Mali Yellow Cards Stats 2026

Mali Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

Mali are averaging 2 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 4.3 cards on average. That puts them 2nd 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 Rwanda, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Mali players get booked most often?

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

Mali player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Mohamed Camara	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Ibrahima Cissé	defender	1	1	1	100%
Yves Bissouma	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
Mahamadou Doumbia	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Aliou Dieng	midfielder	8	3	0.38	38%
Ousmane Camara	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Woyo Coulibaly	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Hamari Traoré	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Abdoulaye Diaby	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Dorgeles Nene	attacker	6	1	0.17	17%
Lassine Sinayoko	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Djigui Diarra	goalkeeper	8	1	0.13	13%
Mamadou Sangaré	midfielder	8	0	0	0%
Nathan Gassama	defender	7	0	0	0%
Lassana Coulibaly	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Amadou Dante	defender	4	0	0	0%
Kamory Doumbia	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Gaoussou Diakité	attacker	3	0	0	0%
El Bilal Touré	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Gaoussou Diarra	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Amadou Haidara	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Mamadou Fofana	defender	2	0	0	0%
Fodé Doucouré	defender	2	0	0	0%
Martial Tia	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Daouda Guindo	defender	2	0	0	0%

Mali 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	Liberia	Away	0-1	1	2	3
25 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Cape Verde Islands	Home	3-1	1	2	3
4 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Iran	Away	2-0	0	0	0
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Russia	Away	0-0	2	2	4
9 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Senegal	Home	0-1	1	5	6
3 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Tunisia	Home	1-1	4	6	10
29 Dec 2025	Africa Cup of Nations	Comoros	Away	0-0	1	3	4
26 Dec 2025	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco	Away	1-1	8	1	9
22 Dec 2025	Africa Cup of Nations	Zambia	Home	1-1	1	1	2
18 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Jordan	Away	0-0	1	1	2

Mali cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 2.3
Cards against per game: 2.3
Match total cards per game: 4.6
Games: 10
League rank for match cards: 2 of 44

Mali Cards for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	5	2	100%	40%	40%	20%	0%
Away	5	2.6	100%	40%	20%	20%	20%
Overall	10	2.3	100%	40%	30%	20%	10%

Mali Cards against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	5	2.8	80%	60%	40%	40%	40%
Away	5	1.8	100%	60%	20%	0%	0%
Overall	10	2.3	90%	60%	30%	20%	20%

Mali Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	4.8	80%	40%	40%	40%	20%
Away	5	4.4	80%	60%	20%	20%	20%
Overall	10	4.6	80%	50%	30%	30%	20%

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

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	2.3	2	2.6
Fouls / match	12.89	11	14.4
Fouls per yellow card	5.6	5.5	5.5
Cards over 0.5	100%	100%	100%
Cards over 1.5	40%	40%	40%
Cards over 2.5	30%	40%	20%
Cards over 3.5	20%	20%	20%
Cards over 4.5	10%	0%	20%

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

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	2.3	2.8	1.8
Cards against over 0.5	90%	80%	100%
Cards against over 1.5	60%	60%	60%
Cards against over 2.5	30%	40%	20%
Cards against over 3.5	20%	40%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	20%	40%	0%

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

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	4.6	4.8	4.4
Match cards over 2.5	80%	80%	80%
Match cards over 3.5	50%	40%	60%
Match cards over 4.5	30%	40%	20%
Match cards over 5.5	30%	40%	20%
Match cards over 6.5	20%	20%	20%

Mali 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	1	50%	50%	0%
Away	4	0.75	50%	25%	0%
Overall	6	0.83	50%	33%	0%

Mali 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	1.5	100%	50%	0%
Away	4	0.75	75%	0%	0%
Overall	6	1	83%	17%	0%

Mali 1st-half match total 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	2.5	100%	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	1.5	100%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	6	1.83	100%	50%	17%	17%

Mali 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	Liberia (A)	0-1	1	2	3	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Cape Verde (H)	3-1	1	2	3	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Russia (A)	0-0	2	2	4	1
9 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Senegal (H)	0-1	1	5	6	1
3 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Tunisia (H)	1-1	4	6	10	4
29 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Comoros (A)	0-0	1	3	4	1
26 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco (A)	1-1	8	1	9	2
22 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Zambia (H)	1-1	1	1	2	-
18 Nov	Friendly International	Jordan (A)	0-0	1	1	2	2
12 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Madagascar (H)	4-1	3	0	3	-

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%

Mali 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	0.6	1.8	2.4	0%
Vs top half	10	0.6	1.8	2.4	0%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Mali 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	1	2	3	0%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	5	1.4	2	3.4	20%
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	5	3	3.2	6.2	60%
Friendly International	2025	2	1	1.5	2.5	0%
Friendly International	2024	3	1.67	1	2.67	0%

Mali 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	Rwanda (home)	3.78	2.44	1.33	4.6	3.4	1.2
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Rwanda (away)	3.78	2.44	1.33	2.75	1.25	1.5
Wed 24 Mar 00:00	Cape Verde (away)	3.6	1.5	2.1	4.6	1.6	3

Mali players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Yves Bissouma	midfielder	2	2	100%
2	Aliou Dieng	midfielder	2	5	40%
3	Ibrahima Cissé	defender	1	1	100%
4	Ibrahima Sissoko	midfielder	1	1	100%
5	Mahamadou Doumbia	midfielder	1	3	33%

Rwanda 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	Cape Verde (A)	1-2	4	1	5	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Liberia (H)	3-1	3	1	4	-
30 Mar	Friendly International	Estonia (H)	2-0	1	1	2	1
27 Mar	Friendly International	Grenada (H)	4-0	1	0	1	-
14 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	South Africa (A)	3-0	4	3	7	3
10 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Benin (H)	0-1	0	4	4	-
9 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Zimbabwe (A)	0-1	4	1	5	-
6 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Nigeria (A)	1-0	3	1	4	4
9 Jun	Friendly International	Algeria (A)	2-0	2	0	2	-