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Denislav Stalev

Referee · Bulgarian First League · 9 games on file, 11 Apr 25 to 21 Aug 26

5.3 Cards / game
4.7 Yellow / game
0.67 Red / game
8.7 Corners / game
1.17 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 2.00
Away cards/game 3.33

Leans 1.3 more cards/game on the away side.

Every game by season

All 9 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.

2026/27 · Bulgarian First League1 game
Games 1
Goals / game 4.00 League avg: 2.71
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
21 Aug 26 Cherno More vs Dunav Ruse 3–1 -/- -/-
2025/26 · Bulgarian First League6 games
Games 6
Cards / game 5.3 League avg: 4.69
Goals / game 1.17 League avg: 2.30
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
18 May 26 Beroe vs Septemvri Sofia 0–1 2/0 2/0
27 Apr 26 Lokomotiv Sofia vs Septemvri Sofia 1–1 2/0 1/0
07 Mar 26 Botev Vratsa vs Arda 1–0 0/0 3/1
21 Nov 25 Beroe vs Spartak Varna 0–0 0/1 4/0
29 Sep 25 Beroe vs Dobrudzha 1–0 3/0 5/2
23 Aug 25 Montana vs Septemvri Sofia 2–0 4/0 2/0
2024/25 · Bulgarian First League2 games
Games 2
Goals / game 1.00
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
15 May 25 Septemvri Sofia vs Hebar 1–0 -/- -/-
11 Apr 25 Spartak Varna vs Krumovgrad 1–0 -/- -/-

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

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