North Macedonia Fouls Stats 2026

North Macedonia Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

North Macedonia are averaging 11.5 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 21.7 total fouls on average. That puts them 23rd of 54 for team fouls per match among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Switzerland, a profile of referee Edgars Maļcevs, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which North Macedonia players commit the most fouls?

Eljif Elmas leads with 13 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.3/g, 60% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every North Macedonia player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does North Macedonia's foul profile look this season?

North Macedonia are averaging 11.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.2 for a match-total of 21.7. That ranks 23rd of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average North Macedonia pick up one yellow card every 0.191 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 Switzerland the page weights each North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia fixtures in the active window for 2026. 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?

Edgars Maļcevs is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

North Macedonia player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Gjorge Dzhekov	defender	1	3	3	100%
Danny Musovski	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Stefan Despotovski	defender	1	2	2	100%
S. Emini	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Jovan Manev	defender	1	1	1	100%
Bojan Ilievski	defender	5	5	1	80%
Azer Omeragikj	attacker	4	4	1	75%
Matej Gashtarov	midfielder	3	2	0.67	67%
Eljif Elmas	midfielder	10	13	1.3	60%
Andrej Stojcevski	defender	5	3	0.6	60%
Tihomir Kostadinov	midfielder	5	5	1	60%
Enis Bardhi	midfielder	8	4	0.5	50%
Jani Atanasov	midfielder	6	4	0.67	50%
Visar Musliu	defender	6	3	0.5	50%
Stefan Aškovski	attacker	2	3	1.5	50%
Mario Mladenovski	defender	2	2	1	50%
Dimitar Mitrovski	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Imran Fetai	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Isnik Alimi	midfielder	5	6	1.2	40%
Milan Ristovski	attacker	5	2	0.4	40%
Sebastián Herrera	defender	5	4	0.8	40%
Agon Elezi	midfielder	5	5	1	40%
Lirim Qamili	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Anes Meljichi	defender	3	4	1.33	33%
Bojan Miovski	attacker	8	2	0.25	25%

North Macedonia fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Scotland	Home	0-2	20	13	33	Eljif Elmas (5)
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia	Away	2-0	8	8	16	Eljif Elmas (2)
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	Home	0-3	10	7	17	Agon Elezi (3)
1 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Turkey	Away	4-0	12	14	26	Stefan Despotovski (2)
29 May 2026	Friendly International	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Away	0-0	19	12	31
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Republic of Ireland	Away	0-0	9	4	13	Tihomir Kostadinov (3)
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Denmark	Away	4-0	8	9	17	Sebastián Herrera (3)
18 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Wales	Away	7-1	12	6	18	Stefan Aškovski (3)
13 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Latvia	Home	0-0	9	17	26
13 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Kazakhstan	Home	1-1	8	12	20	Isnik Alimi (5)

North Macedonia fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 11.5
Fouls against per game: 10.2
Match total fouls per game: 21.7
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 39 of 54

North Macedonia Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	4	11.75	75%	50%	25%	25%	25%
Away	6	11.33	67%	50%	50%	50%	17%
Overall	10	11.5	70%	50%	40%	40%	20%

North Macedonia Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	4	12.25	75%	75%	75%	75%	50%
Away	6	8.83	50%	33%	33%	33%	17%
Overall	10	10.2	60%	50%	50%	50%	30%

North Macedonia Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	4	24	75%	50%	50%	50%	25%
Away	6	20.17	33%	33%	33%	33%	17%
Overall	10	21.7	50%	40%	40%	40%	20%

North Macedonia Team fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	11.5	11.75	11.33
Yellow cards / match	2.2	3	1.67
Fouls per yellow card	5.2	3.9	6.8
Cards per foul	19%	26%	15%
Fouls over 8.5	70%	75%	67%
Fouls over 9.5	50%	50%	50%
Fouls over 10.5	40%	25%	50%
Fouls over 11.5	40%	25%	50%
Fouls over 12.5	20%	25%	17%

North Macedonia Fouls against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.2	12.25	8.83
Fouls against over 8.5	60%	75%	50%
Fouls against over 9.5	50%	75%	33%
Fouls against over 10.5	50%	75%	33%
Fouls against over 11.5	50%	75%	33%
Fouls against over 12.5	30%	50%	17%

North Macedonia Match fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	21.7	24	20.17
Match fouls over 18.5	50%	75%	33%
Match fouls over 20.5	40%	50%	33%
Match fouls over 22.5	40%	50%	33%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	50%	33%
Match fouls over 26.5	20%	25%	17%

North Macedonia 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 6 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	5	5.4	60%	60%	40%	40%
Overall	6	5	50%	50%	33%	33%

North Macedonia 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	1	10	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	5	4.6	60%	40%	20%	20%
Overall	6	5.5	67%	50%	33%	33%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	1	13	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	5	10	40%	40%	40%	40%
Overall	6	10.5	50%	50%	50%	50%

