Joakim Väärälä has officiated 68 matches on record, averaging 3.5 cards and 2.2 fouls per game — a balanced official. A player is dismissed roughly once every 6 games, and the spot is pointed to 0.29 times per match. Home teams win 54% of matches under him, drawing 10% and losing 35%. Most active in the Kakkonen (62 matches). 36% of his bookings come after the 75th minute, with the first card around the 36'.