Referee
Nikolai Balakin referee stats
· Premier League (Ukraine)
3.13 cards a game against 4.25 in their competitions (-26%).
- Matches
- 8
- Cards pg
- 3.13
- Yellow pg
- 3.00
- Red pg
- 0.13
- Pens pg
- 0.25
- Fouls pg
- 19.7
Current season, all competitions.
Referee DNA
Nikolai Balakin against the average of the competitions they work in. Right of the line is more than average.
- Cards3.13 vs 4.25-26%
- Yellow cards3.00 vs 4.03-26%
- Red cards0.13 vs 0.22-43%
- Penalties0.25 vs 0.26-5%
- Fouls20.1 vs 21.1-5%
Cards per match, last 20
Average 3.55 · 7 of 20 over 4.5 cards. Oldest left, newest right.
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Next match
Nikolai Balakin has no appointment in the next two weeks yet. Referees are usually named a few days before kick-off; this page shows the match and its card odds as soon as they are.
Discipline by competition
Both teams per match. Red means more than that league's average this season, green fewer.
| Competition | Apps | Cards pg | Yel pg | Yel | Red pg | Red | Pen pg | Fouls pg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League (Ukraine) | 4 | 4.00 | 3.75 | 15 | 0.25 | 1 | 0.25 | 22.7 |
 Europa League (Europe) | 2 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.50 | 19.0 |
 UEFA Nations League (Europe) | 1 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.0 |
 Champions League (Europe) | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.0 |
| Total / average | 8 | 3.13 | 3.00 | 24 | 0.13 | 1 | 0.25 | 19.7 |
Card-line form
How often Nikolai Balakin's latest matches went over each total-cards line, both teams together, whatever the season selected above.
| Line | Last 5 | Last 10 | Last 15 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3.5 | 40% | 50% | 53% |
| Over 4.5 | 40% | 30% | 40% |
| Over 5.5 | 20% | 20% | 27% |
| Line | Last 5 | Last 10 | Last 15 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3.5 | 60% | 70% | 67%/12 |
| Over 4.5 | 40% | 50% | 42%/12 |
| Over 5.5 | 40% | 40% | 33%/12 |
Dots: cards per match, newest first. Grey up to 3, amber 4, orange 5, red 6 or more. Lines: 3.5, 4.5, 5.5 total cards.
Recent matches
- 8 Nov
Zorya Luhansk4
LNZ Cherkasy21-26 cards · 1 penO5.5 - 30 Oct
Shakhtar Donetsk2
Obolon'-Brovar02-02 cards - 22 Oct
Union Saint-Gilloise2
Hapoel Be'er Sheva34-05 cards · 1 penO4.5 - 12 Oct
Livyi Bereh0Zorya Luhansk11-31 cards - 1 Oct
Denmark1
Portugal12-42 cards - 20 Sept
Karpaty31
Veres31-17 cardsO5.5 - 9 Sept
Paris Saint Germain0
Slovan Bratislava16-11 cards - 20 Aug
Mjällby1
Salzburg00-11 cards
Teams refereed
Each team's own cards, fouls and results in Nikolai Balakin's matches. Tap a column to sort.
| Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zorya Luhansk | 2 | 2.50 | 12.0 | 1-0-1 |
| Karpaty | 1 | 4.00 | 11.0 | 0-1-0 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1 | 3.00 | 13.0 | 0-0-1 |
| Veres | 1 | 3.00 | 11.0 | 0-1-0 |
| LNZ Cherkasy | 1 | 2.00 | – | 1-0-0 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 2.00 | 14.0 | 1-0-0 |
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 2.00 | 6.0 | 1-0-0 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1.00 | 6.0 | 0-0-1 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1.00 | 12.0 | 1-0-0 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 1 | 1.00 | 6.0 | 0-0-1 |
| Mjällby | 1 | 1.00 | 12.0 | 0-0-1 |
| Obolon'-Brovar | 1 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0-0-1 |
| Livyi Bereh | 1 | 0.00 | 16.0 | 0-0-1 |
| Paris Saint Germain | 1 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 1-0-0 |
| Salzburg | 1 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 1-0-0 |
Other Premier League (Ukraine) referees
This season. Every referee of the league, strictest first
Dmytro Panchyshyn4.57 cards pg · 7 matches- Roman Blavatskiy4.33 cards pg · 6 matches
- Andriy Kovalenko4.00 cards pg · 5 matches
- Mykhailo Rayda3.60 cards pg · 5 matches
- Oleksandr Afanasiev2.40 cards pg · 5 matches
- Evgen Tsybulko7.25 cards pg · 4 matches
- Oleksiy Derevinskyi7.00 cards pg · 4 matches
- Oleksandr Shandor6.00 cards pg · 4 matches
Nikolai Balakin: questions and answers
How many cards does Nikolai Balakin give per game?
3.13 cards a game (3.00 yellow, 0.13 red) over 8 matches in current season, both teams together. The competitions they work in average 4.25.
Is Nikolai Balakin a strict referee?
By cards, Nikolai Balakin is very lenient: 26% fewer cards a game than the average of their competitions (current season).
How often do Nikolai Balakin's matches go over 4.5 cards?
3 of their last 10 matches went over 4.5 cards (30%).
How many penalties does Nikolai Balakin award?
0.25 penalties a game in current season, against 0.26 on average in their competitions.
What is Nikolai Balakin's next match?
No appointment is known for the next two weeks. Referees are usually named a few days before kick-off.
Cards count yellow and red cards for both teams, a second yellow as one red, from the match statistics we hold.