Barnsley Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Barnsley Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Barnsley are averaging 11.9 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.4 total fouls on average. That puts them 16th of 24 for team fouls per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Stockport, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Barnsley players commit the most fouls?

Arley Kay leads with 14 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.56/g, 78% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Barnsley player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Barnsley's foul profile look this season?

Barnsley are averaging 11.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.5 for a match-total of 21.4. That ranks 16th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Barnsley pick up one yellow card every 0.193 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 Stockport the page weights each Barnsley 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 Barnsley fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. 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.

Barnsley player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Noah Town	defender	3	3	1	100%
J. Earl	defender	2	3	1.5	100%
Jack Shepherd	defender	1	1	1	100%
L. Connell	midfielder	6	7	1.17	83%
Arley Kay	defender	9	14	1.56	78%
Cameron McGeehan	midfielder	9	13	1.44	78%
Tyrese Noslin	midfielder	9	13	1.44	78%
Patrick Kelly	midfielder	9	13	1.44	78%
Reyes Cleary	attacker	8	12	1.5	75%
Amani Richards	attacker	7	7	1	71%
J. Bland	midfielder	7	9	1.29	71%
Connor O'Riordan	defender	6	5	0.83	67%
Clayton Taylor	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
L. Alker	attacker	8	5	0.63	50%
L. Farrell	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Sam Gale	defender	9	5	0.56	44%
Ben Touré	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Makenzie Kirk	attacker	6	2	0.33	17%
Rogan Ravenhill	goalkeeper	8	0	0	0%
Vimal Yoganathan	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Ziyad Larkeche	defender	1	0	0	0%
Corey O'Keeffe	defender	1	0	0	0%
K. Flavell	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

Barnsley fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	League One	Milton Keynes Dons	Home	0-0	0	0	0
19 Sep 2026	League One	Leicester City	Home	1-1	19	12	31	Patrick Kelly (4)
15 Sep 2026	Carabao Cup	Peterborough United	Away	3-3	14	14	28	Reyes Cleary (3)
12 Sep 2026	League One	Plymouth Argyle	Away	3-0	12	13	25	Tyrese Noslin (3)
5 Sep 2026	League One	Stevenage	Home	1-5	18	9	27	Tyrese Noslin (5)
2 Sep 2026	League One	Blackpool	Home	2-1	9	7	16	Cameron McGeehan (2)
29 Aug 2026	League One	Leyton Orient	Away	1-3	14	12	26	Reyes Cleary (3)
25 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Crewe Alexandra	Home	3-2	10	4	14	Arley Kay (2)
22 Aug 2026	League One	Doncaster Rovers	Away	0-0	11	13	24	Makenzie Kirk (2)
15 Aug 2026	League One	Bromley	Home	0-1	12	11	23	Patrick Kelly (3)

Barnsley fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 12.8
Fouls against per game: 10.5
Match total fouls per game: 23.3
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 10 of 24

Barnsley Fouls for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	12.83	100%	67%	50%	50%	33%
Away	4	12.75	100%	100%	100%	75%	50%
Overall	10	12.8	100%	80%	70%	60%	40%

Barnsley Fouls against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	8.83	67%	50%	33%	17%	0%
Away	4	13	100%	100%	100%	100%	75%
Overall	10	10.5	80%	70%	60%	50%	30%

Barnsley Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	6	21.67	67%	50%	50%	33%	33%
Away	4	25.75	100%	100%	100%	75%	25%
Overall	10	23.3	80%	70%	70%	50%	30%

Barnsley Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.8	12.83	12.75
Yellow cards / match	2.4	2.33	2.5
Fouls per yellow card	5.3	5.5	5.1
Cards per foul	19%	18%	20%
Fouls over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	67%	100%
Fouls over 10.5	70%	50%	100%
Fouls over 11.5	60%	50%	75%
Fouls over 12.5	40%	33%	50%

Barnsley Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.5	8.83	13
Fouls against over 8.5	80%	67%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	70%	50%	100%
Fouls against over 10.5	60%	33%	100%
Fouls against over 11.5	50%	17%	100%
Fouls against over 12.5	30%	0%	75%

Barnsley Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.3	21.67	25.75
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	67%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	70%	50%	100%
Match fouls over 22.5	70%	50%	100%
Match fouls over 24.5	50%	33%	75%
Match fouls over 26.5	30%	33%	25%

Barnsley 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	6	100%	100%	100%	0%
Away	1	4	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	5.5	100%	75%	75%	0%

Barnsley 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	4	67%	33%	33%	0%
Away	1	3	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	3.75	50%	25%	25%	0%

Barnsley 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	3	10	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	1	7	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	9.25	50%	50%	25%	25%

