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How Valencia play under each ref or ref crew

Every Valencia game grouped by individual official, or by the same one officials on the pitch. Over this sample Valencia are 45-110 (29.0%); each ref and crew win rate below is compared to that team average.

Updated Jul 11, 2026, 5:12 a.m.·Last 5 seasons (2021-10-16 – 2026-05-24)

Valencia record: 45-110 (29.0%)

Notable patterns

  • Whistle pattern

    Pattern

    In Valencia games with César Soto Grado, Valencia draw 3.5 more fouls called per game than opponents (10-game sample).

    10 games in sample

    César Soto Grado profile →

  • Scoring pattern

    Pattern

    In Valencia games with Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias, contests average 1.9 combined goals (-0.9 vs league), 30.0% finish under the 2.5-goal benchmark across 10 games.

    10 games in sample

    Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias profile →

Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

10 games with Valencia · ~4-6

Win rate

40.0%

Team baseline 29.0%

+11.0 pts vs team
Totals

1.9 avg

30.0% over 2.5

-0.9 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

+0.7

More fouls on Valencia's opponents when positive

Balanced

José Luis Munuera Montero

10 games with Valencia · ~3-7

Win rate

30.0%

Team baseline 29.0%

+1.0 pts vs team
Totals

2.6 avg

40.0% over 2.5

-0.2 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

-3.1

More fouls on Valencia's opponents when positive

Opponent tendency

Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

10 games with Valencia · ~3-7

Win rate

30.0%

Team baseline 29.0%

+1.0 pts vs team
Totals

2.5 avg

30.0% over 2.5

-0.3 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

-0.5

More fouls on Valencia's opponents when positive

Balanced

Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

12 games with Valencia · ~3-9

Win rate

25.0%

Team baseline 29.0%

-4.0 pts vs team
Totals

3.3 avg

58.3% over 2.5

+0.5 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

-0.2

More fouls on Valencia's opponents when positive

Balanced

José María Sánchez Martínez

9 games with Valencia · ~2-7

Win rate

22.2%

Team baseline 29.0%

-6.8 pts vs team
Totals

3 avg

77.8% over 2.5

+0.2 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

+0.2

More fouls on Valencia's opponents when positive

Balanced

Jesús Gil Manzano

12 games with Valencia · ~2-10

Win rate

16.7%

Team baseline 29.0%

-12.3 pts vs team
Totals

3 avg

66.7% over 2.5

+0.2 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

-0.2

More fouls on Valencia's opponents when positive

Balanced

Javier Alberola Rojas

9 games with Valencia · ~1-8

Win rate

11.1%

Team baseline 29.0%

-17.9 pts vs team
Totals

2.1 avg

22.2% over 2.5

-0.7 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

+1.2

More fouls on Valencia's opponents when positive

VAL tendency

César Soto Grado

10 games with Valencia · ~1-9

Win rate

10.0%

Team baseline 29.0%

-19.0 pts vs team
Totals

2.4 avg

50.0% over 2.5

-0.4 vs league
Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.Opponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more) — a favorable minors/flags edge.

+3.5

More fouls on Valencia's opponents when positive

VAL tendency
What am I looking at?
  • Individual refs: stats for one official across all Valencia games they worked, even with different partners.
  • Ref crews: stats when the same one officials worked together on Valencia games (8+ games shown by default).
  • Team baseline: Valencia went 45-110 (29.0%) across this sample. Ref and crew win rates show how they compare to that team average.
  • Whistle differential: who gets called more. A positive number means opponents are whistled more often than Valencia.

Scores, fouls, cards, and referee assignments from ESPN (1546 games, 183 with sportsbook totals). Referee coverage begins 2021-22 (ESPN gameInfo.officials). Matrix: 472/634 ref×team pairs with 3+ games. 354 games skipped (no official listed).

League-wide ref profiles

César Soto Grado45.8% over 2.5Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea51.9% over 2.5Jesús Gil Manzano50.0% over 2.5Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos49.4% over 2.5José María Sánchez Martínez44.2% over 2.5José Luis Munuera Montero45.5% over 2.5Guillermo Cuadra Fernández55.3% over 2.5Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias54.7% over 2.5Alejandro José Hernández Hernández58.1% over 2.5Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz42.5% over 2.5Juan Martínez Munuera35.6% over 2.5Javier Alberola Rojas51.4% over 2.5