Cardiff Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Cardiff Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Cardiff are averaging 10.3 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 24.5 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 Blackburn, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Cardiff players commit the most fouls?

Yousef Salech leads with 13 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.3/g, 80% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Cardiff player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Cardiff's foul profile look this season?

Cardiff are averaging 10.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 14.2 for a match-total of 24.5. That ranks 16th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Cardiff pick up one yellow card every 0.214 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 Blackburn the page weights each Cardiff 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 Cardiff 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.

Cardiff player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Ronan Kpakio	defender	3	6	2	100%
Isaak Davies	attacker	2	3	1.5	100%
Noah Anyadike	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Rubin Colwill	midfielder	6	9	1.5	83%
Yousef Salech	attacker	10	13	1.3	80%
Joel Colwill	midfielder	7	11	1.57	71%
Alex Robertson	midfielder	10	8	0.8	70%
Perry Ng	defender	10	11	1.1	70%
Callum Scanlon	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Ollie Tanner	attacker	9	9	1	56%
Krystian Bielik	defender	6	6	1	50%
Jack Moylan	midfielder	9	6	0.67	44%
Gabriel Osho	defender	8	4	0.5	38%
David Turnbull	midfielder	6	2	0.33	33%
Joel Bagan	defender	10	5	0.5	30%
Chris Willock	attacker	9	2	0.22	22%
Cian Ashford	midfielder	7	1	0.14	14%
Nathan Trott	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Callum Robinson	attacker	1	0	0	0%

Cardiff fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
19 Sep 2026	Championship	Charlton Athletic	Home	3-1	10	15	25	Joel Colwill (3)
12 Sep 2026	Championship	Bolton Wanderers	Away	1-0	13	16	29	Jack Moylan (3)
8 Sep 2026	Championship	Stoke City	Home	1-1	5	19	24	Joel Colwill (2)
5 Sep 2026	Championship	Portsmouth	Away	2-0	13	13	26	Perry Ng (3)
2 Sep 2026	Championship	Queens Park Rangers	Away	2-1	11	12	23	Krystian Bielik (3)
29 Aug 2026	Championship	Sheffield United	Home	2-2	12	11	23	Yousef Salech (3)
25 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Norwich City	Home	1-2	12	14	26	Rubin Colwill (2)
22 Aug 2026	Championship	Derby County	Away	2-2	10	12	22	Ronan Kpakio (4)
17 Aug 2026	Championship	Wrexham	Home	1-1	9	13	22	Joel Bagan (2)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Swindon Town	Home	3-2	8	17	25	Joel Colwill (2)

Cardiff fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 10.3
Fouls against per game: 14.2
Match total fouls per game: 24.5
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 6 of 24

Cardiff 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	9.33	67%	50%	33%	33%	0%
Away	4	11.75	100%	100%	75%	50%	50%
Overall	10	10.3	80%	70%	50%	40%	20%

Cardiff 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	14.83	100%	100%	100%	83%	83%
Away	4	13.25	100%	100%	100%	100%	50%
Overall	10	14.2	100%	100%	100%	90%	70%

Cardiff 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	24.17	100%	100%	83%	50%	0%
Away	4	25	100%	100%	75%	50%	25%
Overall	10	24.5	100%	100%	80%	50%	10%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	10.3	9.33	11.75
Yellow cards / match	2.2	2.17	2.25
Fouls per yellow card	4.7	4.3	5.2
Cards per foul	21%	23%	19%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	67%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	70%	50%	100%
Fouls over 10.5	50%	33%	75%
Fouls over 11.5	40%	33%	50%
Fouls over 12.5	20%	0%	50%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	14.2	14.83	13.25
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	90%	83%	100%
Fouls against over 12.5	70%	83%	50%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	24.5	24.17	25
Match fouls over 18.5	100%	100%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	100%	100%	100%
Match fouls over 22.5	80%	83%	75%
Match fouls over 24.5	50%	50%	50%
Match fouls over 26.5	10%	0%	25%

Cardiff 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	4.33	67%	33%	33%	0%
Away	1	5	100%	100%	0%	0%
Overall	4	4.5	75%	50%	25%	0%

Cardiff 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	7.67	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	1	3	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	6.5	75%	75%	75%	75%

Cardiff 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	12	100%	100%	100%	67%
Away	1	8	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	11	75%	75%	75%	50%

Cardiff fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Championship	Charlton (H)	3-1	10	15	25	-
12 Sep	Championship	Bolton (A)	1-0	13	16	29	-
8 Sep	Championship	Stoke (H)	1-1	5	19	24	-
5 Sep	Championship	Portsmouth (A)	2-0	13	13	26	-
2 Sep	Championship	QPR (A)	2-1	11	12	23	-
29 Aug	Championship	Sheff Utd (H)	2-2	12	11	23	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Norwich (H)	1-2	12	14	26	13
22 Aug	Championship	Derby (A)	2-2	10	12	22	8
17 Aug	Championship	Wrexham (H)	1-1	9	13	22	11
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Swindon (H)	3-2	8	17	25	12

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%

Cardiff 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	1	11	12	23	100%
Vs top half	3	8.67	15.33	24	100%
Vs bottom half	5	11.4	13	24.4	100%
Vs bottom six	2	11.5	12.5	24	100%

Cardiff 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	10.38	13.88	24.25	100%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	2	10	15.5	25.5	100%
League One	2025/2026	46	9.59	11.02	20.61	30%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	5	10	12.6	22.6	40%
Championship	2024/2025	46	11.7	10.93	22.63	63%
FA Cup	2024/2025	3	13	10	23	67%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	2	12	6	18	0%

Cardiff 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	Blackburn (away)	22	11	11	21.25	10.25	11
Tue 13 Oct 18:45	Watford (home)	21.38	11.5	9.88	24	12.25	11.75
Sat 17 Oct 11:30	M'Boro (away)	18.88	9.75	9.13	20.5	10.75	9.75

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Yousef Salech	attacker	8	10	80%
2	Alex Robertson	midfielder	7	10	70%
3	Joel Colwill	midfielder	7	10	70%
4	Perry Ng	defender	7	10	70%
5	Rubin Colwill	midfielder	5	6	83%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Joel Colwill	midfielder	6	10	60%
2	Ollie Tanner	attacker	4	9	44%
3	Rubin Colwill	midfielder	3	6	50%
4	Perry Ng	defender	3	10	30%
5	Yousef Salech	attacker	3	10	30%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Yousef Salech	attacker	2	10	20%
2	Ronan Kpakio	defender	1	5	20%
3	Krystian Bielik	defender	1	6	17%
4	Rubin Colwill	midfielder	1	6	17%
5	Jack Moylan	midfielder	1	10	10%

Blackburn 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	Portsmouth (A)	2-2	9	16	25	-
12 Sep	Championship	Millwall (H)	3-1	10	14	24	-
8 Sep	Championship	Sheff Utd (H)	1-2	9	14	23	-
5 Sep	Championship	Preston (A)	2-1	9	7	16	-
1 Sep	Championship	Lincoln (A)	0-0	13	11	24	-
29 Aug	Championship	QPR (H)	1-2	12	6	18	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Sheff Utd (H)	1-2	12	9	21	10
22 Aug	Championship	M'Boro (H)	2-1	10	10	20	6
14 Aug	Championship	Wolves (A)	2-2	16	10	26	13
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Burton (A)	1-2	14	12	26	16