Barnsley fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	League One	Leicester (H)	1-1	19	12	31	-
15 Sep	Carabao Cup	Peterborough (A)	3-3	14	14	28	-
12 Sep	League One	Plymouth (A)	3-0	12	13	25	-
5 Sep	League One	Stevenage (H)	1-5	18	9	27	-
2 Sep	League One	Blackpool (H)	2-1	9	7	16	-
29 Aug	League One	Orient (A)	1-3	14	12	26	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Crewe (H)	3-2	10	4	14	8
22 Aug	League One	Doncaster (A)	0-0	11	13	24	7
15 Aug	League One	Bromley (H)	0-1	12	11	23	10
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Wigan (H)	1-1	9	10	19	12

League One fouls table 2026/2027: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Stevenage	7	14	14	28	86%
2	Bromley	7	15.29	11.86	27.14	86%
3	Notts County	7	13.14	13.71	26.86	86%
4	Bradford City	8	14.63	12	26.63	88%
5	Leyton Orient	8	12.38	14.13	26.5	75%
6	Oxford United	6	12.83	13.17	26	67%
7	Mansfield Town	7	13.29	11.71	25	86%
8	Luton Town	7	11.43	13.57	25	71%
9	Burton Albion	9	12	12.89	24.89	67%
10	Barnsley	7	13.57	11	24.57	86%
11	Reading	8	12	12.38	24.38	75%
12	AFC Wimbledon	8	12.63	11.13	23.75	63%
13	Sheffield Wednesday	7	12.57	10.71	23.29	57%
14	Wycombe Wanderers	8	9.5	13	22.5	63%
15	Peterborough United	8	9.38	12.75	22.13	38%
16	Huddersfield Town	8	11.38	10.25	21.63	50%
17	Leicester City	7	8.57	12.86	21.43	43%
18	Plymouth Argyle	9	11.22	9.56	20.78	67%
19	Blackpool	7	10.29	10.43	20.71	43%
20	Milton Keynes Dons	7	11.86	8.57	20.43	43%
21	Wigan Athletic	7	9.86	10.14	20	43%
22	Doncaster Rovers	7	10.71	9.14	19.86	43%
23	Cambridge United	8	8.5	10.13	18.63	25%
24	Stockport County	8	8.13	9.38	17.5	25%

Barnsley fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	13	10.31	9.46	19.77	38%
Vs top half	26	11.54	9.58	21.12	46%
Vs bottom half	27	11.63	10.11	21.74	52%
Vs bottom six	14	10.86	10.79	21.64	57%

Barnsley fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
League One	2026/2027	7	13.57	11	24.57	86%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	3	11	9.33	20.33	33%
League One	2025/2026	46	11.28	9.67	20.96	43%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	3	9	14.67	23.67	67%
FA Cup	2025/2026	3	9.67	9.33	19	33%
League One	2024/2025	46	11.07	9.76	20.83	48%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	3	13	11.33	24.33	67%

Barnsley 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
Sat 10 Oct 14:00	Stockport (away)	17.5	8.13	9.38	15.5	7.25	8.25
Sat 17 Oct 14:00	Cambridge (home)	18.63	8.5	10.13	16.75	7.25	9.5
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	Luton (away)	25	11.43	13.57	25.25	11.5	13.75

Barnsley players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Cameron McGeehan	midfielder	8	10	80%
2	Patrick Kelly	midfielder	8	10	80%
3	Amani Richards	attacker	7	9	78%
4	Arley Kay	defender	7	9	78%
5	Tyrese Noslin	midfielder	7	9	78%

Barnsley players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Arley Kay	defender	6	9	67%
2	Cameron McGeehan	midfielder	6	10	60%
3	J. Bland	midfielder	4	8	50%
4	Reyes Cleary	attacker	4	10	40%
5	Patrick Kelly	midfielder	3	10	30%

Barnsley players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Tyrese Noslin	midfielder	2	9	22%
2	Patrick Kelly	midfielder	2	10	20%
3	Reyes Cleary	attacker	2	10	20%
4	L. Connell	midfielder	1	8	13%
5	Arley Kay	defender	1	9	11%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
26 Sep	League One	Peterborough (H)	1-0	8	8	16	-
19 Sep	League One	Sheff Wed (A)	0-0	9	15	24	-
12 Sep	League One	Leicester (H)	3-4	7	10	17	-
5 Sep	League One	Wigan (A)	0-4	7	9	16	-
2 Sep	League One	Luton (A)	2-0	10	5	15	-
29 Aug	League One	Wycombe (H)	5-1	6	8	14	-
22 Aug	League One	Blackpool (H)	1-2	8	7	15	5
15 Aug	League One	Plymouth (A)	1-3	10	13	23	10
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Doncaster (H)	1-1	4	6	10	4
24 May	League One	Bolton (A)	4-1	11	8	19	8