Croatia Yellow Cards Stats 2026

Croatia Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

Croatia are averaging 1.5 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 2.4 cards on average. That puts them 42nd of 54 for total cards per match among UEFA Nations League 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 Spain, a profile of referee Erik Lambrechts, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Croatia players get booked most often?

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

Croatia player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Duje Caleta-Car	defender	1	1	1	100%
Josip Misic	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Luka Vuskovic	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Ivan Perišić	attacker	10	3	0.3	30%
Marin Pongracic	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Marco Pašalić	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Ante Budimir	attacker	8	1	0.13	13%
Martin Baturina	midfielder	8	1	0.13	13%
Mateo Kovacic	midfielder	9	1	0.11	11%
Luka Modrić	midfielder	9	1	0.11	11%
Petar Sučić	midfielder	9	1	0.11	11%
Dominik Livakovic	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Josip Stanisic	defender	9	0	0	0%
Mario Pašalić	midfielder	8	0	0	0%
Josip Sutalo	defender	7	0	0	0%
Josko Gvardiol	defender	7	0	0	0%
Igor Matanovic	attacker	6	0	0	0%
Petar Musa	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Nikola Vlašić	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Andrej Kramaric	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Luka Sucic	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Franjo Ivanović	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Lovro Majer	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Nikola Moro	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Dominik Kotarski	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

Croatia yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	England	Home	0-7	1	0	1
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Spain	Away	4-1	4	1	5
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Czech Republic	Away	1-2	1	2	3
2 Jul 2026	World Cup	Portugal	Away	2-1	2	1	3
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Ghana	Home	2-1	1	1	2
23 Jun 2026	World Cup	Panama	Away	0-1	1	1	2
17 Jun 2026	World Cup	England	Away	4-2	0	0	0
7 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Slovenia	Home	2-1	0	0	0
2 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Belgium	Home	0-2	2	2	4
1 Apr 2026	Friendly International	Brazil	Away	3-1	3	1	4

Croatia cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.88
Cards against per game: 1.13
Match total cards per game: 3
Games: 8
League rank for match cards: 42 of 54

Croatia 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	1.33	100%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	2.2	100%	60%	40%	20%	0%
Overall	8	1.88	100%	50%	25%	13%	0%

Croatia 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	67%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	1.2	100%	20%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	8	1.13	88%	25%	0%	0%	0%

Croatia 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	2.33	33%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	3.4	80%	40%	20%	0%	0%
Overall	8	3	63%	38%	13%	0%	0%

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

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.88	1.33	2.2
Fouls / match	11	10.67	11.2
Fouls per yellow card	5.9	8	5.1
Cards over 0.5	100%	100%	100%
Cards over 1.5	50%	33%	60%
Cards over 2.5	25%	0%	40%
Cards over 3.5	13%	0%	20%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.13	1	1.2
Cards against over 0.5	88%	67%	100%
Cards against over 1.5	25%	33%	20%
Cards against over 2.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	3	2.33	3.4
Match cards over 2.5	63%	33%	80%
Match cards over 3.5	38%	33%	40%
Match cards over 4.5	13%	0%	20%
Match cards over 5.5	0%	0%	0%
Match cards over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Croatia 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 3 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	1	1	100%	0%	0%
Away	2	1	50%	50%	0%
Overall	3	1	67%	33%	0%

Croatia 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 3 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	1	0	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	1	100%	0%	0%
Overall	3	0.67	67%	0%	0%

Croatia 1st-half match total 2026 (from 3 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	1	1	100%	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	2	100%	50%	50%	0%
Overall	3	1.67	100%	33%	33%	0%

Croatia cards match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	England (H)	0-7	1	0	1	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Spain (A)	4-1	4	1	5	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Czech Republic (A)	1-2	1	2	3	-
2 Jul	World Cup	Portugal (A)	2-1	2	1	3	1
27 Jun	World Cup	Ghana (H)	2-1	1	1	2	-
23 Jun	World Cup	Panama (A)	0-1	1	1	2	-
2 Jun	Friendly International	Belgium (H)	0-2	2	2	4	1
1 Apr	Friendly International	Brazil (A)	3-1	3	1	4	3

