Ivory Coast Yellow Cards Stats 2026

Ivory Coast Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

Ivory Coast are averaging 0.8 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 1.7 cards on average. That puts them 38th of 40 for total cards per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against Gambia, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Ivory Coast players get booked most often?

Use the booking-rate table on this page to see each Ivory Coast 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.

Ivory Coast player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Zabi	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Malick Yalcouyé	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Seko Fofana	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Franck Kessié	midfielder	9	2	0.22	22%
Guela Doué	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Nicolas Pépé	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Yahia Fofana	goalkeeper	9	0	0	0%
Ghislain Konan	defender	8	0	0	0%
Amad Diallo	attacker	8	0	0	0%
Christ Inao Oulaï	midfielder	8	0	0	0%
Yan Diomande	attacker	8	0	0	0%
Ibrahim Sangaré	midfielder	7	0	0	0%
Emmanuel Agbadou	defender	7	0	0	0%
Ange-Yoan Bonny	attacker	6	0	0	0%
Elye Wahi	attacker	6	0	0	0%
Odilon Kossounou	defender	5	0	0	0%
Bazoumana Touré	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Evan Ndicka	defender	4	0	0	0%
Wilfried Singo	defender	4	0	0	0%
Ousmane Diomande	defender	3	0	0	0%
Simon Adingra	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Evann Guessand	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Christopher Operi	defender	2	0	0	0%
Oumar Diakité	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Luck Zogbé	defender	2	0	0	0%

Ivory Coast yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
29 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Somalia	Away	0-2	1	1	2
24 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Ghana	Home	2-0	2	2	4
30 Jun 2026	World Cup	Norway	Home	1-2	0	1	1
25 Jun 2026	World Cup	Curacao	Away	0-2	1	2	3
20 Jun 2026	World Cup	Germany	Away	2-1	0	0	0
14 Jun 2026	World Cup	Ecuador	Home	1-0	3	1	4
4 Jun 2026	Friendly International	France	Away	1-2	1	0	1
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Scotland	Home	1-0	0	0	0
28 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Korea Republic	Away	0-4	0	0	0
10 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt	Away	3-2	0	2	2

Ivory Coast cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.14
Cards against per game: 1.29
Match total cards per game: 2.43
Games: 7
League rank for match cards: 41 of 44

Ivory Coast 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	1.67	67%	67%	33%	0%	0%
Away	4	0.75	75%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	7	1.14	71%	29%	14%	0%	0%

Ivory Coast 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	1.33	100%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	1.25	75%	50%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	7	1.29	86%	43%	0%	0%	0%

Ivory Coast 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	3	67%	67%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	2	25%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	7	2.43	43%	29%	0%	0%	0%

Ivory Coast Team cards 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.14	1.67	0.75
Fouls / match	11.14	11	11.25
Fouls per yellow card	9.8	6.6	15
Cards over 0.5	71%	67%	75%
Cards over 1.5	29%	67%	0%
Cards over 2.5	14%	33%	0%
Cards over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

Ivory Coast Cards against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.29	1.33	1.25
Cards against over 0.5	86%	100%	75%
Cards against over 1.5	43%	33%	50%
Cards against over 2.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

Ivory Coast Match cards 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	2.43	3	2
Match cards over 2.5	43%	67%	25%
Match cards over 3.5	29%	67%	0%
Match cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%
Match cards over 5.5	0%	0%	0%
Match cards over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Ivory Coast 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 4 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	1.5	50%	50%	50%
Away	2	1	100%	0%	0%
Overall	4	1.25	75%	25%	25%

Ivory Coast 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 4 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	0.5	50%	0%	0%
Away	2	0	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	0.25	25%	0%	0%

Ivory Coast 1st-half match total 2026 (from 4 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	2	100%	50%	50%	0%
Away	2	1	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	1.5	100%	25%	25%	0%

Ivory Coast cards match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Somalia (A)	0-2	1	1	2	-
24 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Ghana (H)	2-0	2	2	4	-
30 Jun	World Cup	Norway (H)	1-2	0	1	1	1
25 Jun	World Cup	Curacao (A)	0-2	1	2	3	1
14 Jun	World Cup	Ecuador (H)	1-0	3	1	4	3
4 Jun	Friendly International	France (A)	1-2	1	0	1	1
10 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt (A)	3-2	0	2	2	-

