Michael Bacher referee stats
Michael Bacher has refereed 64 matches in the leagues we cover since July 2021, the latest in the 2. Bundesliga.
Cards: 5.45 a match, against an average of 4.76 in the same leagues and seasons (+0.69). Fouls: 24.9 a match, against 23.6.
Penalties: 0.10 a match over the 21 matches with a complete penalty count, against 0.24.
Goals: 2.83 a match, against 2.99; over 2.5 goals in 53% of matches, against 59%.
Decided by the referee
About half of a difference here carries over to a referee's next matches.
- Cards
- 5.45
- League 4.76
- Yellow cards
- 5.17
- League 4.48
- Red cards
- 0.28
- League 0.28
- Fouls
- 24.9
- League 23.6
Decided by the teams
Differences here are mostly chance: goals do not follow the referee.
- Goals
- 2.83
- League 2.99
- Over 2.5
- 53%
- League 59%
- Both teams score
- 55%
- League 59%
- Home wins
- 42%
- League 44%
What to expect next
- Cards against the league average
- +0.43 a match
- Fouls against the league average
- +0.9 a match
A record is part referee and part luck. Over 64 matches, about 63% of a difference in cards has held in later matches, so this is the difference to expect, not the full +0.69.
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Recent matches
| Match | Score | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSC Arminia Bielefeld – Osnabrück18 Oct 2026 | 2–1 | 4 | 0 |
| Energie Cottbus – St. Pauli20 Sept 2026 | 1–1 | 6 | 2 |
| Kaiserslautern – Darmstadt 985 Sept 2026 | 3–0 | 5 | 0 |
| Karlsruher SC – DSC Arminia Bielefeld8 Aug 2026 | 2–1 | 3 | 0 |
| Hertha BSC – SpVgg Greuther Fürth10 May 2026 | 2–1 | 4 | 1 |
| Elversberg – Schalke 0412 Apr 2026 | 1–2 | 4 | 2 |
| Hertha BSC – VfL Bochum 184814 Mar 2026 | 1–1 | 5 | 0 |
| Darmstadt 98 – Fortuna Düsseldorf21 Feb 2026 | 2–1 | 4 | 1 |
| VfL Bochum 1848 – Schalke 0431 Jan 2026 | 2–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Holstein Kiel – Paderborn18 Jan 2026 | 2–0 | 6 | 0 |
| Preußen Münster – Hannover 965 Dec 2025 | 2–2 | 7 | 0 |
| Hertha BSC – Eintracht Braunschweig21 Nov 2025 | 1–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Schalke 04 – Darmstadt 9824 Oct 2025 | 1–0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kaiserslautern – VfL Bochum 18484 Oct 2025 | 3–2 | 7 | 0 |
| Holstein Kiel – Karlsruher SC21 Sept 2025 | 3–0 | 8 | 0 |
| Nürnberg – Paderborn29 Aug 2025 | 0–0 | 7 | 0 |
| Hannover 96 – Kaiserslautern3 Aug 2025 | 1–0 | 5 | 0 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf – Schalke 0410 May 2025 | 2–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ulm – Hertha BSC20 Apr 2025 | 2–3 | 5 | 0 |
| Magdeburg – Kaiserslautern6 Apr 2025 | 2–0 | 4 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | League | Matches | Cards | League | Fouls | Goals | Over 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 5.00 | 4.62 | 26.3 | 2.75 | 75% |
| 2025/2026 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 5.77 | 5.06 | 25.0 | 2.31 | 46% |
| 2024/2025 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 5.07 | 5.17 | 25.1 | 2.33 | 40% |
| 2023/2024 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 6.09 | 4.57 | 25.7 | 3.64 | 73% |
| 2022/2023 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 5.09 | 4.59 | 25.2 | 3.00 | 55% |
| 2021/2022 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 5.50 | 4.22 | 22.8 | 3.20 | 50% |
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