Ola Hobber Nilsen referee stats
Ola Hobber Nilsen has refereed 92 matches in the leagues we cover since May 2021, the latest in the Eliteserien.
Cards: 3.15 a match, against an average of 3.39 in the same leagues and seasons (−0.24). Fouls: 20.5 a match, against 21.6.
Penalties: 0.17 a match over the 46 matches with a complete penalty count, against 0.26.
Goals: 3.24 a match, against 3.10; over 2.5 goals in 60% of matches, against 61%.
Decided by the referee
About half of a difference here carries over to a referee's next matches.
- Cards
- 3.15
- League 3.39
- Yellow cards
- 3.04
- League 3.22
- Red cards
- 0.11
- League 0.17
- Fouls
- 20.5
- League 21.6
Decided by the teams
Differences here are mostly chance: goals do not follow the referee.
- Goals
- 3.24
- League 3.10
- Over 2.5
- 60%
- League 61%
- Both teams score
- 58%
- League 58%
- Home wins
- 54%
- League 47%
What to expect next
- Cards against the league average
- −0.17 a match
- Fouls against the league average
- −0.8 a match
A record is part referee and part luck. Over 92 matches, about 69% of a difference in cards has held in later matches, so this is the difference to expect, not the full −0.24.
How much referees really change: our study →Next appointments
- 25 Oct · 18:15Molde – FredrikstadEliteserien
Recent matches
| Match | Score | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrikstad – Tromsø11 Oct 2026 | 1–1 | 5 | 1 |
| Start – Brann13 Sept 2026 | 2–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bodø / Glimt – Rosenborg30 Aug 2026 | 4–2 | 2 | 0 |
| HamKam – Aalesund9 Aug 2026 | 1–1 | 3 | 0 |
| Rosenborg – Fredrikstad27 Jul 2026 | 4–0 | 1 | 0 |
| Viking – Sandefjord18 Jul 2026 | 2–1 | 6 | 0 |
| Sarpsborg 08 – Molde25 May 2026 | 2–1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rosenborg – Lillestrøm10 May 2026 | 2–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bodø / Glimt – Start30 Apr 2026 | 5–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Aalesund – Kristiansund26 Apr 2026 | 1–1 | 5 | 0 |
| Viking – Brann18 Apr 2026 | 3–2 | 5 | 0 |
| Sarpsborg 08 – Bodø / Glimt15 Apr 2026 | 1–1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tromsø – Rosenborg6 Apr 2026 | 2–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tromsø – Rosenborg22 Nov 2025 | 1–0 | 5 | 0 |
| Fredrikstad – Kristiansund2 Nov 2025 | 3–1 | 3 | 0 |
| Bodø / Glimt – Molde26 Oct 2025 | 4–1 | 3 | 0 |
| Viking – Brann5 Oct 2025 | 3–0 | 4 | 0 |
| HamKam – Strømsgodset14 Sept 2025 | 1–2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sarpsborg 08 – Kristiansund25 Aug 2025 | 0–1 | 4 | 0 |
| Bodø / Glimt – Tromsø9 Aug 2025 | 1–1 | 1 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | League | Matches | Cards | League | Fouls | Goals | Over 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eliteserien | 13 | 3.62 | 3.79 | 21.5 | 3.08 | 46% |
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 16 | 3.00 | 3.62 | 22.8 | 2.81 | 56% |
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 17 | 3.35 | 3.45 | 20.1 | 3.59 | 82% |
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 13 | 3.85 | 3.22 | 19.8 | 3.46 | 69% |
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 16 | 2.81 | 3.32 | 20.3 | 3.38 | 50% |
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 17 | 2.53 | 2.99 | 18.5 | 3.12 | 53% |
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