Malaga 1-1 Espanyol cards: our prediction vs the result
Pre-match model estimates. Based on the Road2Sushi model. Not guaranteed outcomes.
Result
Malaga1-1Espanol
We called Over 3.5 at 63.9% and it landed (9 in the match). We called No at 89.5% 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 cards63.9%
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 Malaga vs Espanol. It tips Espanol for the most cards.
Total cards
Both teams combined.
| Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 cards | 80.9% | 19.1% |
| 3.5 cards | 63.9% | 36.1% |
| 4.5 cards | 45.6% | 54.4% |
| 5.5 cards | 29.4% | 70.6% |
Who picks up more cards
MalagaEspanolTeam cards lines
Malaga
Espanol
Card handicap
The four handicap lines closest to an even split. The line is Malaga's; Espanol gets the opposite line. Half lines have no push.
| Malaga line | Malaga | Espanol |
|---|---|---|
| -1.5 | 19.5% | 80.5% |
| -0.5 | 35.0% | 65.0% |
| +0.5 | 53.8% | 46.2% |
| +1.5 | 71.5% | 28.5% |
Red card
Fouls
| Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 20.5 fouls | 81.1% | 18.9% |
| 22.5 fouls | 69.8% | 30.2% |
| 24.5 fouls | 56.8% | 43.3% |
Card trends
2026/27 · Recorded results. At this venue means Malaga at home and Espanol 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 10,269 matches we rated like this one (60–70%), Cards actually happened 65.7% of the time.
Predictions & track record updated 6 Nov 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 headline read is Over 3.5 cards at 63.9%, its strongest read on the Cards market. Line by line, the read runs from 80.9% for over 2.5 to 29.4% for over 5.5, with over 4.5 the closest line to a coin-flip at 45.6%. On the card count, Espanol are the model’s pick to pick up more cards at 46.2%, with a level count at 18.8%. This is a model estimate; validation depends on the market and available sample.
In-depth analysis
For the team lines, Malaga over 1.5 cards sits at 60.1% and Espanol at 67.5%. A red card for either side is rated at 10.5% (Malaga 5.2%, Espanol 5.6%). This season Malaga have averaged 1.9 cards a game and Espanol 3.0.
These are the model’s own percentages, not tips. 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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