Ghana Yellow Cards Stats 2026

Ghana Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

Ghana are averaging 1.5 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 2.9 cards on average. That puts them 32nd of 40 for total cards per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers 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 Somalia, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Ghana players get booked most often?

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

Ghana player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Alidu Seidu	defender	1	1	1	100%
Oscar Naasei Oppong	defender	1	1	1	100%
Kojo Peprah Oppong	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Iñaki Williams	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Christopher Bonsu Baah	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Benjamin Tetteh	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Thomas Partey	midfielder	6	2	0.33	33%
Caleb Yirenkyi	midfielder	8	2	0.25	25%
Brandon Thomas-Asante	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Prince Adu	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Elisha Owusu	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Jonas Adjetey	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Kwasi Sibo	midfielder	8	1	0.13	13%
Issahaku Fatawu	attacker	9	1	0.11	11%
Gideon Mensah	defender	8	0	0	0%
Jordan Ayew	attacker	7	0	0	0%
Jerome Opoku	defender	7	0	0	0%
Benjamin Asare	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Antoine Semenyo	attacker	6	0	0	0%
Lawrence Ati Zigi	goalkeeper	5	0	0	0%
Marvin Senaya	defender	5	0	0	0%
Ernest Nuamah	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Derrick Luckassen	defender	3	0	0	0%
Kamaldeen Sulemana	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Alexander Djiku	defender	3	0	0	0%

Ghana yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
29 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Gambia	Home	2-4	2	4	6
24 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Côte d'Ivoire	Away	2-0	2	2	4
4 Jul 2026	World Cup	Colombia	Away	1-0	0	1	1
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Croatia	Away	2-1	1	1	2
23 Jun 2026	World Cup	England	Away	0-0	1	1	2
17 Jun 2026	World Cup	Panama	Home	1-0	1	2	3
2 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Wales	Away	1-1	2	0	2
23 May 2026	Friendly International	Mexico	Away	2-0	1	1	2
30 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Germany	Away	2-1	3	1	4
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Austria	Away	5-1	2	1	3

Ghana cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.5
Cards against per game: 1.4
Match total cards per game: 2.9
Games: 10
League rank for match cards: 35 of 44

Ghana Cards for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	2	1.5	100%	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	8	1.5	88%	50%	13%	0%	0%
Overall	10	1.5	90%	50%	10%	0%	0%

Ghana Cards against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	2	3	100%	100%	50%	50%	0%
Away	8	1	88%	13%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	1.4	90%	30%	10%	10%	0%

Ghana Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	4.5	100%	50%	50%	50%	0%
Away	8	2.5	38%	25%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	2.9	50%	30%	10%	10%	0%

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

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.5	1.5	1.5
Fouls / match	11	9.5	11.38
Fouls per yellow card	7.3	6.3	7.6
Cards over 0.5	90%	100%	88%
Cards over 1.5	50%	50%	50%
Cards over 2.5	10%	0%	13%
Cards over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.4	3	1
Cards against over 0.5	90%	100%	88%
Cards against over 1.5	30%	100%	13%
Cards against over 2.5	10%	50%	0%
Cards against over 3.5	10%	50%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	2.9	4.5	2.5
Match cards over 2.5	50%	100%	38%
Match cards over 3.5	30%	50%	25%
Match cards over 4.5	10%	50%	0%
Match cards over 5.5	10%	50%	0%
Match cards over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Ghana 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	1	1	100%	0%	0%
Away	6	0.67	67%	0%	0%
Overall	7	0.71	71%	0%	0%

Ghana 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	1	0	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	0.33	33%	0%	0%
Overall	7	0.29	29%	0%	0%

Ghana 1st-half match total 2026 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	1	1	100%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	1	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	7	1	100%	0%	0%	0%

Ghana cards match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Gambia (H)	2-4	2	4	6	-
24 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Ivory Coast (A)	2-0	2	2	4	-
4 Jul	World Cup	Colombia (A)	1-0	0	1	1	1
27 Jun	World Cup	Croatia (A)	2-1	1	1	2	-
23 Jun	World Cup	England (A)	0-0	1	1	2	1
17 Jun	World Cup	Panama (H)	1-0	1	2	3	1
2 Jun	Friendly International	Wales (A)	1-1	2	0	2	1
23 May	Friendly International	Mexico (A)	2-0	1	1	2	1
30 Mar	Friendly International	Germany (A)	2-1	3	1	4	1
27 Mar	Friendly International	Austria (A)	5-1	2	1	3	1

