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 cards51.7%
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 Troyes vs Le Mans. It tips Le Mans for the most cards.
Total cards
Both teams combined.
| Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 cards | 72.4% | 27.6% |
| 3.5 cards | 51.7% | 48.3% |
| 4.5 cards | 32.4% | 67.6% |
| 5.5 cards | 17.8% | 82.2% |
Who picks up more cards
Team cards lines
Troyes
Le Mans
Card handicap
The four handicap lines closest to an even split. The line is Troyes's; Le Mans gets the opposite line. Half lines have no push.
| Troyes line | Troyes | Le Mans |
|---|---|---|
| -1.5 | 15.8% | 84.2% |
| -0.5 | 32.1% | 67.9% |
| +0.5 | 53.2% | 46.8% |
| +1.5 | 73.1% | 26.9% |
Red card
Fouls
| Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 20.5 fouls | 77.3% | 22.8% |
| 22.5 fouls | 64.5% | 35.5% |
| 24.5 fouls | 50.4% | 49.6% |
Recent referees
The referees each side has met most this season, with cards per game overall and for that team. This history does not establish who officiates this match. The main match page shows a saved match referee when available.
| Team | Referee | Games | Cards/g | Team cards/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troyes | Azzedine Souifi | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Troyes | G. Paradis | 2 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Le Mans | A. Petit | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
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Card trends
2026/27 · Recorded results. At this venue means Troyes at home and Le Mans 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 · Recorded rate (%): 0–100. 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 51.7%, its strongest read on the Cards market. Line by line, the read runs from 72.4% for over 2.5 to 17.8% for over 5.5, with over 3.5 the closest line to a coin-flip at 51.7%. On the card count, Le Mans are the model’s pick to pick up more cards at 46.8%, with a level count at 21.1%. Read the recorded data and validation context alongside the estimate.
In-depth analysis
Split by side, Troyes over 1.5 cards sits at 50.4% and Le Mans at 61.1%. A red card for either side is rated at 7.1% (Troyes 2.1%, Le Mans 5.1%). Troyes’s most frequent referee this season, Azzedine Souifi, has averaged 2.5 cards a game across 2 of their matches; the appointment for this game is not known before kickoff.
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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