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Frank Willenborg
Referee · Bundesliga · 91 games on file, 01 Sep 18 to 16 May 26
4.4
Cards / game
4.2
Yellow / game
0.15
Red / game
9.5
Corners / game
3.02
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
1.92
Away cards/game
2.47
Leans 0.5 more cards/game on the away side.
Every game by season
All 91 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2025/26 · Bundesliga10 games
Games
10
Cards / game
4.7
League avg: 3.98
Goals / game
3.30
League avg: 3.24
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 26 | Borussia Monchengladbach vs Hoffenheim | 4–0 | 4/0 | 6/1 |
| 02 May 26 | Bayern Munich vs Heidenheim | 3–3 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 08 Feb 26 | FC Cologne vs RB Leipzig | 1–2 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 27 Jan 26 | Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim | 0–2 | 2/0 | 2/1 |
| 14 Jan 26 | Wolfsburg vs St Pauli | 2–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 13 Dec 25 | Eintracht Frankfurt vs Augsburg | 1–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 22 Nov 25 | Heidenheim vs Borussia Monchengladbach | 0–3 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 02 Nov 25 | Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim | 2–3 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 26 Sep 25 | Bayern Munich vs Werder Bremen | 4–0 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 30 Aug 25 | RB Leipzig vs Heidenheim | 2–0 | 2/0 | 5/0 |
2024/25 · Bundesliga10 games
Games
10
Cards / game
4.0
League avg: 4.04
Goals / game
3.70
League avg: 3.14
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 May 25 | Borussia Monchengladbach vs Hoffenheim | 4–4 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 19 Apr 25 | Heidenheim vs Bayern Munich | 0–4 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 05 Apr 25 | Mainz vs Holstein Kiel | 1–1 | 4/0 | 4/0 |
| 09 Mar 25 | Eintracht Frankfurt vs Union Berlin | 1–2 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 16 Feb 25 | Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim | 1–3 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 01 Feb 25 | Heidenheim vs Borussia Dortmund | 1–2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 15 Jan 25 | Union Berlin vs Augsburg | 0–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 14 Dec 24 | Mainz vs Bayern Munich | 2–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 23 Nov 24 | Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig | 4–3 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 02 Nov 24 | Holstein Kiel vs Heidenheim | 1–0 | 4/0 | 5/0 |
2023/24 · Bundesliga12 games
Games
12
Cards / game
5.1
League avg: 4.32
Goals / game
2.58
League avg: 3.22
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 24 | Wolfsburg vs Mainz | 1–3 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 27 Apr 24 | Freiburg vs Wolfsburg | 1–2 | 4/1 | 2/0 |
| 13 Apr 24 | Bayern Munich vs FC Cologne | 2–0 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 30 Mar 24 | RB Leipzig vs Mainz | 0–0 | 2/0 | 5/0 |
| 09 Mar 24 | Augsburg vs Heidenheim | 1–0 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 24 Jan 24 | Bayern Munich vs Union Berlin | 1–0 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 13 Jan 24 | RB Leipzig vs Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 19 Dec 23 | Hoffenheim vs Darmstadt | 3–3 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 10 Dec 23 | FC Cologne vs Mainz | 0–0 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 04 Nov 23 | Hoffenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen | 2–3 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | Wolfsburg vs Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–0 | 1/0 | 6/1 |
| 25 Aug 23 | RB Leipzig vs Stuttgart | 5–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
2022/23 · Bundesliga13 games
Games
13
Cards / game
5.0
League avg: 4.28
Goals / game
3.15
League avg: 3.17
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 23 | Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | 3/0 | 4/0 |
| 29 Apr 23 | Eintracht Frankfurt vs Augsburg | 1–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 09 Apr 23 | Bochum vs Stuttgart | 2–3 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 18 Mar 23 | Hoffenheim vs Hertha Berlin | 3–1 | 0/1 | 3/0 |
| 25 Feb 23 | FC Cologne vs Wolfsburg | 0–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 05 Feb 23 | Stuttgart vs Werder Bremen | 0–2 | 2/0 | 5/0 |
| 22 Jan 23 | Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg | 4–3 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 08 Nov 22 | Stuttgart vs Hertha Berlin | 2–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 30 Oct 22 | FC Cologne vs Hoffenheim | 1–1 | 1/0 | 2/1 |
| 15 Oct 22 | Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen | 5–1 | 0/0 | 4/1 |
| 16 Sep 22 | Mainz vs Hertha Berlin | 1–1 | 3/0 | 5/0 |
