Ghana Fouls Stats 2026

Ghana Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Ghana are averaging 11 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 23.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 42nd of 49 for team fouls per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Somalia, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Ghana players commit the most fouls?

Kwasi Sibo leads with 11 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.38/g, 75% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Ghana player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Ghana's foul profile look this season?

Ghana are averaging 11 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.3 for a match-total of 23.3. That ranks 42nd of 49 for team fouls among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Ghana pick up one yellow card every 0.136 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 Somalia the page weights each Ghana 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 Ghana 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?

Yes - the referee profile module shows the assigned official's average fouls and yellows per match this season. Some referees blow for materially more fouls than others.

Ghana player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Benjamin Tetteh	attacker	2	3	1.5	100%
Alidu Seidu	defender	1	1	1	100%
Oscar Naasei Oppong	defender	1	2	2	100%
Terry Yegbe	defender	1	2	2	100%
Ibrahim Osman	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Emmanuel Agyei	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Jerry Afriyie	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Augustine Boakye	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Thomas Partey	midfielder	6	7	1.17	83%
Antoine Semenyo	attacker	6	9	1.5	83%
Marvin Senaya	defender	5	8	1.6	80%
Caleb Yirenkyi	midfielder	8	9	1.13	75%
Kwasi Sibo	midfielder	8	11	1.38	75%
Kojo Peprah Oppong	defender	4	5	1.25	75%
Brandon Thomas-Asante	attacker	4	5	1.25	75%
Derrick Luckassen	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Kamaldeen Sulemana	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Alexander Djiku	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Elisha Owusu	midfielder	5	4	0.8	60%
Jonas Adjetey	defender	7	6	0.86	57%
Gideon Mensah	defender	8	7	0.88	50%
Ernest Nuamah	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Prince Adu	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Iñaki Williams	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Jordan Ayew	attacker	7	7	1	43%

Ghana fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
29 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Gambia	Home	2-4	10	20	30	Brandon Thomas-Asante (3)
24 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Côte d'Ivoire	Away	2-0	16	17	33	Issahaku Fatawu (2)
4 Jul 2026	World Cup	Colombia	Away	1-0	0	4	4	Caleb Yirenkyi (2)
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Croatia	Away	2-1	13	9	22	Kwasi Sibo (3)
23 Jun 2026	World Cup	England	Away	0-0	24	14	38	Kwasi Sibo (4)
17 Jun 2026	World Cup	Panama	Home	1-0	9	11	20	Jordan Ayew (2)
2 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Wales	Away	1-1	13	7	20	Jonas Adjetey (2)
23 May 2026	Friendly International	Mexico	Away	2-0	9	16	25	Oscar Naasei Oppong (2)
30 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Germany	Away	2-1	10	8	18	Jonas Adjetey (2)
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Austria	Away	5-1	6	17	23	Antoine Semenyo (2)

Ghana fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 11
Fouls against per game: 12.3
Match total fouls per game: 23.3
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 28 of 30

Ghana Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	2	9.5	100%	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	8	11.38	75%	63%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	10	11	80%	60%	40%	40%	40%

Ghana Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	2	15.5	100%	100%	100%	50%	50%
Away	8	11.5	63%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	10	12.3	70%	60%	60%	50%	50%

Ghana Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	2	25	100%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	8	22.88	75%	63%	50%	38%	25%
Overall	10	23.3	80%	60%	50%	40%	30%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	11	9.5	11.38
Yellow cards / match	1.5	1.5	1.5
Fouls per yellow card	7.3	6.3	7.6
Cards per foul	14%	16%	13%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	100%	75%
Fouls over 9.5	60%	50%	63%
Fouls over 10.5	40%	0%	50%
Fouls over 11.5	40%	0%	50%
Fouls over 12.5	40%	0%	50%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	12.3	15.5	11.5
Fouls against over 8.5	70%	100%	63%
Fouls against over 9.5	60%	100%	50%
Fouls against over 10.5	60%	100%	50%
Fouls against over 11.5	50%	50%	50%
Fouls against over 12.5	50%	50%	50%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.3	25	22.88
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	100%	75%
Match fouls over 20.5	60%	50%	63%
Match fouls over 22.5	50%	50%	50%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	50%	38%
Match fouls over 26.5	30%	50%	25%

Ghana 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	1	3	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	7	5.29	86%	57%	43%	43%
Overall	8	5	75%	50%	38%	38%

Ghana 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	1	6	100%	100%	100%	0%
Away	7	5.43	71%	43%	43%	43%
Overall	8	5.5	75%	50%	50%	38%

