Richard Hempel referee stats
Richard Hempel has refereed 42 matches in the leagues we cover since November 2022, the latest in the 2. Bundesliga.
Cards: 5.69 a match, against an average of 4.87 in the same leagues and seasons (+0.82). Fouls: 24.5 a match, against 23.7.
Goals: 3.31 a match, against 3.05; over 2.5 goals in 69% of matches, against 60%.
Decided by the referee
About half of a difference here carries over to a referee's next matches.
- Cards
- 5.69
- League 4.87
- Yellow cards
- 5.12
- League 4.58
- Red cards
- 0.57
- League 0.29
- Fouls
- 24.5
- League 23.7
Decided by the teams
Differences here are mostly chance: goals do not follow the referee.
- Goals
- 3.31
- League 3.05
- Over 2.5
- 69%
- League 60%
- Both teams score
- 50%
- League 59%
- Home wins
- 48%
- League 44%
What to expect next
- Cards against the league average
- +0.44 a match
- Fouls against the league average
- +0.5 a match
A record is part referee and part luck. Over 42 matches, about 54% of a difference in cards has held in later matches, so this is the difference to expect, not the full +0.82.
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Recent matches
| Match | Score | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schalke 04 – FSV Mainz 0517 Oct 2026Bundesliga | 0–1 | 2 | 0 |
| SC Freiburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach12 Sept 2026Bundesliga | 5–0 | 5 | 2 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig – Hertha BSC28 Aug 20262. Bundesliga | 3–5 | 6 | 0 |
| Kaiserslautern – Karlsruher SC15 Aug 20262. Bundesliga | 0–0 | 6 | 0 |
| Darmstadt 98 – Elversberg25 Apr 20262. Bundesliga | 3–3 | 4 | 1 |
| Schalke 04 – Karlsruher SC5 Apr 20262. Bundesliga | 1–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Elversberg – Fortuna Düsseldorf14 Dec 20252. Bundesliga | 1–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kaiserslautern – Holstein Kiel23 Nov 20252. Bundesliga | 4–1 | 7 | 2 |
| Darmstadt 98 – DSC Arminia Bielefeld1 Nov 20252. Bundesliga | 2–2 | 5 | 0 |
| Magdeburg – Elversberg5 Oct 20252. Bundesliga | 0–4 | 3 | 0 |
| Preußen Münster – Eintracht Braunschweig28 Sept 20252. Bundesliga | 3–1 | 7 | 0 |
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Kaiserslautern14 Sept 20252. Bundesliga | 0–3 | 7 | 1 |
| Hannover 96 – Magdeburg23 Aug 20252. Bundesliga | 3–1 | 7 | 0 |
| Schalke 04 – Hertha BSC1 Aug 20252. Bundesliga | 2–1 | 8 | 2 |
| Hannover 96 – SpVgg Greuther Fürth11 May 20252. Bundesliga | 1–1 | 6 | 0 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig – Kaiserslautern19 Apr 20252. Bundesliga | 2–0 | 8 | 0 |
| Elversberg – Jahn Regensburg6 Apr 20252. Bundesliga | 6–0 | 5 | 0 |
| Schalke 04 – Hannover 9614 Mar 20252. Bundesliga | 1–2 | 5 | 0 |
| Karlsruher SC – FC Köln1 Mar 20252. Bundesliga | 1–0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nürnberg – Ulm16 Feb 20252. Bundesliga | 2–0 | 6 | 2 |
Season by season
| Season | League | Matches | Cards | League | Fouls | Goals | Over 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 6.00 | 4.62 | 27.5 | 4.00 | 50% |
| 2026/2027 | Bundesliga | 2 | 4.50 | 3.63 | 27.5 | 3.00 | 50% |
| 2025/2026 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 6.20 | 5.06 | 27.0 | 3.50 | 80% |
| 2024/2025 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 6.19 | 5.17 | 25.3 | 2.88 | 63% |
| 2023/2024 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 5.22 | 4.57 | 23.6 | 3.33 | 67% |
| 2022/2023 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 3.33 | 4.59 | 10.7 | 4.67 | 100% |
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