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Card Statistics

Screen upcoming matches by both teams' booking records and the referee in charge, see the expected cards and the model's price, then check this week's strictest referees.

Card Screener

Every upcoming match with both teams' recent booking record against the line, the expected cards with the referee factored in, and a model price next to bet365 where the odds are in.

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236 matches · line closest to even per match
  • CórdobaCeuta
    Sat 18:30 · La Liga 2
    Ref Alejandro Morilla Turrión · 5.1 cards/match · ×1.15
    1.66
    +14%
    Over 4.5 Match cards
    Exp 6.8 · Model 69%
    L5100%10/10L1095%19/20L1580%24/30
  • HeartsFalkirk
    Sun 16:00 · Premiership
    Ref Michael MacDermid · 4.6 cards/match · ×1.08
    1.80
    +11%
    Over 3.5 Match cards
    Exp 4.9 · Model 62%
    L590%9/10L1090%18/20L1577%23/30
  • VillarrealGetafe
    Sun 18:30 · La Liga
    Ref: not assigned yet
    –
    –
    Over 4.5 Match cards
    Exp 5.0 · Model 56%
    L580%8/10L1085%17/20L1573%22/30
  • SC FreiburgFC Union Berlin
    Sun 17:30 · Bundesliga
    Ref Sascha Stegemann · 4.0 cards/match · ×0.98
    1.72
    -4%
    Over 3.5 Match cards
    Exp 4.1 · Model 56%
    L580%8/10L1085%17/20L1570%21/30
  • CelticKilmarnock
    Sun 17:00 · Premiership
    Ref John Beaton · 4.4 cards/match · ×1.06
    1.57
    +8%
    Over 2.5 Match cards
    Exp 4.2 · Model 69%
    L570%7/10L1080%16/20L1580%24/30
  • RomaSassuolo
    Sat 20:45 · Serie A
    Ref Marco Di Bello · 3.2 cards/match · ×0.85
    1.72
    +5%
    Over 2.5 Match cards
    Exp 3.5 · Model 61%
    L570%7/10L1080%16/20L1577%23/30
  • AGFHorsens
    Sun 14:00 · Superliga
    Ref Michael Tykgaard · 3.7 cards/match · ×0.93
    –
    –
    Over 3.5 Match cards
    Exp 3.8 · Model 53%
    L580%8/10L1080%16/20L1570%21/30
  • Orlando CityNew England
    Sat 22:00 · Major League Soccer
    Ref Guido Gonzalez · 4.5 cards/match · ×1.08
    1.61
    -3%
    Over 3.5 Match cards
    Exp 4.3 · Model 60%
    L580%8/10L1075%15/20L1567%20/30
  • AltrinchamNotts County
    Sat 18:30 · FA Cup
    Ref David Rock · 4.7 cards/match · ×1.12
    2.25
    +32%
    Over 3.5 Match cards
    Exp 5.2 · Model 59%
    L580%8/10L1075%15/20L1570%21/30
  • Las PalmasEldense
    Sun 18:30 · La Liga 2
    Ref: not assigned yet
    –
    –
    Over 4.5 Match cards
    Exp 5.1 · Model 57%
    L570%7/10L1075%15/20L1560%18/30

Hit rates pool both teams' recent matches (match cards): L10 is each team's last 10, so up to 20 games. Model: expected cards from each side's for/against averages, weighted toward recent games and shrunk to the average team, as a Poisson chance; where the bookmaker prices both sides it is blended half-and-half with the margin-free market price. Odds: bet365, where the feed has them. EV is model chance × odds − 1: the model’s view of the price, not a proven betting edge. Cards are yellows plus reds per side. The referee’s cards per match in our data, shrunk toward the average referee, scales the expected cards (×0.85 to ×1.15); before a referee is assigned the teams alone set it. Matches leave the list at kick-off. “Limited data” marks a team with fewer than 10 recent matches in our data, “new team” fewer than 5. A guide, not a forecast. Updated 7 Nov, 17:17.

