New Zealand Yellow Cards Stats 2026

New Zealand Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

New Zealand are averaging 0.9 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 1.5 cards on average. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against India, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which New Zealand players get booked most often?

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

New Zealand player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Elijah Just	attacker	8	2	0.25	25%
Sarpreet Singh	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Callum McCowatt	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Marko Stamenić	midfielder	8	1	0.13	13%
Ben Old	defender	8	0	0	0%
Finn Surman	defender	7	0	0	0%
Max Crocombe	goalkeeper	6	0	0	0%
Tyler Bindon	defender	6	0	0	0%
Tim Payne	defender	6	0	0	0%
Jesse Randall	attacker	6	0	0	0%
Ben Waine	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Joe Bell	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Alex Rufer	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Michael Boxall	defender	4	0	0	0%
Chris Wood	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Liberato Cacace	defender	4	0	0	0%
Ryan Thomas	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Kosta Barbarouses	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Bill Tuiloma	defender	3	0	0	0%
Callan Elliot	defender	3	0	0	0%
Francis de Vries	defender	2	0	0	0%
Matthew Garbett	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Lachlan Bayliss	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
James McGarry	defender	2	0	0	0%
Alex Paulsen	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%

New Zealand yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
27 Sep 2026	Friendly International	China PR	Away	0-3	1	0	1
24 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Palestine	Away	2-2	0	0	0
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Belgium	Home	1-5	2	0	2
22 Jun 2026	World Cup	Egypt	Home	1-3	2	1	3
16 Jun 2026	World Cup	Iran	Away	2-2	0	1	1
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	England	Away	1-0	0	0	0
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Haiti	Away	4-0	1	0	1
30 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Chile	Home	4-1	2	0	2
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Finland	Home	0-2	1	3	4
19 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Ecuador	Away	2-0	0	1	1

New Zealand cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.13
Cards against per game: 0.75
Match total cards per game: 1.88
Games: 8

New Zealand Cards for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	4	1.75	100%	75%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	0.5	50%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	8	1.13	75%	38%	0%	0%	0%

New Zealand Cards against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	4	1	50%	25%	25%	0%	0%
Away	4	0.5	50%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	8	0.75	50%	13%	13%	0%	0%

New Zealand Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	2.75	50%	25%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	1	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	8	1.88	25%	13%	0%	0%	0%

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

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.13	1.75	0.5
Fouls / match	10.13	11	9.25
Fouls per yellow card	9	6.3	18.5
Cards over 0.5	75%	100%	50%
Cards over 1.5	38%	75%	0%
Cards over 2.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	0.75	1	0.5
Cards against over 0.5	50%	50%	50%
Cards against over 1.5	13%	25%	0%
Cards against over 2.5	13%	25%	0%
Cards against over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	1.88	2.75	1
Match cards over 2.5	25%	50%	0%
Match cards over 3.5	13%	25%	0%
Match cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%
Match cards over 5.5	0%	0%	0%
Match cards over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

New Zealand 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 4 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	1.5	100%	50%	0%
Away	2	0.5	50%	0%	0%
Overall	4	1	75%	25%	0%

New Zealand 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 4 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	0.5	50%	0%	0%
Away	2	0.5	50%	0%	0%
Overall	4	0.5	50%	0%	0%

New Zealand 1st-half match total 2026 (from 4 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	2	100%	50%	50%	0%
Away	2	1	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	1.5	100%	25%	25%	0%

New Zealand cards match by match 2026

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

New Zealand 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	8	1.63	1	2.63	13%
Friendly International	2026	4	1.25	0.75	2	0%
WC Qualification Oceania	2026	3	0	1	1	0%
World Cup	2026	3	1.33	0.67	2	0%
Friendly International	2024	5	1.8	0.8	2.6	0%

New Zealand 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	India (home)	3.67	2	1.67	4	2	2
Sun 15 Nov 03:00	India (home)	3.67	2	1.67	4	2	2

New Zealand players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Elijah Just	attacker	2	7	29%
2	Sarpreet Singh	midfielder	1	4	25%
3	Callum McCowatt	midfielder	1	7	14%
4	Marko Stamenić	midfielder	1	7	14%

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

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