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Volen Chinkov
Referee · Bulgarian First League · 29 games on file, 30 Mar 25 to 30 Oct 26
5.1
Cards / game
4.7
Yellow / game
0.33
Red / game
9.7
Corners / game
2.44
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
2.28
Away cards/game
2.78
Leans 0.5 more cards/game on the away side.
Every game by season
All 29 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2026/27 · Bulgarian First League5 games
Games
5
Cards / game
4.0
League avg: 3.97
Goals / game
2.80
League avg: 2.71
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 26 | Lokomotiv Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv | 2–5 | -/- | -/- |
| 13 Sep 26 | Botev Vratsa vs Levski Sofia | 0–0 | -/- | -/- |
| 24 Aug 26 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Arda | 0–1 | -/- | -/- |
| 02 Aug 26 | CSKA Sofia vs Dunav Ruse | 2–1 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 26 Jul 26 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Septemvri Sofia | 2–1 | -/- | -/- |
2025/26 · Bulgarian First League17 games
Games
17
Cards / game
5.1
League avg: 4.69
Goals / game
2.41
League avg: 2.30
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 26 | Dobrudzha vs Botev Vratsa | 1–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 14 May 26 | Lokomotiv Sofia vs Beroe | 1–1 | 2/1 | 4/0 |
| 10 May 26 | Spartak Varna vs Slavia Sofia | 2–1 | 4/0 | 1/0 |
| 26 Apr 26 | Arda vs Botev Plovdiv | 0–2 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 09 Apr 26 | Lokomotiv Sofia vs Beroe | 2–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 13 Mar 26 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Septemvri Sofia | 1–0 | 2/0 | 2/1 |
| 28 Feb 26 | Botev Vratsa vs Beroe | 0–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 08 Feb 26 | Slavia Sofia vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0–2 | 1/0 | 5/0 |
| 02 Dec 25 | Montana vs Lokomotiv Sofia | 1–2 | 2/0 | 2/1 |
| 09 Nov 25 | Ludogorets vs Arda | 2–3 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 01 Nov 25 | Dobrudzha vs Spartak Varna | 2–0 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 26 Sep 25 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Levski Sofia | 1–0 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 13 Sep 25 | Spartak Varna vs Arda | 3–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 24 Aug 25 | Dobrudzha vs Botev Vratsa | 0–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 09 Aug 25 | Slavia Sofia vs Ludogorets | 0–3 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 27 Jul 25 | Arda vs Lokomotiv Sofia | 1–1 | 3/0 | 5/1 |
| 20 Jul 25 | Slavia Sofia vs Botev Vratsa | 2–2 | 4/1 | 4/1 |
2024/25 · Bulgarian First League7 games
Games
7
Goals / game
3.00
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 25 | Krumovgrad vs Septemvri Sofia | 1–2 | -/- | -/- |
| 17 May 25 | Levski Sofia vs Ludogorets | 2–2 | -/- | -/- |
| 07 May 25 | Lokomotiv Sofia vs Botev Vratsa | 3–0 | -/- | -/- |
| 26 Apr 25 | Levski Sofia vs Arda | 1–1 | -/- | -/- |
| 18 Apr 25 | Lokomotiv Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv | 1–1 | -/- | -/- |
| 05 Apr 25 | Botev Vratsa vs CSKA Sofia | 1–1 | -/- | -/- |
| 30 Mar 25 | Beroe vs Arda | 1–4 | -/- | -/- |
Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.