Newport Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Newport Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Newport are averaging 12 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 24.9 total fouls on average. That puts them 19th 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 Colchester, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Newport players commit the most fouls?

Cameron Norman leads with 19 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.9/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Newport player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Newport's foul profile look this season?

Newport are averaging 12 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.9 for a match-total of 24.9. That ranks 19th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Newport pick up one yellow card every 0.142 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 Colchester the page weights each Newport 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 Newport 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?

Yes - the referee profile module shows the assigned official's average fouls and yellows per match this season. Some referees blow for materially more fouls than others.

Newport player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Cameron Norman	defender	10	19	1.9	100%
Michael Adu-Poku	attacker	4	6	1.5	100%
Alfie Merritt	defender	3	4	1.33	100%
Tanatswa Nyakuhwa	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Cole Jarvis	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Christian Doidge	attacker	8	13	1.63	88%
Lee Jenkins	defender	10	12	1.2	80%
Cameron Evans	defender	5	5	1	80%
Yahya Bamba	attacker	7	8	1.14	71%
Matthew Max Dibley-Dias	midfielder	6	5	0.83	67%
Kieron Evans	midfielder	3	3	1	67%
Shaquille Gwengwe	attacker	8	8	1	63%
Kyle Cameron	defender	10	11	1.1	60%
Ciaran Brennan	defender	10	9	0.9	50%
Joe Thomas	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Gerard Garner	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Dan Sassi	defender	2	2	1	50%
Harrison Biggins	midfielder	10	5	0.5	40%
Matty Jacob	defender	5	5	1	40%
Tom Davies	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Jordan Wright	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Matt Smith	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Moses Alexander-Walker	attacker	1	0	0	0%

Newport fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	League Two	Gillingham	Away	0-0	12	17	29	Cameron Norman (2)
26 Sep 2026	League Two	Grimsby Town	Home	2-1	14	9	23	Matty Jacob (3)
19 Sep 2026	League Two	Accrington Stanley	Away	0-0	11	21	32	Lee Jenkins (2)
12 Sep 2026	League Two	Fleetwood Town	Home	1-1	10	16	26	Christian Doidge (3)
5 Sep 2026	League Two	Northampton Town	Away	1-0	11	15	26	Kyle Cameron (2)
1 Sep 2026	League Two	Salford City	Away	2-1	14	9	23	Cameron Norman (6)
29 Aug 2026	League Two	Tranmere Rovers	Home	2-2	14	11	25	Yahya Bamba (4)
22 Aug 2026	League Two	Bristol Rovers	Away	5-3	8	6	14	Lee Jenkins (2)
15 Aug 2026	League Two	Rochdale	Home	3-0	11	14	25	Cameron Evans (2)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	AFC Wimbledon	Away	1-1	15	11	26	Kyle Cameron (4)

Newport fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 12
Fouls against per game: 12.9
Match total fouls per game: 24.9
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 8 of 24

Newport 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	12.25	100%	100%	75%	50%	50%
Away	6	11.83	83%	83%	83%	50%	33%
Overall	10	12	90%	90%	80%	50%	40%

Newport 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	12.5	100%	75%	75%	50%	50%
Away	6	13.17	83%	67%	67%	50%	50%
Overall	10	12.9	90%	70%	70%	50%	50%

Newport 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	24.75	100%	100%	100%	75%	0%
Away	6	25	83%	83%	83%	67%	33%
Overall	10	24.9	90%	90%	90%	70%	20%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12	12.25	11.83
Yellow cards / match	1.7	1.5	1.83
Fouls per yellow card	7.1	8.2	6.5
Cards per foul	14%	12%	15%
Fouls over 8.5	90%	100%	83%
Fouls over 9.5	90%	100%	83%
Fouls over 10.5	80%	75%	83%
Fouls over 11.5	50%	50%	50%
Fouls over 12.5	40%	50%	33%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	12.9	12.5	13.17
Fouls against over 8.5	90%	100%	83%
Fouls against over 9.5	70%	75%	67%
Fouls against over 10.5	70%	75%	67%
Fouls against over 11.5	50%	50%	50%
Fouls against over 12.5	50%	50%	50%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	24.9	24.75	25
Match fouls over 18.5	90%	100%	83%
Match fouls over 20.5	90%	100%	83%
Match fouls over 22.5	90%	100%	83%
Match fouls over 24.5	70%	75%	67%
Match fouls over 26.5	20%	0%	33%

Newport 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	3	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	6	100%	100%	50%	50%
Overall	3	5	67%	67%	33%	33%

Newport 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	4.5	100%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	3	5.33	100%	67%	33%	33%

Newport 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	10	100%	100%	0%	0%
Away	2	10.5	100%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	3	10.33	100%	67%	33%	33%

