Stats
Ligue 2 cards 2026/27
As of November 9, 2026 · 108 matches in the 2026/27 seasonHow we count
In the 2026/27 season, matches in Ligue 2 average 4.1 cards (3.9 yellow and 0.21 red; 108 matches, as of November 9, 2026).
42% of matches had over 4.5 cards and 19% a red card; the teams whose matches have the most cards are PAU (5.1), Nantes (4.9), and Nancy (4.8).
Among 216 senior leagues with cards this season, Ligue 2 ranks 125th (the average of those leagues is 4.4).
- Average per match
- 4.1
- home 1.8 · away 2.3
- Over 4.5
- 42%
- 45 of 108 matches
- Matches this season
- 108
- since August 8, 2026
Teams: cards in their matches
Each team's matches this season: cards of both sides, its own and its opponents', at home and away, and over 4.5. The sign is the difference from the league average.
| League average | 108 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | – | – | 42% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAU | 12 | 5.1, +1.0 against the average | 2.6 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 67% |
| Nantes | 12 | 4.9, +0.8 against the average | 2.2 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 67% |
| Nancy | 12 | 4.8, +0.7 against the average | 1.8 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 50% |
| Dunkerque | 12 | 4.7, +0.6 against the average | 2.5 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 67% |
| Grenoble | 12 | 4.7, +0.6 against the average | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 42% |
| RED Star FC 93 | 12 | 4.6, +0.5 against the average | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 50% |
| Boulogne | 12 | 4.5, +0.4 against the average | 2.4 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 50% |
| Laval | 12 | 4.5, +0.4 against the average | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 58% |
| Montpellier | 12 | 4.4, +0.3 against the average | 2.3 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 50% |
| Guingamp | 12 | 4.2, +0.1 against the average | 2.3 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 42% |
| Saint Etienne | 12 | 3.8, −0.3 against the average | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 33% |
| Metz | 12 | 3.8, −0.3 against the average | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 25% |
| Sochaux | 12 | 3.7, −0.4 against the average | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 42% |
| Clermont Foot | 12 | 3.5, −0.6 against the average | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 33% |
| Rodez | 12 | 3.5, −0.6 against the average | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 17% |
| Reims | 12 | 3.4, −0.7 against the average | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 33% |
| Annecy | 12 | 3.2, −0.9 against the average | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 17% |
| Dijon | 12 | 2.8, −1.3 against the average | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 8% |
Today's matches in the Cards module
Today's list across all leagues, with both teams' recent matches.
How many cards a match has
Share of the season's matches with each total (both teams together).
- 0: 1% of matches (1 match)
- 1: 6% of matches (6 matches)
- 2: 17% of matches (18 matches)
- 3: 19% of matches (21 matches)
- 4: 16% of matches (17 matches)
- 5: 18% of matches (19 matches)
- 6: 15% of matches (16 matches)
- 7: 4% of matches (4 matches)
- 8: 4% of matches (4 matches)
- 9: 1% of matches (1 match)
- 10+: 1% of matches (1 match)
The most common total was 3 (19% of matches).
Over the line
- Over 3.5
- 57%
- 62 of 108 matches
- Over 4.5
- 42%
- 45 of 108 matches
- Over 5.5
- 24%
- 26 of 108 matches
Referees: who shows the most cards
The most cards per match this season are shown by Gabriel Henry (5.4), Thomas Vincent (5.0), and Brendan Roffet (4.8).
Next matches: Ligue 2
By date, each with its match page.
How we count
Yellow and red cards shown to both teams' players, from the match statistics or else the live record. A league is listed once cards are known for 80% of its matches; teams from 6 matches. A percentage is a frequency, not a forecast.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are there on average per Ligue 2 match?
- In the 2026/27 season, 4.1 per match: 3.9 yellow and 0.21 red (108 matches to November 9, 2026).
- How often do Ligue 2 matches have over 4.5 cards?
- In 42% of the 2026/27 season's matches; over 3.5 in 57%, over 5.5 in 24% and a red card in 19%. That is a frequency in played matches, not a forecast.
- Which Ligue 2 teams' matches have the most cards?
- Most: PAU (5.1), Nantes (4.9), and Nancy (4.8). Fewest: Dijon (2.8), Annecy (3.2), and Reims (3.4). Both sides' cards in the team's matches this season count.
Today's matches in the Cards module
Today's list across all leagues, with both teams' recent matches.