England Yellow Cards Stats 2026

England Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

England are averaging 1.2 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 2.3 cards on average. That puts them 48th 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 Czech Republic, a profile of referee Serdar Gozubuyuk, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which England players get booked most often?

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

England player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Myles Lewis-Skelly	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Nico O'Reilly	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Declan Rice	midfielder	6	2	0.33	33%
Jude Bellingham	midfielder	8	2	0.25	25%
Marc Guéhi	defender	10	2	0.2	20%
Jarell Quansah	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Elliot Anderson	midfielder	9	1	0.11	11%
Harry Kane	attacker	9	1	0.11	11%
Bukayo Saka	attacker	9	0	0	0%
Ezri Konsa	defender	8	0	0	0%
Anthony Gordon	attacker	8	0	0	0%
Jordan Pickford	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Morgan Rogers	midfielder	7	0	0	0%
Djed Spence	defender	6	0	0	0%
Noni Madueke	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Eberechi Eze	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Marcus Rashford	attacker	3	0	0	0%
John Stones	defender	3	0	0	0%
Reece James	defender	3	0	0	0%
Lewis Hall	defender	2	0	0	0%
Alex Scott	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
James Garner	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
James Trafford	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Dean Henderson	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%
Ollie Watkins	attacker	1	0	0	0%

England yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Croatia	Away	0-7	0	1	1
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Czech Republic	Away	0-2	1	0	1
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Spain	Home	2-3	3	0	3
18 Jul 2026	World Cup	France	Away	4-6	0	0	0
15 Jul 2026	World Cup	Argentina	Home	1-2	1	3	4
11 Jul 2026	World Cup	Norway	Away	1-2	0	1	1
6 Jul 2026	World Cup	Mexico	Away	2-3	4	2	6
1 Jul 2026	World Cup	Congo DR	Home	2-1	1	1	2
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Panama	Away	0-2	1	2	3
23 Jun 2026	World Cup	Ghana	Home	0-0	1	1	2

England cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.33
Cards against per game: 1.22
Match total cards per game: 2.56
Games: 9
League rank for match cards: 48 of 54

England Cards for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	4	1.5	100%	25%	25%	0%	0%
Away	5	1.2	60%	20%	20%	20%	0%
Overall	9	1.33	78%	22%	22%	11%	0%

England Cards against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	4	1.25	75%	25%	25%	0%	0%
Away	5	1.2	80%	40%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	9	1.22	78%	33%	11%	0%	0%

England Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	2.75	50%	25%	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	2.4	40%	20%	20%	20%	0%
Overall	9	2.56	44%	22%	11%	11%	0%

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

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.33	1.5	1.2
Fouls / match	10.22	11.5	9.2
Fouls per yellow card	7.7	7.7	7.7
Cards over 0.5	78%	100%	60%
Cards over 1.5	22%	25%	20%
Cards over 2.5	22%	25%	20%
Cards over 3.5	11%	0%	20%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.22	1.25	1.2
Cards against over 0.5	78%	75%	80%
Cards against over 1.5	33%	25%	40%
Cards against over 2.5	11%	25%	0%
Cards against over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	2.56	2.75	2.4
Match cards over 2.5	44%	50%	40%
Match cards over 3.5	22%	25%	20%
Match cards over 4.5	11%	0%	20%
Match cards over 5.5	11%	0%	20%
Match cards over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

England 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 4 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	3	1	100%	0%	0%
Away	1	1	100%	0%	0%
Overall	4	1	100%	0%	0%

England 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 4 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	3	0.67	67%	0%	0%
Away	1	0	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	0.5	50%	0%	0%

England 1st-half match total 2026 (from 4 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	1.67	100%	67%	0%	0%
Away	1	1	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	1.5	100%	50%	0%	0%

England cards match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Croatia (A)	0-7	0	1	1	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Czech Republic (A)	0-2	1	0	1	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Spain (H)	2-3	3	0	3	-
15 Jul	World Cup	Argentina (H)	1-2	1	3	4	2
11 Jul	World Cup	Norway (A)	1-2	0	1	1	-
6 Jul	World Cup	Mexico (A)	2-3	4	2	6	1
1 Jul	World Cup	DR Congo (H)	2-1	1	1	2	2
27 Jun	World Cup	Panama (A)	0-2	1	2	3	-
23 Jun	World Cup	Ghana (H)	0-0	1	1	2	1

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	6	3.17	1.33	4.5	33%
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	Wales	8	1.5	1.38	2.88	13%
44	Moldova	7	1.43	1.43	2.86	0%
45	Liechtenstein	7	1.43	1.43	2.86	29%
46	Denmark	7	1.29	1.57	2.86	14%
47	Faroe Islands	4	1.25	1.5	2.75	25%
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%

England 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	8	1.88	2	3.88	50%
Vs top half	8	1.88	2	3.88	50%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

England 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	1.33	0.33	1.67	0%
Friendly International	2025	2	2	1	3	0%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	7	0.86	1.57	2.43	14%
World Cup	2026	6	1.33	1.67	3	17%
Friendly International	2026	3	0.33	2.67	3	0%

England 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
Tue 6 Oct 18:45	Czech Republic (home)	3.67	2.67	1	7	6	1
Thu 12 Nov 19:45	Croatia (home)	3	2	1	4	2.5	1.5
Sun 15 Nov 19:45	Spain (away)	5	0.67	4.33	6	1	5

England players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Declan Rice	midfielder	2	8	25%
2	Nico O'Reilly	defender	2	11	18%
3	Jude Bellingham	midfielder	2	13	15%
4	Marc Guéhi	defender	2	14	14%
5	Ben White	defender	1	2	50%

Czech Republic 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	Spain (A)	3-1	6	1	7	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	England (H)	0-2	0	1	1	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Croatia (H)	1-2	2	1	3	-
25 Jun	World Cup	Mexico (H)	0-3	0	1	1	-
18 Jun	World Cup	South Africa (H)	1-1	1	2	3	2
12 Jun	World Cup	South Korea (A)	2-1	0	1	1	-
31 May	Friendly International	Kosovo (H)	2-1	0	1	1	-
31 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Denmark (H)	2-2	1	2	3	2
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Republic of Ireland (H)	2-2	1	2	3	2