We've picked out three players to get carded on Friday, combining for a huge 150/1 treble.
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Friday’s World Cup schedule brings another set of high-pressure group-stage deciders, making the cards markets a lively area to attack. With teams chasing qualification, defenders and midfielders should be exposed to more transition moments, tactical fouls and late challenges.
Our Friday card treble focuses on Hassan Tambakti, Joe Bell and Yasser Ibrahim, with all three players carrying both statistical and match-up appeal at big prices.
Hassan Tambakti To Be Shown A Card vs Cape Verde
Best odds: 4/1 (10Bet)
Advised Stake: 0.75pts
Hassan Tambakti looks a live card contender in Saudi Arabia’s must-win Group H clash with Cape Verde. The centre-back has already picked up two yellow cards across his last six Saudi Arabia appearances, while his underlying foul profile is also encouraging, having committed 2+ fouls in four of his seven matches before the tournament.
Cape Verde have shown they can hurt stronger sides in transition, so Tambakti may be forced into stopping counters if Saudi Arabia push bodies forward in search of the win they likely need. Despite not committing a foul at the World Cup so far, the match state should be far less passive here, making 10/3 an appealing price for him to be shown a card.
Joe Bell To Be Shown A Card vs Belgium
Best odds: 4/1 (Sky Bet)
Advised Stake: 0.75pts
Joe Bell looks an interesting card price in New Zealand’s must-win Group G clash with Belgium. The midfielder has committed 2+ fouls in four of his last five New Zealand appearances, while he has also been booked in one of his previous four matches, so there is already a clear disciplinary route into this selection.
The match-up also makes sense, with Bell likely to spend long spells trying to disrupt Belgium’s midfield rhythm, particularly against Youri Tielemans, who has drawn 2+ fouls in seven of his last 12 appearances. With both sides needing a result and New Zealand likely to be under pressure without the ball, 4/1 looks a fair price for Bell to go into the referee’s book.
Yasser Ibrahim To Be Shown A Card vs Iran
Best odds: 6/1 (bet365)
Advised Stake: 0.75pts
Yasser Ibrahim looks overpriced at 6/1 in Egypt’s decisive Group G meeting with Iran. The Egypt centre-back has picked up two yellow cards across his past 10 international appearances, while his foul profile is stronger than the card return alone suggests, having committed 2+ fouls in four of his last five matches.
The match-up also looks awkward, with Mehdi Taremi likely to lead the Iran line and having been fouled 2+ times in four of his last five Iran appearances. With both sides still fighting for qualification, Ibrahim could be forced into repeated duels and recovery challenges if Iran look direct into Taremi. At such a big price, this looks a lively third leg for a card treble.
Friday's Card Treble
Combining Tambakti, Bell and Ibrahim to be shown a card creates a treble at around the 150/1 mark, built around players with strong foul profiles in high-pressure fixtures. Cards markets are naturally volatile, but each leg has a clear route to landing through role, match state and opposition match-up.
The best odds at the time of writing for this treble is 130/1 with bet365, and is as short as 70/1 elsewhere.