Newport fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	League Two	Gillingham (A)	0-0	12	17	29	-
26 Sep	League Two	Grimsby (H)	2-1	14	9	23	-
19 Sep	League Two	Accrington (A)	0-0	11	21	32	-
12 Sep	League Two	Fleetwood (H)	1-1	10	16	26	-
5 Sep	League Two	Northampton (A)	1-0	11	15	26	-
1 Sep	League Two	Salford (A)	2-1	14	9	23	-
29 Aug	League Two	Tranmere (H)	2-2	14	11	25	-
22 Aug	League Two	Bristol Rovers (A)	5-3	8	6	14	9
15 Aug	League Two	Rochdale (H)	3-0	11	14	25	10
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Wimbledon (A)	1-1	15	11	26	12

League Two 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	Port Vale	7	15.29	12.57	27.86	86%
2	Barnet	7	13.43	13.43	26.86	86%
3	Shrewsbury Town	9	14.89	11.56	26.44	89%
4	Colchester United	8	10.88	15.25	26.13	88%
5	Crewe Alexandra	9	12.89	13.22	26.11	89%
6	Walsall	8	12	13.25	25.25	63%
7	Accrington Stanley	9	15.67	9.56	25.22	78%
8	Newport County	9	11.67	13.11	24.78	89%
9	Grimsby Town	9	12.22	12.44	24.67	67%
10	Salford City	9	9.78	14.78	24.56	78%
11	Crawley Town	7	9.86	14.43	24.29	86%
12	Fleetwood Town	9	12.44	11.67	24.11	78%
13	Tranmere Rovers	9	11.22	12.33	23.56	56%
14	Oldham Athletic	8	11.5	11.88	23.38	63%
15	Exeter City	9	10.44	12.67	23.11	78%
16	Rochdale	9	11.11	11.89	23	67%
17	Chesterfield	9	9.56	12.78	22.33	78%
18	Northampton Town	7	11.29	10.86	22.14	71%
19	Rotherham United	9	12.56	9.56	22.11	44%
20	Bristol Rovers	9	12.44	9	21.44	44%
21	Gillingham	9	11.67	9.56	21.22	44%
22	Cheltenham Town	9	11.44	9.56	21	44%
23	York City	8	8	11.75	19.75	38%
24	Swindon Town	9	10.33	6.89	17.22	11%

Newport 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	14	13	10	23	64%
Vs top half	30	12.8	11.2	24	73%
Vs bottom half	25	10.64	12.64	23.28	72%
Vs bottom six	11	11.64	12	23.64	82%

Newport fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
League Two	2026/2027	9	11.67	13.11	24.78	89%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	15	11	26	100%
League Two	2025/2026	46	11.85	11.61	23.46	70%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	2	10	8.5	18.5	0%
FA Cup	2025/2026	2	9	12.5	21.5	50%
League Two	2024/2025	46	10.46	11.85	22.3	59%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	1	7	16	23	100%

Newport 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	Colchester (home)	26.13	10.88	15.25	24.25	9.25	15
Sat 17 Oct 14:00	York (home)	19.75	8	11.75	18	7.5	10.5
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	Rotherham (away)	22.11	12.56	9.56	24.5	14.75	9.75

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Cameron Norman	defender	10	10	100%
2	Lee Jenkins	defender	8	10	80%
3	Christian Doidge	attacker	7	8	88%
4	Yahya Bamba	attacker	6	9	67%
5	Kyle Cameron	defender	6	10	60%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Christian Doidge	attacker	5	8	63%
2	Cameron Norman	defender	5	10	50%
3	Lee Jenkins	defender	4	10	40%
4	Ciaran Brennan	defender	3	10	30%
5	Kyle Cameron	defender	3	10	30%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Matty Jacob	defender	1	5	20%
2	Christian Doidge	attacker	1	8	13%
3	Shaquille Gwengwe	attacker	1	9	11%
4	Yahya Bamba	attacker	1	9	11%
5	Cameron Norman	defender	1	10	10%

Colchester fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
26 Sep	League Two	Shrewsbury (A)	2-2	13	17	30	-
19 Sep	League Two	Cheltenham (H)	1-1	14	13	27	-
12 Sep	League Two	Crewe (H)	1-1	12	17	29	-
5 Sep	League Two	Swindon (A)	3-1	7	8	15	-
1 Sep	League Two	Bristol Rovers (A)	2-0	7	15	22	-
29 Aug	League Two	Rochdale (H)	1-0	10	15	25	-
22 Aug	League Two	Oldham (H)	2-1	14	17	31	16
15 Aug	League Two	Accrington (A)	2-2	10	20	30	12
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	S'oton (H)	0-2	14	5	19	13