Chris Penso - MLS Referee Stats

USA MLS · Seasons on record: 2026-2027, 2025-2026, 2019-2020, 2018-2019

Over 2.5 FT

5 / 10
50%

Over 1.5 HT

3 / 10
30%

BTTS

7 / 10
70%

FT Result Split

5-3-2
Home-Draw-Away

Cards (avg)

5.1 YC · 0.2 RC
Totals: 51Y / 2R

HT / FT Outcomes

1/1
3 (30%)
1/X
1 (10%)
1/2
0 (0%)
X/1
2 (20%)
X/X
1 (10%)
X/2
1 (10%)
2/1
0 (0%)
2/X
1 (10%)
2/2
1 (10%)

Goal Difference

0-1
7 (70%)
2-3
3 (30%)
4+
0 (0%)

Matches 2026-2027

Date Match FT (HT) BTTS Over 2.5 Over 1.5 HT HT/FT Cards
26 Sep 2026 Charlotte vs Chicago Fire 0-1 (0-0) – – – X/2 7 1
13 Sep 2026 Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC 3-1 (2-0) ✓ ✓ ✓ 1/1 4 0
05 Sep 2026 Philadelphia Union vs CF Montreal 2-0 (0-0) – – – X/1 8 0
16 Aug 2026 Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers 2-1 (2-0) ✓ ✓ ✓ 1/1 4 0
02 Aug 2026 St. Louis City vs Real Salt Lake 1-1 (0-0) ✓ – – X/X 6 0
23 Jul 2026 Colorado Rapids vs San Diego 1-0 (0-0) – – – X/1 7 0
10 May 2026 Minnesota United FC vs Austin 2-2 (0-1) ✓ ✓ – 2/X 7 0
19 Apr 2026 Seattle Sounders vs St. Louis City 4-1 (2-0) ✓ ✓ ✓ 1/1 0 0
14 Mar 2026 Toronto FC vs New York Red Bulls 1-1 (1-0) ✓ – – 1/X 3 0
01 Mar 2026 Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC 1-2 (0-1) ✓ ✓ – 2/2 5 1

Teams Refereed Most

2026-2027
TeamTimes Refereed
Chicago Fire 2
Philadelphia Union 2
St. Louis City 2
Charlotte 1
Sporting Kansas City 1
Los Angeles FC 1
CF Montreal 1
Portland Timbers 1
All Seasons
TeamTimes Refereed
Philadelphia Union 10
Seattle Sounders 10
Sporting Kansas City 9
Portland Timbers 9
New York City FC 9
Orlando City SC 8
Colorado Rapids 7
FC Dallas 7

Over 2.5 FT

10 / 23
43.5%

Over 1.5 HT

2 / 23
8.7%

BTTS

12 / 23
52.2%

FT Result Split

12-5-6
Home-Draw-Away

Cards (avg)

4.3 YC · 0.17 RC
Totals: 99Y / 4R

HT / FT Outcomes

1/1
7 (30.4%)
1/X
3 (13%)
1/2
2 (8.7%)
X/1
5 (21.7%)
X/X
2 (8.7%)
X/2
4 (17.4%)
2/1
0 (0%)
2/X
0 (0%)
2/2
0 (0%)

Goal Difference

0-1
19 (82.6%)
2-3
4 (17.4%)
4+
0 (0%)

Matches 2025-2026

Date Match FT (HT) BTTS Over 2.5 Over 1.5 HT HT/FT Cards
08 Nov 2025 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 2-1 (0-0) ✓ ✓ – X/1 4 0
27 Oct 2025 San Diego vs Portland Timbers 2-1 (2-0) ✓ ✓ ✓ 1/1 5 1
18 Oct 2025 New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders 1-2 (0-0) ✓ ✓ – X/2 4 0
05 Oct 2025 Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids 1-0 (1-0) – – – 1/1 1 0
28 Sep 2025 Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas 2-2 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/X 6 0
21 Sep 2025 Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps 0-2 (0-0) – – – X/2 7 0
13 Sep 2025 DC United vs Orlando City SC 1-1 (1-0) ✓ – – 1/X 5 1
25 Aug 2025 Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City 5-2 (2-0) ✓ ✓ ✓ 1/1 1 0
16 Aug 2025 Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew 1-1 (0-0) ✓ – – X/X 1 0
25 Jul 2025 New England Revolution vs CF Montreal 1-3 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/2 7 0
16 Jul 2025 Charlotte vs DC United 2-1 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/1 1 0
13 Jul 2025 Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo 1-0 (1-0) – – – 1/1 5 0
29 May 2025 Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids 2-1 (0-0) ✓ ✓ – X/1 3 1
25 May 2025 Colorado Rapids vs St. Louis City 1-0 (1-0) – – – 1/1 3 0
17 May 2025 Atlanta United FC vs Philadelphia Union 0-1 (0-0) – – – X/2 5 0
10 May 2025 New York City FC vs CF Montreal 0-1 (0-0) – – – X/2 4 0
04 May 2025 Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 (1-0) – – – 1/1 3 0
27 Apr 2025 Houston Dynamo vs Austin 2-0 (0-0) – – – X/1 8 0
12 Apr 2025 Orlando City SC vs New York Red Bulls 0-0 (0-0) – – – X/X 6 1
29 Mar 2025 DC United vs Columbus Crew 1-2 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/2 5 0
22 Mar 2025 Minnesota United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy 2-2 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/X 5 0
02 Mar 2025 Los Angeles FC vs New York City FC 1-0 (0-0) – – – X/1 3 0
23 Feb 2025 Austin vs Sporting Kansas City 1-0 (0-0) – – – X/1 7 0

