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Joao Pedro Pinheiro

Referee · Champions League · 35 games on file, 17 Apr 25 to 03 Nov 26

4.3 Cards / game
4.1 Yellow / game
0.22 Red / game
9.1 Corners / game
2.33 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 2.44
Away cards/game 1.89

Leans 0.6 more cards/game on the home side.

Every game by season

All 35 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.

2026/27 · Champions League1 game
Games 1
Cards / game 1.0 League avg: 3.69
Goals / game 0.00 League avg: 4.04
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
03 Nov 26 Bodo/Glimt vs Lille 0–0 0/0 1/0
2026/27 · Liga Portugal5 games
Games 5
Cards / game 2.2 League avg: 4.56
Goals / game 3.60 League avg: 2.68
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
31 Oct 26 Moreirense vs Estrela Amadora 2–1 0/0 1/0
09 Oct 26 Braga vs Sporting CP 1–3 1/0 1/0
05 Sep 26 Sporting CP vs Nacional 2–0 2/0 1/0
23 Aug 26 Porto vs Arouca 2–0 1/0 0/0
17 Aug 26 Casa Pia vs Benfica 0–7 3/1 0/0
2026/27 · Europa League1 game
Games 1
Cards / game 4.0 League avg: 4.17
Goals / game 5.00 League avg: 2.97
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
15 Oct 26 Lyon vs Crystal Palace 3–2 1/0 3/0
2025/26 · Liga Portugal14 games
Games 14
Cards / game 5.4 League avg: 5.21
Goals / game 3.00 League avg: 2.68
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
11 May 26 Benfica vs Braga 2–2 1/0 4/0
19 Apr 26 Sporting CP vs Benfica 1–2 2/0 1/0
22 Mar 26 Alverca vs Sporting CP 1–4 1/0 2/0
08 Mar 26 Benfica vs Porto 2–2 2/0 6/0
21 Feb 26 Braga vs Vitoria Guimaraes 3–2 2/0 3/0
24 Jan 26 Moreirense vs Santa Clara 1–0 2/0 2/0
17 Jan 26 AVS vs Arouca 0–1 3/1 6/0
22 Dec 25 Alverca vs Porto 0–3 1/0 1/0
09 Nov 25 Braga vs Moreirense 2–1 3/0 2/0
01 Nov 25 Vitoria Guimaraes vs Benfica 0–3 3/1 4/0
24 Oct 25 Alverca vs Gil Vicente 0–4 3/0 4/1
12 Sep 25 Benfica vs Santa Clara 1–1 1/0 1/1
30 Aug 25 Casa Pia vs Nacional 0–2 2/0 3/0
23 Aug 25 Moreirense vs Vitoria Guimaraes 2–0 5/0 2/0
2025/26 · Champions League8 games
Games 8
Cards / game 4.8 League avg: 3.69
Goals / game 2.62 League avg: 3.44
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
06 May 26 Bayern Munich vs Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 3/0 3/0
25 Feb 26 Juventus vs Galatasaray 3–0 3/1 4/0
18 Feb 26 Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 1/0 1/0
28 Jan 26 PSV Eindhoven vs Bayern Munich 1–2 5/1 2/0
20 Jan 26 Inter vs Arsenal 1–3 2/0 2/0
09 Dec 25 Union Saint-Gilloise vs Marseille 2–3 4/0 1/0
25 Nov 25 Man City vs Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 0/0 2/0
04 Nov 25 Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 2/0 1/0
2025/26 · Europa League1 game
Games 1
Cards / game 1.0 League avg: 4.32
Goals / game 1.00 League avg: 2.69
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
30 Apr 26 Nott'm Forest vs Aston Villa 1–0 0/0 1/0
2025/26 · Conference League1 game
Games 1
Cards / game 10.0 League avg: 4.74
Goals / game 4.00 League avg: 2.48
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
16 Apr 26 Strasbourg vs Mainz 4–0 5/0 4/1
2024/25 · Saudi Pro League2 games
Games 2
Goals / game 5.00
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
20 May 25 Al-Shabab vs Al-Ittihad 2–3 -/- -/-
22 Apr 25 Al-Wehda vs Al-Ahli 2–3 -/- -/-
2024/25 · Conference League2 games
Games 2
Goals / game 2.50
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
08 May 25 Chelsea vs Djurgarden 1–0 -/- -/-
17 Apr 25 Fiorentina vs Celje 2–2 -/- -/-

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