Card stats & referee bookings
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.
| Line | Odds | L15 | Last 10 · home / away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ref Deborah Cecilia Correia · 3.7 cards/match · ×0.95 | Over 4.5 Match cards | – | 58%1.71 | – | 5.1ref −0.3 | 90%9/10 | 75%15/20 | 67%20/30 |   |
| Ref: not assigned yet | Over 4.5 Match cards | – | 49%2.04 | – | 4.6 | 75%6/8 | 75%6/8 | 75%6/8 |   |
| Ref: not assigned yet | Over 3.5 Match cards | – | 58%1.72 | – | 4.1 | 80%8/10 | 72%13/18 | 62%13/21 |   |
| Ref João Pedro Silva Pinheiro · 3.5 cards/match · ×0.90 | Over 3.5 Match cards | – | 52%1.92 | – | 3.8ref −0.4 | 70%7/10 | 64%9/14 | 64%9/14 |   |
| Ref: not assigned yet | Over 3.5 Match cards | – | 56%1.78 | – | 4.0 | 67%6/9 | 64%7/11 | 64%7/11 |   |
| Ref: not assigned yet | Over 3.5 Match cards | – | 53%1.88 | – | 3.8 | 63%5/8 | 63%5/8 | 63%5/8 |   |
| Ref: not assigned yet | Over 4.5 Match cards | – | 57%1.76 | – | 5.0 | 70%7/10 | 60%12/20 | 63%19/30 |   |
| Ref: not assigned yet | Over 4.5 Match cards | – | 55%1.81 | – | 5.0 | 70%7/10 | 60%12/20 | 57%17/30 |   |
| Ref: not assigned yet | Over 3.5 Match cards | – | 58%1.72 | – | 4.1 | 40%4/10 | 54%7/13 | 54%7/13 |   |
| Ref Arima Mohamed Moustapha Akakpo · no history | Over 3.5 Match cards | – | 54%1.87 | – | 3.8 | 70%7/10 | 54%7/13 | 54%7/13 |   |
- ––Over 4.5 Match cardsExp 5.1 · Model 58%L590%9/10L1075%15/20L1567%20/30
- ––Over 4.5 Match cardsExp 4.6 · Model 49%L575%6/8L1075%6/8L1575%6/8
- ––Over 3.5 Match cardsExp 4.1 · Model 58%L580%8/10L1072%13/18L1562%13/21
Albanialimited data
Finlandlimited dataThu 20:45 · UEFA Nations LeagueRef João Pedro Silva Pinheiro · 3.5 cards/match · ×0.90––Over 3.5 Match cardsExp 3.8 · Model 52%L570%7/10L1064%9/14L1564%9/14
Antigua and Barbudanew team
Trinidad and Tobagolimited dataFri 00:00 · CONCACAF Nations LeagueRef: not assigned yet––Over 3.5 Match cardsExp 4.0 · Model 56%L567%6/9L1064%7/11L1564%7/11- ––Over 3.5 Match cardsExp 3.8 · Model 53%L563%5/8L1063%5/8L1563%5/8
- ––Over 4.5 Match cardsExp 5.0 · Model 57%L570%7/10L1060%12/20L1563%19/30
- ––Over 4.5 Match cardsExp 5.0 · Model 55%L570%7/10L1060%12/20L1557%17/30
Equatorial Guinealimited data
Zimbabwelimited dataThu 17:00 · Africa Cup of Nations QualificationsRef: not assigned yet––Over 3.5 Match cardsExp 4.1 · Model 58%L540%4/10L1054%7/13L1554%7/13
Mozambiquelimited data
Ethiopialimited dataFri 14:00 · Africa Cup of Nations QualificationsRef Arima Mohamed Moustapha Akakpo · no history––Over 3.5 Match cardsExp 3.8 · Model 54%L570%7/10L1054%7/13L1554%7/13
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 10 Nov, 19:17.
Referees this week — strictest first
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.
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