Teams Refereed Most

2025-2026
TeamTimes Refereed
Sporting Kansas City 4
Columbus Crew 3
Portland Timbers 3
New York City FC 3
Colorado Rapids 3
DC United 3
Seattle Sounders 2
Real Salt Lake 2
All Seasons
TeamTimes Refereed
Philadelphia Union 10
Seattle Sounders 10
Sporting Kansas City 9
Portland Timbers 9
New York City FC 9
Orlando City SC 8
Colorado Rapids 7
FC Dallas 7

Over 2.5 FT

15 / 25
60%

Over 1.5 HT

5 / 25
20%

BTTS

15 / 25
60%

FT Result Split

13-7-5
Home-Draw-Away

Cards (avg)

0 YC · 0 RC
Totals: 0Y / 0R

HT / FT Outcomes

1/1
12 (48%)
1/X
5 (20%)
1/2
2 (8%)
X/1
1 (4%)
X/X
2 (8%)
X/2
3 (12%)
2/1
0 (0%)
2/X
0 (0%)
2/2
0 (0%)

Goal Difference

0-1
13 (52%)
2-3
10 (40%)
4+
2 (8%)

Matches 2019-2020

Date Match FT (HT) BTTS Over 2.5 Over 1.5 HT HT/FT Cards
20 Oct 2019 Philadelphia Union vs New York Red Bulls 3-3 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/X 0 0
29 Sep 2019 Colorado Rapids vs FC Dallas 3-0 (2-0) – ✓ ✓ 1/1 0 0
21 Sep 2019 Atlanta United FC vs San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/1 0 0
11 Sep 2019 New York City FC vs Toronto FC 1-1 (1-0) ✓ – – 1/X 0 0
01 Sep 2019 Seattle Sounders vs Los Angeles Galaxy 4-3 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/1 0 0
24 Aug 2019 Philadelphia Union vs DC United 3-1 (3-0) ✓ ✓ ✓ 1/1 0 0
17 Aug 2019 New York Red Bulls vs New England Revolution 1-1 (1-0) ✓ – – 1/X 0 0
04 Aug 2019 Minnesota United FC vs Portland Timbers 1-0 (0-0) – – – X/1 0 0
17 Jul 2019 Atlanta United FC vs Houston Dynamo 5-0 (2-0) – ✓ ✓ 1/1 0 0
06 Jul 2019 Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders 1-2 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/2 0 0
03 Jul 2019 Orlando City SC vs Philadelphia Union 1-3 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/2 0 0
01 Jun 2019 CF Montreal vs Orlando City SC 0-3 (0-0) – ✓ – X/2 0 0
26 May 2019 Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders 3-2 (2-0) ✓ ✓ ✓ 1/1 0 0
19 May 2019 FC Dallas vs Los Angeles FC 1-1 (1-0) ✓ – – 1/X 0 0
11 May 2019 Los Angeles Galaxy vs New York City FC 0-2 (0-0) – – – X/2 0 0
08 May 2019 Atlanta United FC vs Toronto FC 2-0 (1-0) – – – 1/1 0 0
27 Apr 2019 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Philadelphia Union 1-1 (1-0) ✓ – – 1/X 0 0
25 Apr 2019 Minnesota United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy 0-0 (0-0) – – – X/X 0 0
20 Apr 2019 Columbus Crew vs Portland Timbers 1-3 (0-0) ✓ ✓ – X/2 0 0
14 Apr 2019 Real Salt Lake vs Orlando City SC 2-1 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/1 0 0
10 Apr 2019 DC United vs CF Montreal 0-0 (0-0) – – – X/X 0 0
30 Mar 2019 Toronto FC vs New York City FC 4-0 (1-0) – ✓ – 1/1 0 0
23 Mar 2019 FC Dallas vs Colorado Rapids 2-1 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/1 0 0
10 Mar 2019 Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union 2-0 (1-0) – – – 1/1 0 0
03 Mar 2019 Seattle Sounders vs FC Cincinnati 4-1 (3-0) ✓ ✓ ✓ 1/1 0 0

