CP

Chris Penso

Referee · MLS · 38 games on file, 23 Feb 25 to 28 Oct 26

4.9 Cards / game
4.7 Yellow / game
0.16 Red / game
9.8 Corners / game
2.63 Goals / game

Home / away card split

Cards aren’t entirely a referee’s own doing, since different teams sit either side every match, but a persistent lean here is a genuine pattern in how this official is appointed and how they officiate.

Home cards/game 2.63
Away cards/game 2.24

Leans 0.4 more cards/game on the home side.

Every game by season

All 38 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.

2026 · MLS17 games
Games 17
Cards / game 5.4 League avg: 4.20
Goals / game 3.12 League avg: 3.25
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
28 Oct 26 New England Revolution vs New York Red Bulls 3–2 2/0 3/0
24 Oct 26 Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC 4–2 2/1 0/0
15 Oct 26 LA Galaxy vs Portland Timbers 2–0 3/0 3/0
26 Sep 26 Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire 0–1 6/1 2/0
13 Sep 26 Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC 3–1 2/0 2/0
05 Sep 26 Philadelphia Union vs CF Montreal 2–0 4/0 4/0
16 Aug 26 Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers 2–1 2/0 2/0
02 Aug 26 St. Louis City vs Real Salt Lake 1–1 3/0 3/0
23 Jul 26 Colorado Rapids vs San Diego FC 1–0 4/0 3/0
24 May 26 Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United 2–0 3/0 3/0
17 May 26 San Jose Earthquakes vs FC Dallas 2–3 3/0 3/0
10 May 26 Minnesota United vs Austin FC 2–2 5/0 2/0
25 Apr 26 DC United vs Orlando City 3–2 5/0 3/0
19 Apr 26 Seattle Sounders vs St. Louis City 4–1 0/0 0/0
22 Mar 26 Vancouver Whitecaps vs San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 1/0 3/0
14 Mar 26 Toronto FC vs New York Red Bulls 1–1 1/0 2/0
01 Mar 26 Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC 1–2 3/1 2/0
2025 · MLS21 games
Games 21
Cards / game 4.4 League avg: 4.36
Goals / game 2.24 League avg: 3.00
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
18 Oct 25 New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders 1–2 3/0 1/0
05 Oct 25 Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids 1–0 1/0 0/0
28 Sep 25 Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas 2–2 4/0 2/0
21 Sep 25 Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps 0–2 2/0 5/0
13 Sep 25 DC United vs Orlando City 1–1 4/1 1/0
25 Aug 25 Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City 5–2 0/0 1/0
16 Aug 25 Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew 1–1 0/0 1/0
25 Jul 25 New England Revolution vs CF Montreal 1–3 5/0 2/0
16 Jul 25 Charlotte FC vs DC United 2–1 0/0 1/0
13 Jul 25 Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo 1–0 3/0 2/0
29 May 25 Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids 2–1 2/0 1/1
25 May 25 Colorado Rapids vs St. Louis City 1–0 1/0 2/0
17 May 25 Atlanta United vs Philadelphia Union 0–1 2/0 3/0
10 May 25 New York City FC vs CF Montreal 0–1 2/0 2/0
04 May 25 Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy 1–0 1/0 2/0
27 Apr 25 Houston Dynamo vs Austin FC 2–0 3/0 5/0
12 Apr 25 Orlando City vs New York Red Bulls 0–0 3/1 3/0
29 Mar 25 DC United vs Columbus Crew 1–2 4/0 1/0
22 Mar 25 Minnesota United vs LA Galaxy 2–2 2/0 3/0
02 Mar 25 Los Angeles FC vs New York City FC 1–0 1/0 2/0
23 Feb 25 Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City 1–0 3/0 4/0

Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.

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