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Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Referee · La Liga · 99 games on file, 14 Aug 21 to 20 Sep 26
4.5
Cards / game
4.2
Yellow / game
0.33
Red / game
10.5
Corners / game
2.76
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
2.14
Away cards/game
2.34
Every game by season
All 99 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2026/27 · La Liga5 games
Games
5
Cards / game
3.6
League avg: 4.51
Goals / game
3.60
League avg: 3.09
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 26 | Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid | 2–1 | 2/0 | 2/1 |
| 17 Sep 26 | Malaga vs Villarreal | 1–3 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 07 Sep 26 | Elche vs Real Sociedad | 2–3 | 4/0 | 1/1 |
| 30 Aug 26 | Deportivo La Coruna vs Valencia | 3–1 | 2/1 | 1/0 |
| 27 Aug 26 | Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
2025/26 · La Liga20 games
Games
20
Cards / game
4.2
League avg: 4.68
Goals / game
2.50
League avg: 2.69
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 26 | Osasuna vs Espanyol | 1–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 10 May 26 | Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia | 0–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 26 Apr 26 | Osasuna vs Sevilla | 2–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 12 Apr 26 | Celta Vigo vs Real Oviedo | 0–3 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Mar 26 | Villarreal vs Real Sociedad | 3–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 14 Mar 26 | Atletico Madrid vs Getafe | 1–0 | 3/0 | 3/1 |
| 01 Mar 26 | Girona vs Celta Vigo | 1–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 15 Feb 26 | Levante vs Valencia | 0–2 | 3/1 | 2/0 |
| 25 Jan 26 | Alaves vs Real Betis | 2–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 10 Jan 26 | Valencia vs Elche | 1–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 02 Jan 26 | Rayo Vallecano vs Getafe | 1–1 | 3/0 | 4/0 |
| 12 Dec 25 | Real Sociedad vs Girona | 1–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 29 Nov 25 | Barcelona vs Alaves | 3–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 08 Nov 25 | Sevilla vs Osasuna | 1–0 | 5/0 | 3/0 |
| 26 Oct 25 | Mallorca vs Levante | 1–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 05 Oct 25 | Alaves vs Elche | 3–1 | 3/0 | 1/1 |
| 25 Sep 25 | Real Oviedo vs Barcelona | 1–3 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 20 Sep 25 | Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | 1/0 | 1/1 |
| 30 Aug 25 | Girona vs Sevilla | 0–2 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 22 Aug 25 | Real Betis vs Alaves | 1–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
2024/25 · La Liga19 games
Games
19
Cards / game
4.0
League avg: 4.69
Goals / game
3.00
League avg: 2.62
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 25 | Real Sociedad vs Girona | 3–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 11 May 25 | Real Betis vs Osasuna | 1–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 22 Apr 25 | Barcelona vs Mallorca | 1–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 20 Apr 25 | Sevilla vs Alaves | 1–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 06 Apr 25 | Las Palmas vs Real Sociedad | 1–3 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 08 Mar 25 | Alaves vs Villarreal | 1–0 | 3/2 | 1/0 |
| 01 Mar 25 | Girona vs Celta Vigo | 2–2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 16 Feb 25 | Mallorca vs Las Palmas | 3–1 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 02 Feb 25 | Osasuna vs Real Sociedad | 2–1 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 19 Jan 25 | Celta Vigo vs Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 13 Dec 24 | Real Valladolid vs Valencia | 1–0 | 4/1 | 3/0 |
| 01 Dec 24 | Villarreal vs Girona | 2–2 | 2/0 | 6/0 |
| 10 Nov 24 | Real Betis vs Celta Vigo | 2–2 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 25 Oct 24 | Espanyol vs Sevilla | 0–2 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 06 Oct 24 | Alaves vs Barcelona | 0–3 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 24 Sep 24 | Valencia vs Osasuna | 0–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 15 Sep 24 | Las Palmas vs Athletic Bilbao | 2–3 | 1/0 | 2/1 |
| 26 Aug 24 | Villarreal vs Celta Vigo | 4–3 | 4/0 | 3/0 |
| 15 Aug 24 | Real Betis vs Girona | 1–1 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
2023/24 · La Liga21 games
Games
21
Cards / game
4.1
League avg: 5.00
Goals / game
2.71
League avg: 2.64