| 03 Sep 22 | Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich | 1–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 13 Aug 22 | Hertha Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
2021/22 · Bundesliga11 games
Games
11
Cards / game
4.6
League avg: 3.59
Goals / game
2.73
League avg: 3.12
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 May 22 | Hoffenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen | 2–4 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 17 Apr 22 | Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 12 Feb 22 | Eintracht Frankfurt vs Wolfsburg | 0–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 15 Jan 22 | Mainz vs Bochum | 1–0 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 18 Dec 21 | RB Leipzig vs Arminia Bielefeld | 0–2 | 0/0 | 2/1 |
| 11 Dec 21 | Freiburg vs Hoffenheim | 1–2 | 4/0 | 3/0 |
| 27 Nov 21 | Hertha Berlin vs Augsburg | 1–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 06 Nov 21 | Bochum vs Hoffenheim | 2–0 | 1/0 | 5/0 |
| 02 Oct 21 | Wolfsburg vs Borussia Monchengladbach | 1–3 | 7/1 | 3/0 |
| 28 Aug 21 | Stuttgart vs Freiburg | 2–3 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 14 Aug 21 | Wolfsburg vs Bochum | 1–0 | 0/0 | 2/1 |
2020/21 · Bundesliga11 games
Games
11
Cards / game
4.5
League avg: 3.73
Goals / game
2.55
League avg: 3.03
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 21 | Hoffenheim vs Hertha Berlin | 2–1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 20 Apr 21 | FC Cologne vs RB Leipzig | 2–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 19 Mar 21 | Arminia Bielefeld vs RB Leipzig | 0–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 14 Feb 21 | Eintracht Frankfurt vs FC Cologne | 2–0 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 29 Jan 21 | Stuttgart vs Mainz | 2–0 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 16 Jan 21 | FC Cologne vs Hertha Berlin | 0–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 19 Dec 20 | Borussia Monchengladbach vs Hoffenheim | 1–2 | 1/1 | 3/0 |
| 06 Dec 20 | Werder Bremen vs Stuttgart | 1–2 | 4/0 | 4/0 |
| 07 Nov 20 | Augsburg vs Hertha Berlin | 0–3 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 31 Oct 20 | FC Cologne vs Bayern Munich | 1–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 24 Oct 20 | Mainz vs Borussia Monchengladbach | 2–3 | 5/0 | 3/0 |
2019/20 · Bundesliga12 games
Games
12
Cards / game
4.3
League avg: 4.19
Goals / game
3.08
League avg: 3.21
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 20 | Borussia Dortmund vs Mainz | 0–2 | 6/0 | 3/0 |
| 31 May 20 | Borussia Monchengladbach vs Union Berlin | 4–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 16 May 20 | Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Paderborn | 0–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 22 Feb 20 | Freiburg vs Fortuna Dusseldorf | 0–2 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 01 Feb 20 | Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 17 Dec 19 | Werder Bremen vs Mainz | 0–5 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 14 Dec 19 | Hertha Berlin vs Freiburg | 1–0 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 23 Nov 19 | Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Bayern Munich | 0–4 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 25 Oct 19 | Mainz vs FC Cologne | 3–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 21 Sep 19 | Hertha Berlin vs Paderborn | 2–1 | 4/0 | 4/0 |
| 01 Sep 19 | Eintracht Frankfurt vs Fortuna Dusseldorf | 2–1 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 17 Aug 19 | Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg | 5–1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
2018/19 · Bundesliga12 games
Games
12
Cards / game
2.9
League avg: 3.59
Goals / game
3.17
League avg: 3.18
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 19 | Nurnberg vs Borussia Monchengladbach | 0–4 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 26 Apr 19 | Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen | 1–4 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 06 Apr 19 | Stuttgart vs Nurnberg | 1–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 17 Mar 19 | Bayern Munich vs Mainz | 6–0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 16 Feb 19 | Schalke 04 vs Freiburg | 0–0 | 0/1 | 4/1 |
| 27 Jan 19 | Bayern Munich vs Stuttgart | 4–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 18 Dec 18 | Hertha Berlin vs Augsburg | 2–2 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 01 Dec 18 | Borussia Dortmund vs Freiburg | 2–0 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 27 Oct 18 | Hoffenheim vs Stuttgart | 4–0 | 1/0 | 1/1 |
| 06 Oct 18 | Bayern Munich vs Borussia Monchengladbach | 0–3 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 25 Sep 18 | Freiburg vs Schalke 04 | 1–0 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 01 Sep 18 | Augsburg vs Borussia Monchengladbach | 1–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.