Nima Saghafi

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Nima Saghafi · Major League Soccer · FootSam

Card rate

How does he referee?

Match tempo, card rate and timing of decisions.

When cards are shown

535 cards in 127 matches

1–15

30 yellows

16–30

54 yellows + 1 reds

31–45

95 yellows + 2 reds

46–60

79 yellows + 2 reds

61–75

105 yellows + 7 reds

76–90+

154 yellows + 6 reds

The first yellow card is shown, on average, in minute 33 (median 32), based on the 125 matches where a yellow card was shown.

yellows reds· cards per 15-minute period · scale 0–160

Assignments

His assignments

Top-of-table matches and the officials he most often works with.

Development

Has he changed?

Season by season, personal bests and the games that stand out.

Progress

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2016

3.64

2017

4.90

2018

3.36

2019

4.00

2020

2.86

2021

4.96

2022

4.38

2023

Yellow cards per game · scale 0–4.96 · dash = too little data

Then3.89per game · 2016–2020 · 63 matches

Now4.27per game · 2020–2023 · 63 matches

The difference is no larger than chance can explain.

Season by season, with sample sizes

Season by season
Season	Competition	Matches	With data	Yellow cards	Per game
2016	Major League Soccer	3	3	8	2.67
2017	Major League Soccer	14	14	51	3.64
2018	Major League Soccer	20	20	98	4.90
2019	Major League Soccer	23	22	74	3.36
2020	Major League Soccer	11	10	40	4.00
2021	Major League Soccer	15	14	40	2.86
2022	Major League Soccer	23	23	114	4.96
2023	Major League Soccer	21	21	92	4.38

Relationships

Who he meets

Klubbar, players and matcher samlade i en tydlig historik.

The clubs

29 clubs have encountered this referee, de 10 vanligaste visas

Referee's clubs
Club	Matches	W–D–L	With card data	Yellows against/game	Reds against	Fouls committed/game	Penalties for	Penalties against
Toronto FC	14	5–4–5	14	2.07	0	11.914	3	3	Open
Philadelphia Union	13	2–5–6	13	2.00	1	15.712	4	3	Open
Real Salt Lake	13	5–4–4	13	2.38	1	13.612	0	2	Open
Chicago Fire	13	5–2–6	12	1.75	2	15.213	2	3	Open
Columbus Crew	13	4–5–4	13	1.85	0	10.613	2	2	Open
CF Montreal	13	8–2–3	13	2.00	0	12.513	3	3	Open
DC United	13	2–3–8	13	1.69	1	14.013	0	0	Open
Seattle Sounders	12	4–4–4	10	2.20	1	11.412	2	2	Open
Vancouver Whitecaps	12	3–3–6	12	2.00	1	13.112	2	1	Open
New England Revolution	12	5–4–3	12	1.50	1	12.411	1	2	Open

Most extreme matches

Most extreme matches
Index	Match	Date	Yellows	Reds	Penalties	Fouls
90	Nashville SC3–1St. Louis CityMajor League Soccer	18 juni 2023	7	1	1	33	Open
88	Sporting Kansas City2–2FC DallasMajor League Soccer	1 maj 2022	10	1	1	31	Open
86	Orlando City SC3–1Chicago FireMajor League Soccer	2 juli 2023	5	1	2	32	Open
85	Columbus Crew0–0Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer	4 juli 2022	7	0	1	31	Open
82	CF Montreal3–2Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer	19 mars 2023	8	1	1	29	Open
81	San Jose Earthquakes2–2Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer	31 juli 2022	9	1	1	28	Open
81	New England Revolution0–1Toronto FCMajor League Soccer	8 okt. 2020	6	0	1	31	Open
78	Houston Dynamo3–2Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer	16 mars 2019	4	0	2	33	Open
77	Chicago Fire4–1Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer	14 maj 2017	5	1	1	29	Open
76	Sporting Kansas City3–3San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer	22 nov. 2020	7	0	0	36	Open

Latest matches

10 of 130

Latest matches
Date	Competition	Match	Results	Yellows	Reds	Penalties
8 okt. 2023	Major League Soccer	Seattle Sounders–Vancouver Whitecaps	0–0	6	0	0	Open
21 sep. 2023	Major League Soccer	New York Red Bulls–Austin	1–1	4	0	0	Open
3 sep. 2023	Major League Soccer	Real Salt Lake–Colorado Rapids	2–0	5	0	0	Open
21 aug. 2023	Major League Soccer	New York City FC–Minnesota United FC	0–2	4	0	0	Open
16 juli 2023	Major League Soccer	Seattle Sounders–FC Dallas	1–1	5	0	0	Open
13 juli 2023	Major League Soccer	Vancouver Whitecaps–Austin	2–1	4	0	0	Open
9 juli 2023	Major League Soccer	Houston Dynamo–Sporting Kansas City	2–2	5	0	1	Open
2 juli 2023	Major League Soccer	Orlando City SC–Chicago Fire	3–1	5	1	2	Open
25 juni 2023	Major League Soccer	Portland Timbers–New York City FC	1–1	4	0	0	Open
18 juni 2023	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC–St. Louis City	3–1	7	1	1	Open

Top clashes

He has refereed one top clash. The share is not tested — this requires at least 50 matches in seasons with complete tables. Below that, the share says more about chance than the referee.