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 24 | Celta Vigo vs Valencia | 2–2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 15 May 24 | Sevilla vs Cadiz | 0–1 | 6/0 | 2/0 |
| 04 May 24 | Real Sociedad vs Las Palmas | 2–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 21 Apr 24 | Almeria vs Villarreal | 1–2 | 3/1 | 4/0 |
| 30 Mar 24 | Valencia vs Mallorca | 0–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 10 Mar 24 | Las Palmas vs Athletic Bilbao | 0–2 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 25 Feb 24 | Cadiz vs Celta Vigo | 2–2 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 11 Feb 24 | Barcelona vs Granada | 3–3 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 26 Jan 24 | Almeria vs Alaves | 0–3 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Jan 24 | Villarreal vs Mallorca | 1–1 | 2/1 | 2/0 |
| 03 Jan 24 | Celta Vigo vs Real Betis | 2–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 16 Dec 23 | Valencia vs Barcelona | 1–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 11 Dec 23 | Granada vs Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 26 Nov 23 | Real Sociedad vs Sevilla | 2–1 | 2/0 | 1/2 |
| 04 Nov 23 | Real Betis vs Mallorca | 2–0 | 1/0 | 4/1 |
| 22 Oct 23 | Girona vs Almeria | 5–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 29 Sep 23 | Barcelona vs Sevilla | 1–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 24 Sep 23 | Real Betis vs Cadiz | 1–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 03 Sep 23 | Osasuna vs Barcelona | 1–2 | 1/1 | 3/0 |
| 19 Aug 23 | Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo | 1–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 13 Aug 23 | Villarreal vs Real Betis | 1–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
2022/23 · La Liga17 games
Games
17
Cards / game
5.3
League avg: 5.37
Goals / game
2.35
League avg: 2.51
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jun 23 | Osasuna vs Girona | 2–1 | 1/0 | 5/0 |
| 14 May 23 | Real Valladolid vs Sevilla | 0–3 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 04 May 23 | Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis | 0–1 | 1/1 | 3/0 |
| 17 Apr 23 | Celta Vigo vs Mallorca | 0–1 | 2/1 | 1/0 |
| 01 Apr 23 | Girona vs Espanyol | 2–1 | 4/0 | 2/1 |
| 12 Mar 23 | Villarreal vs Real Betis | 1–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 26 Feb 23 | Almeria vs Barcelona | 1–0 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 18 Feb 23 | Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo | 1–1 | 3/0 | 5/1 |
| 06 Jan 23 | Elche vs Celta Vigo | 0–1 | 3/1 | 1/0 |
| 10 Nov 22 | Valencia vs Real Betis | 3–0 | 1/0 | 3/1 |
| 30 Oct 22 | Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal | 1–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 19 Oct 22 | Real Sociedad vs Mallorca | 1–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 07 Oct 22 | Osasuna vs Valencia | 1–2 | 3/2 | 6/1 |
| 18 Sep 22 | Real Betis vs Girona | 2–1 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 04 Sep 22 | Villarreal vs Elche | 4–0 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 29 Aug 22 | Cadiz vs Athletic Bilbao | 0–4 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 13 Aug 22 | Celta Vigo vs Espanyol | 2–2 | 5/0 | 2/0 |
2021/22 · La Liga17 games
Games
17
Cards / game
5.2
League avg: 5.37
Goals / game
3.00
League avg: 2.50
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 22 | Barcelona vs Celta Vigo | 3–1 | 3/0 | 0/1 |
| 30 Apr 22 | Alaves vs Villarreal | 2–1 | 5/0 | 2/0 |
| 08 Apr 22 | Sevilla vs Granada | 4–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 19 Mar 22 | Elche vs Valencia | 0–1 | 3/1 | 3/0 |
| 06 Mar 22 | Celta Vigo vs Mallorca | 4–3 | 5/1 | 4/0 |
| 11 Feb 22 | Sevilla vs Elche | 2–0 | 1/0 | 5/0 |
| 22 Jan 22 | Villarreal vs Mallorca | 3–0 | 1/0 | 2/1 |
| 03 Jan 22 | Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao | 1–3 | 5/1 | 2/0 |
| 13 Dec 21 | Cadiz vs Granada | 1–1 | 5/1 | 0/0 |
| 28 Nov 21 | Real Betis vs Levante | 3–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 07 Nov 21 | Osasuna vs Real Sociedad | 0–2 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 26 Oct 21 | Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | 1/1 | 2/0 |
| 18 Oct 21 | Alaves vs Real Betis | 0–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 26 Sep 21 | Mallorca vs Osasuna | 2–3 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 18 Sep 21 | Elche vs Levante | 1–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 27 Aug 21 | Valencia vs Alaves | 3–0 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 14 Aug 21 | Osasuna vs Espanyol | 0–0 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.