Referees are increasingly under the spotlight, with technology and the advent of VAR meaning every single decision they make over the course of a game is analysed to the nth degree, with more data around than ever before to scrutinise performance.
With that data, we can now look at which referees are most likely to show red or yellow cards, and our team of experts have broken down the games every day to provide a list of card betting tips for you to take advantage of.
Check out our daily Card Betting Tips from Freebets.com’s resident betting experts, focusing on which players are most likely to be carded each day and the statistics of referees involved, as well as the latest free bet offers.
Premier League Card Betting Tips for Wednesday 15 May
The Premier League continues with two key fixtures in the race for Europe, so here are our card betting tips for the day.
Sofyan Amrabat to be carded
Manchester United vs Newcastle United
Both teams to receive multiple cards
Manchester United vs Newcastle United
Moises Caicedo to be carded
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea
Over 3.5 cards
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea
At 15/1, a £10 bet would return £157.50!
Premier League card Bet Builder- Wednesday 15 May
Manchester United vs Newcastle United
Rob Jones
In 35 matches so far this season, Rob Jones has produced 153 yellow cards and five reds, 4.5 cards per game on average.
He was in charge of Manchester United’s crazy 3-3 draw with Coventry at Wembley last month, booking four players, including André Onana.
Meanwhile, Jones’ most-recent Newcastle appointment came on Easter weekend, sending off Anthony Gordon as the Magpies beat West Ham 4-3 in an equally bonkers game.
Sofyan Amrabat to be carded
Sofyan Amrabat was shown his seventh yellow card of the season against Crystal Palace nine nights ago, a high card count considering he’s only played 1,292 minutes, with one of these cautions coming when Newcastle trounced Man United in the EFL Cup in November.
Both teams to receive multiple cards
Both teams have received multiple cards in three of the last six encounters between these two clubs, including that aforementioned Carabao Cup tie, their last meeting at Old Trafford.
Erik ten Hag’s team have collected six cautions across their two clashes with Newcastle this season, while Eddie Howe’s team have picked up 2+ cards in six of their last nine outings.
Sofyan Amrabat to be carded
Manchester United vs Newcastle United
Both teams to receive multiple cards
Manchester United vs Newcastle United
At 16/5 a £10 bet would return £42!
Premier League card Bet Builder- Wednesday 15 May
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea
Michael Salisbury
In 22 appointment so far this season, Michael Salisbury has brandished 71 yellow cards and three reds, an average of 3.36 cards per 90, which is relatively low.
His most-recent Brighton fixture certainly upped this average, cautioning eight players as the Seagulls beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in February.
Meanwhile, he last took charge of Chelsea just after Christmas, booking five players as the Blues beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
Moises Caicedo to be carded
Moisés Caicedo has accumulated a whopping 14 yellow cards in all competitions this season, one of which came when he faced his former club in December, cautioned in six of his last 15 Premier League outings.
4+ cards
The last nine Premier League encounters between these two have produced 37 yellow cards and two reds, with Conor Gallagher sent off in the reverse fixture, an average of 4.33 cards per game.
Mauricio Pochettino’s team have accumulated 35 yellow cards across their last 12 matches played away from Stamford Bridge against top-flight opposition, shown multiple cards in 90% of these fixtures across the entire campaign.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side meantime have collected 12 yellow cards during their last five fixtures, picking up multiple cards in 14 of 16 outings since 3 February.
Moises Caicedo to be carded
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea
Over 3.5 cards
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea
At 11/4 a £10 bet would return £37.50!
Premier League card Bet Builder- Wednesday 15 May
Which sites do card betting?
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Football Betting Tips from Our Experts
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What is card betting?
Betting on players or teams to be shown cards can be one of the most rewarding markets in football betting.
Goals can be hard to come by, while not every player can gets shots away during a game, but every player on the pitch is capable of picking up a yellow card for any kind of offence.
Card betting is simply betting on an individual player to be shown a yellow or a red card during the match, but can also be used to back a minimum/maximum number of cards to be shown during the game on either side.
Betting on cards can be a good way to boost the odds in a bet builder, and with the greater focus on VAR, referees and with so much individual data now available, we are able to look at which referees show the most cards, how many cards they show on average per game and which players tend to attract the attention of the officials.
With all this data, card betting is one of the markets available to us that we can most accurately predict.
How to bet on cards?
Card betting is very simple, with several options available to you whether you want to place a single, a double, make it an accumulator or build it into your bet builder.
If you just have a hunch that a certain player will be carded during a game, you can find their odds and place money on it, but there is far more to it than that. With our tips, we will provide some of the data behind a game that will help you build your bet into several picks, which will help you increase the odds.
As well as focusing on one or more players to be carded in a match, you can also back a certain number of cards to be shown in the match itself, or to each side. For example, you can bet on over/under three yellow cards in a game, both teams to receive a card or you can combine them all into one bet and make it into an accumulator, or make an acca across multiple matches/leagues.
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