Referees this week — strictest first

RefereeCards / matchEffectNext match
Anderson Daronco5.2×1.15AvaívSão Bernardo · Serie B
Facundo Tello Figueroa5.0×1.15Gimnasia y Esgrima MendozavIndependiente Rivadavia · Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Davi de Oliveira Lacerda5.2×1.15NovorizontinovFortaleza · Serie B
Bruno Arleu de Araujo5.5×1.15Vila NovavCriciúma · Serie B
Istvan Kovacs5.4×1.15Farul ConstanțavRapid Bucuresti · Superliga
Ramon Abatti5.1×1.15Atlético MineirovGrêmio · Copa do Brasil
Alex Gomes Stefano5.3×1.15NáuticovCRB · Serie B
Halil Umut Meler5.4×1.15GalatasarayvAmed SK · Super Lig
Lawrence Visser4.9×1.15OH LeuvenvMechelen · Pro League
Sebastían Zunino5.2×1.15Boca JuniorsvDefensa y Justicia · Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes5.1×1.15GoiásvPonte Preta · Serie B
Rosendo Mendoza5.0×1.15Chicago FirevColumbus Crew · Major League Soccer
Víctor Rivas5.1×1.15AustinvPortland Timbers · Major League Soccer
Radoslav Gidzhenov5.6×1.15Spartak VarnavArda · First League
André Luis Skettino Policarpo Bento5.4×1.15CuiabávJuventude · Serie B
Edina Alves Batista5.7×1.15CearávAmérica Mineiro · Serie B
Atilla Karaoğlan5.5×1.15BeşiktaşvGençlerbirliği · Super Lig
Mateo Erceg5.0×1.15VaraždinvDinamo Zagreb · 1. HNL
João António Ferreira Gonçalves5.7×1.15Sporting CPvMoreirense · Liga Portugal
Alexis Da Silva4.9×1.15Minnesota UnitedvSJ Earthquakes · Major League Soccer
Hernán Mastrángelo5.0×1.15Rosario CentralvEstudiantes de Río Cuarto · Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Bastien Dechepy5.0×1.15Le MansvMonaco · Ligue 1
Sven Wolfensberger5.0×1.15St. GallenvLugano · Super League
Alejandro Morilla Turrión5.1×1.15CórdobavCeuta · La Liga 2
Snir Levi5.7×1.15Maccabi HaifavMaccabi Netanya · Ligat ha'Al
Luca Cibelli5.9×1.15LuzernvYoung Boys · Super League
Alejandro Quintero González5.9×1.15EspanyolvDeportivo La Coruña · La Liga
Sören Storks5.0×1.15VfB StuttgartvWerder Bremen · Bundesliga
Nikola Popov5.0×1.15Levski SofiavCSKA Sofia · First League
David Rafael Oliveira Silva6.2×1.15Vitória GuimarãesvPorto · Liga Portugal
Rafael Shafeev5.1×1.15Spartak MoskvavAkron · Premier League
Fedayi San5.3×1.15ServettevZürich · Super League
José Armando Torres Bessa7.3×1.15EstorilvMarítimo · Liga Portugal
Muhammet Ali Metoğlu5.7×1.15Mardin BBvBatman Petrolspor · 1. Lig
Ramy Touchan5.4×1.15San DiegovSporting KC · Major League Soccer
Pedro Miguel Torres Ramalho6.0×1.15NacionalvAcademico Viseu · Liga Portugal
Daniel Stefanski6.1×1.15Jagiellonia BiałystokvKatowice · Ekstraklasa
Berkay Erdemir5.2×1.15Pendiksporvİstanbulspor · 1. Lig
Diogo Rosa5.8×1.15Santa ClaravGil Vicente · Liga Portugal
Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira5.5×1.15Rio AvevSporting Braga · Liga Portugal

How the Card Model Works

Cards are counted as yellows plus reds for each side. For every upcoming match the model takes each team's cards received and the cards its opponents picked up over its last 15 matches, weights recent games more, and shrinks the result toward the average team so a few wild games cannot dominate.

Then the referee comes in. Their cards per match across every game of theirs in our data is compared with the average match; the more games they have refereed, the more that rate counts. A strict referee scales the expected cards up (to at most ×1.4), a lenient one down (to ×0.7). Before a referee is appointed, the teams alone set the number.

Using Card Stats for Betting

Booking markets move on the referee more than most bettors realise: the same fixture can be a 3.5-card game with one official and a 5.5-card game with another. Use Strict referees to see the matches where the appointment pushes the line up, and Quiet games for unders.

Context matters too: derbies, relegation battles and cup ties tend to run hotter than the averages. Check the team stats for fouls and cards per game, and the player prop screener for individual booking lines.