VZ

Valentin Zhelezov

Referee · Bulgarian First League · 17 games on file, 28 Mar 25 to 18 May 26

4.2 Cards / game
4.0 Yellow / game
0.17 Red / game
11.4 Corners / game
1.75 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 2.17
Away cards/game 2.00

Every game by season

All 17 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.

2025/26 · Bulgarian First League12 games
Games 12
Cards / game 4.2 League avg: 4.69
Goals / game 1.75 League avg: 2.30
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
18 May 26 Lokomotiv Sofia vs Slavia Sofia 2–0 1/0 0/0
10 May 26 Dobrudzha vs Beroe 0–1 2/0 2/0
16 Apr 26 Montana vs Slavia Sofia 0–0 0/0 1/0
04 Apr 26 Botev Plovdiv vs Spartak Varna 5–0 4/0 1/1
08 Mar 26 Dobrudzha vs Beroe 1–0 3/0 1/1
20 Feb 26 Cherno More vs Botev Vratsa 0–0 2/0 3/0
07 Dec 25 Spartak Varna vs Levski Sofia 1–3 1/0 3/0
24 Nov 25 Botev Vratsa vs Slavia Sofia 0–1 3/0 0/0
24 Oct 25 Lokomotiv Sofia vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–2 3/0 4/0
21 Sep 25 Slavia Sofia vs Beroe 0–0 1/0 2/0
25 Jul 25 Botev Vratsa vs Ludogorets 0–1 6/0 4/0
18 Jul 25 Lokomotiv Sofia vs Cherno More 1–1 0/0 1/0
2024/25 · Bulgarian First League5 games
Games 5
Goals / game 2.60
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
25 May 25 Botev Vratsa vs Slavia Sofia 2–1 -/- -/-
14 May 25 Arda vs Levski Sofia 0–3 -/- -/-
26 Apr 25 Spartak Varna vs CSKA Sofia 0–1 -/- -/-
13 Apr 25 Arda vs Lokomotiv Sofia 5–0 -/- -/-
28 Mar 25 Botev Vratsa vs Hebar 1–0 -/- -/-

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

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