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About football card betting
Football is considered the most popular sport in the world, boasting hundreds of millions of fans. This popularity is also reflected in the betting market, where it is possible to not only predict the outcome of a match but also bet on various unique factors specific to the sport, making it the sport with the most users and the most betting options .
Betting on whether both teams will score , corner kicks, offsides, throw-ins, and other soccer rules is already very popular, and of course, betting on the number of yellow and red cards players receive due to inappropriate fouls and actions during the game, as well as other related details, is also a popular game chosen by many users .
Today, we’ll take a look at the different types of soccer card bets available, as well as some strategic betting methods that can help you profit from card betting.
Types of Soccer Card Betting
As mentioned in the beginning, soccer is the sport that takes up the largest portion of the pie, and it is located at the top of the banners of all sports betting sites. Accordingly, many betting platforms have come up with more exciting betting options to attract members, and soccer card betting has also been one of those games that has come into existence.
First of all, the cards that can be received in a soccer match are a yellow card as a warning and a red card as a sending off order that is received when two yellow cards have accumulated or when an excessively serious foul or misconduct has been committed .
While there are certainly options to bet on both cards, there are more prediction games involving yellow cards than red cards, which have a relatively low chance of appearing during a match.
Soccer Yellow Card Betting Types
Because situations where a specific player receives a yellow card in an individual match are common in soccer, there are various predictive factors related to this.
- Predict which team will receive more yellow cards
You can bet on the winning team based on the number of yellow cards they receive, just like betting on win/draw/loss .
For example, if a match is held between Team A and Team B, and you think Team A will collect more yellow cards, you can bet on Team A to win.
You can also reduce the risk of a yellow card tie (draw) by placing a double chance bet, which allows you to simultaneously bet on a specific team’s win and a draw, rather than giving up some of your winnings.
- Predict the total number of yellow cards (under/over)
A soccer yellow card betting option where you bet on whether the total number of yellow cards to be issued in a match will exceed (over) or not exceed (under) a selected threshold.
For example, if you bet on the total number of yellow cards being over 3.5 as in the picture above, your prediction will be considered successful if 4 or more yellow cards are given to players in the match.
Likewise, if you bet on 3.5 Under, your bet will be successful if there are less than 4 yellow cards.
- Predict the number of yellow cards per team
While there are bets to predict the number of yellow cards that will be given out in a match, there is also a betting option to predict how many yellow cards a particular team will receive .
Likewise, you can choose whether a certain threshold can be exceeded or not, and the number of yellow cards recorded by the opposing team does not affect the result of the bet, so if there is only one team whose strength or tactical tendencies you know, this is a good yellow card betting option to bet on.
- Predict which players will receive yellow cards
This is a bet to predict which player will receive a yellow card in the match .
This is a difficult betting option to predict as there are many players, including starting lineup replacement resources .
Assuming a card is drawn, the player most likely to receive the card based on their usual play style and recent card collection matches will be given a lower payout.
For reference, the photo above is from the match between Switzerland and Spain in Group D of the 2024 UEFA Nations League Group Stage. Renato Stefan (Switzerland), who received the lowest odds, received the lowest odds as he has recorded two yellow cards in his last six games despite being a winger.
Soccer Red Card Betting and Common
- Whether a red card occurs
As mentioned above, red cards are significantly less likely to occur than yellow cards, so there aren’t as many betting options as there are for yellow cards.
You can predict whether a red card will be issued in a match or whether a specific player will be sent off with a red card, but the odds are so high that it ‘s more of a fun bet .
- Predicting when to receive a card
There are also betting options that allow you to predict when cards will occur, including yellow and red cards .
Overseas betting platforms usually group 15 minutes into one interval and provide options to bet on whether a specific event will occur during a total of 6 intervals (90÷15).
In general, the match becomes more intense towards the end than at the beginning, and the risk of receiving a red card due to accumulated warnings decreases, so the odds decrease as the match time passes, but the situation may change during live betting.
