World Cup Red Cards Betting

Red cards ruin games, right? Well maybe sometimes, but when watching games as a neutral I’m sure we will all admit to enjoying seeing a referee reaching to his top pocket for that crimson piece of card from time to time. It adds to the drama and excitement of a game, gives us a talking point in a perhaps otherwise drab 0-0 draw and the opportunity to discuss what might have been which is often more absorbing than what actually has been.

Tightening of the rules

The rules of football have changed a lot over the last ten years and unfortunately the tackle as we once knew it is being slowly but surely ushered out of the game. The number of offences which the laws of the game say should result in a red (or yellow) card is ever increasing and thus we are seeing a lot more red cards from game to game than we did just 10 or 15 years ago. This is music to the ears of those who like to go high on Red Cards Betting markets but is betting on lots of red cards always a wise move?

First of all the bookmakers are not stupid, they know that the game isn’t what it used to be and that cautions and sending offs are a lot more common practice nowadays and this information is obviously factored into their prices. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that we can’t take them on in the Red Cards Betting markets, it just means that we have to approach things a little more systematically than with a “you can’t make a tackle without being booked these days” logic.

Fierce rivalries

In the World Cup as in any other form of the game their will inevitably be one or two games where rivalry is a key word and history between the two nations leads to a feisty affair on the pitch. Perhaps England will meet Germany or Argentina at some stage along the way or any two South American teams may cross paths in the knockout stages, these types of games will inevitably lead to a lot of hype and tensions will run high on the field. These are games where you can approach Red Cards Betting with a lot of confidence, it only takes one miss-timed tackle or a choice word here and there (Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 final anyone?) for the pressure to reach fever pitch, boil over and the red cards to start flowing.

Best Approach

There will be plenty of Red Cards Betting opportunities in this World Cup, whether it be Total Tournament Red Cards or red cards brandished in specific games, the best bit of advice to take is to judge each game and situation on its individual merit. The laws of the game may have changed to be less accommodating towards a tackle being made but so have the bookmakers prices, don’t fall into the trap of believing that always backing red cards in this day and age is an easy money ride.