Saint-Etienne 2-0 Rodez cards: our prediction vs the result
Pre-match model estimates. Based on the Road2Sushi model. Not guaranteed outcomes.
Result
St Etienne2-0Rodez
We called Over 3.5 at 50.4% and it missed (3 in the match). We called No at 89.5% and it landed (0 in the match).
Model read
Close to a coin-flip, barely a lean.
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: Lean
Over 3.5 cards50.4%
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 St Etienne vs Rodez. The model leans toward Rodez for the most cards.
Total cards
Both teams combined.
| Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 cards | 71.4% | 28.7% |
| 3.5 cards | 50.4% | 49.6% |
| 4.5 cards | 31.2% | 68.8% |
| 5.5 cards | 16.9% | 83.1% |
Who picks up more cards
St EtienneRodezTeam cards lines
St Etienne
Rodez
Card handicap
The four handicap lines closest to an even split. The line is St Etienne's; Rodez gets the opposite line. Half lines have no push.
| St Etienne line | St Etienne | Rodez |
|---|---|---|
| -1.5 | 17.2% | 82.8% |
| -0.5 | 34.2% | 65.8% |
| +0.5 | 55.7% | 44.3% |
| +1.5 | 75.2% | 24.8% |
Red card
Fouls
| Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 20.5 fouls | 88.5% | 11.5% |
| 22.5 fouls | 79.3% | 20.7% |
| 24.5 fouls | 67.3% | 32.7% |
Card trends
2026/27 · Recorded results. At this venue means St Etienne at home and Rodez 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 11,337 matches we rated like this one (50–60%), Cards actually happened 55.8% 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 headline read is Over 3.5 cards at 50.4%, its strongest read on the Cards market. Across the lines, the model goes from 71.4% for over 2.5 to 16.9% for over 5.5, with over 3.5 the closest line to a coin-flip at 50.4%. Between the two sides, Rodez are the model’s pick to pick up more cards at 44.3%, with a level count at 21.5%. This is a model estimate; validation depends on the market and available sample.
In-depth analysis
By team, St Etienne over 1.5 cards sits at 51.3% and Rodez at 58.7%. A red card for either side is rated at 10.5% (St Etienne 6.9%, Rodez 3.8%). This season St Etienne have averaged 1.6 cards a game and Rodez 1.4.
We publish the model, not a sure thing. What we are good at is getting the percentage right, not at beating the bookmakers.
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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