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Vitaly Meshkov

Russia · 68 matches · 2015–2021

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Matches
682015–2021
Cards/game
5.05333 in 66 matches
Yellows/reds
318/15333 in 66 matches
Penalties
2121 in 64 matches
Seasons
62015–2021
Cards are known in 66 of 68 matches (97%), fouls in 66 and penalties in 64. Each average uses only known data — gaps are never filled with zero.
Card rate

How does he referee?

The referee in numbers

Card rate normal

5.05 cards per game — 2% above the average in the same leagues and seasons. More likely to issue cards than 57 % of the 1,548 referees we can compare with.

68matchescompleted
4.82yellows per game318 in 66 matches
0.23reds per game15 in 66 matches
28.8fouls per game1 902 over 66 matches
0.33penalties per game21 in 64 matches
2.53goals per game172 in 68 matches
31 %hemmavinster34 % oavgjorda

Match outcomes

Home 31 %Draw 34 %Away 35 %

Referee DNA

6 of 6 axes have enough coverage for a comparison

CardsRedsPenaltiesFoulsEarlyLate
Further out = higher level among comparable referees.
Streckad ring = mitten (percentil 50).
Card tendency
5.05on 66 matches
normal
Red cards
0.23on 66 matches
normal
Penalty tendency
0.33on 64 matches
normal
Fouls
28.8on 66 matches
high
Tidiga ingripanden
0.76on 66 matches
normal
Sena ingripanden
2.39on 66 matches
normal

Scale 0–100 · league-adjusted percentile. Each metric shows the referee's average per game.

  • Calls 7% more fouls than the average in the same leagues.

When cards are shown

333 cards in 66 matches

1–15
14 yellows
16–30
36 yellows
31–45
47 yellows + 3 reds
46–60
71 yellows + 4 reds
61–75
53 yellows + 4 reds
76–90+
97 yellows + 4 reds

The first yellow card is shown, on average, in minute 35 (median 33), based on the 64 matches where a yellow card was shown.

yellows reds· cards per 15-minute period · scale 0–101

Assignments

His assignments

Top clashes

2 of 63 matches were top clashes

His share3,2 %
Even distribution5,0 %

He receives roughly as many top clashes as an even allocation in his own league seasons would produce. The difference is within what chance can explain.

Top clashes
MatchDateCards
Spartak Moscow3–1ZenitPremier League27 nov. 201710Open
Zenit0–3LokomotivPremier League29 okt. 20172Open
Development

Has he changed?

Progress

—
—
2015/16
3.92
2016/17
4.00
2017/18
4.38
2018/19
—
—
2019/20
6.00
2020/21

Yellow cards per game · scale 0–6.00 · dash = too little data

Then4.24per game · 2015–2018 · 33 matches
Now5.39per game · 2018–2021 · 33 matches

27 % more yellow cards per game than early in his career.

Season by season, with sample sizes
Season by season
SeasonCompetitionMatchesWith dataYellow cardsPer game
2015/16UEFA Europa League2166.00
2016/17UEFA Europa League10——
2016/17Premier League1313513.92
2017/18Premier League1111444.00
2018/19UEFA Europa League1133.00
2018/19Premier League2020894.45
2019/20Premier League22178.50
2020/21UEFA Europa League1144.00
2020/21Premier League17171046.12

Records and milestones

Most yellows in a match
12yellows
FC UFA0–0Rotor Volgograd
3 okt. 2020 · highest of 66 matches with data · Open match
Most reds in a match
2reds
FC Krasnodar3–3FC Orenburg
6 nov. 2016 · highest of 66 matches with data · Open match
Most penalties in a match
4penalties
Tambov1–2CSKA Moscow
4 apr. 2021 · highest of 64 matches with data · Open match
Most fouls in a match
46frisparkar
Arsenal Tula0–3FC Krasnodar
19 maj 2019 · highest of 66 matches with data · Open match
Longest run with a yellow card
42matches
30 juli 2016 → 5 maj 2019
searched in 66 matches with data · 1 streak was broken by a gap
Longest run without a red card
15matches
2 dec. 2017 → 10 nov. 2018
searched in 66 matches with data · 1 streak was broken by a gap
  1. 2015First matchDebreceni VSC–Skonto
  2. 2015First yellow card (first known)Rosenborg–Saint Etienne
  3. 2015First penalty (first known)Rosenborg–Saint Etienne
  4. 2016First red card (first known)CSKA Moscow–Akhmat
  5. 202050:e matchenZenit–FC Orenburg
  6. 2021Senaste matchenRubin–Rotor Volgograd

Most extreme matches

Most extreme matches
IndexMatchDateYellowsRedsPenaltiesFouls
85FC Rostov1–1FC KrasnodarPremier League1 juli 202090135Open
79Krylia Sovetov2–2AmkarPremier League8 apr. 201741143Open
77Rubin1–1Rotor VolgogradPremier League16 maj 202190227Open
77Rosenborg1–1Saint EtienneUEFA Europa League26 nov. 201560134Open
76Ludogorets1–3Lask LinzUEFA Europa League10 dec. 202041234Open
75Spartak Moscow0–1FC RostovPremier League31 okt. 2020101038Open
74Spartak Moscow0–3FC UFAPremier League18 apr. 202171129Open
73FC UFA0–0Rotor VolgogradPremier League3 okt. 2020120035Open
72Ural0–2AmkarPremier League6 maj 201870129Open
71Zenit1–0Tom TomskPremier League30 okt. 201670045Open
Relationships

Who he meets

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Most-booked club

Rubin has received 3.75 yellow cards per game by him — 30 on 8 matches.