CAF World Cup Qualifiers cards table 2026: every team's cards per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
1	Seychelles	3	4.67	1.67	6.33	100%
2	Mali	5	1.8	3.4	5.2	40%
3	Togo	3	2.33	2.67	5	33%
4	Namibia	4	2.25	2.5	4.75	50%
5	Cameroon	6	2.33	2.33	4.67	33%
6	Cameroon	6	2.33	2.33	4.67	33%
7	Niger	5	2.4	2.2	4.6	60%
8	Sudan	3	1.67	2.67	4.33	33%
9	Benin	7	2.43	1.86	4.29	43%
10	Mauritania	4	1.25	3	4.25	50%
11	Lesotho	4	2	2	4	50%
12	Libya	4	1.75	2.25	4	25%
13	Algeria	9	2.11	1.78	3.89	33%
14	Tunisia	8	1.63	2.25	3.88	38%
15	Ethiopia	3	2	1.67	3.67	67%
16	Comoros	3	1.67	2	3.67	33%
17	Nigeria	11	1.91	1.73	3.64	9%
18	Nigeria	11	1.91	1.73	3.64	9%
19	Cape Verde Islands	10	1.5	2.1	3.6	30%
20	Senegal	12	2.08	1.42	3.5	33%
21	Mozambique	4	1.5	2	3.5	25%
22	Egypt	15	1.8	1.67	3.47	20%
23	Madagascar	3	2	1.33	3.33	0%
24	Liberia	6	1.67	1.67	3.33	17%
25	South Africa	10	1.7	1.6	3.3	20%
26	Gambia	4	1.75	1.5	3.25	25%
27	Morocco	16	1.19	2.06	3.25	19%
28	Tanzania	5	2	1.2	3.2	20%
29	Rwanda	4	2.25	0.75	3	25%
30	Sierra Leone	5	1.8	1.2	3	20%
31	Guinea-Bissau	4	1.75	1.25	3	25%
32	Burkina Faso	6	1.5	1.5	3	17%
33	Congo DR	9	1.22	1.78	3	22%
34	Congo DR	9	1.22	1.78	3	22%
35	Ghana	10	1.5	1.4	2.9	10%
36	Guinea	4	1	1.75	2.75	0%
37	Zambia	3	2	0.67	2.67	0%
38	Somalia	3	1.33	1.33	2.67	0%
39	Eritrea	3	1.33	1.33	2.67	0%
40	Zimbabwe	3	1	1.67	2.67	0%
41	Côte d'Ivoire	8	1.25	1.25	2.5	0%
42	Gabon	4	1.25	1.25	2.5	0%
43	Gabon	4	1.25	1.25	2.5	0%
44	Kenya	5	1.4	1	2.4	20%

Ivory Coast cards against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Vs top six	10	1.1	1.2	2.3	0%
Vs top half	10	1.1	1.2	2.3	0%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Ivory Coast cards per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2027	2	1.5	1.5	3	0%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	5	0.8	1.6	2.4	0%
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	5	1.2	1.8	3	0%
Friendly International	2025	4	1.5	2	3.5	25%
Friendly International	2024	2	1.5	1.5	3	0%

Ivory Coast next three opponents: cards per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their cards for	Their cards against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Gambia (home)	4.78	2.11	2.67	4.5	2.17	2.33
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Gambia (away)	4.78	2.11	2.67	5.33	2	3.33
Wed 24 Mar 00:00	Ghana (away)	2.9	1.5	1.4	4.5	1.5	3

Ivory Coast players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Franck Kessié	midfielder	2	10	20%
2	Christ Inao Oulaï	midfielder	2	11	18%
3	Zabi	midfielder	1	1	100%
4	Malick Yalcouyé	midfielder	1	2	50%
5	Seko Fofana	midfielder	1	6	17%

Gambia yellow cards match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Ghana (A)	2-4	4	2	6	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Somalia (H)	2-1	1	2	3	-
29 May	Friendly International	Iran (A)	3-1	1	1	2	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Senegal (A)	3-1	1	1	2	1
18 Nov	Friendly International	Kuwait (A)	2-2	3	4	7	-
14 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Seychelles (A)	0-7	2	2	4	-
10 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Gabon (H)	3-4	3	5	8	2
9 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Burundi (H)	2-0	2	3	5	-
5 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Kenya (A)	1-3	2	4	6	4