Azerbaijan Fouls Stats 2026

Azerbaijan Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Azerbaijan are averaging 11.5 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 23.1 total fouls on average. That puts them 18th of 54 for team fouls per match among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Liechtenstein, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Azerbaijan players commit the most fouls?

Abdulakh Khaybulayev leads with 10 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (1.43/g, 57% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Azerbaijan player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Azerbaijan's foul profile look this season?

Azerbaijan are averaging 11.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.6 for a match-total of 23.1. That ranks 18th of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Azerbaijan pick up one yellow card every 0.174 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 Liechtenstein the page weights each Azerbaijan 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 Azerbaijan 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.

Azerbaijan player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Nariman Akhundzada	attacker	2	2	1	100%
Ceyhun Nuriyev	midfielder	2	4	2	100%
Rüfat Abdullazada	midfielder	2	4	2	100%
Rustam Ahmadzada	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Oruc Memmedov	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Mahir Emreli	attacker	4	5	1.25	75%
Khayal Aliyev	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Rahil Mammadov	defender	3	4	1.33	67%
Abdulakh Khaybulayev	midfielder	7	10	1.43	57%
Emin Mahmudov	midfielder	6	3	0.5	50%
Renat Dadashov	attacker	6	5	0.83	50%
Anton Kryvotsiuk	defender	4	3	0.75	50%
Tellur Mütallimov	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Bahlul Mustafazada	defender	2	2	1	50%
Emil Safarov	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Aleksey Isayev	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Elvin Badalov	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Qismat Aliyev	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Vüsal Isgandarli	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Rufat Abbasov	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Rahman Dashdamirov	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Musa Qurbanly	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Toral Bayramov	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Emil Balayev	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Badavi Hüseynov	defender	4	0	0	0%

Azerbaijan fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
4 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Lithuania	Home	1-0	14	9	23	Abdulakh Khaybulayev (3)
1 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Liechtenstein	Home	0-0	7	16	23	Mahir Emreli (2)
27 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Lithuania	Away	1-1	16	15	31	Rahil Mammadov (3)
23 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Tajikistan	Home	1-0	18	23	41
9 Jun 2026	Friendly International	San Marino	Home	2-1	0	0	0
5 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Malta	Home	0-2	17	13	30
30 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Sierra Leone	Home	1-1	5	13	18
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	St. Lucia	Home	6-1	11	6	17
16 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	France	Home	1-3	10	12	22	Abdulakh Khaybulayev (2)
13 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Iceland	Home	0-2	17	9	26	Abdulakh Khaybulayev (4)

Azerbaijan fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 12.78
Fouls against per game: 12.89
Match total fouls per game: 25.67
Games: 9
League rank for match fouls: 12 of 54

Azerbaijan Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	8	12.38	75%	75%	63%	50%	50%
Away	1	16	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	9	12.78	78%	78%	67%	56%	56%

Azerbaijan Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	8	12.63	88%	63%	63%	63%	50%
Away	1	15	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	9	12.89	89%	67%	67%	67%	56%

Azerbaijan Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	8	25	75%	75%	63%	38%	25%
Away	1	31	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	9	25.67	78%	78%	67%	44%	33%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.78	12.38	16
Yellow cards / match	2.22	2.13	3
Fouls per yellow card	5.8	5.8	5.3
Cards per foul	17%	17%	19%
Fouls over 8.5	78%	75%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	78%	75%	100%
Fouls over 10.5	67%	63%	100%
Fouls over 11.5	56%	50%	100%
Fouls over 12.5	56%	50%	100%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	12.89	12.63	15
Fouls against over 8.5	89%	88%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	67%	63%	100%
Fouls against over 10.5	67%	63%	100%
Fouls against over 11.5	67%	63%	100%
Fouls against over 12.5	56%	50%	100%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	25.67	25	31
Match fouls over 18.5	78%	75%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	78%	75%	100%
Match fouls over 22.5	67%	63%	100%
Match fouls over 24.5	44%	38%	100%
Match fouls over 26.5	33%	25%	100%

Azerbaijan 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 4 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	6.5	75%	50%	50%	50%
Away	0	-	-	-	-	-
Overall	4	6.5	75%	50%	50%	50%

Azerbaijan 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 4 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	5.25	75%	50%	50%	50%
Away	0	-	-	-	-	-
Overall	4	5.25	75%	50%	50%	50%

Azerbaijan 1st-half match total 2026 (from 4 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	4	11.75	100%	75%	50%	50%
Away	0	-	-	-	-	-
Overall	4	11.75	100%	75%	50%	50%

Azerbaijan fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
4 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Lithuania (H)	1-0	14	9	23	-
1 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Liechtenstein (H)	0-0	7	16	23	-
27 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Lithuania (A)	1-1	16	15	31	-
23 Sep	Friendly International	Tajikistan (H)	1-0	18	23	41	-
5 Jun	Friendly International	Malta (H)	0-2	17	13	30	16
30 Mar	Friendly International	Sierra Leone (H)	1-1	5	13	18	9
27 Mar	Friendly International	St. Lucia (H)	6-1	11	6	17	-
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	France (H)	1-3	10	12	22	12
13 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Iceland (H)	0-2	17	9	26	10

