England Fouls Stats 2026

England Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

England are averaging 10 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 24 total fouls on average. That puts them 48th 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 Czech Republic, a profile of referee Serdar Gozubuyuk, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which England players commit the most fouls?

Jude Bellingham leads with 10 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.25/g, 75% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every England player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does England's foul profile look this season?

England are averaging 10 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 14 for a match-total of 24. That ranks 48th of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average England pick up one yellow card every 0.12 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 Czech Republic the page weights each England 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 England 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?

Serdar Gozubuyuk is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

England player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Lewis Hall	defender	2	2	1	100%
Alex Scott	midfielder	2	2	1	100%
Myles Lewis-Skelly	defender	2	2	1	100%
Ollie Watkins	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Trent Alexander-Arnold	defender	1	1	1	100%
Trevoh Chalobah	defender	1	1	1	100%
Elliot Anderson	midfielder	9	9	1	78%
Ezri Konsa	defender	8	9	1.13	75%
Jude Bellingham	midfielder	8	10	1.25	75%
Harry Kane	attacker	9	8	0.89	67%
Marcus Rashford	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Reece James	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Anthony Gordon	attacker	8	5	0.63	63%
Bukayo Saka	attacker	9	6	0.67	56%
Marc Guéhi	defender	10	8	0.8	50%
Nico O'Reilly	defender	6	7	1.17	50%
Declan Rice	midfielder	6	3	0.5	50%
Noni Madueke	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Eberechi Eze	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
Morgan Rogers	midfielder	7	5	0.71	43%
Jarell Quansah	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Djed Spence	defender	6	3	0.5	33%
Jordan Pickford	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
John Stones	defender	3	0	0	0%
James Garner	midfielder	2	0	0	0%

England fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Croatia	Away	0-7	6	10	16	Lewis Hall (1)
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Czech Republic	Away	0-2	12	9	21	Marc Guéhi (2)
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Spain	Home	2-3	11	16	27	Nico O'Reilly (2)
18 Jul 2026	World Cup	France	Away	4-6	8	14	22	Djed Spence (2)
15 Jul 2026	World Cup	Argentina	Home	1-2	11	15	26	Jude Bellingham (3)
11 Jul 2026	World Cup	Norway	Away	1-2	8	10	18	Bukayo Saka (1)
6 Jul 2026	World Cup	Mexico	Away	2-3	7	14	21	Bukayo Saka (2)
1 Jul 2026	World Cup	Congo DR	Home	2-1	10	12	22	Nico O'Reilly (3)
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Panama	Away	0-2	13	16	29	Ezri Konsa (3)
23 Jun 2026	World Cup	Ghana	Home	0-0	14	24	38	Ezri Konsa (2)

England fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 10
Fouls against per game: 14
Match total fouls per game: 24
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 22 of 54

England 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	11.5	100%	100%	75%	25%	25%
Away	6	9	33%	33%	33%	33%	17%
Overall	10	10	60%	60%	50%	30%	20%

England 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	16.75	100%	100%	100%	100%	75%
Away	6	12.17	100%	83%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	10	14	100%	90%	70%	70%	60%

England 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	28.25	100%	100%	75%	75%	50%
Away	6	21.17	67%	67%	17%	17%	17%
Overall	10	24	80%	80%	40%	40%	30%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	10	11.5	9
Yellow cards / match	1.33	1.5	1.2
Fouls per yellow card	7.5	7.7	7.5
Cards per foul	13%	13%	13%
Fouls over 8.5	60%	100%	33%
Fouls over 9.5	60%	100%	33%
Fouls over 10.5	50%	75%	33%
Fouls over 11.5	30%	25%	33%
Fouls over 12.5	20%	25%	17%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	14	16.75	12.17
Fouls against over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	90%	100%	83%
Fouls against over 10.5	70%	100%	50%
Fouls against over 11.5	70%	100%	50%
Fouls against over 12.5	60%	75%	50%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	24	28.25	21.17
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	100%	67%
Match fouls over 20.5	80%	100%	67%
Match fouls over 22.5	40%	75%	17%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	75%	17%
Match fouls over 26.5	30%	50%	17%

England 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	7.67	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	4	3.5	25%	25%	0%	0%
Overall	7	5.29	57%	57%	43%	43%

England 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	8.67	100%	100%	100%	67%
Away	4	7	100%	100%	50%	50%
Overall	7	7.71	100%	100%	71%	57%

England 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	16.33	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	4	10.5	75%	75%	50%	25%
Overall	7	13	86%	86%	71%	57%

England fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Croatia (A)	0-7	6	10	16	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Czech Republic (A)	0-2	12	9	21	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Spain (H)	2-3	11	16	27	-
18 Jul	World Cup	France (A)	4-6	8	14	22	10
15 Jul	World Cup	Argentina (H)	1-2	11	15	26	19
11 Jul	World Cup	Norway (A)	1-2	8	10	18	8
6 Jul	World Cup	Mexico (A)	2-3	7	14	21	11
1 Jul	World Cup	DR Congo (H)	2-1	10	12	22	13
27 Jun	World Cup	Panama (A)	0-2	13	16	29	13
23 Jun	World Cup	Ghana (H)	0-0	14	24	38	17

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%

England 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	9	8.67	11.78	20.44	44%
Vs top half	9	8.67	11.78	20.44	44%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

England 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	11.67	21.33	33%
Friendly International	2025	2	11	13.5	24.5	50%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	8	9.5	10.25	19.75	25%
World Cup	2026	8	10.13	14.63	24.75	75%
Friendly International	2026	4	7.75	15.5	23.25	50%

England 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	Czech Republic (home)	20	9.33	10.67	24	13	11
Thu 12 Nov 19:45	Croatia (home)	16.67	9.67	7	17	9.5	7.5
Sun 15 Nov 19:45	Spain (away)	23.33	12	11.33	21.5	10	11.5

England players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Elliot Anderson	midfielder	10	14	71%
2	Harry Kane	attacker	8	12	67%
3	Jude Bellingham	midfielder	8	13	62%
4	Nico O'Reilly	defender	7	11	64%
5	Ezri Konsa	defender	7	13	54%

England players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jude Bellingham	midfielder	4	13	31%
2	Elliot Anderson	midfielder	4	14	29%
3	Nico O'Reilly	defender	3	11	27%
4	Harry Kane	attacker	3	12	25%
5	Marc Guéhi	defender	3	14	21%

England players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Elliot Anderson	midfielder	2	14	14%
2	Nico O'Reilly	defender	1	11	9%
3	Ezri Konsa	defender	1	13	8%
4	Jude Bellingham	midfielder	1	13	8%

Czech Republic 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	Spain (A)	3-1	13	11	24	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	England (H)	0-2	9	12	21	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Croatia (H)	1-2	6	9	15	-
25 Jun	World Cup	Mexico (H)	0-3	9	13	22	12
18 Jun	World Cup	South Africa (H)	1-1	12	10	22	12
12 Jun	World Cup	South Korea (A)	2-1	16	9	25	11
31 May	Friendly International	Kosovo (H)	2-1	13	15	28	-
31 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Denmark (H)	2-2	20	11	31	19
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Republic of Ireland (H)	2-2	25	14	39	15