Teams Refereed Most

2019-2020
TeamTimes Refereed
Philadelphia Union 5
Seattle Sounders 4
FC Dallas 3
Atlanta United FC 3
New York City FC 3
Toronto FC 3
Los Angeles Galaxy 3
Orlando City SC 3
All Seasons
TeamTimes Refereed
Philadelphia Union 10
Seattle Sounders 10
Sporting Kansas City 9
Portland Timbers 9
New York City FC 9
Orlando City SC 8
Colorado Rapids 7
FC Dallas 7

Over 2.5 FT

9 / 19
47.4%

Over 1.5 HT

4 / 19
21.1%

BTTS

10 / 19
52.6%

FT Result Split

6-6-7
Home-Draw-Away

Cards (avg)

0 YC · 0 RC
Totals: 0Y / 0R

HT / FT Outcomes

1/1
5 (26.3%)
1/X
5 (26.3%)
1/2
1 (5.3%)
X/1
1 (5.3%)
X/X
1 (5.3%)
X/2
6 (31.6%)
2/1
0 (0%)
2/X
0 (0%)
2/2
0 (0%)

Goal Difference

0-1
13 (68.4%)
2-3
6 (31.6%)
4+
0 (0%)

Matches 2018-2019

Date Match FT (HT) BTTS Over 2.5 Over 1.5 HT HT/FT Cards
28 Oct 2018 Colorado Rapids vs FC Dallas 2-1 (0-0) ✓ ✓ – X/1 0 0
29 Sep 2018 Chicago Fire vs Los Angeles FC 3-1 (2-0) ✓ ✓ ✓ 1/1 0 0
16 Sep 2018 Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United FC 1-1 (1-0) ✓ – – 1/X 0 0
01 Sep 2018 Orlando City SC vs Philadelphia Union 2-2 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/X 0 0
27 Aug 2018 Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders 0-1 (0-0) – – – X/2 0 0
12 Aug 2018 Real Salt Lake vs CF Montreal 1-1 (1-0) ✓ – – 1/X 0 0
05 Aug 2018 Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City 0-1 (0-0) – – – X/2 0 0
21 Jul 2018 Seattle Sounders vs Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 (2-0) – – ✓ 1/1 0 0
08 Jul 2018 Los Angeles FC vs Orlando City SC 4-1 (2-0) ✓ ✓ ✓ 1/1 0 0
01 Jul 2018 Chicago Fire vs New York City FC 3-2 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/1 0 0
10 Jun 2018 Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City 0-0 (0-0) – – – X/X 0 0
26 May 2018 Toronto FC vs FC Dallas 0-1 (0-0) – – – X/2 0 0
20 May 2018 Atlanta United FC vs New York Red Bulls 1-3 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/2 0 0
14 May 2018 Los Angeles FC vs New York City FC 2-2 (1-0) ✓ ✓ – 1/X 0 0
06 May 2018 San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers 0-1 (0-0) – – – X/2 0 0
21 Apr 2018 Columbus Crew vs New England Revolution 2-2 (2-0) ✓ ✓ ✓ 1/X 0 0
14 Apr 2018 Philadelphia Union vs Orlando City SC 0-2 (0-0) – – – X/2 0 0
01 Apr 2018 Minnesota United FC vs Atlanta United FC 0-1 (0-0) – – – X/2 0 0
18 Mar 2018 FC Dallas vs Seattle Sounders 3-0 (1-0) – ✓ – 1/1 0 0

Teams Refereed Most

2018-2019
TeamTimes Refereed
FC Dallas 3
Los Angeles FC 3
Orlando City SC 3
Portland Timbers 3
Seattle Sounders 3
Chicago Fire 2
Real Salt Lake 2
Minnesota United FC 2
All Seasons
TeamTimes Refereed
Philadelphia Union 10
Seattle Sounders 10
Sporting Kansas City 9
Portland Timbers 9
New York City FC 9
Orlando City SC 8
Colorado Rapids 7
FC Dallas 7