Algeria Fouls Stats 2026

Algeria Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Algeria are averaging 8.4 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 18.9 total fouls on average. That puts them 39th of 49 for team fouls per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Niger, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Algeria players commit the most fouls?

Farès Chaïbi leads with 8 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1/g, 50% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Algeria player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Algeria's foul profile look this season?

Algeria are averaging 8.4 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.5 for a match-total of 18.9. That ranks 39th of 49 for team fouls among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Algeria pick up one yellow card every 0.131 fouls.

How is the foul matchup read calculated?

Foul matchup blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the team's underlying foul propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Niger the page weights each Algeria defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.

Where do these foul stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Algeria fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their foul rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Does the referee affect foul counts?

Yes - the referee profile module shows the assigned official's average fouls and yellows per match this season. Some referees blow for materially more fouls than others.

Algeria player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Amin Chiakha	attacker	2	2	1	100%
Mohamed Belloumi	attacker	2	3	1.5	100%
Monsef Bakrar	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Rafik Belghali	defender	7	7	1	71%
Rayan Aït-Nouri	defender	6	6	1	67%
Achref Abada	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Adil Boulbina	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Ibrahim Maza	midfielder	8	5	0.63	63%
Farès Chaïbi	midfielder	8	8	1	50%
Ramy Bensebaini	defender	8	6	0.75	50%
Mohamed Amoura	attacker	6	4	0.67	50%
Ramiz Zerrouki	midfielder	4	4	1	50%
Saâdi Radouani	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Jaouen Hadjam	defender	5	3	0.6	40%
Nabil Bentaleb	midfielder	5	3	0.6	40%
Houssem Aouar	midfielder	6	3	0.5	33%
Hicham Boudaoui	midfielder	3	2	0.67	33%
Nadhir Benbouali	attacker	3	3	1	33%
Zineddine Belaid	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Riyad Mahrez	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Amine Gouiri	attacker	8	1	0.13	13%
Aïssa Mandi	defender	6	0	0	0%
Luca Zidane	goalkeeper	5	0	0	0%
M. Mastil	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%
Anis Hadj Moussa	attacker	2	0	0	0%

Algeria fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
29 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Burundi	Away	2-2	12	13	25	Adil Boulbina (2)
25 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Zambia	Home	3-1	13	18	31	Farès Chaïbi (4)
3 Jul 2026	World Cup	Switzerland	Away	2-0	12	10	22	Ramiz Zerrouki (2)
28 Jun 2026	World Cup	Austria	Home	3-3	3	7	10	Riyad Mahrez (1)
23 Jun 2026	World Cup	Jordan	Away	1-2	6	11	17	Ramiz Zerrouki (2)
17 Jun 2026	World Cup	Argentina	Away	3-0	8	13	21	Hicham Boudaoui (2)
11 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Bolivia	Away	0-4	0	0	0
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Netherlands	Away	0-1	9	11	20	Nadhir Benbouali (3)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Uruguay	Home	0-0	12	16	28	Houssem Aouar (2)
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Guatemala	Home	7-0	9	6	15

Algeria fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 9.33
Fouls against per game: 11.67
Match total fouls per game: 21
Games: 9
League rank for match fouls: 27 of 30

Algeria Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	4	9.25	75%	50%	50%	50%	25%
Away	5	9.4	60%	40%	40%	40%	0%
Overall	9	9.33	67%	44%	44%	44%	11%

Algeria Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	4	11.75	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	5	11.6	100%	100%	80%	40%	40%
Overall	9	11.67	78%	78%	67%	44%	44%

Algeria Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	4	21	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	5	21	80%	60%	20%	20%	0%
Overall	9	21	67%	56%	33%	33%	22%

Algeria Team fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	9.33	9.25	9.4
Yellow cards / match	1.5	1.33	1.67
Fouls per yellow card	6.2	7	5.6
Cards per foul	16%	14%	18%
Fouls over 8.5	67%	75%	60%
Fouls over 9.5	44%	50%	40%
Fouls over 10.5	44%	50%	40%
Fouls over 11.5	44%	50%	40%
Fouls over 12.5	11%	25%	0%

Algeria Fouls against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	11.67	11.75	11.6
Fouls against over 8.5	78%	50%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	78%	50%	100%
Fouls against over 10.5	67%	50%	80%
Fouls against over 11.5	44%	50%	40%
Fouls against over 12.5	44%	50%	40%

Algeria Match fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	21	21	21
Match fouls over 18.5	67%	50%	80%
Match fouls over 20.5	56%	50%	60%
Match fouls over 22.5	33%	50%	20%
Match fouls over 24.5	33%	50%	20%
Match fouls over 26.5	22%	50%	0%

