Rui Costa Referee Stats
Portugal85 matchesSeasons 2019-2022Cards come from 68 matches with official statistics.
Fouls come from 68 matches with a fouls count for both teams.
Penalties, scored and missed (shoot-outs excluded), come from 85 matches with a full event list.
Compared with other referees
5.49 cards a match, 0.32 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.81).
Based on 68 matches with official statistics.
Home and away
Results in these matches
- Home Win 34%
- Draw 26%
- Away Win 40%
2.44 goals a match
Recent Matches Refereed by Rui Costa
Benfica310
Santa Clara010
Estrela000
Nacional140
Belenenses241
Mafra220
FC Porto121
Boavista050Benfica120
Estoril020
SC Braga120
GIL Vicente010
Pacos Ferreira120
Famalicao300
Rio Ave030Benfica130Estoril031
Chaves220FC Porto152GIL Vicente250Rui Costa by Competition
Every competition with a finished match, busiest first.
| Competition | MP | Cards | Yellow | Red | Fouls | Pens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira LigaPortugal | 62 | 5.45 | 5.18 | 0.27 | 30.0 | 0.27 |
 Taça de PortugalPortugal | 10 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 32.0 | 0.20 |
 Segunda LigaPortugal | 9 | 6.25 | 6.00 | 0.25 | 27.5 | 0.33 |
 Taça da LigaPortugal | 4 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 35.0 | 0.00 |
Rui Costa by Season
All competitions together, newest season first.
| Season | MP | Cards | Yellow | Red | Fouls | Pens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27 | 6.10 | 5.67 | 0.43 | 28.4 | 0.30 |
| 2021 | 28 | 6.09 | 5.91 | 0.17 | 29.0 | 0.29 |
| 2020 | 28 | 4.38 | 4.17 | 0.21 | 32.3 | 0.21 |
| 2019 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
Rui Costa referee statistics explained
Rui Costa is a referee from Portugal with 85 finished matches in our records, from 24 Nov 2019 to 27 May 2023. They span 4 competitions, most often Primeira Liga (62).
In matches with official statistics (68), the average is 5.49 cards a match: 5.22 yellow and 0.26 red. That is 0.32 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons, who average 5.81. Home teams receive 2.62 yellow cards a match in these games, away teams 2.60. The fouls count averages 29.9 a match. Penalties awarded: 22 in 85 matches with a full event list, 0.26 a match.
Home teams won 34% of these matches, 26% ended level and away teams won 40%, at 2.44 goals a match. In 2022, Rui Costa has 27 finished matches, at 6.10 cards a match. Referee appointments are usually published one or two days before kickoff, and upcoming matches appear here once they are announced.
Other referees are compared on the football referee stats page. Figures update every morning from finished matches; card and foul averages use only matches with official statistics, and results are the 90-minute score.