Bristol Rovers Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Bristol Rovers Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Bristol Rovers are averaging 12.6 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.7 total fouls on average. That puts them 4th 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 Barnet, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Bristol Rovers players commit the most fouls?

Clinton Mola leads with 26 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (2.6/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Bristol Rovers player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Bristol Rovers's foul profile look this season?

Bristol Rovers are averaging 12.6 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.1 for a match-total of 21.7. That ranks 4th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Bristol Rovers pick up one yellow card every 0.167 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 Barnet the page weights each Bristol Rovers 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 Bristol Rovers 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.

Bristol Rovers player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Clinton Mola	defender	10	26	2.6	100%
Joe Quigley	attacker	3	6	2	100%
A. Kilgour	defender	2	2	1	100%
Philip Sanyaolu	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Shaqai Forde	attacker	10	21	2.1	90%
Ciaran Kelly	defender	5	6	1.2	80%
Keenan Gough	midfielder	4	3	0.75	75%
Riley Harbottle	defender	7	10	1.43	71%
Richard Smallwood	midfielder	9	11	1.22	67%
Ellis Harrison	attacker	6	7	1.17	67%
Kofi Balmer	defender	10	6	0.6	60%
B. Purrington	defender	8	6	0.75	50%
J. Aitchison	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
Macauley Southam	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Tommy Leigh	midfielder	7	9	1.29	43%
Bobby Kamwa	attacker	8	5	0.63	38%
Fabrizio Cavegn	attacker	9	4	0.44	33%
Jack Sparkes	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Thomas James	defender	8	1	0.13	13%
Brad Young	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny	midfielder	5	0	0	0%

Bristol Rovers fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	League Two	Crewe Alexandra	Away	3-1	23	13	36	Clinton Mola (7)
26 Sep 2026	League Two	Exeter City	Home	1-0	13	12	25	Shaqai Forde (4)
19 Sep 2026	League Two	Gillingham	Away	3-0	8	8	16	Richard Smallwood (2)
12 Sep 2026	League Two	Grimsby Town	Away	2-0	12	9	21	Tommy Leigh (4)
5 Sep 2026	League Two	Rotherham United	Home	1-0	9	9	18	Clinton Mola (3)
1 Sep 2026	League Two	Colchester United	Home	2-0	15	7	22	Tommy Leigh (4)
29 Aug 2026	League Two	Crawley Town	Away	0-2	16	6	22	Shaqai Forde (4)
22 Aug 2026	League Two	Newport County	Home	5-3	6	8	14	Fabrizio Cavegn (2)
15 Aug 2026	League Two	York City	Away	3-2	10	9	19	Clinton Mola (4)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Peterborough United	Home	0-1	14	10	24	Shaqai Forde (4)

Bristol Rovers fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 12.6
Fouls against per game: 9.1
Match total fouls per game: 21.7
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 20 of 24

Bristol Rovers 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	11.4	80%	60%	60%	60%	60%
Away	5	13.8	80%	80%	60%	60%	40%
Overall	10	12.6	80%	70%	60%	60%	50%

Bristol Rovers 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	9.2	60%	40%	20%	20%	0%
Away	5	9	60%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Overall	10	9.1	60%	30%	20%	20%	10%

Bristol Rovers 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	20.6	60%	60%	40%	20%	0%
Away	5	22.8	80%	60%	20%	20%	20%
Overall	10	21.7	70%	60%	30%	20%	10%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.6	11.4	13.8
Yellow cards / match	2.1	1.6	2.6
Fouls per yellow card	6	7.1	5.3
Cards per foul	17%	14%	19%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	80%	80%
Fouls over 9.5	70%	60%	80%
Fouls over 10.5	60%	60%	60%
Fouls over 11.5	60%	60%	60%
Fouls over 12.5	50%	60%	40%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	9.1	9.2	9
Fouls against over 8.5	60%	60%	60%
Fouls against over 9.5	30%	40%	20%
Fouls against over 10.5	20%	20%	20%
Fouls against over 11.5	20%	20%	20%
Fouls against over 12.5	10%	0%	20%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	21.7	20.6	22.8
Match fouls over 18.5	70%	60%	80%
Match fouls over 20.5	60%	60%	60%
Match fouls over 22.5	30%	40%	20%
Match fouls over 24.5	20%	20%	20%
Match fouls over 26.5	10%	0%	20%

Bristol Rovers 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	6	100%	50%	50%	50%
Away	1	6	100%	100%	100%	0%
Overall	3	6	100%	67%	67%	33%

Bristol Rovers 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	5	100%	100%	0%	0%
Away	1	3	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	3	4.33	67%	67%	0%	0%

Bristol Rovers 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	2	11	100%	50%	50%	50%
Away	1	9	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	3	10.33	100%	33%	33%	33%

