Burundi Fouls Stats 2026

Burundi Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Burundi are averaging 7.8 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 18.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 14th of 49 for team fouls per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Zambia, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Burundi players commit the most fouls?

Jean Claude Girumugisha leads with 6 fouls across 6 qualifying appearances (1/g, 33% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Burundi player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Burundi's foul profile look this season?

Burundi are averaging 7.8 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.5 for a match-total of 18.3. That ranks 14th of 49 for team fouls among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Burundi pick up one yellow card every 0.103 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 Zambia the page weights each Burundi 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 Burundi 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.

Burundi player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Youssouf Ndayishimiye	defender	2	5	2.5	100%
Mossi Nduwumwe	attacker	1	3	3	100%
Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Akbar Muderi	midfielder	5	4	0.8	40%
Jean Claude Girumugisha	attacker	6	6	1	33%
Elie Mokono	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Henry Msanga	midfielder	5	3	0.6	20%
Bienvenue Kanakimana	attacker	6	1	0.17	17%
Christophe Nduwarugira	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Jonathan Nahimana	goalkeeper	6	0	0	0%
Marco Weymans	defender	4	0	0	0%
Frédéric Nsabiyumva	defender	4	0	0	0%
Abedi Bigirimana	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Omar Moussa	defender	3	0	0	0%
Parfait Bizoza	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Claus Niyukuri	defender	2	0	0	0%
Jordi Liongola	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Vancy Roméo Mabanza	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Richard Bazombwa	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Abdallah Sudi	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Gaël Bigirimana	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Jospin Nshimirimana	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Saidi Ntibazonkiza	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Burundi fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
29 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Algeria	Home	2-2	13	12	25	Henry Msanga (3)
25 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Togo	Away	1-0	20	22	42	Jean Claude Girumugisha (5)
26 May 2026	Friendly International	Morocco	Away	5-0	0	0	0
31 Mar 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Chad	Home	4-0	0	0	0
27 Mar 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Chad	Away	0-4	0	0	0
15 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Burundi B	Home	3-4	0	0	0
14 Oct 2025	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Gabon	Away	2-0	10	16	26
9 Oct 2025	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Kenya	Home	0-1	6	16	22
9 Sep 2025	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Gambia	Away	2-0	14	20	34
5 Sep 2025	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Côte d'Ivoire	Away	1-0	15	19	34

Burundi fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 13
Fouls against per game: 17.5
Match total fouls per game: 30.5
Games: 6

Burundi Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	2	9.5	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	14.75	100%	100%	75%	75%	75%
Overall	6	13	83%	83%	67%	67%	67%

Burundi Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	2	14	100%	100%	100%	100%	50%
Away	4	19.25	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	6	17.5	100%	100%	100%	100%	83%

Burundi Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	2	23.5	100%	100%	50%	50%	0%
Away	4	34	100%	100%	100%	100%	75%
Overall	6	30.5	100%	100%	83%	83%	50%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	13	9.5	14.75
Yellow cards / match	1.33	0.5	1.75
Fouls per yellow card	9.8	19	8.4
Cards per foul	10%	5%	12%
Fouls over 8.5	83%	50%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	83%	50%	100%
Fouls over 10.5	67%	50%	75%
Fouls over 11.5	67%	50%	75%
Fouls over 12.5	67%	50%	75%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	17.5	14	19.25
Fouls against over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 10.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 11.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 12.5	83%	50%	100%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	30.5	23.5	34
Match fouls over 18.5	100%	100%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	100%	100%	100%
Match fouls over 22.5	83%	50%	100%
Match fouls over 24.5	83%	50%	100%
Match fouls over 26.5	50%	0%	75%

Burundi fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Algeria (H)	2-2	13	12	25	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Togo (A)	1-0	20	22	42	-
14 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Gabon (A)	2-0	10	16	26	-
9 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Kenya (H)	0-1	6	16	22	8
9 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Gambia (A)	2-0	14	20	34	-
5 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Ivory Coast (A)	1-0	15	19	34	-

CAF World Cup Qualifiers 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	Niger	3	15.33	20	35.33	100%
2	Burkina Faso	4	17	18.25	35.25	100%
3	Benin	4	18.5	16.25	34.75	100%
4	Mauritania	3	13	20	33	100%
5	Tanzania	3	14.33	17	31.33	100%
6	Cameroon	6	16.67	14.33	31	83%
7	Cameroon	6	16.67	14.33	31	83%
8	Liberia	3	12.33	18.33	30.67	100%
9	Mozambique	3	12	18.67	30.67	67%
10	Nigeria	10	16.5	13.3	29.8	80%
11	Nigeria	10	16.5	13.3	29.8	80%
12	Guinea	3	14	15.33	29.33	100%
13	Sierra Leone	4	16	13.25	29.25	75%
14	Morocco	16	12.63	16.31	28.94	75%
15	Lesotho	4	14	14	28	75%
16	Mali	5	11.6	16.2	27.8	80%
17	Madagascar	3	13	13.67	26.67	100%
18	Egypt	15	12	14.53	26.53	73%
19	Tunisia	9	13.44	12.33	25.78	67%
20	Kenya	4	15	10.75	25.75	75%
21	Congo DR	9	14	11.33	25.33	78%
22	Congo DR	9	14	11.33	25.33	78%
23	Senegal	12	12.33	12.83	25.17	58%
24	Zambia	3	14.67	10.33	25	67%
25	Zimbabwe	4	10	15	25	75%
26	South Africa	10	11	13.3	24.3	80%
27	Algeria	11	11.27	13	24.27	55%
28	Ghana	10	11	12.3	23.3	60%
29	Cape Verde Islands	9	10.11	12.67	22.78	78%
30	Côte d'Ivoire	11	11	10.64	21.64	45%

Burundi 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	13.11	15.89	29	89%
Vs top half	9	13.11	15.89	29	89%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Burundi fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2027	2	16.5	17	33.5	100%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	15.33	15.33	30.67	100%
Friendly International	2025	1	1	3	4	0%

Burundi 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
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Zambia (away)	27.67	15.83	11.83	30.67	18.33	12.33
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Zambia (home)	27.67	15.83	11.83	24.67	13.33	11.33
Wed 24 Mar 00:00	Togo (home)	32.5	13.17	19.33	28.67	11.67	17

Burundi players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Akbar Muderi	midfielder	2	2	100%
2	Henry Msanga	midfielder	2	2	100%
3	Jean Claude Girumugisha	attacker	2	2	100%
4	Youssouf Ndayishimiye	defender	2	2	100%
5	Mossi Nduwumwe	attacker	1	1	100%

Burundi players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Mossi Nduwumwe	attacker	1	1	100%
2	Akbar Muderi	midfielder	1	2	50%
3	Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana	attacker	1	2	50%
4	Henry Msanga	midfielder	1	2	50%
5	Jean Claude Girumugisha	attacker	1	2	50%

Burundi players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Mossi Nduwumwe	attacker	1	1	100%
2	Akbar Muderi	midfielder	1	2	50%
3	Henry Msanga	midfielder	1	2	50%
4	Jean Claude Girumugisha	attacker	1	2	50%
5	Youssouf Ndayishimiye	defender	1	2	50%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Togo (H)	2-0	17	12	29	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Algeria (A)	3-1	18	13	31	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Argentina (A)	5-0	9	6	15	5
29 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco (H)	0-3	23	12	35	16
26 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Comoros (H)	0-0	15	13	28	15
22 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Mali (A)	1-1	13	15	28	14