Ghana 1st-half match total 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	1	9	100%	0%	0%	0%
Away	7	10.71	71%	57%	43%	43%
Overall	8	10.5	75%	50%	38%	38%

Ghana fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Gambia (H)	2-4	10	20	30	-
24 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Ivory Coast (A)	2-0	16	17	33	-
4 Jul	World Cup	Colombia (A)	1-0	0	4	4	4
27 Jun	World Cup	Croatia (A)	2-1	13	9	22	9
23 Jun	World Cup	England (A)	0-0	24	14	38	17
17 Jun	World Cup	Panama (H)	1-0	9	11	20	9
2 Jun	Friendly International	Wales (A)	1-1	13	7	20	10
23 May	Friendly International	Mexico (A)	2-0	9	16	25	15
30 Mar	Friendly International	Germany (A)	2-1	10	8	18	8
27 Mar	Friendly International	Austria (A)	5-1	6	17	23	12

CAF World Cup Qualifiers 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	Niger	3	15.33	20	35.33	100%
2	Burkina Faso	4	17	18.25	35.25	100%
3	Benin	4	18.5	16.25	34.75	100%
4	Mauritania	3	13	20	33	100%
5	Tanzania	3	14.33	17	31.33	100%
6	Cameroon	6	16.67	14.33	31	83%
7	Cameroon	6	16.67	14.33	31	83%
8	Liberia	3	12.33	18.33	30.67	100%
9	Mozambique	3	12	18.67	30.67	67%
10	Nigeria	10	16.5	13.3	29.8	80%
11	Nigeria	10	16.5	13.3	29.8	80%
12	Guinea	3	14	15.33	29.33	100%
13	Sierra Leone	4	16	13.25	29.25	75%
14	Morocco	16	12.63	16.31	28.94	75%
15	Lesotho	4	14	14	28	75%
16	Mali	5	11.6	16.2	27.8	80%
17	Madagascar	3	13	13.67	26.67	100%
18	Egypt	15	12	14.53	26.53	73%
19	Tunisia	9	13.44	12.33	25.78	67%
20	Kenya	4	15	10.75	25.75	75%
21	Congo DR	9	14	11.33	25.33	78%
22	Congo DR	9	14	11.33	25.33	78%
23	Senegal	12	12.33	12.83	25.17	58%
24	Zambia	3	14.67	10.33	25	67%
25	Zimbabwe	4	10	15	25	75%
26	South Africa	10	11	13.3	24.3	80%
27	Algeria	11	11.27	13	24.27	55%
28	Ghana	10	11	12.3	23.3	60%
29	Cape Verde Islands	9	10.11	12.67	22.78	78%
30	Côte d'Ivoire	11	11	10.64	21.64	45%

Ghana 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	10	12.1	11.8	23.9	70%
Vs top half	10	12.1	11.8	23.9	70%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Ghana fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2027	2	13	18.5	31.5	100%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	16	18	34	100%
Friendly International	2025	2	12.5	13	25.5	100%

Ghana 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
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Somalia (home)	28	12.5	15.5	29	13	16
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Somalia (away)	28	12.5	15.5	27	12	15
Wed 24 Mar 00:00	Ivory Coast (home)	20.1	10.1	10	19	9.83	9.17

Ghana players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Caleb Yirenkyi	midfielder	7	9	78%
2	Kwasi Sibo	midfielder	6	9	67%
3	Antoine Semenyo	attacker	5	6	83%
4	Thomas Partey	midfielder	5	6	83%
5	Marvin Senaya	defender	4	6	67%

Ghana players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Antoine Semenyo	attacker	3	6	50%
2	Marvin Senaya	defender	3	6	50%
3	Gideon Mensah	defender	3	8	38%
4	Kojo Peprah Oppong	defender	2	5	40%
5	Thomas Partey	midfielder	2	6	33%

Ghana players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Kwasi Sibo	midfielder	2	9	22%
2	Brandon Thomas-Asante	attacker	1	5	20%
3	Antoine Semenyo	attacker	1	6	17%
4	Marvin Senaya	defender	1	6	17%
5	Jordan Ayew	attacker	1	7	14%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Ivory Coast (H)	0-2	12	15	27	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Gambia (A)	2-1	13	16	29	-
14 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Mozambique (H)	0-1	12	11	23	-
9 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Algeria (H)	0-3	6	11	17	6
8 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Uganda (A)	2-0	6	15	21	-
5 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Guinea (H)	0-3	11	10	21	7
25 Mar	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Botswana (A)	2-0	12	18	30	-