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Ola Hobber Nilsen

Referee · Eliteserien · 31 games on file, 06 Apr 25 to 01 Nov 26

3.6 Cards / game
3.5 Yellow / game
0.11 Red / game
10.7 Corners / game
3.16 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 1.42
Away cards/game 2.16

Leans 0.7 more cards/game on the away side.

Every game by season

All 31 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.

2026 · Eliteserien15 games
Games 15
Cards / game 3.5 League avg: 3.70
Goals / game 3.13 League avg: 3.27
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
01 Nov 26 Start vs Lillestrom 0–1 1/1 1/0
25 Oct 26 Molde vs Fredrikstad 5–1 2/0 1/0
11 Oct 26 Fredrikstad vs Tromso 1–1 2/0 3/1
13 Sep 26 Start vs Brann 2–0 0/0 3/0
30 Aug 26 Bodo/Glimt vs Rosenborg 4–2 1/0 1/0
09 Aug 26 HamKam vs Aalesund 1–1 2/0 1/0
27 Jul 26 Rosenborg vs Fredrikstad 4–0 1/0 0/0
18 Jul 26 Viking vs Sandefjord 2–1 3/0 3/0
25 May 26 Sarpsborg 08 vs Molde 2–1 1/0 1/0
10 May 26 Rosenborg vs Lillestrom 2–0 2/0 2/0
30 Apr 26 Bodo/Glimt vs Start 5–0 1/0 3/0
26 Apr 26 Aalesund vs Kristiansund 1–1 2/0 3/0
18 Apr 26 Viking vs Brann 3–2 1/0 4/0
15 Apr 26 Sarpsborg 08 vs Bodo/Glimt 1–1 1/0 2/0
06 Apr 26 Tromso vs Rosenborg 2–0 0/0 3/0
2025 · Eliteserien16 games
Games 16
Cards / game 3.8 League avg: 3.28
Goals / game 2.81 League avg: 3.36
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
22 Nov 25 Tromso vs Rosenborg 1–0 3/0 2/0
02 Nov 25 Fredrikstad vs Kristiansund 3–1 1/0 2/0
26 Oct 25 Bodo/Glimt vs Molde 4–1 1/0 2/0
05 Oct 25 Viking vs Brann 3–0 1/0 3/0
14 Sep 25 HamKam vs Stromsgodset 1–2 -/- -/-
25 Aug 25 Sarpsborg 08 vs Kristiansund 0–1 -/- -/-
09 Aug 25 Bodo/Glimt vs Tromso 1–1 -/- -/-
02 Aug 25 Sarpsborg 08 vs Brann 1–4 -/- -/-
12 Jul 25 Fredrikstad vs Molde 4–2 -/- -/-
29 Jun 25 Bryne vs HamKam 1–1 -/- -/-
21 Jun 25 Bodo/Glimt vs Brann 3–0 -/- -/-
01 Jun 25 Molde vs Viking 0–1 -/- -/-
16 May 25 Rosenborg vs Haugesund 1–0 -/- -/-
04 May 25 Viking vs Sarpsborg 08 0–0 -/- -/-
21 Apr 25 Bryne vs Haugesund 3–1 -/- -/-
06 Apr 25 Brann vs Tromso 3–1 -/- -/-

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

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