Van de Graaf, Edwin
Van de Graaf, Edwin has not taken charge of an Eredivisie match in 26/27. The figures below are a career record. Over the last 10 Eredivisie games Van de Graaf, Edwin has officiated, the average is 3.30 cards a match — in line with the league average of 3.19. That splits 3.0 yellow and 0.3 red a game — a red in 3 of the 10. The away side sees more cards — 1.7 to 1.6 a game, flatter than the league's 0.4 gap. 5+ cards landed in 10% of those games (1 of 10), from a 16.6% foul-to-booking rate. These are raw match figures from those games, not odds.
Match cards last 10 games
Career profile
The two numbers that matter are vs league — the multiplier the model applies to a player's booking chance — and conversion, the share of fouls Van de Graaf, Edwin turns into bookings. Conversion, not the raw foul count, is where a referee's real card tendency lives. Career figures across every Eredivisie season on record.
| Measure | Edwin | League avg |
|---|---|---|
| Cards / match | 3.38 | 3.19 |
| vs league | 1.06× | 1.00× |
| Foul-to-card conversion | 18.8% | 15.4% |
| Fouls / match | 18.0 | 20.7 |
| Red cards shown | 12 | — |
| Matches on record | 48 (0 in 26/27) | — |
Recent matches
The last 8 Eredivisie games Van de Graaf, Edwin took charge of — the actual card and foul counts a match-cards line settles on.
| Match | Score | Cards | Y | R | Fouls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Alkmaar v NAC Breda17 May | 3–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| SC Heerenveen v Fortuna Sittard25 Apr | 2–1 | 4 1 red | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Sparta Rotterdam v FC Volendam21 Mar | 2–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| RKC Waalwijk v SC Heerenveen10 May | 3–1 | 4 1 red | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| FC Utrecht v FC Groningen13 Apr | 3–1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| SC Heerenveen v Heracles Almelo15 Mar | 1–1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| NEC Nijmegen v Almere City FC16 Feb | 2–2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| RKC Waalwijk v PEC Zwolle20 Dec | 1–1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
● a red card in that match
Frequently asked
How many cards does Van de Graaf, Edwin give per game?
Van de Graaf, Edwin averages 3.38 cards a game across 48 Eredivisie matches — 6% above the league average of 3.19. On a Van de Graaf, Edwin appointment, the model multiplies every player's booking chance by 1.06.
Is Van de Graaf, Edwin a strict referee?
Yes. The honest measure is foul-to-card conversion — the share of fouls that become bookings — and Van de Graaf, Edwin runs at 18.8% against a league average of 15.4%. Foul counts barely vary between officials; the rate at which a foul becomes a booking is where referees genuinely differ.
Does Van de Graaf, Edwin's record change bet builder card prices?
It should. The referee is the single biggest factor in the to-be-carded market, and the appointment is public before kick-off — so a strict official on a combative player is the archetypal card edge. The player cards guide walks through exactly how the model turns a tendency like this into a price.
How reliable is Van de Graaf, Edwin's card rate?
It rests on 48 career matches, a solid record. The model shrinks a referee's tendency toward the league average when the sample is thin and discounts its own confidence for officials with young records, so a number like this never gets trusted beyond what the evidence earns.
Rates shown are figures from public match data for context; the model adds shrinkage and an opponent factor, and discounts its confidence for thin referee records, before flagging any card as value. It compares against the bookmaker's price as offered — card markets are priced one side only, so that price still carries the bookmaker's margin. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.