Costa Rica Yellow Cards Stats 2026

Costa Rica Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

Costa Rica are averaging 2.4 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 4.3 cards on average.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Costa Rica players get booked most often?

Use the booking-rate table on this page to see each Costa Rica player's yellow cards per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), plus their hit-rate over the last six appearances and current bookmaker odds to be carded.

How is the matchup risk score calculated?

Matchup risk blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the defender's underlying card rate (20%). Scores above 0.7 are flagged high risk, 0.4–0.7 medium and below 0.4 low.

Where do these yellow card stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz. Player odds are taken from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.

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 booking rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

How accurate are these predictions?

Yellow cards are inherently noisy - we surface signal (form, matchup, referee profile, market price), not certainties. Use the booking-rate table and matchup risk as inputs, not guarantees.

Does the referee affect the chance of a yellow card?

Yes. The referee profile module shows the assigned official's average yellows per match this season alongside their season fouls and red-card rate so you can adjust expectations for the upcoming fixture.

Costa Rica player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Shawn Johnson	defender	1	1	1	100%
Gerald Taylor	defender	1	1	1	100%
Fernán Faerron	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Alexis Gamboa	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Cristopher Núñez	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Francisco Calvo	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Jeyland Mitchell	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Orlando Galo	midfielder	8	3	0.38	38%
Guillermo Villalobos	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Carlos Mora	midfielder	8	2	0.25	25%
Kenneth Vargas	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Kendall Waston	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Aarón Salazar	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Andrey Soto	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Haxzel Quiros	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Manfred Ugalde	attacker	8	1	0.13	13%
Josimar Alcócer	attacker	10	0	0	0%
Juan Pablo Vargas	defender	8	0	0	0%
Keylor Navas	goalkeeper	6	0	0	0%
Alonso Martínez	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Aaron Murillo	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Álvaro Zamora	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Patrick Sequeira	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Joseph Mora	defender	3	0	0	0%
Warren Madrigal	attacker	3	0	0	0%

Costa Rica yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
10 Jun 2026	Friendly International	England	Away	3-0	4	0	4
1 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Colombia	Away	3-1	2	2	4
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Iran	Away	5-0	4	2	6
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Jordan	Away	2-2	2	2	4
19 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Concacaf	Honduras	Home	0-0	2	3	5
14 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Concacaf	Haiti	Away	1-0	1	2	3
14 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Concacaf	Nicaragua	Home	4-1	2	2	4
10 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Concacaf	Honduras	Away	0-0	3	2	5
10 Sep 2025	WC Qualification Concacaf	Haiti	Home	3-3	2	3	5
6 Sep 2025	WC Qualification Concacaf	Nicaragua	Away	1-1	2	1	3

Costa Rica cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 2.4
Cards against per game: 1.9
Match total cards per game: 4.3
Games: 10

Costa Rica Cards for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	3	2	100%	100%	0%	0%	0%
Away	7	2.57	100%	86%	43%	29%	0%
Overall	10	2.4	100%	90%	30%	20%	0%

Costa Rica Cards against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	3	2.67	100%	100%	67%	0%	0%
Away	7	1.57	86%	71%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	1.9	90%	80%	20%	0%	0%

Costa Rica Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	4.67	100%	100%	67%	0%	0%
Away	7	4.14	100%	71%	29%	14%	0%
Overall	10	4.3	100%	80%	40%	10%	0%

Costa Rica Team cards 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	2.4	2	2.57
Fouls / match	15.25	15	15.4
Fouls per yellow card	6.4	7.5	6
Cards over 0.5	100%	100%	100%
Cards over 1.5	90%	100%	86%
Cards over 2.5	30%	0%	43%
Cards over 3.5	20%	0%	29%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

Costa Rica Cards against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.9	2.67	1.57
Cards against over 0.5	90%	100%	86%
Cards against over 1.5	80%	100%	71%
Cards against over 2.5	20%	67%	0%
Cards against over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

Costa Rica Match cards 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	4.3	4.67	4.14
Match cards over 2.5	100%	100%	100%
Match cards over 3.5	80%	100%	71%
Match cards over 4.5	40%	67%	29%
Match cards over 5.5	10%	0%	14%
Match cards over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Costa Rica 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	1	100%	0%	0%
Away	5	1.2	80%	40%	0%
Overall	7	1.14	86%	29%	0%

Costa Rica 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	0	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	0.6	60%	0%	0%
Overall	7	0.43	43%	0%	0%

Costa Rica 1st-half match total 2026 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	1	100%	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	1.8	100%	60%	20%	0%
Overall	7	1.57	100%	43%	14%	0%

Costa Rica cards match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Jun	Friendly International	England (A)	3-0	4	0	4	2
1 Jun	Friendly International	Colombia (A)	3-1	2	2	4	2
31 Mar	Friendly International	Iran (A)	5-0	4	2	6	-
27 Mar	Friendly International	Jordan (A)	2-2	2	2	4	1
19 Nov	WC Qualification Concacaf	Honduras (H)	0-0	2	3	5	1
14 Nov	WC Qualification Concacaf	Haiti (A)	1-0	1	2	3	-
14 Oct	WC Qualification Concacaf	Nicaragua (H)	4-1	2	2	4	1
10 Oct	WC Qualification Concacaf	Honduras (A)	0-0	3	2	5	3
10 Sep	WC Qualification Concacaf	Haiti (H)	3-3	2	3	5	-
6 Sep	WC Qualification Concacaf	Nicaragua (A)	1-1	2	1	3	1

Costa Rica cards per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Friendly International	2025	1	2	3	5	100%
WC Qualification Concacaf	2026	10	1.5	2.5	4	40%
Friendly International	2026	4	3	1.5	4.5	25%
Copa America	2024	3	2	2	4	33%
Friendly International	2024	3	0.67	1.33	2	0%

Costa Rica players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Fernán Faerron	defender	2	3	67%
2	Jeyland Mitchell	defender	2	4	50%
3	Gerald Taylor	defender	1	1	100%
4	Shawn Johnson	defender	1	1	100%
5	Cristopher Núñez	midfielder	1	2	50%