SANSTARI
LA LIGA
Espanyol
LWWDW
  • Calatrava 30'
FT1 – 2
Real Madrid
WLWWW
  • Bellingham 9'
  • Espí 90'
Saturday, 22 August 2026 · 20:30 · RCDE Stadium
Season shape

Team card averages

Bilateral comparison · historical match cards
Venue
EspanyolReal Madrid
2.7
Team cards · per game
2.3
5.3
Total match cards · per game
5.0
Season cards · league hub
Matches played this season: Espanyol 11 matches; Real Madrid 11 matches
3.18Cards for per game2.18
2.91Cards against per game2.64
Hit rates · home v away
L2034%
Cards match bet W%
L2047%
L2074%
Both teams carded
L2079%
L2066%
Over 1.5 team cards
L2057%
L2063%
Over 3.5 total cards
L2057%
Team cards by line · home at home v away away
L2082%
Over 0.5 team cards
L2083%
L2065%
Over 1.5 team cards
L2058%
L2053%
Over 2.5 team cards
L2033%
L2035%
Over 3.5 team cards
L2029%
Team cards by line · overall
L2089%
Over 0.5 team cards
L2085%
L2066%
Over 1.5 team cards
L2057%
L2051%
Over 2.5 team cards
L2028%
L2037%
Over 3.5 team cards
L2021%
Officiating

Referee profile

Card profile · last 12 months · 28 matches
Match average
4.61 CARDS / GAME
4.29 yellows a game · 28 matches, last 12 months
J. Sánchez Martínez
La Liga · 28 matches in the last 12 months
28
Apps
120
Yellows
4.29
Yellows / game
9
Reds
Cards per game
Cards per game28 matches in the last 12 months · yellows and reds4.61
Yellows per game28 matches in the last 12 months4.29

Half-by-half card counts are not recorded for these matches, so no first-half or second-half split is shown.

Referee extras · this league season
Fouls per game5 matches27.00
Penalties awarded1 in 5 matches · 0.20 a game1
Team cards
Home cards28 matches, last 12 months1.96 avg
Away cards28 matches, last 12 months2.64 avg
Both teams20/2871%
Over / under cards
Ref—+0.5no data
Ref96%+1.527/28 matches
Ref82%+2.523/28 matches
Ref54%+3.515/28 matches
Line check

Line vs referee and teams

Bookmaker cards lines beside the referee and the two teams. These are past results, not a price or a projection.

  • Referee: J. Sánchez Martínez, 28 matches in the last 12 months
  • Teams, matches played this season: Espanyol 11 matches; Real Madrid 11 matches

Neither bet365 nor Pinnacle has a total cards line for this match yet, so the figures below have no line to be set against.

J. Sánchez Martínez averages 4.61 cards a game over 28 matches in the last 12 months.

In those matches J. Sánchez Martínez has shown the home side 1.96 cards a game and the away side 2.64 (28 matches).

Espanyol cards for 3.18 a game, Real Madrid 2.18, together 5.36.

Blending each side's cards for with the other's cards against gives Espanyol 2.91 and Real Madrid 2.55, together 5.45.

Cards for at the venues: Espanyol at home 2.80 (5 matches), Real Madrid away 2.17 (6 matches), together 4.97.

Averages

Cards · past-game averages

Venue, overall and league hit rates, referee where on file · averaged into one figure
Match state
SETTLED · FT 1–2
Match finished. Prices are the last captured before kick-off.
Total cardsvia match book
Source66%Venueover 3.5 hit rate
Source60%Overallover 3.5 hit rate
Source60%Leagueover 3.5 hit rate
Source54%Refereeover 3.5 hit rate
Average60%Averageaverage of the hit rates above
Espanyol (H) · team cardsOver 1.5 line
Source65%Venueover 1.5 hit rate
Source66%Overallover 1.5 hit rate
Source29%Leagueover 1.5 hit rate
Average53%Averageaverage of the hit rates above
Real Madrid (A) · team cardsOver 1.5 line
Source58%Venueover 1.5 hit rate
Source57%Overallover 1.5 hit rate
Source34%Leagueover 1.5 hit rate
Average50%Averageaverage of the hit rates above

Total cards lines

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Asian Handicap Cards

Each side with the handicap it carries, in cards

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