Referee
Richard Martens
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Matches
- 40In our archive since
- Eerste Divisie22
- Eredivisie15
- KNVB Beker3
This season (2026)Eredivisie · Eerste Divisie
6Matches
3.67Yellow cards per match6 matches
0.17Red cards per match6 matches
0.84Penalties per match6 matches
Career
40Matches
3.54Yellow cards per match39 matches
0.15Red cards per match40 matches
0.45Penalties per match40 matches
22.23Fouls per match
Strictness rankingEerste Divisie
Richard Martens shows 2.92 yellow cards per match, 13% below the league average (3.37): number 14 of 18 referees.
- 1Jannick van der Laan9 matches4.56
- 2Wouter Wiersma22 matches4.55
- 3Martijn Vos14 matches4.07
- 4Stan Teuben22 matches3.82
- 5Robin Hensgens10 matches3.80
- 6Clay Ruperti16 matches3.69
- 7Laurens Gerrets18 matches3.56
- 8J. Kuipers17 matches3.47
- 9Thomas Hardeman17 matches3.35
- 10K. Puts14 matches3.21
- 11Erwin Blank13 matches3.08
- 12Niels Boel20 matches3.05
- 13Martin Van den Kerkhof11 matches3.00
- 14Richard Martens13 matches2.92
- 15Rick Sturm23 matches2.91
- 16Ingmar Oostrom12 matches2.75
- 17M. Perez18 matches2.33
- 18S. Shukrula9 matches1.89
League average 3.37
Cards per matchLast 20 matches with card data
- Yellow cards
- Red cards
Results in his matchesFrom 40 finished matches
- Home win55%
- Draw18%
- Away win28%
Home / awayYellow cards · 39 matches
- Home teams59 yellow cards · 43%
- Away teams79 yellow cards · 57%
Away teams saw 34% more yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eerste Divisie | 22 | 3.91 | 4 | 11 |
| Eredivisie | 15 | 3.13 | 2 | 6 |
| KNVB Beker | 3 | 2.50 | 0 | 1 |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eredivisie | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Eerste Divisie | 3 | 4.33 | 0.33 | 0.67 | |
| 2025 | Eredivisie | 8 | 3.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Eerste Divisie | 13 | 3.38 | 0.08 | 0.31 | |
| KNVB Beker | 1 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| 2024 | Eredivisie | 4 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| KNVB Beker | 2 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Eerste Divisie | 6 | 4.83 | 0.33 | 0.83 |
Latest matches
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- Eerste DivisieFC Eindhoven0Willem II Tilburg21Yellow cards
- EredivisieSC Telstar2NEC Nijmegen22Yellow cards
- EredivisieFC Volendam2NAC Breda14Yellow cards2Red cards
