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Cordero Vega × Deportivo Alavés

12 matches of Deportivo Alavés refereed by Adrián Cordero Vega, from 2018-19 to 2025-26.

In short

Cordero Vega has refereed 12 Liga matches of Deportivo Alavés, from 2018-19 to 2025-26: 5 wins, 1 draws and 6 defeats, a 42% win rate. With other referees, over the same seasons, Deportivo Alavés wins 26% of its matches.

  • Penalties won per match0.33opponents: 0.44 · with other referees: 0.17
  • Yellow cards received per match2.67opponents: 1.92 · with other referees: 2.56

Verdict: no clear difference once team strength is taken into account.

Once the strength of both teams is taken into account (using bookmakers' odds), the data show no clear difference with this referee.

Win rates do not account for the strength of opponents; the conclusion does.

Deportivo Alavés

Cordero Vega

Deportivo Alavés

no clear differencesmall sample

Record

12matches

5 W1 D6 L

For / against, per match

Deportivo Alavés against its opponents, with Cordero Vega

0.33
Penalties won
0.44
2.67
Yellows received
1.92
0.08
Reds received
0.17
14.8
Fouls called against
11.5
For experts: statistical tests and method

Comparison with bookmakers' odds, corrected p-values and appointments. Nothing is hidden: the full detail is here.

No clear difference does not mean "no effect": with 12 matches, only a deviation of about ±1.50 points per match could have been detected.

Points − expected points

+2.2pts over 12 matches

16 points obtained for 13.8 expected from the odds, i.e. +0.187 per match.

Points distribution from the odds

If only the odds mattered, over these 12 matches

Points obtained

16

Expected (odds)

13.8

Deviation

+2.2

two-sided p

0.66

Expected 13.8 ± 4.1 pts · probability of a deviation at least this large, in either direction: 66%.

Tests on the 5 measures

Deviation per match, raw p and corrected q (Benjamini-Hochberg, all pairs)

MeasureDeviationpqVerdict
Points − expected+0.1870.661.00no clear difference
Penalty balance−0.0900.841.00no clear difference
Red-card balance+0.1160.551.00no clear difference
Yellow-card balance−0.4120.501.00no clear difference
Foul balance−2.1340.180.89no clear difference

Appointments

The club's matches assigned to this referee, observed vs expected

Observed

12

Expected

11.2

p / q

0.88 / 1.00

no clear difference Seasons without a known referee for every match are not counted.

Matches per season

Number of matches (bars) and the season's points − expected deviation (hover)

VAR
Matches

The 12 matches

From Deportivo Alavés's point of view.

Date
Season2025-26
ScoreD2–2
Pen. for–against—
Yellows received–opp.2–2
Reds received–opp.0–0
Date
Season2025-26
ScoreL0–1
Pen. for–against—
Yellows received–opp.3–0
Reds received–opp.0–0
Date
Season2025-26
ScoreL0–1
Pen. for–against—
Yellows received–opp.3–2
Reds received–opp.0–0
Date
Season2024-25
ScoreL0–1
Pen. for–against0–0
Yellows received–opp.4–2
Reds received–opp.0–1
Date
Season2021-22
ScoreW2–1
Pen. for–against1–1
Yellows received–opp.4–3
Reds received–opp.0–0
Date
Season2021-22
ScoreW2–1
Pen. for–against1–0
Yellows received–opp.3–3
Reds received–opp.0–0
Date
Season2020-21
ScoreW2–1
Pen. for–against0–0
Yellows received–opp.2–1
Reds received–opp.0–0
Date
Season2020-21
ScoreW2–1
Pen. for–against1–0
Yellows received–opp.3–2
Reds received–opp.0–0
Date
Season2020-21
ScoreL0–2
Pen. for–against0–0
Yellows received–opp.2–5
Reds received–opp.0–0
Date
Season2019-20
ScoreL0–6
Pen. for–against0–2
Yellows received–opp.1–1
Reds received–opp.1–0
Date
Season2018-19
ScoreL0–2
Pen. for–against0–1
Yellows received–opp.3–1
Reds received–opp.0–0
Date
Season2018-19
ScoreW5–1
Pen. for–against0–0
Yellows received–opp.2–1
Reds received–opp.0–1
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