CAF World Cup Qualifiers 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	Seychelles	3	4.67	1.67	6.33	100%
2	Mali	5	1.8	3.4	5.2	40%
3	Togo	3	2.33	2.67	5	33%
4	Namibia	4	2.25	2.5	4.75	50%
5	Cameroon	6	2.33	2.33	4.67	33%
6	Cameroon	6	2.33	2.33	4.67	33%
7	Niger	5	2.4	2.2	4.6	60%
8	Sudan	3	1.67	2.67	4.33	33%
9	Benin	7	2.43	1.86	4.29	43%
10	Mauritania	4	1.25	3	4.25	50%
11	Lesotho	4	2	2	4	50%
12	Libya	4	1.75	2.25	4	25%
13	Algeria	9	2.11	1.78	3.89	33%
14	Tunisia	8	1.63	2.25	3.88	38%
15	Ethiopia	3	2	1.67	3.67	67%
16	Comoros	3	1.67	2	3.67	33%
17	Nigeria	11	1.91	1.73	3.64	9%
18	Nigeria	11	1.91	1.73	3.64	9%
19	Cape Verde Islands	10	1.5	2.1	3.6	30%
20	Senegal	12	2.08	1.42	3.5	33%
21	Mozambique	4	1.5	2	3.5	25%
22	Egypt	15	1.8	1.67	3.47	20%
23	Madagascar	3	2	1.33	3.33	0%
24	Liberia	6	1.67	1.67	3.33	17%
25	South Africa	10	1.7	1.6	3.3	20%
26	Gambia	4	1.75	1.5	3.25	25%
27	Morocco	16	1.19	2.06	3.25	19%
28	Tanzania	5	2	1.2	3.2	20%
29	Rwanda	4	2.25	0.75	3	25%
30	Sierra Leone	5	1.8	1.2	3	20%
31	Guinea-Bissau	4	1.75	1.25	3	25%
32	Burkina Faso	6	1.5	1.5	3	17%
33	Congo DR	9	1.22	1.78	3	22%
34	Congo DR	9	1.22	1.78	3	22%
35	Ghana	10	1.5	1.4	2.9	10%
36	Guinea	4	1	1.75	2.75	0%
37	Zambia	3	2	0.67	2.67	0%
38	Somalia	3	1.33	1.33	2.67	0%
39	Eritrea	3	1.33	1.33	2.67	0%
40	Zimbabwe	3	1	1.67	2.67	0%
41	Côte d'Ivoire	8	1.25	1.25	2.5	0%
42	Gabon	4	1.25	1.25	2.5	0%
43	Gabon	4	1.25	1.25	2.5	0%
44	Kenya	5	1.4	1	2.4	20%

Ghana 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	10	1.1	1.5	2.6	10%
Vs top half	10	1.1	1.5	2.6	10%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Ghana cards per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2027	2	2	3	5	50%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	2.17	2.17	4.33	33%
Friendly International	2025	2	1.5	2	3.5	0%
Friendly International	2024	3	3	2.33	5.33	67%

Ghana 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
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Somalia (home)	2.67	1.33	1.33	3	2	1
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Somalia (away)	2.67	1.33	1.33	2.5	1	1.5
Wed 24 Mar 00:00	Ivory Coast (home)	2.43	1.14	1.29	2	0.75	1.25

Ghana players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Alidu Seidu	defender	2	2	100%
2	Kojo Peprah Oppong	defender	2	5	40%
3	Thomas Partey	midfielder	2	6	33%
4	Caleb Yirenkyi	midfielder	2	9	22%
5	Oscar Naasei Oppong	defender	1	1	100%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Ivory Coast (H)	0-2	1	1	2	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Gambia (A)	2-1	2	1	3	-
27 Mar	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Mauritius (H)	0-0	1	2	3	2
17 Nov	Friendly International	Bahrain (A)	1-2	4	2	6	1
14 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Mozambique (H)	0-1	1	1	2	-
9 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Algeria (H)	0-3	1	1	2	1
8 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Uganda (A)	2-0	1	2	3	-
5 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Guinea (H)	0-3	1	1	2	-
25 Mar	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Botswana (A)	2-0	2	0	2	-