Bolton Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Bolton Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Bolton are averaging 9.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 20.4 total fouls on average. That puts them 20th 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 Stoke, a profile of referee Thomas Kirk, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Bolton players commit the most fouls?

Josh Sheehan leads with 16 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.6/g, 70% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Bolton player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Bolton's foul profile look this season?

Bolton are averaging 9.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.9 for a match-total of 20.4. That ranks 20th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Bolton pick up one yellow card every 0.147 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 Stoke the page weights each Bolton 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 Bolton 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?

Thomas Kirk is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Bolton player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
G. Johnston	defender	1	1	1	100%
Amario Cozier-Duberry	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Mason Burstow	attacker	1	3	3	100%
Ryan Hardie	attacker	1	1	1	100%
S. Dalby	attacker	10	12	1.2	90%
Akin Famewo	defender	6	6	1	83%
Ethan Erhahon	midfielder	6	5	0.83	83%
Gaizka Larrazabal	defender	8	10	1.25	75%
Josh Sheehan	midfielder	10	16	1.6	70%
Rúben Rodrigues	midfielder	6	5	0.83	67%
Eoin Toal	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
J. McAtee	attacker	5	6	1.2	60%
Samuel Iling-Junior	midfielder	7	7	1	57%
Max Conway	defender	8	4	0.5	50%
Kyliane Dong	attacker	6	4	0.67	50%
Lewis Brunt	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
L. Stephenson	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Atsuki Ito	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Theo Bair	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Ben Davies	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Thierry Gale	attacker	10	4	0.4	30%
C. Forino	defender	8	2	0.25	25%
Xavier Simons	midfielder	4	2	0.5	25%
Jack Bonham	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Gavin Bazunu	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%

Bolton fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
20 Sep 2026	Championship	Norwich City	Away	3-4	12	11	23	Josh Sheehan (3)
12 Sep 2026	Championship	Cardiff City	Home	1-0	16	13	29	Kyliane Dong (2)
8 Sep 2026	Championship	West Ham United	Home	2-3	7	12	19	Kyliane Dong (1)
5 Sep 2026	Championship	Millwall	Away	4-0	6	6	12	Josh Sheehan (3)
1 Sep 2026	Championship	Sheffield United	Away	3-2	12	7	19	Samuel Iling-Junior (3)
29 Aug 2026	Championship	Lincoln City	Home	0-1	6	15	21	Akin Famewo (2)
22 Aug 2026	Championship	Queens Park Rangers	Away	0-0	8	6	14	Gaizka Larrazabal (3)
15 Aug 2026	Championship	Preston North End	Home	2-1	12	11	23	Josh Sheehan (3)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Sheffield Wednesday	Away	1-0	8	17	25	Josh Sheehan (2)
24 May 2026	League One	Stockport County	Home	4-1	8	11	19	Mason Burstow (3)

Bolton fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 9.5
Fouls against per game: 10.9
Match total fouls per game: 20.4
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 22 of 24

Bolton 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	5	9.8	40%	40%	40%	40%	20%
Away	5	9.2	40%	40%	40%	40%	0%
Overall	10	9.5	40%	40%	40%	40%	10%

Bolton 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	5	12.4	100%	100%	100%	60%	40%
Away	5	9.4	40%	40%	40%	20%	20%
Overall	10	10.9	70%	70%	70%	40%	30%

Bolton 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	5	22.2	100%	60%	40%	20%	20%
Away	5	18.6	60%	40%	40%	20%	0%
Overall	10	20.4	80%	50%	40%	20%	10%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	9.5	9.8	9.2
Yellow cards / match	1.56	1.4	1.75
Fouls per yellow card	6.1	7	5.3
Cards per foul	16%	14%	19%
Fouls over 8.5	40%	40%	40%
Fouls over 9.5	40%	40%	40%
Fouls over 10.5	40%	40%	40%
Fouls over 11.5	40%	40%	40%
Fouls over 12.5	10%	20%	0%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.9	12.4	9.4
Fouls against over 8.5	70%	100%	40%
Fouls against over 9.5	70%	100%	40%
Fouls against over 10.5	70%	100%	40%
Fouls against over 11.5	40%	60%	20%
Fouls against over 12.5	30%	40%	20%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	20.4	22.2	18.6
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	100%	60%
Match fouls over 20.5	50%	60%	40%
Match fouls over 22.5	40%	40%	40%
Match fouls over 24.5	20%	20%	20%
Match fouls over 26.5	10%	20%	0%

Bolton 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	2	3.5	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	3.5	50%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	3.5	50%	0%	0%	0%

Bolton 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	2	6.5	100%	100%	50%	50%
Away	2	6	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	4	6.25	75%	75%	50%	50%