Most sendings-off

Krylia Sovetov has received 2 red cards from him over 5 matches.

Most penalties awarded

CSKA Moscow has received 3 penalties awarded over 10 matches with him.

Most penalties conceded

Krylia Sovetov has received 2 penalties against them over 5 matches with him.

Signature player

A. Semenov has received 6 yellow cards from him over 6 matches.

Home versus away

Away teams receive 1.21 times as many yellow cards by him — 2.18 at home against 2.64 away, over 66 matches.

Two reds in the same match

Has only 1 matches with two or more red cards — out of 66 with card data.

Matches without a yellow card

2 of 66 matches with card data ended without a yellow card — 3 %.

How often penalties are awarded

At least one penalty in 23 % of matches — 15 of 64 with penalty data.

Cards come late

47 % of his cards are issued after the hour mark — 158 of 333. An even distribution would be 33%.

The clubs

31 clubs have encountered this referee, de 12 vanligaste visas

Referee's clubs
ClubMatchesW–D–LWith card dataYellows against/gameReds againstFouls committed/gamePenalties forPenalties against
Zenit117–2–2112.18012.91110Open
CSKA Moscow106–2–2101.50014.91031Open
Spartak Moscow104–2–4102.90215.71012Open
FC Krasnodar93–2–492.11117.3901Open
FC Rostov93–4–293.11214.8920Open
Rubin82–6–083.75113.0811Open
Ural82–3–382.88114.6810Open
Dynamo82–3–382.75113.4800Open
FC UFA73–3–172.71117.3712Open
Akhmat72–1–472.29114.3701Open
Arsenal Tula50–3–251.80015.0511Open
Krylia Sovetov51–3–151.80211.2512Open

The players

Most yellow cards

by this referee

  1. A. Semenov6In 5 matches with yellows · known playing time in 6
  2. I. Kutepov4In 4 matches with yellows · known playing time in 8
  3. V. Haroyan4In 4 matches with yellows · known playing time in 6
  4. R. Evgenjev4In 3 matches with yellows · known playing time in 6
  5. Fernando4In 3 matches with yellows · known playing time in 5

Most red cards

by this referee

  1. A. Semenov1In 1 matches with reds · known playing time in 6
  2. M. Merkulov1In 1 matches with reds · known playing time in 6
  3. R. Evgenjev1In 1 matches with reds · known playing time in 6
  4. Fernando1In 1 matches with reds · known playing time in 5
  5. F. Ogude1In 1 matches with reds · known playing time in 5

Most matches with known playing time

with this referee

  1. A. Ionov111 gult
  2. O. Shatov101 gult
  3. I. Akinfeev10no cards
  4. A. Dzyuba10no cards
  5. Y. Gazinskiy93 gula

Received the match's first yellow

most often

  1. D. Makarov2First yellow in 2 matches · known playing time in 4
  2. Rodrigo Becão2First yellow in 2 matches · known playing time in 3
  3. Cicinho2First yellow in 2 matches · known playing time in 1
  4. A. Ionov1First yellow in 1 matches · known playing time in 11
  5. Y. Gazinskiy1First yellow in 1 matches · known playing time in 9

Most fouls committed

fouls in this referee's matches

  1. Ari20over 4 matches
  2. A. Dzyuba17over 10 matches
  3. S. Igboun17over 6 matches
  4. I. Akhmetov17over 5 matches
  5. E. Bicfalvi17over 6 matches

Most fouls suffered

was fouled in this referee's matches

  1. A. Zuev19over 8 matches
  2. R. Zobnin17over 8 matches
  3. Zé Luís14over 4 matches
  4. O. Ivanov13over 5 matches
  5. Luiz Adriano13over 5 matches

Latest matches

15 of 68
Latest matches
DateCompetitionMatchResultsYellowsRedsPenalties
16 maj 2021Premier LeagueRubin–Rotor Volgograd1–1902Open
8 maj 2021Premier LeagueCSKA Moscow–FC Krasnodar3–1500Open
1 maj 2021Premier LeagueRubin–Dynamo2–0510Open
24 apr. 2021Premier LeagueZenit–Rotor Volgograd6–0100Open
18 apr. 2021Premier LeagueSpartak Moscow–FC UFA0–3711Open
4 apr. 2021Premier LeagueTambov–CSKA Moscow1–2604Open
13 mars 2021Premier LeagueZenit–Akhmat4–0501Open
7 mars 2021Premier LeagueSpartak Moscow–FC Krasnodar6–1300Open
16 dec. 2020Premier LeagueFC Sochi–Dynamo2–0310Open
10 dec. 2020UEFA Europa LeagueLudogorets–Lask Linz1–3412Open
29 nov. 2020Premier LeagueRubin–CSKA Moscow1–01000Open
31 okt. 2020Premier LeagueSpartak Moscow–FC Rostov0–11010Open
3 okt. 2020Premier LeagueFC UFA–Rotor Volgograd0–01200Open
27 sep. 2020Premier LeagueArsenal Tula–FC Rostov2–31110Open
12 sep. 2020Premier LeagueAkhmat–FC Sochi0–1200Open