- Match the number of cards odd/even
This is a bet to predict whether the total number of cards that will appear in the game will be odd or even .
You can bet on yellow cards only, or you can bet on odd/even numbers for all cards including red cards.
Since it is a game that is virtually impossible to analyze, there are many users who bet for fun .
Soccer Card Betting Analysis Know-How
What makes soccer card betting so interesting is that there are as many different ways in which players on the field can receive cards as there are ways in which they can score goals, and there is a clear element of analysis that can be used to predict these based on the league, team tactics, players, and even referee tendencies .
While you might think of yellow and red card betting as simply betting on a specific part of a soccer match, there are surprisingly many factors that influence the outcome prediction, ranging from the macro to the micro.
From now on, we will introduce analytical know-how that can increase and clarify the winning rate of soccer card betting .
Understand the league’s (nationality’s) tone
A yellow card is issued by the referee for the purpose of intervention when a situation is dangerous, such as a foul or when an emotional fight between players escalates.
You might think that South American football leagues in particular place a lot of emphasis on the technical aspect, but if you watch the actual matches, you’ll see that physical competition and collisions occur more frequently than you’d think, and referees also issue many yellow cards to control this.
This is because there are so many talented players that the competition among them is very fierce, and environmental factors such as racial and regional conflicts also play a significant role, so in the case of national competitions such as the Copa America, it is highly likely that many cards will occur in each match.
Before placing a yellow and red card bet , it is necessary to check the league tendencies and whether there is any rivalry between the teams playing the game .
Understand the referee’s tendencies
If you’ve ever watched a lot of soccer matches, you probably know that the number of cards that will be dealt in a match can be greatly influenced by the referee’s tendencies.
This is somewhat related to the league’s tendency just above. In a rough league, the referee tends to consider even a foul that is somewhat ambiguous to judge as part of a physical fight and move on.
However, some referees do not hesitate to issue cards in such situations, or even issue more yellow cards in retaliation, especially when there is a protest. Therefore, it is important to actively use soccer lineup sites such as WhoScored to check the referee’s profile and tendencies through previous matches before betting.
If you are an uninformed referee, it is recommended to use live betting to gauge the tendencies rather than placing soccer card bets right before the game .
Understand your team’s tactics
To be successful with yellow card betting, it is very important to understand the strength and tactical tendencies of the teams you are betting on.
Since the offensive team and the defensive team have their own ways of collecting cards, analyzing and predicting more detailed team data, such as pressure and opponent records, becomes an important basis for judgment in soccer card betting.
The photo above shows the yellow card odds for the Nations League group stage match between Switzerland and Spain.
The odds of winning or losing were given out to Spain, who had better players and skills, but Switzerland, who was predicted to receive more yellow cards, was given odds of 1.85.
This means that rough tackles and fouls by Swiss players are inevitable to prevent Spain, who has the upper hand in terms of power, from taking possession and playing , and matches between teams with such a difference in skill usually show a similar pattern.
Therefore, it can be said that it is important to have a good understanding of the tactics and play patterns of both teams facing each other .
Identify players who frequently collect cards.
When placing bets on soccer cards, it is also important to pay attention to the records of the players on the teams you are betting on.
If a team has a hot-tempered player or players who are prone to committing intelligent fouls during a match, the chances of that team collecting a yellow card are very high.
Another soccer card betting strategy could be to check the previous matches of key players on both teams, check the card collection history , and then place a bet .
Soccer Card Betting Summary
As such, yellow and red card prediction betting can be quite an attractive game as there are more things to consider and more betting options than you might think.
I think yellow card betting might get a little more exciting these days, as a rule has been introduced in soccer to give a strong warning for intentional delays in the game, in order to relieve the boredom of the spectators.
However, if you go through the detailed analysis introduced above for soccer card betting, you may feel that it is not necessary in situations where there are main bets such as win, draw, or loss. Therefore, I recommend that you understand the flow of the game through real-time betting and place yellow and red card bets.
