Lincoln Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Lincoln Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Lincoln are averaging 12.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.6 total fouls on average. That puts them 1st of 24 for team fouls per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Sheff Utd, a profile of referee Joshua Smith, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Lincoln players commit the most fouls?

Freddie Draper leads with 34 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (4.25/g, 88% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Lincoln player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Lincoln's foul profile look this season?

Lincoln are averaging 12.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.1 for a match-total of 23.6. That ranks 1st of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Lincoln pick up one yellow card every 0.192 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 Sheff Utd the page weights each Lincoln 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 Lincoln fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. 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?

Joshua Smith is the referee for this fixture - they average 25.75 fouls and 5.25 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Lincoln player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Yunus Konak	midfielder	4	5	1.25	100%
Tanto Olaofe	attacker	3	4	1.33	100%
Daniel Oyegoke	defender	2	3	1.5	100%
Adam Jackson	defender	1	1	1	100%
Mason Melia	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Freddie Draper	attacker	8	34	4.25	88%
Ben House	attacker	7	13	1.86	86%
Callum Elder	defender	4	4	1	75%
Andrei Coubiș	defender	6	4	0.67	67%
Tom Bayliss	midfielder	6	5	0.83	67%
Conor McGrandles	midfielder	8	7	0.88	63%
Robert Street	attacker	8	6	0.75	63%
Dom Jefferies	midfielder	7	5	0.71	57%
Ivan Varfolomeev	midfielder	7	6	0.86	57%
D. Elerewe	defender	8	7	0.88	50%
Tendayi Darikwa	defender	2	4	2	50%
Tom Hamer	defender	2	2	1	50%
Josh Honohan	defender	2	2	1	50%
Adam Reach	midfielder	8	3	0.38	38%
Ryley Towler	defender	8	4	0.5	38%
Reeco Hackett	attacker	8	3	0.38	38%
Sonny Bradley	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Chiedozie Ogbene	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
George Wickens	goalkeeper	8	0	0	0%
Mikkel Ladefoged	attacker	3	0	0	0%

Lincoln fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
19 Sep 2026	Championship	Swansea City	Home	1-2	12	11	23	Freddie Draper (6)
15 Sep 2026	Championship	Bristol City	Away	0-1	19	13	32	Freddie Draper (4)
12 Sep 2026	Championship	Preston North End	Away	0-1	9	8	17	Robert Street (2)
8 Sep 2026	Carabao Cup	AFC Bournemouth	Away	4-0	8	11	19	Andrei Coubiș (1)
5 Sep 2026	Championship	Southampton	Home	1-1	12	10	22	Freddie Draper (5)
1 Sep 2026	Championship	Blackburn Rovers	Home	0-0	11	13	24	Freddie Draper (4)
29 Aug 2026	Championship	Bolton Wanderers	Away	0-1	15	6	21	Freddie Draper (8)
25 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Blackpool	Away	1-4	10	12	22	Tom Bayliss (2)
22 Aug 2026	Championship	Portsmouth	Home	1-3	17	15	32	D. Elerewe (3)
15 Aug 2026	Championship	Middlesbrough	Away	2-1	12	12	24	Tendayi Darikwa (4)

Lincoln fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 12.5
Fouls against per game: 11.1
Match total fouls per game: 23.6
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 3 of 24

Lincoln Fouls for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	4	13	100%	100%	100%	75%	25%
Away	6	12.17	83%	67%	50%	50%	33%
Overall	10	12.5	90%	80%	70%	60%	30%

Lincoln Fouls against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	4	12.25	100%	100%	75%	50%	50%
Away	6	10.33	67%	67%	67%	50%	17%
Overall	10	11.1	80%	80%	70%	50%	30%

Lincoln Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	4	25.25	100%	100%	75%	25%	25%
Away	6	22.5	83%	67%	33%	17%	17%
Overall	10	23.6	90%	80%	50%	20%	20%

Lincoln Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.5	13	12.17
Yellow cards / match	2.4	2.25	2.5
Fouls per yellow card	5.2	5.8	4.9
Cards per foul	19%	17%	21%
Fouls over 8.5	90%	100%	83%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	100%	67%
Fouls over 10.5	70%	100%	50%
Fouls over 11.5	60%	75%	50%
Fouls over 12.5	30%	25%	33%

Lincoln Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	11.1	12.25	10.33
Fouls against over 8.5	80%	100%	67%
Fouls against over 9.5	80%	100%	67%
Fouls against over 10.5	70%	75%	67%
Fouls against over 11.5	50%	50%	50%
Fouls against over 12.5	30%	50%	17%

Lincoln Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.6	25.25	22.5
Match fouls over 18.5	90%	100%	83%
Match fouls over 20.5	80%	100%	67%
Match fouls over 22.5	50%	75%	33%
Match fouls over 24.5	20%	25%	17%
Match fouls over 26.5	20%	25%	17%

Lincoln 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	1	8	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	2	7.5	100%	100%	100%	50%
Overall	3	7.67	100%	100%	100%	67%

Lincoln 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	1	7	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	2	6.5	100%	100%	100%	50%
Overall	3	6.67	100%	100%	100%	67%

