India Yellow Cards Stats 2026

India Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

India are averaging 1 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 2.5 cards on average. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against New Zealand, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which India players get booked most often?

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

India player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Deepak Tangri	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Sandesh Jhingan	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Macarton Louis Nickson	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Anwar Ali	defender	5	0	0	0%
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Rahul Bheke	defender	4	0	0	0%
Lallianzuala Chhangte	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Nikhil Prabhu	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Liston Colaco	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Lalengmawia Lalengmawia	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Akash Mishra	defender	3	0	0	0%
Hmingthanmawia Ralte	defender	2	0	0	0%
Naorem Mahesh Singh	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Sunil Chhetri	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Farukh Choudhary	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Sahal Abdul Samad	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Vikram Partap Singh	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Ryan Williams	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Tekcham Abhishek Singh	defender	2	0	0	0%
Ashique Kuruniyan	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Subashish Bose	defender	1	0	0	0%
Suresh Singh	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Rahim Ali	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Sanan Mohammed K	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Brison Fernandes	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

India yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
25 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Panama	Home	1-1	0	0	0
9 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Tajikistan	Away	1-1	2	1	3
5 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Tajikistan	Away	3-1	2	3	5
30 May 2026	Friendly International	Zimbabwe	Away	1-0	0	0	0
27 May 2026	Friendly International	Jamaica	Home	0-2	2	1	3
31 Mar 2026	Asian Cup Qualification	Hong Kong	Home	2-1	0	3	3
18 Nov 2025	Asian Cup Qualification	Bangladesh	Away	1-0	2	2	4
13 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Bhutan	Home	6-1	0	0	0
14 Oct 2025	Asian Cup Qualification	Singapore	Home	1-2	0	2	2
9 Oct 2025	Asian Cup Qualification	Singapore	Away	1-1	2	3	5

India cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.43
Cards against per game: 2.14
Match total cards per game: 3.57
Games: 7

India 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	0.67	33%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	2	100%	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	7	1.43	71%	71%	0%	0%	0%

India 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	2	100%	67%	33%	0%	0%
Away	4	2.25	100%	75%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	7	2.14	100%	71%	43%	0%	0%

India 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	2.67	67%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	4.25	100%	75%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	7	3.57	86%	43%	29%	0%	0%

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

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.43	0.67	2
Fouls / match	12.5	11	13
Fouls per yellow card	8.7	16.4	6.5
Cards over 0.5	71%	33%	100%
Cards over 1.5	71%	33%	100%
Cards over 2.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	2.14	2	2.25
Cards against over 0.5	100%	100%	100%
Cards against over 1.5	71%	67%	75%
Cards against over 2.5	43%	33%	50%
Cards against over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	3.57	2.67	4.25
Match cards over 2.5	86%	67%	100%
Match cards over 3.5	43%	0%	75%
Match cards over 4.5	29%	0%	50%
Match cards over 5.5	0%	0%	0%
Match cards over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

India 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 5 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	1	0	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	1	100%	0%	0%
Overall	5	0.8	80%	0%	0%

India 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 5 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	1	1	100%	0%	0%
Away	4	0.25	25%	0%	0%
Overall	5	0.4	40%	0%	0%

India 1st-half match total 2026 (from 5 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	1	1	100%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	1.25	100%	25%	0%	0%
Overall	5	1.2	100%	20%	0%	0%

India cards match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
9 Jun	Friendly International	Tajikistan (A)	1-1	2	1	3	1
5 Jun	Friendly International	Tajikistan (A)	3-1	2	3	5	1
27 May	Friendly International	Jamaica (H)	0-2	2	1	3	-
31 Mar	Asian Cup Qualification	Hong Kong (H)	2-1	0	3	3	1
18 Nov	Asian Cup Qualification	Bangladesh (A)	1-0	2	2	4	2
14 Oct	Asian Cup Qualification	Singapore (H)	1-2	0	2	2	-
9 Oct	Asian Cup Qualification	Singapore (A)	1-1	2	3	5	1

India cards per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Friendly International	2025	2	0.5	2	2.5	0%
Asian Cup Qualification	2027	6	1.17	2.17	3.33	17%
WC Qualification Asia	2026	3	2	1.33	3.33	33%
Friendly International	2026	3	2	1.67	3.67	33%

India 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 06:00	New Zealand (away)	2	1.25	0.75	3	1.5	1.5
Sun 15 Nov 03:00	New Zealand (away)	2	1.25	0.75	3	1.5	1.5

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
27 Sep	Friendly International	China PR (A)	0-3	1	0	1	-
27 Jun	World Cup	Belgium (H)	1-5	2	0	2	-
22 Jun	World Cup	Egypt (H)	1-3	2	1	3	3
16 Jun	World Cup	Iran (A)	2-2	0	1	1	-
3 Jun	Friendly International	Haiti (A)	4-0	1	0	1	1
30 Mar	Friendly International	Chile (H)	4-1	2	0	2	1
27 Mar	Friendly International	Finland (H)	0-2	1	3	4	-
19 Nov	Friendly International	Ecuador (A)	2-0	0	1	1	1