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Joshua Encarnacion

Referee · MLS · 5 games on file, 18 Oct 25 to 15 Oct 26

4.4 Cards / game
4.2 Yellow / game
0.20 Red / game
11.0 Corners / game
3.20 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 1.80
Away cards/game 2.60

Leans 0.8 more cards/game on the away side.

Every game by season

All 5 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.

2026 · MLS4 games
Games 4
Cards / game 4.5 League avg: 4.20
Goals / game 3.50 League avg: 3.25
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
15 Oct 26 Nashville SC vs Sporting Kansas City 4–0 0/0 0/0
20 Aug 26 Minnesota United vs Atlanta United 1–2 4/0 3/0
10 May 26 Nashville SC vs DC United 2–2 3/0 2/1
04 Apr 26 New England Revolution vs CF Montreal 3–0 2/0 3/0
2025 · MLS1 game
Games 1
Cards / game 4.0 League avg: 4.36
Goals / game 2.00 League avg: 3.00
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
18 Oct 25 Atlanta United vs DC United 1–1 0/0 4/0

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

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