.39 | — | 4.00 | 100% |
| 2026 | Eliteserien | 14 | 3.00 | 3.79 | 21.7 | 3.36 | 79% |
| 2025 | 1. Division | 3 | 3.00 | 3.41 | 21.7 | 4.67 | 100% |
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 17 | 3.40 | 3.62 | 22.7 | 3.41 | 59% |
| 2024 | 1. Division | 1 | 2.00 | 3.25 | — | 8.00 | 100% |
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 15 | 2.93 | 3.45 | 21.9 | 2.87 | 53% |
| 2023 | 1. Division | 4 | 3.25 | 3.08 | 22.3 | 2.25 | 50% |
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 13 | 2.38 | 3.22 | 20.5 | 3.62 | 77% |
| 2022 | 1. Division | 5 | 2.00 | 2.97 | 14.8 | 3.60 | 60% |
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 12 | 2.08 | 3.32 | 22.3 | 2.67 | 50% |
| 2021 | 1. Division | 17 | 3.24 | 3.12 | 23.6 | 3.00 | 59% |
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 1 | 2.00 | 2.99 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 100% |
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