UEFA Nations League 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	Andorra	7	18.29	12.86	31.14	100%
2	Lithuania	6	13.17	17.17	30.33	100%
3	Estonia	3	17.33	11.33	28.67	100%
4	Gibraltar	7	13.57	15	28.57	86%
5	Belarus	6	17.17	11.17	28.33	100%
6	Bulgaria	4	11	17	28	100%
7	Hungary	8	12.25	15.63	27.88	100%
8	Georgia	7	15.71	12	27.71	86%
9	Scotland	10	13.6	13.9	27.5	70%
10	Malta	7	12.43	14.86	27.29	100%
11	Iceland	8	12.5	14.38	26.88	88%
12	Azerbaijan	7	12.57	13.57	26.14	71%
13	Republic of Ireland	9	11.78	14.22	26	78%
14	Kosovo	8	11.63	14	25.63	75%
15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	14.18	11.36	25.55	73%
16	San Marino	6	12.17	13.33	25.5	67%
17	Czech Republic	9	13.67	11.56	25.22	78%
18	Turkey	11	11.27	13.36	24.64	73%
19	Switzerland	13	11.46	13	24.46	69%
20	Luxembourg	7	12.71	11.43	24.14	86%
21	Finland	7	11.29	12.43	23.71	86%
22	England	15	9.4	14.27	23.67	60%
23	Poland	8	11.5	12.13	23.63	38%
24	Italy	8	12.13	11.38	23.5	63%
25	Wales	8	11.13	12.13	23.25	50%
26	Moldova	5	13	10.2	23.2	60%
27	Belgium	14	12.36	10.79	23.14	50%
28	Slovenia	6	13.17	9.83	23	67%
29	Austria	11	14.09	8.82	22.91	55%
30	Kazakhstan	5	14.4	8.4	22.8	40%
31	Liechtenstein	5	13.4	9.4	22.8	80%
32	Slovakia	6	9	13.67	22.67	50%
33	Romania	7	14.14	8.43	22.57	57%
34	Albania	7	9.29	13.14	22.43	43%
35	Spain	15	11.67	10.67	22.33	53%
36	Germany	12	12.33	9.92	22.25	50%
37	Northern Ireland	8	9.5	12.75	22.25	50%
38	Montenegro	6	11.33	10.83	22.17	67%
39	North Macedonia	7	12.29	9.57	21.86	43%
40	Denmark	7	8.86	13	21.86	43%
41	Netherlands	12	10.58	11.25	21.83	42%
42	Ukraine	7	13.14	8.57	21.71	57%
43	Sweden	12	9.67	12	21.67	50%
44	Armenia	6	9.5	12.17	21.67	50%
45	Latvia	6	10.83	10.67	21.5	33%
46	Portugal	13	9.38	12	21.38	38%
47	Croatia	11	11.18	10.18	21.36	55%
48	Greece	8	9.75	11.13	20.88	50%
49	Israel	6	10	10.83	20.83	33%
50	Serbia	8	10	10.38	20.38	25%
51	France	16	10	10.19	20.19	50%
52	Cyprus	6	8	11.33	19.33	33%
53	Faroe Islands	4	10.25	8.5	18.75	25%
54	Norway	14	9	8.64	17.64	14%

Azerbaijan 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	9	10.78	13.78	24.56	78%
Vs top half	9	10.78	13.78	24.56	78%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Azerbaijan fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	3	12.33	13.33	25.67	100%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	11.5	10.83	22.33	67%
Friendly International	2026	4	12.75	13.75	26.5	50%
Friendly International	2025	4	11.25	11.25	22.5	75%

Azerbaijan 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 19:45	Liechtenstein (away)	21.88	12.63	9.25	20.33	11.67	8.67
Mon 16 Nov 00:00	Andorra (away)	28.25	16	12.25	22	11	11

Azerbaijan players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Mahir Emreli	attacker	3	4	75%
2	Rüfat Abdullazada	midfielder	2	2	100%
3	Rahil Mammadov	defender	2	3	67%
4	Tellur Mütallimov	defender	2	4	50%
5	Abdulakh Khaybulayev	midfielder	2	5	40%

Azerbaijan players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Mahir Emreli	attacker	2	4	50%
2	Oruc Memmedov	midfielder	1	1	100%
3	Rüfat Abdullazada	midfielder	1	2	50%
4	Rahil Mammadov	defender	1	3	33%
5	Abdulakh Khaybulayev	midfielder	1	5	20%

Azerbaijan players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Rüfat Abdullazada	midfielder	1	2	50%
2	Rahil Mammadov	defender	1	3	33%
3	Abdulakh Khaybulayev	midfielder	1	5	20%
4	Renat Dadashov	attacker	1	5	20%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
1 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Azerbaijan (A)	0-0	16	7	23	-
27 Sep	Friendly International	Malta (A)	2-0	14	8	22	-
24 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Lithuania (H)	0-2	15	14	29	-
7 Jun	Friendly International	Cyprus (H)	0-2	11	7	18	9
4 Jun	Friendly International	Andorra (A)	2-0	11	11	22	9
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Belgium (A)	7-0	10	9	19	12
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Wales (H)	0-1	9	5	14	3
13 Oct	Friendly International	Montenegro (A)	2-1	15	13	28	-