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Malik Badawi

Referee · MLS · 33 games on file, 23 Feb 25 to 01 Nov 26

4.5 Cards / game
4.4 Yellow / game
0.15 Red / game
10.5 Corners / game
3.09 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 2.24
Away cards/game 2.30

Every game by season

All 33 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.

2026 · MLS16 games
Games 16
Cards / game 5.0 League avg: 4.20
Goals / game 3.25 League avg: 3.25
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
01 Nov 26 Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire 2–4 4/0 2/0
24 Oct 26 Philadelphia Union vs New England Revolution 1–2 2/0 1/0
10 Oct 26 New York Red Bulls vs San Diego FC 4–1 2/0 3/0
12 Sep 26 DC United vs Atlanta United 0–0 3/0 2/0
29 Aug 26 Toronto FC vs New York City FC 1–1 3/0 3/0
23 Aug 26 Vancouver Whitecaps vs FC Dallas 5–0 1/0 4/0
19 Aug 26 Columbus Crew vs CF Montreal 1–2 2/0 4/0
08 Aug 26 New England Revolution vs Houston Dynamo 0–2 1/0 1/0
23 Jul 26 LA Galaxy vs St. Louis City 1–3 4/1 1/0
17 May 26 Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids 2–1 2/0 3/0
14 May 26 San Diego FC vs Austin FC 5–0 1/0 0/0
10 May 26 San Jose Earthquakes vs Vancouver Whitecaps 1–1 4/0 1/0
18 Apr 26 FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire 3–3 4/0 3/0
05 Apr 26 LA Galaxy vs Minnesota United 1–2 2/0 3/0
08 Mar 26 Sporting Kansas City vs San Diego FC 0–1 3/0 4/0
23 Feb 26 Seattle Sounders vs Colorado Rapids 2–0 2/0 4/0
2025 · MLS17 games
Games 17
Cards / game 4.1 League avg: 4.36
Goals / game 2.94 League avg: 3.00
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
28 Sep 25 Seattle Sounders vs Vancouver Whitecaps 2–2 2/0 1/0
21 Sep 25 LA Galaxy vs FC Cincinnati 2–3 3/1 1/0
17 Aug 25 Minnesota United vs Seattle Sounders 1–0 2/0 1/0
10 Aug 25 FC Dallas vs Portland Timbers 2–0 2/0 1/0
26 Jul 25 Philadelphia Union vs Colorado Rapids 3–1 1/0 3/0
06 Jul 25 San Jose Earthquakes vs New York Red Bulls 1–1 3/1 4/1
08 Jun 25 Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City 2–1 3/0 2/0
24 May 25 DC United vs New York Red Bulls 0–2 2/0 4/0
15 May 25 Austin FC vs Atlanta United 1–1 0/0 1/0
10 May 25 Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew 2–2 0/0 2/0
04 May 25 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Real Salt Lake 2–1 1/0 3/0
20 Apr 25 Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids 2–2 1/0 4/1
12 Apr 25 Toronto FC vs Minnesota United 0–0 1/0 2/0
06 Apr 25 San Diego FC vs Seattle Sounders 3–0 3/0 1/0
23 Mar 25 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Chicago Fire 1–3 1/0 2/0
15 Mar 25 New York City FC vs New England Revolution 2–1 2/0 1/0
23 Feb 25 San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake 4–0 4/0 2/0

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

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