Stats
Eliteserien cards 2026
As of November 7, 2026 · 198 matches in the 2026 seasonHow we count
In the 2026 season, matches in Eliteserien average 3.7 cards (3.5 yellow and 0.18 red; 198 matches, as of November 7, 2026).
32% of matches had over 4.5 cards and 16% a red card; the teams whose matches have the most cards are Viking (4.5), Sandefjord (4.3), and Lillestrom (4.1).
Among 72 top-flight leagues with cards this season, Eliteserien ranks 60th (the average of those leagues is 4.5).
- Average per match
- 3.7
- home 1.6 · away 2.1
- Over 4.5
- 32%
- 64 of 198 matches
- Matches this season
- 198
- since March 14, 2026
Teams: cards in their matches
Each team's matches this season: cards of both sides, its own and its opponents', at home and away, and over 4.5. The sign is the difference from the league average.
| League average | 198 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | – | – | 32% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking | 25 | 4.5, +0.8 against the average | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 64% |
| Sandefjord | 24 | 4.3, +0.6 against the average | 2.3 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 42% |
| Lillestrom | 24 | 4.1, +0.4 against the average | 1.8 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 29% |
| KFUM Oslo | 25 | 4.0, +0.4 against the average | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 36% |
| Molde | 25 | 3.9, +0.2 against the average | 2.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 40% |
| Rosenborg | 26 | 3.9, +0.2 against the average | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 39% |
| Aalesund | 25 | 3.8, +0.1 against the average | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 32% |
| Brann | 25 | 3.8, +0.1 against the average | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 32% |
| Kristiansund BK | 25 | 3.8, +0.1 against the average | 2.2 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 28% |
| Start | 25 | 3.6, 0.0 against the average | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 32% |
| Sarpsborg 08 FF | 25 | 3.5, −0.2 against the average | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 20% |
| Valerenga | 25 | 3.4, −0.3 against the average | 2.2 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 36% |
| Fredrikstad | 25 | 3.4, −0.3 against the average | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 28% |
| Tromso | 24 | 3.2, −0.5 against the average | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 25% |
| Ham-Kam | 25 | 2.8, −0.8 against the average | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 20% |
| Bodo/Glimt | 23 | 2.7, −0.9 against the average | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 13% |
Today's matches in the Cards module
Today's list across all leagues, with both teams' recent matches.
How many cards a match has
Share of the season's matches with each total (both teams together).
- 0: 3% of matches (5 matches)
- 1: 11% of matches (22 matches)
- 2: 17% of matches (34 matches)
- 3: 18% of matches (35 matches)
- 4: 19% of matches (38 matches)
- 5: 15% of matches (30 matches)
- 6: 8% of matches (16 matches)
- 7: 6% of matches (11 matches)
- 8: 3% of matches (5 matches)
- 9: 1% of matches (1 match)
- 10+: 1% of matches (1 match)
The most common total was 4 (19% of matches).
Over the line
- Over 3.5
- 52%
- 102 of 198 matches
- Over 4.5
- 32%
- 64 of 198 matches
- Over 5.5
- 17%
- 34 of 198 matches
Referees: who shows the most cards
The most cards per match this season are shown by Kristoffer Hagenes (5.1), Sivert Amland (4.8), and Sigurd Smehus Kringstad (4.5).
Next matches: Eliteserien
By date, each with its match page.
How we count
Yellow and red cards shown to both teams' players, from the match statistics or else the live record. A league is listed once cards are known for 80% of its matches; teams from 6 matches. A percentage is a frequency, not a forecast.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are there on average per Eliteserien match?
- In the 2026 season, 3.7 per match: 3.5 yellow and 0.18 red (198 matches to November 7, 2026).
- How often do Eliteserien matches have over 4.5 cards?
- In 32% of the 2026 season's matches; over 3.5 in 52%, over 5.5 in 17% and a red card in 16%. That is a frequency in played matches, not a forecast.
- Which Eliteserien teams' matches have the most cards?
- Most: Viking (4.5), Sandefjord (4.3), and Lillestrom (4.1). Fewest: Bodo/Glimt (2.7), Ham-Kam (2.8), and Tromso (3.2). Both sides' cards in the team's matches this season count.
Today's matches in the Cards module
Today's list across all leagues, with both teams' recent matches.