UEFA Nations League 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	Belarus	6	3.67	2.17	5.83	67%
2	Hungary	8	2.25	3.25	5.5	50%
3	San Marino	6	3	2.33	5.33	67%
4	Andorra	8	3.63	1.38	5	63%
5	Poland	8	2.25	2.63	4.88	63%
6	Luxembourg	7	2.43	2.43	4.86	57%
7	Georgia	8	1.75	3	4.75	63%
8	Kazakhstan	7	2.86	1.57	4.43	29%
9	Slovenia	6	2.33	2	4.33	33%
10	Kosovo	7	1.57	2.71	4.29	43%
11	Lithuania	6	1.83	2.33	4.17	33%
12	Latvia	6	1.67	2.5	4.17	50%
13	Ukraine	7	2.71	1.43	4.14	29%
14	Romania	7	2.57	1.57	4.14	57%
15	Gibraltar	7	1.86	2.29	4.14	29%
16	Germany	8	1.5	2.63	4.13	25%
17	Azerbaijan	7	2	2	4	29%
18	Italy	8	2	2	4	38%
19	Estonia	5	1.6	2.4	4	40%
20	Iceland	8	2.25	1.63	3.88	38%
21	Cyprus	8	2.25	1.63	3.88	38%
22	Malta	8	1.88	2	3.88	50%
23	Bulgaria	7	2.14	1.71	3.86	29%
24	Albania	7	2	1.86	3.86	57%
25	Armenia	7	1.71	2.14	3.86	14%
26	Slovakia	6	1.67	2.17	3.83	33%
27	Switzerland	10	1.2	2.5	3.7	40%
28	Finland	6	1.5	2.17	3.67	17%
29	Israel	5	2	1.6	3.6	20%
30	Belgium	14	1.86	1.71	3.57	21%
31	Spain	14	0.71	2.86	3.57	29%
32	Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	2.18	1.36	3.55	45%
33	Turkey	11	2	1.55	3.55	27%
34	Serbia	7	2	1.43	3.43	29%
35	Scotland	9	1.22	2.11	3.33	11%
36	Sweden	10	1.2	2.1	3.3	30%
37	Northern Ireland	7	1.43	1.86	3.29	14%
38	Greece	8	1.88	1.38	3.25	25%
39	France	12	1.5	1.75	3.25	25%
40	Montenegro	8	1.25	1.88	3.13	13%
41	Portugal	12	1.83	1.25	3.08	8%
42	Croatia	9	2	1	3	11%
43	Faroe Islands	5	1.6	1.4	3	20%
44	Wales	8	1.5	1.38	2.88	13%
45	Liechtenstein	7	1.43	1.43	2.86	29%
46	Moldova	7	1.43	1.43	2.86	0%
47	Denmark	7	1.29	1.57	2.86	14%
48	England	12	1.08	1.58	2.67	8%
49	Norway	12	0.92	1.75	2.67	17%
50	Austria	11	1.36	1.27	2.64	9%
51	Netherlands	10	1	1.6	2.6	10%
52	North Macedonia	7	2.29	0.29	2.57	14%
53	Czech Republic	9	1.22	1.33	2.56	11%
54	Republic of Ireland	8	1.25	1.25	2.5	0%

Croatia 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	11	2.45	1.18	3.64	27%
Vs top half	11	2.45	1.18	3.64	27%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Croatia cards per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	3	2	1	3	33%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	7	0.86	1.71	2.57	0%
World Cup	2026	3	1.33	1	2.33	0%
Friendly International	2026	3	2.67	1	3.67	0%
UEFA Nations League	2024/2025	8	2.63	1.25	3.88	25%

Croatia 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
Thu 12 Nov 19:45	England (away)	1.67	1.33	0.33	3	3	0
Sun 15 Nov 19:45	Czech Republic (home)	3.67	2.67	1	7	6	1

Croatia players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ivan Perišić	attacker	3	11	27%
2	Petar Sučić	midfielder	3	11	27%
3	Luka Vuskovic	defender	2	7	29%
4	Duje Caleta-Car	defender	1	1	100%
5	Josip Misic	midfielder	1	2	50%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Czech Republic (H)	3-1	1	6	7	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Croatia (H)	4-1	1	4	5	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	England (A)	2-3	0	3	3	-
19 Jul	World Cup	Argentina (H)	1-0	0	6	6	1
14 Jul	World Cup	France (A)	0-2	1	2	3	2
10 Jul	World Cup	Belgium (H)	2-1	2	2	4	1
6 Jul	World Cup	Portugal (A)	0-1	1	2	3	-
2 Jul	World Cup	Austria (H)	3-0	0	1	1	-
27 Jun	World Cup	Uruguay (A)	0-1	1	3	4	-
21 Jun	World Cup	Saudi Arabia (H)	4-0	0	2	2	1