Miguel Sesma Espinosa referee stats
Miguel Sesma Espinosa has refereed 68 matches in the leagues we cover since August 2023, the latest in the La Liga.
Cards: 4.51 a match, against an average of 4.93 in the same leagues and seasons (−0.42). Fouls: 26.4 a match, against 25.6.
Goals: 2.66 a match, against 2.53; over 2.5 goals in 50% of matches, against 46%.
Decided by the referee
About half of a difference here carries over to a referee's next matches.
- Cards
- 4.51
- League 4.93
- Yellow cards
- 4.28
- League 4.61
- Red cards
- 0.24
- League 0.32
- Fouls
- 26.4
- League 25.6
Decided by the teams
Differences here are mostly chance: goals do not follow the referee.
- Goals
- 2.66
- League 2.53
- Over 2.5
- 50%
- League 46%
- Both teams score
- 57%
- League 52%
- Home wins
- 46%
- League 47%
What to expect next
- Cards against the league average
- −0.27 a match
- Fouls against the league average
- +0.5 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 −0.42.
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Recent matches
| Match | Score | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Sociedad – Deportivo A Coruña11 Oct 2026 | 3–2 | 3 | 2 |
| Deportivo Alavés – Valencia15 Sept 2026 | 0–1 | 5 | 0 |
| Espanyol – Sevilla6 Sept 2026 | 1–1 | 5 | 1 |
| Celta de Vigo – Osasuna27 Aug 2026 | 1–2 | 2 | 1 |
| Racing Santander – Villarreal16 Aug 2026 | 2–2 | 6 | 0 |
| Villarreal – Atlético de Madrid24 May 2026 | 5–1 | 1 | 0 |
| Girona – Real Sociedad14 May 2026 | 1–1 | 9 | 0 |
| Getafe – Rayo Vallecano3 May 2026 | 0–2 | 8 | 0 |
| Osasuna – Real Betis12 Apr 2026 | 1–1 | 7 | 0 |
| Celta de Vigo – Deportivo Alavés22 Mar 2026 | 3–4 | 4 | 0 |
| Real Oviedo – Valencia14 Mar 2026 | 1–0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mallorca – Real Sociedad28 Feb 2026 | 0–1 | 2 | 0 |
| Getafe – Villarreal14 Feb 2026 | 2–1 | 5 | 0 |
| Espanyol – Deportivo Alavés30 Jan 2026 | 1–2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rayo Vallecano – Osasuna24 Jan 2026 | 1–3 | 4 | 0 |
| Real Madrid – Levante17 Jan 2026 | 2–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Real Betis – Getafe21 Dec 2025 | 4–0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elche – Girona7 Dec 2025 | 3–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Espanyol – Sevilla24 Nov 2025 | 2–1 | 5 | 0 |
| FC Barcelona – Elche2 Nov 2025 | 3–1 | 1 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | League | Matches | Cards | League | Fouls | Goals | Over 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | La Liga | 5 | 5.00 | 4.84 | 26.0 | 3.00 | 60% |
| 2025/2026 | La Liga | 20 | 3.60 | 4.90 | 27.1 | 2.80 | 55% |
| 2024/2025 | La Liga 2 | 23 | 5.00 | 5.11 | 26.6 | 3.17 | 65% |
| 2023/2024 | La Liga 2 | 20 | 4.75 | 4.78 | 25.7 | 1.85 | 25% |
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