Lesotho Yellow Cards Stats 2026

Lesotho Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

Lesotho are averaging 1.3 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 2.8 cards on average. That puts them 10th 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 Gabon, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Lesotho players get booked most often?

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

Lesotho player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Lehlohonolo Fothoane	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Rethabile Mokokoane	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Motlomelo Mkwanazi	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
T. Makhele	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Sekhoane Moerane	goalkeeper	5	0	0	0%
Thabang Malane	defender	5	0	0	0%
Tsepang Sefali	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Tsepo Toloane	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Sera Motebang	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Fusi Matlabe	defender	3	0	0	0%
Neo Mokhachane	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Teboho Letsema	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Lehlohonolo Matsau	defender	2	0	0	0%
Thabo Lesaoana	defender	2	0	0	0%
Jane Thabantso	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Makara Ntaitsane	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Tshwarelo Bereng	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Mohlomi Makhetha	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Thabo Mafatle	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Tlotliso Mapola	defender	1	0	0	0%

Lesotho 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	Morocco	Home	0-2	0	2	2
25 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Niger	Away	2-1	3	0	3
7 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Kenya	Away	4-0	0	0	0
4 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Kenya	Home	1-1	3	2	5
29 Mar 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Seychelles	Home	2-1	2	4	6
25 Mar 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Seychelles	Away	0-0	0	0	0
18 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Malawi	Home	0-1	2	1	3
15 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Malawi	Home	0-0	1	2	3
13 Oct 2025	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Zimbabwe	Home	1-0	2	3	5
10 Oct 2025	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Nigeria	Home	1-2	0	1	1

Lesotho cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.63
Cards against per game: 1.88
Match total cards per game: 3.5
Games: 8
League rank for match cards: 11 of 44

Lesotho Cards for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	7	1.43	71%	57%	14%	0%	0%
Away	1	3	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
Overall	8	1.63	75%	63%	25%	0%	0%

Lesotho Cards against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	7	2.14	100%	71%	29%	14%	0%
Away	1	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	8	1.88	88%	63%	25%	13%	0%

Lesotho Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	7	3.57	71%	43%	43%	14%	0%
Away	1	3	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	8	3.5	75%	38%	38%	13%	0%

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

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.63	1.43	3
Fouls / match	12.67	11.2	20
Fouls per yellow card	7.8	7.8	6.7
Cards over 0.5	75%	71%	100%
Cards over 1.5	63%	57%	100%
Cards over 2.5	25%	14%	100%
Cards over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.88	2.14	0
Cards against over 0.5	88%	100%	0%
Cards against over 1.5	63%	71%	0%
Cards against over 2.5	25%	29%	0%
Cards against over 3.5	13%	14%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	3.5	3.57	3
Match cards over 2.5	75%	71%	100%
Match cards over 3.5	38%	43%	0%
Match cards over 4.5	38%	43%	0%
Match cards over 5.5	13%	14%	0%
Match cards over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Lesotho 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 3 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	3	0.33	33%	0%	0%
Away	0	-	-	-	-
Overall	3	0.33	33%	0%	0%

Lesotho 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 3 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	3	1.33	100%	33%	0%
Away	0	-	-	-	-
Overall	3	1.33	100%	33%	0%

Lesotho 1st-half match total 2026 (from 3 of 8 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	0	-	-	-	-	-
Overall	3	1.67	100%	67%	0%	0%

Lesotho 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	Morocco (H)	0-2	0	2	2	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Niger (A)	2-1	3	0	3	-
4 Jun	Friendly International	Kenya (H)	1-1	3	2	5	2
29 Mar	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Seychelles (H)	2-1	2	4	6	1
18 Nov	Friendly International	Malawi (H)	0-1	2	1	3	-
15 Nov	Friendly International	Malawi (H)	0-0	1	2	3	-
13 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Zimbabwe (H)	1-0	2	3	5	2
10 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Nigeria (H)	1-2	0	1	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%

Lesotho 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	1.7	1.7	3.4	20%
Vs top half	10	1.7	1.7	3.4	20%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Lesotho 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	3	1.67	2	3.67	33%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	2.83	0.33	3.17	17%
Friendly International	2025	2	1.5	1.5	3	0%
Friendly International	2024	2	4.5	0.5	5	100%

Lesotho 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	Gabon (away)	3.6	1.8	1.8	3	1.4	1.6
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Gabon (home)	3.6	1.8	1.8	4.2	2.2	2
Wed 24 Mar 00:00	Niger (home)	3.88	2.13	1.75	4.6	3	1.6

Lesotho players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Lehlohonolo Fothoane	midfielder	1	1	100%
2	Rethabile Mokokoane	defender	1	2	50%
3	T. Makhele	defender	1	2	50%

Gabon 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	Niger (H)	2-0	1	2	3	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Morocco (A)	2-0	2	1	3	-
30 Mar	Friendly International	Trinidad and Tobago (H)	2-2	1	2	3	2
27 Mar	Friendly International	Uzbekistan (A)	3-1	1	0	1	-
31 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Ivory Coast (H)	2-3	2	1	3	2
28 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Mozambique (H)	2-3	2	2	4	3
24 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Cameroon (A)	1-0	1	2	3	1
13 Nov	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Nigeria (A)	4-1	2	4	6	2
14 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Burundi (H)	2-0	1	1	2	-
10 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Gambia (A)	3-4	5	3	8	2