Fouls peak in round one.
Cards don’t peak until round six.

Each round against its own season’s average.

+1.85 cards
per 100 fouls

Rounds 1–2 to 5–8 · paired within season · 95% CI 0.96–2.74 · same direction in 20 of 26

Referees are not calling more fouls in September; they are carding more of the ones they call.

Not why. A census records what happened.

therefcard.comCensus · no referee named

Fouls peak in round one.Cards don’t peak until round six.