Australia Fouls Stats 2026

Australia Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Australia are averaging 13 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 23.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 4th of 20 for team fouls per match among AFC Asian Cup teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Qatar, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Australia players commit the most fouls?

Nestory Irankunda leads with 13 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.44/g, 78% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Australia player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Australia's foul profile look this season?

Australia are averaging 13 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.3 for a match-total of 23.3. That ranks 4th of 20 for team fouls among AFC Asian Cup teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Australia pick up one yellow card every 0.1 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 Qatar the page weights each Australia 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 Australia 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.

Australia player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Jackson Irvine	midfielder	5	7	1.4	100%
Mohamed Touré	attacker	4	5	1.25	100%
Tete Yengi	attacker	3	5	1.67	100%
Martin Boyle	attacker	1	2	2	100%
Kye Rowles	defender	1	1	1	100%
Nestory Irankunda	attacker	9	13	1.44	78%
Paul Okon-Engstler	midfielder	9	10	1.11	78%
Harry Souttar	defender	8	11	1.38	75%
Jason Geria	defender	4	4	1	75%
Nishan Velupillay	attacker	4	4	1	75%
Alessandro Circati	defender	10	9	0.9	70%
Jordan Bos	defender	7	5	0.71	57%
Jacob Italiano	defender	7	9	1.29	57%
Connor Metcalfe	midfielder	10	8	0.8	50%
Aiden O'Neill	midfielder	8	5	0.63	50%
Aziz Behich	defender	6	4	0.67	50%
Kai Trewin	midfielder	4	7	1.75	50%
Cristian Volpato	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
Mathew Leckie	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Lucas Herrington	defender	8	3	0.38	38%
Awer Mabil	attacker	3	2	0.67	33%
Ajdin Hrustic	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Patrick Beach	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Cameron Burgess	defender	5	0	0	0%
Mathew Ryan	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%

Australia fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
29 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Brazil	Home	2-4	19	13	32	Jacob Italiano (5)
25 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Brazil	Home	1-1	7	8	15	Connor Metcalfe (1)
3 Jul 2026	World Cup	Egypt	Home	1-1	12	14	26	Harry Souttar (4)
26 Jun 2026	World Cup	Paraguay	Away	0-0	6	9	15	Alessandro Circati (1)
19 Jun 2026	World Cup	United States	Away	2-0	16	12	28	Harry Souttar (3)
14 Jun 2026	World Cup	Turkey	Home	2-0	12	4	16	Tete Yengi (3)
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Switzerland	Away	1-1	14	10	24	Kai Trewin (5)
31 May 2026	Friendly International	Mexico	Away	1-0	10	7	17	Jacob Italiano (2)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Curacao	Home	5-1	18	7	25	Nestory Irankunda (2)
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Cameroon	Home	1-0	16	19	35	Connor Metcalfe (4)

Australia fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 13
Fouls against per game: 10.3
Match total fouls per game: 23.3
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 5 of 13

Australia Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	14	83%	83%	83%	83%	50%
Away	4	11.5	75%	75%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	10	13	80%	80%	70%	70%	50%

Australia Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	10.83	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	9.5	75%	50%	25%	25%	0%
Overall	10	10.3	60%	50%	40%	40%	30%

Australia Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	6	24.83	67%	67%	67%	67%	33%
Away	4	21	50%	50%	50%	25%	25%
Overall	10	23.3	60%	60%	60%	50%	30%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	13	14	11.5
Yellow cards / match	1.44	1	2
Fouls per yellow card	9	14	5.8
Cards per foul	11%	7%	17%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	83%	75%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	83%	75%
Fouls over 10.5	70%	83%	50%
Fouls over 11.5	70%	83%	50%
Fouls over 12.5	50%	50%	50%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.3	10.83	9.5
Fouls against over 8.5	60%	50%	75%
Fouls against over 9.5	50%	50%	50%
Fouls against over 10.5	40%	50%	25%
Fouls against over 11.5	40%	50%	25%
Fouls against over 12.5	30%	50%	0%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.3	24.83	21
Match fouls over 18.5	60%	67%	50%
Match fouls over 20.5	60%	67%	50%
Match fouls over 22.5	60%	67%	50%
Match fouls over 24.5	50%	67%	25%
Match fouls over 26.5	30%	33%	25%

