Referee
Matthew Thompson
- Nationality
- USA
- Matches
- 60In our archive since
- USL Championship38
- NWSL Women20
- USL League One1
- USL Super League1
This season (2026)USL, Championship · NWSL - Women
22Matches
3.00Yellow cards per match8 matches
0.00Red cards per match8 matches
0.00Penalties per match8 matches
Career
60Matches
2.65Yellow cards per match20 matches
0.10Red cards per match20 matches
0.30Penalties per match20 matches
23.80Fouls per match
Strictness rankingNWSL Women
Matthew Thompson shows 3.00 yellow cards per match, 31% above the league average (2.29): number 4 of 12 referees.
- 1Alexandra Billeter9 matches3.33
- 2E. Koroleva9 matches3.33
- 3Lauren Aldrich8 matches3.13
- 4Matthew Thompson8 matches3.00
- 5Shawn Tehini9 matches2.67
- 6C. Radosav8 matches2.38
- 7Nabil Bensalah8 matches2.25
- 8Jaclyn Metz9 matches2.22
- 9Abdou Ndiaye8 matches2.00
- 10John Griggs9 matches1.78
- 11Brad Jensen10 matches1.40
- 12M. Hassan8 matches1.00
League average 2.29
Cards per matchLast 8 matches with card data
- Yellow cards
- Red cards
Results in his matchesFrom 60 finished matches
- Home win38%
- Draw23%
- Away win38%
Home / awayYellow cards · 20 matches
- Home teams20 yellow cards · 38%
- Away teams33 yellow cards · 62%
Away teams saw 65% more yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USL Championship | 38 | – | – | – |
| NWSL Women | 20 | 2.65 | 2 | 6 |
| USL League One | 1 | – | – | – |
| USL Super League | 1 | – | – | – |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | USL, Championship | 14 | – | – | – |
| NWSL - Women | 8 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2025 | NWSL - Women | 5 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| USL, Championship | 10 | – | – | – | |
| USL, League One | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 2024 | USL Super League - Women | 1 | – | – | – |
| NWSL - Women | 7 | 2.43 | 0.29 | 0.86 | |
| USL, Championship | 14 | – | – | – |
Latest matches
- USL, ChampionshipEl Paso Locomotive FC0Sacramento Republic FC1
- USL, ChampionshipOrange County SC1Monterey Bay Union2
- NWSL - WomenWashington Spirit (Wom)0Angel City FC (Wom)13Yellow cards
- USL, ChampionshipDetroit City FC1Pittsburgh Riverhounds0
- NWSL - WomenSan Diego Wave FC (Wom)2North Carolina Courage (Wom)11Yellow cards
- NWSL - WomenOrlando Pride (Wom)1Utah Royals FC (Wom)25Yellow cards
- USL, ChampionshipPhoenix Rising FC3Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1
- USL, ChampionshipSan Antonio FC0El Paso Locomotive FC3
- USL, ChampionshipPittsburgh Riverhounds0Sacramento Republic FC0
- NWSL - WomenUtah Royals FC (Wom)0Washington Spirit (Wom)11Yellow cards
- USL, ChampionshipMiami FC2Tampa Bay Rowdies3
- NWSL - WomenRacing Louisville (Wom)1Houston Dash (Wom)16Yellow cards
- USL, ChampionshipIndy Eleven2Charleston Battery0
- USL, ChampionshipTulsa Roughnecks FC1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2
- USL, ChampionshipMonterey Bay Union2Sporting JAX1
- USL, ChampionshipHartford Athletic0New Mexico United0
- NWSL - WomenNJ/NY Gotham FC (Wom)1Boston Legacy FC (Wom)13Yellow cards
- NWSL - WomenSeattle Reign FC (Wom)0Utah Royals FC (Wom)33Yellow cards
- USL, ChampionshipIndy Eleven1Pittsburgh Riverhounds1
- NWSL - WomenChicago Red Stars (Wom)0Orlando Pride (Wom)32Yellow cards
