Van den Kerkhof, Martin
Over the last 10 Eredivisie games Van den Kerkhof, Martin has officiated, the average is 2.30 cards a match — 28% below the league average of 3.19. That splits 2.1 yellow and 0.2 red a game — a red in 2 of the 10. The away side sees more cards — 1.2 to 1.1 a game, flatter than the league's 0.4 gap. 5+ cards landed in 10% of those games (1 of 10), from a 12.2% foul-to-booking rate. These are raw match figures from those games, not odds.
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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 den Kerkhof, Martin 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 | Martin | League avg |
|---|---|---|
| Cards / match | 2.56 | 3.19 |
| vs league | 0.80× | 1.00× |
| Foul-to-card conversion | 13.8% | 15.4% |
| Fouls / match | 18.6 | 20.7 |
| Red cards shown | 14 | — |
| Matches on record | 66 (4 in 26/27) | — |
Recent matches
The last 8 Eredivisie games Van den Kerkhof, Martin took charge of — the actual card and foul counts a match-cards line settles on.
| Match | Score | Cards | Y | R | Fouls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Groningen v PEC Zwolle18 Sep | 3–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| AZ Alkmaar v Willem II Tilburg11 Sep | 1–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| FC Utrecht v Go Ahead Eagles8 Sep | 3–3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Fortuna Sittard v SC Cambuur15 Aug | 3–1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Go Ahead Eagles v PSV Eindhoven10 May | 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Heracles Almelo v AFC Ajax11 Apr | 0–3 | 3 1 red | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| NEC Nijmegen v SC Heerenveen22 Mar | 2–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Sparta Rotterdam v PEC Zwolle8 Mar | 1–1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
● a red card in that match
Frequently asked
How many cards does Van den Kerkhof, Martin give per game?
Van den Kerkhof, Martin averages 2.56 cards a game across 66 Eredivisie matches — 20% below the league average of 3.19. On a Van den Kerkhof, Martin appointment, the model multiplies every player's booking chance by 0.80.
Is Van den Kerkhof, Martin a strict referee?
No — slightly more lenient than most. The honest measure is foul-to-card conversion — the share of fouls that become bookings — and Van den Kerkhof, Martin runs at 13.8% 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 den Kerkhof, Martin'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 den Kerkhof, Martin's card rate?
It rests on 66 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.