Bristol Rovers fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	League Two	Crewe (A)	3-1	23	13	36	-
26 Sep	League Two	Exeter City (H)	1-0	13	12	25	-
19 Sep	League Two	Gillingham (A)	3-0	8	8	16	-
12 Sep	League Two	Grimsby (A)	2-0	12	9	21	-
5 Sep	League Two	Rotherham (H)	1-0	9	9	18	-
1 Sep	League Two	Colchester (H)	2-0	15	7	22	-
29 Aug	League Two	Crawley (A)	0-2	16	6	22	-
22 Aug	League Two	Newport (H)	5-3	6	8	14	9
15 Aug	League Two	York (A)	3-2	10	9	19	9
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Peterborough (H)	0-1	14	10	24	13

League Two 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	Port Vale	7	15.29	12.57	27.86	86%
2	Barnet	7	13.43	13.43	26.86	86%
3	Shrewsbury Town	9	14.89	11.56	26.44	89%
4	Colchester United	8	10.88	15.25	26.13	88%
5	Crewe Alexandra	9	12.89	13.22	26.11	89%
6	Walsall	8	12	13.25	25.25	63%
7	Accrington Stanley	9	15.67	9.56	25.22	78%
8	Newport County	9	11.67	13.11	24.78	89%
9	Grimsby Town	9	12.22	12.44	24.67	67%
10	Salford City	9	9.78	14.78	24.56	78%
11	Crawley Town	7	9.86	14.43	24.29	86%
12	Fleetwood Town	9	12.44	11.67	24.11	78%
13	Tranmere Rovers	9	11.22	12.33	23.56	56%
14	Oldham Athletic	8	11.5	11.88	23.38	63%
15	Exeter City	9	10.44	12.67	23.11	78%
16	Rochdale	9	11.11	11.89	23	67%
17	Chesterfield	9	9.56	12.78	22.33	78%
18	Northampton Town	7	11.29	10.86	22.14	71%
19	Rotherham United	9	12.56	9.56	22.11	44%
20	Bristol Rovers	9	12.44	9	21.44	44%
21	Gillingham	9	11.67	9.56	21.22	44%
22	Cheltenham Town	9	11.44	9.56	21	44%
23	York City	8	8	11.75	19.75	38%
24	Swindon Town	9	10.33	6.89	17.22	11%

Bristol Rovers 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	14	13.43	10.57	24	64%
Vs top half	28	13.71	10.29	24	64%
Vs bottom half	27	12.41	10.96	23.37	67%
Vs bottom six	15	12.93	10.87	23.8	67%

Bristol Rovers 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 Two	2026/2027	9	12.44	9	21.44	44%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	14	10	24	100%
League Two	2025/2026	46	13.2	10.93	24.13	70%
FA Cup	2025/2026	2	11	7.5	18.5	0%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	1	17	12	29	100%
League One	2024/2025	46	10.89	11.3	22.2	57%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	1	8	12	20	0%
FA Cup	2024/2025	1	10	9	19	0%

Bristol Rovers 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	Barnet (home)	26.86	13.43	13.43	21	12.67	8.33
Sat 17 Oct 11:30	Shrewsbury (away)	26.44	14.89	11.56	26.75	15	11.75
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	Salford (home)	24.56	9.78	14.78	27.75	11	16.75

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Clinton Mola	defender	10	10	100%
2	Shaqai Forde	attacker	9	10	90%
3	Kofi Balmer	defender	6	10	60%
4	Richard Smallwood	midfielder	6	10	60%
5	Riley Harbottle	defender	5	7	71%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Clinton Mola	defender	6	10	60%
2	Shaqai Forde	attacker	5	10	50%
3	Richard Smallwood	midfielder	4	10	40%
4	Riley Harbottle	defender	3	7	43%
5	Ciaran Kelly	defender	2	5	40%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Clinton Mola	defender	5	10	50%
2	Shaqai Forde	attacker	4	10	40%
3	Riley Harbottle	defender	2	7	29%
4	Tommy Leigh	midfielder	2	7	29%
5	Joe Quigley	attacker	1	6	17%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	League Two	Fleetwood (H)	3-1	20	19	39	-
12 Sep	League Two	Accrington (H)	2-1	9	19	28	-
5 Sep	League Two	Chesterfield (A)	3-3	19	9	28	-
1 Sep	League Two	Exeter City (A)	1-1	5	2	7	-
29 Aug	League Two	Cheltenham (H)	2-2	7	19	26	-
22 Aug	League Two	Shrewsbury (A)	1-3	14	14	28	12
15 Aug	League Two	Salford (H)	3-1	20	12	32	18
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Cambridge (A)	2-1	10	14	24	11
2 May	League Two	Harrogate Town (A)	1-2	10	14	24	16
25 Apr	League Two	Gillingham (H)	6-2	10	13	23	7