Lincoln 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	1	15	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	2	14	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	3	14.33	100%	100%	100%	100%

Lincoln fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Championship	Swansea (H)	1-2	12	11	23	-
15 Sep	Championship	Bristol City (A)	0-1	19	13	32	-
12 Sep	Championship	Preston (A)	0-1	9	8	17	-
8 Sep	Carabao Cup	B'mouth (A)	4-0	8	11	19	-
5 Sep	Championship	S'oton (H)	1-1	12	10	22	-
1 Sep	Championship	Blackburn (H)	0-0	11	13	24	-
29 Aug	Championship	Bolton (A)	0-1	15	6	21	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Blackpool (A)	1-4	10	12	22	12
22 Aug	Championship	Portsmouth (H)	1-3	17	15	32	15
15 Aug	Championship	M'Boro (A)	2-1	12	12	24	16

Championship fouls table 2026/2027: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Stoke City	8	15.38	10.88	26.25	88%
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	12.14	12.71	24.86	71%
3	Lincoln City	8	13.38	11	24.38	75%
4	Sheffield United	8	11.75	12.63	24.38	88%
5	Portsmouth	7	11.43	12.86	24.29	71%
6	Cardiff City	8	10.38	13.88	24.25	100%
7	Charlton Athletic	8	11.38	12.38	23.75	63%
8	West Bromwich Albion	8	10.13	13.63	23.75	50%
9	Norwich City	8	11.38	11.75	23.13	75%
10	Bristol City	8	11.5	11.13	22.63	38%
11	Birmingham City	8	12	10.13	22.13	63%
12	Blackburn Rovers	8	11	11	22	63%
13	Wrexham	8	10.75	11	21.75	75%
14	Derby County	8	12.88	8.75	21.63	50%
15	Watford	8	11.5	9.88	21.38	38%
16	West Ham United	8	9.75	11.5	21.25	25%
17	Millwall	8	11.88	9.13	21	50%
18	Swansea City	8	9.5	11.5	21	63%
19	Southampton	8	8.25	12.38	20.63	25%
20	Preston North End	8	10.63	9.88	20.5	25%
21	Burnley	8	10.63	9.38	20	13%
22	Bolton Wanderers	8	9.88	10.13	20	38%
23	Middlesbrough	8	9.75	9.13	18.88	38%
24	Queens Park Rangers	8	9	9.88	18.88	38%

Lincoln fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	2	12	11.5	23.5	100%
Vs top half	3	14.33	12	26.33	100%
Vs bottom half	5	12.8	10.4	23.2	60%
Vs bottom six	2	13	11.5	24.5	50%

Lincoln fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Championship	2026/2027	8	13.38	11	24.38	75%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	3	10	11.67	21.67	67%
League One	2025/2026	46	12.65	10.2	22.85	61%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	3	13	9	22	67%
FA Cup	2025/2026	1	22	17	39	100%
League One	2024/2025	46	13.07	10.91	23.98	70%
FA Cup	2024/2025	3	10.33	9.67	20	33%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	1	14	7	21	0%

Lincoln 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
Sat 10 Oct 14:00	Sheff Utd (away)	24.38	11.75	12.63	24.25	11	13.25
Wed 14 Oct 19:00	West Ham (home)	21.25	9.75	11.5	23	11.5	11.5
Sat 17 Oct 11:30	Millwall (away)	21	11.88	9.13	23.25	11.75	11.5

Lincoln players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Freddie Draper	attacker	8	10	80%
2	Ben House	attacker	7	9	78%
3	Robert Street	attacker	7	11	64%
4	Conor McGrandles	midfielder	5	9	56%
5	Ivan Varfolomeev	midfielder	5	9	56%

Lincoln players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Freddie Draper	attacker	8	10	80%
2	Ben House	attacker	4	9	44%
3	D. Elerewe	defender	3	10	30%
4	Conor McGrandles	midfielder	2	9	22%
5	Ivan Varfolomeev	midfielder	2	9	22%

Lincoln players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Freddie Draper	attacker	7	10	70%
2	Ben House	attacker	3	9	33%
3	Ivan Varfolomeev	midfielder	2	9	22%
4	D. Elerewe	defender	2	10	20%
5	Tendayi Darikwa	defender	1	3	33%

Sheff Utd fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Championship	Stoke (A)	2-1	15	13	28	-
16 Sep	Carabao Cup	Fleetwood (A)	1-0	10	13	23	-
13 Sep	Championship	Wolves (H)	0-1	12	15	27	-
8 Sep	Championship	Blackburn (A)	1-2	14	9	23	-
5 Sep	Championship	Norwich (H)	1-3	13	14	27	-
1 Sep	Championship	Bolton (H)	3-2	7	12	19	-
29 Aug	Championship	Cardiff (A)	2-2	11	12	23	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Blackburn (A)	1-2	9	12	21	10
22 Aug	Championship	Swansea (A)	0-0	10	14	24	10
15 Aug	Championship	Birmingham (H)	0-0	12	12	24	15