Australia 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	5.75	100%	75%	50%	50%
Away	4	5.5	100%	50%	50%	25%
Overall	8	5.63	100%	63%	50%	38%

Australia 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	4.25	50%	50%	50%	25%
Away	4	5	75%	75%	25%	25%
Overall	8	4.63	63%	63%	38%	25%

Australia 1st-half match total 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	4	10	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	10.5	75%	50%	50%	25%
Overall	8	10.25	63%	50%	50%	38%

Australia fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Friendly International	Brazil (H)	2-4	19	13	32	-
25 Sep	Friendly International	Brazil (H)	1-1	7	8	15	-
3 Jul	World Cup	Egypt (H)	1-1	12	14	26	7
26 Jun	World Cup	Paraguay (A)	0-0	6	9	15	9
19 Jun	World Cup	USA (A)	2-0	16	12	28	16
14 Jun	World Cup	Turkey (H)	2-0	12	4	16	6
6 Jun	Friendly International	Switzerland (A)	1-1	14	10	24	11
31 May	Friendly International	Mexico (A)	1-0	10	7	17	6
31 Mar	Friendly International	Curacao (H)	5-1	18	7	25	14
27 Mar	Friendly International	Cameroon (H)	1-0	16	19	35	13

AFC Asian Cup 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	Tajikistan	3	14.33	12.33	26.67	67%
2	Uzbekistan	6	14.83	10	24.83	83%
3	Thailand	3	13	11.33	24.33	67%
4	Qatar	5	12.4	11.4	23.8	80%
5	Australia	10	13	10.3	23.3	60%
6	Korea Republic	9	10.78	12.11	22.89	33%
7	Iran	5	11.6	10.4	22	40%
8	Iraq	5	11.4	10.2	21.6	40%
9	Saudi Arabia	7	10.57	10.71	21.29	57%
10	China PR	6	11.17	9.83	21	67%
11	Japan	9	12.89	7.89	20.78	44%
12	Singapore	3	8.67	11	19.67	33%
13	Jordan	6	9.5	7.33	16.83	17%

Australia 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	3	8.33	12.67	21	33%
Vs top half	3	8.33	12.67	21	33%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Australia fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Friendly International	2025	6	8.5	11	19.5	50%
WC Qualification Asia	2026	16	10.13	11.25	21.38	38%
Friendly International	2026	6	14	10.67	24.67	67%
World Cup	2026	4	11.5	9.75	21.25	50%

Australia 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
Fri 13 Nov 14:45	Qatar (away)	27	13	14	29	10	19
Tue 17 Nov 00:00	Jordan (away)	15	8.67	6.33	2	0	2
Sat 9 Jan 10:00	Singapore (home)	21.83	9.67	12.17	22.5	10	12.5

Australia players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nestory Irankunda	attacker	8	10	80%
2	Alessandro Circati	defender	7	10	70%
3	Paul Okon-Engstler	midfielder	7	10	70%
4	Harry Souttar	defender	6	8	75%
5	Jackson Irvine	midfielder	6	8	75%

Australia players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nestory Irankunda	attacker	4	10	40%
2	Tete Yengi	attacker	3	5	60%
3	Paul Okon-Engstler	midfielder	3	10	30%
4	Kai Trewin	midfielder	2	5	40%
5	Jacob Italiano	defender	2	7	29%

Australia players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Harry Souttar	defender	2	8	25%
2	Kai Trewin	midfielder	1	5	20%
3	Tete Yengi	attacker	1	5	20%
4	Jacob Italiano	defender	1	7	14%
5	Jackson Irvine	midfielder	1	8	13%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
24 Jun	World Cup	Bosnia (A)	3-1	14	9	23	12
18 Jun	World Cup	Canada (A)	6-0	10	9	19	8
13 Jun	World Cup	Switzerland (H)	1-1	12	11	23	14
6 Jun	Friendly International	El Salvador (H)	0-0	10	19	29	14
28 May	Friendly International	Republic of Ireland (A)	1-0	16	9	25	12
17 Nov	Friendly International	Zimbabwe (H)	1-2	15	10	25	12
14 Oct	WC Qualification Asia	United Arab Emirates (H)	2-1	8	12	20	9
8 Oct	WC Qualification Asia	Oman (A)	0-0	9	15	24	14