Croatia Fouls Stats 2026

Croatia Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Croatia are averaging 10.5 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 21 total fouls on average. That puts them 35th of 54 for team fouls per match among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Spain, a profile of referee Erik Lambrechts, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Croatia players commit the most fouls?

Ante Budimir leads with 11 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.38/g, 88% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Croatia player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Croatia's foul profile look this season?

Croatia are averaging 10.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.5 for a match-total of 21. That ranks 35th of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Croatia pick up one yellow card every 0.143 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 Spain the page weights each Croatia 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 Croatia 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?

Erik Lambrechts is the referee for this fixture - they average 26 fouls and 4.33 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Croatia player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Luka Vuskovic	defender	6	9	1.5	100%
Franjo Ivanović	attacker	2	4	2	100%
Duje Caleta-Car	defender	1	2	2	100%
Ivan Smolcic	defender	1	1	1	100%
Dion Beljo	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Josip Misic	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Ante Budimir	attacker	8	11	1.38	88%
Marin Pongracic	defender	7	9	1.29	86%
Ivan Perišić	attacker	10	8	0.8	70%
Mateo Kovacic	midfielder	9	6	0.67	67%
Petar Sučić	midfielder	9	10	1.11	67%
Igor Matanovic	attacker	6	8	1.33	67%
Petar Musa	attacker	5	3	0.6	60%
Luka Modrić	midfielder	9	6	0.67	56%
Nikola Vlašić	midfielder	4	4	1	50%
Andrej Kramaric	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Josip Sutalo	defender	7	3	0.43	29%
Josko Gvardiol	defender	7	3	0.43	29%
Martin Baturina	midfielder	8	3	0.38	25%
Marco Pašalić	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Mario Pašalić	midfielder	8	1	0.13	13%
Josip Stanisic	defender	9	1	0.11	11%
Dominik Livakovic	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Luka Sucic	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Lovro Majer	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Croatia fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	England	Home	0-7	10	6	16	Igor Matanovic (3)
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Spain	Away	4-1	10	9	19	Josip Misic (2)
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Czech Republic	Away	1-2	9	6	15	Franjo Ivanović (3)
2 Jul 2026	World Cup	Portugal	Away	2-1	12	6	18	Petar Sučić (3)
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Ghana	Home	2-1	9	13	22	Ante Budimir (3)
23 Jun 2026	World Cup	Panama	Away	0-1	12	19	31	Josko Gvardiol (2)
17 Jun 2026	World Cup	England	Away	4-2	12	10	22	Ivan Perišić (2)
7 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Slovenia	Home	2-1	5	11	16	Marin Pongracic (2)
2 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Belgium	Home	0-2	13	13	26	Martin Baturina (2)
1 Apr 2026	Friendly International	Brazil	Away	3-1	13	12	25	Luka Vuskovic (3)

Croatia fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 10.5
Fouls against per game: 10.5
Match total fouls per game: 21
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 47 of 54

Croatia 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	9.25	75%	50%	25%	25%	25%
Away	6	11.33	100%	83%	67%	67%	17%
Overall	10	10.5	90%	70%	50%	50%	20%

Croatia 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	10.75	75%	75%	75%	50%	50%
Away	6	10.33	67%	50%	33%	33%	17%
Overall	10	10.5	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%

Croatia 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	20	50%	50%	25%	25%	0%
Away	6	21.67	67%	50%	33%	33%	17%
Overall	10	21	60%	50%	30%	30%	10%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	10.5	9.25	11.33
Yellow cards / match	1.88	1.33	2.2
Fouls per yellow card	5.6	7	5.2
Cards per foul	18%	14%	19%
Fouls over 8.5	90%	75%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	70%	50%	83%
Fouls over 10.5	50%	25%	67%
Fouls over 11.5	50%	25%	67%
Fouls over 12.5	20%	25%	17%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.5	10.75	10.33
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	40%	50%	33%
Fouls against over 12.5	30%	50%	17%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	21	20	21.67
Match fouls over 18.5	60%	50%	67%
Match fouls over 20.5	50%	50%	50%
Match fouls over 22.5	30%	25%	33%
Match fouls over 24.5	30%	25%	33%
Match fouls over 26.5	10%	0%	17%

Croatia 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	3	4.33	33%	33%	33%	33%
Away	4	5.75	100%	100%	50%	25%
Overall	7	5.14	71%	71%	43%	29%

Croatia 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	3	6	100%	67%	67%	67%
Away	4	7	100%	100%	75%	50%
Overall	7	6.57	100%	86%	71%	57%

Croatia 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	3	10.33	67%	33%	33%	33%
Away	4	12.75	100%	100%	100%	50%
Overall	7	11.71	86%	71%	71%	43%

Croatia fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	England (H)	0-7	10	6	16	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Spain (A)	4-1	10	9	19	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Czech Republic (A)	1-2	9	6	15	-
2 Jul	World Cup	Portugal (A)	2-1	12	6	18	11
27 Jun	World Cup	Ghana (H)	2-1	9	13	22	9
23 Jun	World Cup	Panama (A)	0-1	12	19	31	14
17 Jun	World Cup	England (A)	4-2	12	10	22	11
7 Jun	Friendly International	Slovenia (H)	2-1	5	11	16	7
2 Jun	Friendly International	Belgium (H)	0-2	13	13	26	15
1 Apr	Friendly International	Brazil (A)	3-1	13	12	25	15

