Darmstadt 3-1 Cottbus cards: our prediction vs the result
Pre-match model estimates. Based on the Road2Sushi model. Not guaranteed outcomes.
Result
Darmstadt3-1Cottbus
We called Over 3.5 at 61.0% and it landed (6 in the match). We called No at 70.9% and it landed (0 in the match).
Model read
A moderate lean, nothing emphatic.
Conviction is how far the model's probability sits from an even 50/50: Strong at 18 points or more, Moderate at 8 points or more, Lean below that.
Conviction: Moderate
Over 3.5 cards61.0%
Cards (bookings)
Model probabilities for this match. Over means more than the stated line; Under means fewer. For example, over 2.5 requires at least 3. These estimates are not bookmaker odds.
Yellow-card estimates use recorded match data; bookmaker settlement rules may differ, these are the model total-booking probabilities for Darmstadt vs Cottbus. The model leans toward Cottbus for the most cards.
Total cards
Both teams combined.
| Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 cards | 79.4% | 20.6% |
| 3.5 cards | 61.0% | 39.0% |
| 4.5 cards | 41.6% | 58.4% |
| 5.5 cards | 25.2% | 74.8% |
Who picks up more cards
DarmstadtCottbusTeam cards lines
Darmstadt
Cottbus
Card handicap
The four handicap lines closest to an even split. The line is Darmstadt's; Cottbus gets the opposite line. Half lines have no push.
| Darmstadt line | Darmstadt | Cottbus |
|---|---|---|
| -1.5 | 18.3% | 81.7% |
| -0.5 | 34.5% | 65.5% |
| +0.5 | 54.4% | 45.7% |
| +1.5 | 73.0% | 27.0% |
Red card
Fouls
| Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 20.5 fouls | 75.5% | 24.5% |
| 22.5 fouls | 62.4% | 37.6% |
| 24.5 fouls | 48.3% | 51.7% |
Card trends
2026/27 · Recorded results. At this venue means Darmstadt at home and Cottbus away. A rate appears only after five matches with the figure, three for the home or away split; a missing value is never zero.
Bar scales · Cards per game: 0–5. Each team uses the same scale for each metric.
Cards accuracy
How our Cards calls have actually done, each one scored against the real result on matches the model had never seen.
In 10,239 matches we rated like this one (60–70%), Cards actually happened 65.7% of the time.
Predictions & track record updated 27 Oct 2026.
Our last 10 Cards calls
Our most recent Cards calls, each one scored against the result. The model had never seen these matches when it made them. Green means we got it right, red means we got it wrong, and the number is how sure we were.
Model analysis: reasoning, key facts and model lenses
Expert AI analysis
The model makes Over 3.5 cards at 61.0%, its strongest read on the Cards market. Line by line, the read runs from 79.4% for over 2.5 to 25.2% for over 5.5, with over 4.5 the closest line to a coin-flip at 41.6%. On the card count, Cottbus are the model’s pick to pick up more cards at 45.7%, with a level count at 19.9%. Read the recorded data and validation context alongside the estimate.
In-depth analysis
By team, Darmstadt over 1.5 cards sits at 58.5% and Cottbus at 66.1%. A red card for either side is rated at 29.1% (Darmstadt 24.6%, Cottbus 6.0%). This season Darmstadt have averaged 2.5 cards a game and Cottbus 2.0.
Every figure here is what the model thinks, not advice. The track record is public, misses included.
Model lenses
The same numbers read in different ways by one model. These are not separate tipsters, and none of them is a tip.
This season
2026/27 · Recorded results.
Bar scales · Cards per game: 0–5 · Fouls per game: 0–20. Each team uses the same scale for each metric.
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