Bolton 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	2	10	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	2	9.5	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	4	9.75	50%	50%	50%	50%

Bolton fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
20 Sep	Championship	Norwich (A)	3-4	12	11	23	-
12 Sep	Championship	Cardiff (H)	1-0	16	13	29	-
8 Sep	Championship	West Ham (H)	2-3	7	12	19	-
5 Sep	Championship	Millwall (A)	4-0	6	6	12	-
1 Sep	Championship	Sheff Utd (A)	3-2	12	7	19	-
29 Aug	Championship	Lincoln (H)	0-1	6	15	21	-
22 Aug	Championship	QPR (A)	0-0	8	6	14	5
15 Aug	Championship	Preston (H)	2-1	12	11	23	12
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Sheff Wed (A)	1-0	8	17	25	14
24 May	League One	Stockport (H)	4-1	8	11	19	8

Championship 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	Stoke City	8	15.38	10.88	26.25	88%
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	12.14	12.71	24.86	71%
3	Lincoln City	8	13.38	11	24.38	75%
4	Sheffield United	8	11.75	12.63	24.38	88%
5	Portsmouth	7	11.43	12.86	24.29	71%
6	Cardiff City	8	10.38	13.88	24.25	100%
7	Charlton Athletic	8	11.38	12.38	23.75	63%
8	West Bromwich Albion	8	10.13	13.63	23.75	50%
9	Norwich City	8	11.38	11.75	23.13	75%
10	Bristol City	8	11.5	11.13	22.63	38%
11	Birmingham City	8	12	10.13	22.13	63%
12	Blackburn Rovers	8	11	11	22	63%
13	Wrexham	8	10.75	11	21.75	75%
14	Derby County	8	12.88	8.75	21.63	50%
15	Watford	8	11.5	9.88	21.38	38%
16	West Ham United	8	9.75	11.5	21.25	25%
17	Millwall	8	11.88	9.13	21	50%
18	Swansea City	8	9.5	11.5	21	63%
19	Southampton	8	8.25	12.38	20.63	25%
20	Preston North End	8	10.63	9.88	20.5	25%
21	Burnley	8	10.63	9.38	20	13%
22	Bolton Wanderers	8	9.88	10.13	20	38%
23	Middlesbrough	8	9.75	9.13	18.88	38%
24	Queens Park Rangers	8	9	9.88	18.88	38%

Bolton 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	2	7.5	9	16.5	0%
Vs top half	4	6.75	9.75	16.5	0%
Vs bottom half	4	13	10.5	23.5	75%
Vs bottom six	2	14	12	26	100%

Bolton fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Championship	2026/2027	8	9.88	10.13	20	38%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	8	17	25	100%
League One	2025/2026	49	10.31	12.14	22.45	57%
FA Cup	2025/2026	2	5.5	9	14.5	0%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	1	12	9	21	0%
League One	2024/2025	46	11.48	13.96	25.43	80%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	3	9.67	12.33	22	33%

Bolton 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	Stoke (home)	26.25	15.38	10.88	25.75	15.25	10.5
Tue 13 Oct 18:45	Wolves (away)	24.86	12.14	12.71	28.33	13.67	14.67
Sat 17 Oct 14:00	S'oton (away)	20.63	8.25	12.38	21.75	8	13.75

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	S. Dalby	attacker	8	9	89%
2	Gaizka Larrazabal	defender	6	8	75%
3	Josh Sheehan	midfielder	6	9	67%
4	Akin Famewo	defender	5	6	83%
5	Ethan Erhahon	midfielder	5	7	71%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Josh Sheehan	midfielder	5	9	56%
2	Gaizka Larrazabal	defender	3	8	38%
3	J. McAtee	attacker	2	7	29%
4	Samuel Iling-Junior	midfielder	2	8	25%
5	S. Dalby	attacker	2	9	22%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Josh Sheehan	midfielder	3	9	33%
2	J. McAtee	attacker	1	7	14%
3	Gaizka Larrazabal	defender	1	8	13%
4	Samuel Iling-Junior	midfielder	1	8	13%
5	S. Dalby	attacker	1	9	11%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Championship	Sheff Utd (H)	2-1	13	15	28	-
12 Sep	Championship	Watford (A)	1-2	6	14	20	-
8 Sep	Championship	Cardiff (A)	1-1	19	5	24	-
5 Sep	Championship	Charlton (H)	4-0	20	11	31	-
1 Sep	Championship	Norwich (H)	1-0	15	10	25	-
29 Aug	Championship	Wolves (A)	4-1	15	13	28	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Hull (H)	1-1	11	6	17	7
22 Aug	Championship	S'oton (A)	3-1	21	10	31	16
15 Aug	Championship	Swansea (H)	1-2	14	9	23	11
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Oldham (H)	2-0	14	11	25	12