DR Congo Fouls Stats 2026

DR Congo Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

DR Congo are averaging 10.2 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 18.7 total fouls on average. That puts them 22nd 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 Sierra Leone, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which DR Congo players commit the most fouls?

Samuel Moutoussamy leads with 13 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.63/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every DR Congo player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does DR Congo's foul profile look this season?

DR Congo are averaging 10.2 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 8.5 for a match-total of 18.7. That ranks 22nd of 49 for team fouls among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average DR Congo pick up one yellow card every 0.088 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 Sierra Leone the page weights each DR Congo 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 DR Congo 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.

DR Congo player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Samuel Moutoussamy	midfielder	8	13	1.63	100%
Meschack Elia	midfielder	2	3	1.5	100%
Gédéon Kalulu	defender	1	2	2	100%
Junior Kadile	attacker	1	3	3	100%
Yoane Wissa	attacker	8	10	1.25	88%
Edo Kayembe	midfielder	6	11	1.83	83%
Nathanaël Mbuku	attacker	5	7	1.4	80%
Brian Cipenga	attacker	5	8	1.6	80%
Noah Sadiki	midfielder	8	8	1	63%
Cédric Bakambu	attacker	5	4	0.8	60%
Aaron Wan-Bissaka	defender	7	8	1.14	57%
Simon Banza	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Joris Kayembe	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Ngal'ayel Mukau	midfielder	7	6	0.86	43%
Arthur Masuaku	defender	7	4	0.57	43%
Chancel Mbemba	defender	8	4	0.5	38%
Steve Kapuadi	defender	3	2	0.67	33%
Axel Tuanzebe	defender	8	3	0.38	25%
Lionel Mpasi-Nzau	goalkeeper	6	0	0	0%
Théo Bongonda	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Matthieu Epolo	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Fiston Mayele	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Charles Pickel	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

DR Congo fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
28 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Zimbabwe	Away	1-2	16	6	22	Junior Kadile (3)
24 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Equatorial Guinea	Home	2-0	17	12	29	Aaron Wan-Bissaka (4)
1 Jul 2026	World Cup	England	Away	2-1	12	10	22	Ngal'ayel Mukau (3)
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Uzbekistan	Home	3-1	6	16	22	Nathanaël Mbuku (3)
24 Jun 2026	World Cup	Colombia	Away	1-0	16	12	28	Samuel Moutoussamy (3)
17 Jun 2026	World Cup	Portugal	Away	1-1	10	9	19	Yoane Wissa (3)
9 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Chile	Home	1-2	0	0	0
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Denmark	Home	0-0	9	7	16	Gédéon Kalulu (2)
31 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Intercontinental Playoffs	Jamaica	Home	1-0	16	13	29	Brian Cipenga (3)
25 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Bermuda	Away	0-2	0	0	0

DR Congo fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 14.2
Fouls against per game: 10.8
Match total fouls per game: 25
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 21 of 30

DR Congo Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	4	12	75%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	6	15.67	100%	100%	83%	83%	67%
Overall	10	14.2	90%	80%	70%	70%	60%

DR Congo Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	4	12	75%	75%	75%	75%	50%
Away	6	10	67%	50%	33%	33%	17%
Overall	10	10.8	70%	60%	50%	50%	30%

DR Congo Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	4	24	75%	75%	50%	50%	50%
Away	6	25.67	100%	83%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	10	25	90%	80%	40%	40%	40%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	14.2	12	15.67
Yellow cards / match	1.22	1	1.4
Fouls per yellow card	11.6	12	11.2
Cards per foul	9%	8%	9%
Fouls over 8.5	90%	75%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	50%	100%
Fouls over 10.5	70%	50%	83%
Fouls over 11.5	70%	50%	83%
Fouls over 12.5	60%	50%	67%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.8	12	10
Fouls against over 8.5	70%	75%	67%
Fouls against over 9.5	60%	75%	50%
Fouls against over 10.5	50%	75%	33%
Fouls against over 11.5	50%	75%	33%
Fouls against over 12.5	30%	50%	17%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	25	24	25.67
Match fouls over 18.5	90%	75%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	80%	75%	83%
Match fouls over 22.5	40%	50%	33%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	50%	33%
Match fouls over 26.5	40%	50%	33%

DR Congo 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	5.5	100%	100%	50%	0%
Away	5	6.8	100%	100%	80%	40%
Overall	7	6.43	100%	100%	71%	29%

DR Congo 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	7	100%	100%	50%	50%
Away	5	4.8	60%	40%	40%	40%
Overall	7	5.43	71%	57%	43%	43%

DR Congo 1st-half match total 2026 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	2	12.5	100%	100%	100%	50%
Away	5	11.6	80%	80%	40%	40%
Overall	7	11.86	86%	86%	57%	43%

DR Congo fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
28 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Zimbabwe (A)	1-2	16	6	22	-
24 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Equatorial Guinea (H)	2-0	17	12	29	-
1 Jul	World Cup	England (A)	2-1	12	10	22	13
27 Jun	World Cup	Uzbekistan (H)	3-1	6	16	22	14
24 Jun	World Cup	Colombia (A)	1-0	16	12	28	10
17 Jun	World Cup	Portugal (A)	1-1	10	9	19	8
3 Jun	Friendly International	Denmark (H)	0-0	9	7	16	-
31 Mar	WC Qualification Intercontinental Playoffs	Jamaica (H)	1-0	16	13	29	11
6 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria (A)	1-0	24	17	41	17
30 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Botswana (A)	0-3	16	6	22	10

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%

DR Congo 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	12	14.33	11.42	25.75	58%
Vs top half	12	14.33	11.42	25.75	58%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

DR Congo 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	9	25.5	100%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	14.83	14	28.83	67%
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	4	17	13	30	100%

DR Congo 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	Sierra Leone (home)	29	13.57	15.43	29.75	16	13.75
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Sierra Leone (away)	29	13.57	15.43	28	10.33	17.67
Wed 24 Mar 00:00	Equatorial Guinea (away)	29.8	14.2	15.6	30.67	15.67	15

DR Congo players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Samuel Moutoussamy	midfielder	8	9	89%
2	Yoane Wissa	attacker	7	8	88%
3	Edo Kayembe	midfielder	6	8	75%
4	Nathanaël Mbuku	attacker	6	8	75%
5	Noah Sadiki	midfielder	6	9	67%

DR Congo players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Edo Kayembe	midfielder	6	8	75%
2	Samuel Moutoussamy	midfielder	4	9	44%
3	Brian Cipenga	attacker	3	5	60%
4	Aaron Wan-Bissaka	defender	3	9	33%
5	Cédric Bakambu	attacker	2	6	33%

DR Congo players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Edo Kayembe	midfielder	2	8	25%
2	Junior Kadile	attacker	1	2	50%
3	Brian Cipenga	attacker	1	5	20%
4	Cédric Bakambu	attacker	1	6	17%
5	Nathanaël Mbuku	attacker	1	8	13%

Sierra Leone fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
28 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Equatorial Guinea (A)	1-0	20	20	40	-
24 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Zimbabwe (H)	2-3	13	12	25	-
9 Jun	Friendly International	Liberia (A)	3-1	18	16	34	-
30 Mar	Friendly International	Azerbaijan (A)	1-1	13	5	18	9
8 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Burkina Faso (H)	0-1	15	32	47	21
9 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Ethiopia (H)	2-0	3	9	12	9
4 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Guinea-Bissau (A)	1-1	13	14	27	8