UEFA Nations League 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	Andorra	7	18.29	12.86	31.14	100%
2	Lithuania	6	13.17	17.17	30.33	100%
3	Estonia	3	17.33	11.33	28.67	100%
4	Gibraltar	7	13.57	15	28.57	86%
5	Belarus	6	17.17	11.17	28.33	100%
6	Bulgaria	4	11	17	28	100%
7	Hungary	8	12.25	15.63	27.88	100%
8	Georgia	7	15.71	12	27.71	86%
9	Scotland	10	13.6	13.9	27.5	70%
10	Malta	7	12.43	14.86	27.29	100%
11	Iceland	8	12.5	14.38	26.88	88%
12	Azerbaijan	7	12.57	13.57	26.14	71%
13	Republic of Ireland	9	11.78	14.22	26	78%
14	Kosovo	8	11.63	14	25.63	75%
15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	14.18	11.36	25.55	73%
16	San Marino	6	12.17	13.33	25.5	67%
17	Czech Republic	9	13.67	11.56	25.22	78%
18	Turkey	11	11.27	13.36	24.64	73%
19	Switzerland	13	11.46	13	24.46	69%
20	Luxembourg	7	12.71	11.43	24.14	86%
21	Finland	7	11.29	12.43	23.71	86%
22	England	15	9.4	14.27	23.67	60%
23	Poland	8	11.5	12.13	23.63	38%
24	Italy	8	12.13	11.38	23.5	63%
25	Wales	8	11.13	12.13	23.25	50%
26	Moldova	5	13	10.2	23.2	60%
27	Belgium	14	12.36	10.79	23.14	50%
28	Slovenia	6	13.17	9.83	23	67%
29	Austria	11	14.09	8.82	22.91	55%
30	Kazakhstan	5	14.4	8.4	22.8	40%
31	Liechtenstein	5	13.4	9.4	22.8	80%
32	Slovakia	6	9	13.67	22.67	50%
33	Romania	7	14.14	8.43	22.57	57%
34	Albania	7	9.29	13.14	22.43	43%
35	Spain	15	11.67	10.67	22.33	53%
36	Germany	12	12.33	9.92	22.25	50%
37	Northern Ireland	8	9.5	12.75	22.25	50%
38	Montenegro	6	11.33	10.83	22.17	67%
39	North Macedonia	7	12.29	9.57	21.86	43%
40	Denmark	7	8.86	13	21.86	43%
41	Netherlands	12	10.58	11.25	21.83	42%
42	Ukraine	7	13.14	8.57	21.71	57%
43	Sweden	12	9.67	12	21.67	50%
44	Armenia	6	9.5	12.17	21.67	50%
45	Latvia	6	10.83	10.67	21.5	33%
46	Portugal	13	9.38	12	21.38	38%
47	Croatia	11	11.18	10.18	21.36	55%
48	Greece	8	9.75	11.13	20.88	50%
49	Israel	6	10	10.83	20.83	33%
50	Serbia	8	10	10.38	20.38	25%
51	France	16	10	10.19	20.19	50%
52	Cyprus	6	8	11.33	19.33	33%
53	Faroe Islands	4	10.25	8.5	18.75	25%
54	Norway	14	9	8.64	17.64	14%

Croatia 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	11	10.82	9.09	19.91	27%
Vs top half	11	10.82	9.09	19.91	27%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Croatia fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	3	9.67	7	16.67	0%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	8	8.75	11	19.75	25%
World Cup	2026	4	11.25	12	23.25	75%
Friendly International	2026	4	12.25	10.75	23	75%
UEFA Nations League	2024/2025	8	11.25	9.88	21.13	38%

Croatia 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
Tue 6 Oct 18:45	Spain (home)	23.33	12	11.33	27	16	11
Thu 12 Nov 19:45	England (away)	21.33	9.67	11.67	27	11	16
Sun 15 Nov 19:45	Czech Republic (home)	20	9.33	10.67	24	13	11

Croatia players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ivan Perišić	attacker	8	11	73%
2	Petar Sučić	midfielder	8	11	73%
3	Luka Vuskovic	defender	7	7	100%
4	Marin Pongracic	defender	7	8	88%
5	Ante Budimir	attacker	7	9	78%

Croatia players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Marin Pongracic	defender	4	8	50%
2	Petar Sučić	midfielder	4	11	36%
3	Igor Matanovic	attacker	3	7	43%
4	Luka Vuskovic	defender	3	7	43%
5	Ante Budimir	attacker	3	9	33%

Croatia players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Martin Erlić	defender	1	2	50%
2	Franjo Ivanović	attacker	1	3	33%
3	Igor Matanovic	attacker	1	7	14%
4	Luka Vuskovic	defender	1	7	14%
5	Marin Pongracic	defender	1	8	13%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Czech Republic (H)	3-1	11	13	24	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Croatia (H)	4-1	9	10	19	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	England (A)	2-3	16	11	27	-
19 Jul	World Cup	Argentina (H)	1-0	21	25	46	16
14 Jul	World Cup	France (A)	0-2	12	11	23	10
10 Jul	World Cup	Belgium (H)	2-1	13	18	31	12
6 Jul	World Cup	Portugal (A)	0-1	13	9	22	11
2 Jul	World Cup	Austria (H)	3-0	8	15	23	9
27 Jun	World Cup	Uruguay (A)	0-1	14	14	28	10
21 Jun	World Cup	Saudi Arabia (H)	4-0	10	2	12	4