Bulgaria Fouls Stats 2026

Bulgaria Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Bulgaria are averaging 6.9 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 16.4 total fouls on average. That puts them 37th 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 Luxembourg, a profile of referee Andris Treimanis, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Bulgaria players commit the most fouls?

Stefan Velkov leads with 6 fouls across 3 qualifying appearances (2/g, 67% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Bulgaria player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Bulgaria's foul profile look this season?

Bulgaria are averaging 6.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.5 for a match-total of 16.4. That ranks 37th of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Bulgaria pick up one yellow card every 0.246 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 Luxembourg the page weights each Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria 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?

Andris Treimanis is the referee for this fixture - they average 24.67 fouls and 2.67 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Bulgaria player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Atanas Iliev	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Martin Georgiev	defender	4	5	1.25	75%
Dimitar Velkovski	defender	6	5	0.83	67%
Hristiyan Petrov	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Stefan Velkov	defender	3	6	2	67%
Asen Chandarov	midfielder	3	3	1	67%
Vladimir Nikolov	attacker	4	3	0.75	50%
Petko Panayotov	midfielder	4	3	0.75	50%
Lukas Petkov	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Atanas Chernev	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
B. Tsonev	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Stanislav Ivanov	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Georgi Rusev	attacker	5	2	0.4	40%
Filip Krastev	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Marin Petkov	attacker	8	4	0.5	38%
Ilia Gruev	midfielder	6	4	0.67	33%
Kristian Dimitrov	defender	6	4	0.67	33%
Kiril Despodov	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
T. Ivanov	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Andrian Kraev	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Emil Tsenov	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Zdravko Dimitrov	attacker	9	1	0.11	11%
Daniel Naumov		5	0	0	0%
Ivan Turitsov	defender	5	0	0	0%
Martin Yankov	attacker	4	0	0	0%

Bulgaria fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Iceland	Away	3-0	15	11	26	Asen Chandarov (2)
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Estonia	Home	0-0	9	26	35	Stefan Velkov (5)
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg	Home	1-2	10	17	27	Stanislav Ivanov (2)
5 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Moldova	Away	2-2	10	14	24
1 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Montenegro	Home	0-1	0	0	0
30 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Indonesia	Away	0-1	0	0	0
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Solomon Islands	Away	2-10	0	0	0
18 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Georgia	Home	2-1	7	9	16	Vladimir Nikolov (2)
15 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey	Away	2-0	12	11	23	Kristian Dimitrov (3)
14 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Spain	Away	4-0	6	7	13	Ilia Gruev (2)

Bulgaria fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 9.86
Fouls against per game: 13.57
Match total fouls per game: 23.43
Games: 7
League rank for match fouls: 6 of 54

Bulgaria Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	3	8.67	67%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	10.75	75%	75%	50%	50%	25%
Overall	7	9.86	71%	57%	29%	29%	14%

Bulgaria Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	3	17.33	100%	67%	67%	67%	67%
Away	4	10.75	75%	75%	75%	25%	25%
Overall	7	13.57	86%	71%	71%	43%	43%

Bulgaria Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	3	26	67%	67%	67%	67%	67%
Away	4	21.5	75%	75%	75%	25%	0%
Overall	7	23.43	71%	71%	71%	43%	29%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	9.86	8.67	10.75
Yellow cards / match	2	2	2
Fouls per yellow card	4.9	4.3	5.4
Cards per foul	20%	23%	19%
Fouls over 8.5	71%	67%	75%
Fouls over 9.5	57%	33%	75%
Fouls over 10.5	29%	0%	50%
Fouls over 11.5	29%	0%	50%
Fouls over 12.5	14%	0%	25%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	13.57	17.33	10.75
Fouls against over 8.5	86%	100%	75%
Fouls against over 9.5	71%	67%	75%
Fouls against over 10.5	71%	67%	75%
Fouls against over 11.5	43%	67%	25%
Fouls against over 12.5	43%	67%	25%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.43	26	21.5
Match fouls over 18.5	71%	67%	75%
Match fouls over 20.5	71%	67%	75%
Match fouls over 22.5	71%	67%	75%
Match fouls over 24.5	43%	67%	25%
Match fouls over 26.5	29%	67%	0%

Bulgaria 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 3 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	1	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	6	100%	100%	50%	50%
Overall	3	4	67%	67%	33%	33%

Bulgaria 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 3 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	1	5	100%	100%	0%	0%
Away	2	6.5	100%	100%	100%	50%
Overall	3	6	100%	100%	67%	33%

Bulgaria 1st-half match total 2026 (from 3 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	1	5	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	12.5	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	3	10	67%	67%	67%	67%

Bulgaria fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Iceland (A)	3-0	15	11	26	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Estonia (H)	0-0	9	26	35	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg (H)	1-2	10	17	27	-
5 Jun	Friendly International	Moldova (A)	2-2	10	14	24	12
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Georgia (H)	2-1	7	9	16	5
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey (A)	2-0	12	11	23	13
14 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Spain (A)	4-0	6	7	13	-

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%

Bulgaria 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	11	13.55	15.73	29.27	100%
Vs top half	11	13.55	15.73	29.27	100%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Bulgaria 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	11.33	18	29.33	100%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	10	8.5	18.5	33%
Friendly International	2026	1	10	14	24	100%
Friendly International	2025	2	14.5	13	27.5	100%

Bulgaria 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
Tue 6 Oct 18:45	Luxembourg (away)	25.33	13.33	12	24	11	13
Fri 13 Nov 19:45	Iceland (home)	25.33	12.33	13	24	13	11
Mon 16 Nov 17:00	Estonia (away)	28.67	17.33	11.33	25	13	12

Bulgaria players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Dimitar Velkovski	defender	3	5	60%
2	Asen Chandarov	midfielder	2	3	67%
3	Stefan Velkov	defender	2	3	67%
4	Lukas Petkov	attacker	2	4	50%
5	Petko Panayotov	midfielder	2	4	50%

Bulgaria players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Stanislav Ivanov	attacker	1	2	50%
2	Asen Chandarov	midfielder	1	3	33%
3	Stefan Velkov	defender	1	3	33%
4	Petko Panayotov	midfielder	1	4	25%
5	Dimitar Velkovski	defender	1	5	20%

Bulgaria players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Stefan Velkov	defender	1	3	33%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Estonia (A)	1-0	12	13	25	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Iceland (H)	0-3	11	13	24	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria (A)	1-2	17	10	27	-
6 Jun	Friendly International	Albania (A)	0-1	11	10	21	9
3 Jun	Friendly International	Italy (H)	0-1	13	10	23	12
31 Mar	UEFA Nations League	Malta (H)	3-0	14	13	27	21
26 Mar	UEFA Nations League	Malta (A)	0-2	11	11	22	12
17 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Northern Ireland (A)	1-0	18	11	29	10
14 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Germany (H)	0-2	11	10	21	9
13 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia (A)	2-0	10	17	27	-