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Rosendo Mendoza

Referee · MLS · 47 games on file, 23 Feb 25 to 07 Nov 26

5.0 Cards / game
4.8 Yellow / game
0.23 Red / game
9.7 Corners / game
3.28 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 2.47
Away cards/game 2.57

Every game by season

All 47 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.

2026 · MLS21 games
Games 21
Cards / game 4.4 League avg: 4.20
Goals / game 3.67 League avg: 3.25
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
07 Nov 26 Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew 3–4 4/0 2/0
25 Oct 26 Portland Timbers vs Charlotte FC 3–2 1/0 1/0
17 Oct 26 New York City FC vs Los Angeles FC 1–1 3/0 0/0
10 Oct 26 Orlando City vs Columbus Crew 3–2 3/0 2/0
20 Sep 26 Inter Miami vs San Diego FC 2–2 2/0 1/0
13 Sep 26 San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo 1–0 3/0 1/0
04 Sep 26 New York City FC vs Nashville SC 0–0 2/0 4/0
30 Aug 26 Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake 1–0 3/0 5/0
19 Aug 26 Orlando City vs Chicago Fire 1–2 2/0 2/0
15 Aug 26 CF Montreal vs DC United 1–1 1/0 2/0
25 Jul 26 New York Red Bulls vs Charlotte FC 0–2 5/1 1/0
17 Jul 26 Seattle Sounders vs Portland Timbers 1–5 2/0 0/0
24 May 26 Inter Miami vs Philadelphia Union 6–4 6/0 3/0
16 May 26 New England Revolution vs Minnesota United 2–1 2/0 1/0
14 May 26 FC Dallas vs Vancouver Whitecaps 2–3 3/0 4/0
02 May 26 Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers 2–0 1/0 2/0
11 Apr 26 Inter Miami vs New York Red Bulls 2–2 1/0 2/0
22 Mar 26 FC Dallas vs Houston Dynamo 4–3 2/0 4/1
15 Mar 26 Los Angeles FC vs St. Louis City 2–0 0/0 0/0
08 Mar 26 Charlotte FC vs Austin FC 3–1 2/0 1/1
21 Feb 26 FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United 2–0 1/0 2/0
2025 · MLS26 games
Games 26
Cards / game 5.6 League avg: 4.36
Goals / game 2.96 League avg: 3.00
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
19 Oct 25 LA Galaxy vs Minnesota United 2–1 2/1 2/0
12 Oct 25 Austin FC vs Los Angeles FC 1–0 3/0 2/0
05 Oct 25 Vancouver Whitecaps vs San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 2/0 4/0
28 Sep 25 FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City 1–1 3/0 5/0
14 Sep 25 Seattle Sounders vs LA Galaxy 2–2 2/0 0/0
30 Aug 25 New England Revolution vs Charlotte FC 1–2 1/0 5/0
24 Aug 25 San Diego FC vs Portland Timbers 0–0 3/0 0/0
09 Aug 25 CF Montreal vs Atlanta United 1–1 2/0 3/0
20 Jul 25 Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union 1–1 3/0 4/1
13 Jul 25 Austin FC vs New England Revolution 0–0 1/0 3/0
05 Jul 25 Charlotte FC vs Orlando City 2–2 2/0 4/0
28 Jun 25 Toronto FC vs Portland Timbers 3–0 1/0 4/0
15 Jun 25 Austin FC vs New York Red Bulls 2–1 2/0 3/0
31 May 25 Inter Miami vs Columbus Crew 5–1 1/0 1/0
25 May 25 New York City FC vs Chicago Fire 3–1 4/0 3/2
18 May 25 Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders 1–1 2/0 1/0
11 May 25 FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake 1–1 2/0 6/1
04 May 25 Los Angeles FC vs Houston Dynamo 2–0 2/0 3/1
27 Apr 25 Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire 7–2 0/0 4/0
19 Apr 25 Austin FC vs LA Galaxy 1–0 2/1 3/0
13 Apr 25 St. Louis City vs Columbus Crew 1–2 2/0 1/0
29 Mar 25 Inter Miami vs Philadelphia Union 2–1 6/0 2/0
22 Mar 25 FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United 2–2 3/0 3/0
09 Mar 25 DC United vs Sporting Kansas City 2–1 6/0 4/0
02 Mar 25 New York Red Bulls vs Nashville SC 2–0 3/0 2/0
23 Feb 25 Inter Miami vs New York City FC 2–2 3/1 2/0

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

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