NP
Nikola Popov
Referee · Bulgarian First League · 28 games on file, 28 Mar 25 to 08 Nov 26
4.9
Cards / game
4.6
Yellow / game
0.28
Red / game
10.1
Corners / game
2.67
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
2.11
Away cards/game
2.78
Leans 0.7 more cards/game on the away side.
Every game by season
All 28 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2026/27 · Bulgarian First League7 games
Games
7
Cards / game
6.0
League avg: 3.97
Goals / game
2.43
League avg: 2.71
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Nov 26 | Levski Sofia vs CSKA Sofia | 0–3 | -/- | -/- |
| 10 Oct 26 | Botev Plovdiv vs Slavia Sofia | 1–0 | -/- | -/- |
| 13 Sep 26 | Botev Plovdiv vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2–0 | -/- | -/- |
| 30 Aug 26 | Spartak Varna vs Ludogorets | 1–1 | -/- | -/- |
| 16 Aug 26 | CSKA Sofia vs Botev Vratsa | 5–0 | 1/1 | 3/0 |
| 03 Aug 26 | Spartak Varna vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–0 | 5/0 | 5/0 |
| 25 Jul 26 | Lokomotiv Sofia vs Levski Sofia | 1–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
2025/26 · Bulgarian First League15 games
Games
15
Cards / game
4.7
League avg: 4.69
Goals / game
2.60
League avg: 2.30
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 26 | Montana vs Spartak Varna | 0–2 | 0/1 | 3/0 |
| 02 May 26 | Botev Vratsa vs Spartak Varna | 2–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 03 Apr 26 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Lokomotiv Sofia | 1–0 | 2/0 | 2/1 |
| 06 Mar 26 | Slavia Sofia vs Spartak Varna | 4–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 28 Feb 26 | Septemvri Sofia vs CSKA Sofia | 2–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 07 Feb 26 | Levski Sofia vs Botev Vratsa | 3–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 06 Dec 25 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Arda | 0–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 09 Nov 25 | Slavia Sofia vs Montana | 2–1 | 0/0 | 5/0 |
| 26 Oct 25 | CSKA Sofia vs Beroe | 5–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 05 Oct 25 | Dobrudzha vs Arda | 0–2 | 4/0 | 3/0 |
| 22 Sep 25 | Botev Vratsa vs CSKA Sofia | 1–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 31 Aug 25 | Arda vs Beroe | 2–2 | 3/0 | 6/1 |
| 08 Aug 25 | Montana vs Botev Vratsa | 0–0 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 03 Aug 25 | Levski Sofia vs Slavia Sofia | 2–0 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 26 Jul 25 | Beroe vs CSKA 1948 | 1–1 | 3/1 | 2/0 |
2024/25 · Bulgarian First League6 games
Games
6
Goals / game
3.00
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 25 | Beroe vs Spartak Varna | 3–1 | -/- | -/- |
| 15 May 25 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Botev Vratsa | 1–3 | -/- | -/- |
| 10 May 25 | Levski Sofia vs Cherno More | 2–0 | -/- | -/- |
| 28 Apr 25 | CSKA 1948 vs Botev Vratsa | 0–1 | -/- | -/- |
| 07 Apr 25 | CSKA 1948 vs Ludogorets | 1–3 | -/- | -/- |
| 28 Mar 25 | Lokomotiv Sofia vs Spartak Varna | 2–1 | -/- | -/- |
Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.