Algeria 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 6 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	3.5	50%	50%	50%	0%
Away	4	3.75	50%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	6	3.67	50%	50%	17%	0%

Algeria 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 6 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	6.5	100%	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	4.5	50%	50%	25%	25%
Overall	6	5.17	67%	50%	33%	33%

Algeria 1st-half match total 2026 (from 6 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	2	10	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	8.25	50%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	6	8.83	50%	50%	17%	17%

Algeria fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Burundi (A)	2-2	12	13	25	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Zambia (H)	3-1	13	18	31	-
3 Jul	World Cup	Switzerland (A)	2-0	12	10	22	10
28 Jun	World Cup	Austria (H)	3-3	3	7	10	5
23 Jun	World Cup	Jordan (A)	1-2	6	11	17	8
17 Jun	World Cup	Argentina (A)	3-0	8	13	21	10
3 Jun	Friendly International	Netherlands (A)	0-1	9	11	20	5
31 Mar	Friendly International	Uruguay (H)	0-0	12	16	28	15
27 Mar	Friendly International	Guatemala (H)	7-0	9	6	15	-

CAF World Cup Qualifiers fouls table 2026: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Niger	3	15.33	20	35.33	100%
2	Burkina Faso	4	17	18.25	35.25	100%
3	Benin	4	18.5	16.25	34.75	100%
4	Mauritania	3	13	20	33	100%
5	Tanzania	3	14.33	17	31.33	100%
6	Cameroon	6	16.67	14.33	31	83%
7	Cameroon	6	16.67	14.33	31	83%
8	Liberia	3	12.33	18.33	30.67	100%
9	Mozambique	3	12	18.67	30.67	67%
10	Nigeria	10	16.5	13.3	29.8	80%
11	Nigeria	10	16.5	13.3	29.8	80%
12	Guinea	3	14	15.33	29.33	100%
13	Sierra Leone	4	16	13.25	29.25	75%
14	Morocco	16	12.63	16.31	28.94	75%
15	Lesotho	4	14	14	28	75%
16	Mali	5	11.6	16.2	27.8	80%
17	Madagascar	3	13	13.67	26.67	100%
18	Egypt	15	12	14.53	26.53	73%
19	Tunisia	9	13.44	12.33	25.78	67%
20	Kenya	4	15	10.75	25.75	75%
21	Congo DR	9	14	11.33	25.33	78%
22	Congo DR	9	14	11.33	25.33	78%
23	Senegal	12	12.33	12.83	25.17	58%
24	Zambia	3	14.67	10.33	25	67%
25	Zimbabwe	4	10	15	25	75%
26	South Africa	10	11	13.3	24.3	80%
27	Algeria	11	11.27	13	24.27	55%
28	Ghana	10	11	12.3	23.3	60%
29	Cape Verde Islands	9	10.11	12.67	22.78	78%
30	Côte d'Ivoire	11	11	10.64	21.64	45%

Algeria fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	10	10.1	11.5	21.6	60%
Vs top half	10	10.1	11.5	21.6	60%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Algeria fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2027	2	12.5	15.5	28	100%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	15.5	10.17	25.67	100%
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	5	19	15.8	34.8	100%
Friendly International	2025	2	15	18.5	33.5	100%
Friendly International	2024	2	12.5	12.5	25	100%

Algeria next three opponents: fouls per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their fouls for	Their fouls against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Tue 6 Oct 19:30	Niger (home)	36	16	20	36	16	20
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Togo (home)	32.5	13.17	19.33	28.67	11.67	17
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Togo (away)	32.5	13.17	19.33	36.33	14.67	21.67

Algeria players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Rafik Belghali	defender	7	9	78%
2	Rayan Aït-Nouri	defender	7	9	78%
3	Farès Chaïbi	midfielder	6	10	60%
4	Ramy Bensebaini	defender	6	10	60%
5	Ibrahim Maza	midfielder	6	11	55%

Algeria players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Hicham Boudaoui	midfielder	4	6	67%
2	Rayan Aït-Nouri	defender	4	9	44%
3	Mohamed Amoura	attacker	3	8	38%
4	Ramiz Zerrouki	midfielder	3	8	38%
5	Rafik Belghali	defender	3	9	33%

Algeria players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Redouane Berkane	attacker	1	1	100%
2	Nadhir Benbouali	attacker	1	4	25%
3	Mohamed Amoura	attacker	1	8	13%
4	Ramiz Zerrouki	midfielder	1	8	13%
5	Rayan Aït-Nouri	defender	1	9	11%

Niger fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Gabon (A)	2-0	15	20	35	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Lesotho (H)	2-1	15	20	35	-
5 Jun	Friendly International	Benin (A)	1-1	16	20	36	13
12 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Zambia (A)	0-1	9	10	19	4
8 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Congo (H)	3-1	16	15	31	17