North Macedonia fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Scotland (H)	0-2	20	13	33	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia (A)	2-0	8	8	16	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland (H)	0-3	10	7	17	-
1 Jun	Friendly International	Turkey (A)	4-0	12	14	26	17
29 May	Friendly International	Bosnia (A)	0-0	19	12	31	12
31 Mar	Friendly International	Republic of Ireland (A)	0-0	9	4	13	5
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Denmark (A)	4-0	8	9	17	8
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Wales (A)	7-1	12	6	18	8
13 Nov	Friendly International	Latvia (H)	0-0	9	17	26	13
13 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Kazakhstan (H)	1-1	8	12	20	-

UEFA Nations League fouls table 2026: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Andorra	7	18.29	12.86	31.14	100%
2	Lithuania	6	13.17	17.17	30.33	100%
3	Estonia	3	17.33	11.33	28.67	100%
4	Gibraltar	7	13.57	15	28.57	86%
5	Belarus	6	17.17	11.17	28.33	100%
6	Bulgaria	4	11	17	28	100%
7	Hungary	8	12.25	15.63	27.88	100%
8	Georgia	7	15.71	12	27.71	86%
9	Scotland	10	13.6	13.9	27.5	70%
10	Malta	7	12.43	14.86	27.29	100%
11	Iceland	8	12.5	14.38	26.88	88%
12	Azerbaijan	7	12.57	13.57	26.14	71%
13	Republic of Ireland	9	11.78	14.22	26	78%
14	Kosovo	8	11.63	14	25.63	75%
15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	14.18	11.36	25.55	73%
16	San Marino	6	12.17	13.33	25.5	67%
17	Czech Republic	9	13.67	11.56	25.22	78%
18	Turkey	11	11.27	13.36	24.64	73%
19	Switzerland	13	11.46	13	24.46	69%
20	Luxembourg	7	12.71	11.43	24.14	86%
21	Finland	7	11.29	12.43	23.71	86%
22	England	15	9.4	14.27	23.67	60%
23	Poland	8	11.5	12.13	23.63	38%
24	Italy	8	12.13	11.38	23.5	63%
25	Wales	8	11.13	12.13	23.25	50%
26	Moldova	5	13	10.2	23.2	60%
27	Belgium	14	12.36	10.79	23.14	50%
28	Slovenia	6	13.17	9.83	23	67%
29	Austria	11	14.09	8.82	22.91	55%
30	Kazakhstan	5	14.4	8.4	22.8	40%
31	Liechtenstein	5	13.4	9.4	22.8	80%
32	Slovakia	6	9	13.67	22.67	50%
33	Romania	7	14.14	8.43	22.57	57%
34	Albania	7	9.29	13.14	22.43	43%
35	Spain	15	11.67	10.67	22.33	53%
36	Germany	12	12.33	9.92	22.25	50%
37	Northern Ireland	8	9.5	12.75	22.25	50%
38	Montenegro	6	11.33	10.83	22.17	67%
39	North Macedonia	7	12.29	9.57	21.86	43%
40	Denmark	7	8.86	13	21.86	43%
41	Netherlands	12	10.58	11.25	21.83	42%
42	Ukraine	7	13.14	8.57	21.71	57%
43	Sweden	12	9.67	12	21.67	50%
44	Armenia	6	9.5	12.17	21.67	50%
45	Latvia	6	10.83	10.67	21.5	33%
46	Portugal	13	9.38	12	21.38	38%
47	Croatia	11	11.18	10.18	21.36	55%
48	Greece	8	9.75	11.13	20.88	50%
49	Israel	6	10	10.83	20.83	33%
50	Serbia	8	10	10.38	20.38	25%
51	France	16	10	10.19	20.19	50%
52	Cyprus	6	8	11.33	19.33	33%
53	Faroe Islands	4	10.25	8.5	18.75	25%
54	Norway	14	9	8.64	17.64	14%

North Macedonia fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	9	10.33	10.89	21.22	44%
Vs top half	9	10.33	10.89	21.22	44%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

North Macedonia fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	3	12.67	9.33	22	33%
Friendly International	2025	2	12	13.5	25.5	100%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	9	9.78	13	22.78	56%
Friendly International	2026	3	13.33	10	23.33	67%

North Macedonia 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
Tue 6 Oct 18:45	Switzerland (away)	22.33	9.33	13	23	8	15
Fri 13 Nov 19:45	Scotland (away)	31	15	16	27	14	13
Mon 16 Nov 19:45	Slovenia (home)	24	12.67	11.33	23	15	8

North Macedonia players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Eljif Elmas	midfielder	5	7	71%
2	Azer Omeragikj	attacker	3	4	75%
3	Jani Atanasov	midfielder	3	5	60%
4	Visar Musliu	defender	3	7	43%
5	Bojan Ilievski	defender	2	2	100%

North Macedonia players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Eljif Elmas	midfielder	3	7	43%
2	Agon Elezi	midfielder	2	5	40%
3	Gjorge Dzhekov	defender	1	1	100%
4	Stefan Despotovski	defender	1	1	100%
5	Mario Mladenovski	defender	1	2	50%

North Macedonia players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Gjorge Dzhekov	defender	1	1	100%
2	Tihomir Kostadinov	midfielder	1	2	50%
3	Anes Meljichi	defender	1	3	33%
4	Agon Elezi	midfielder	1	5	20%
5	Sebastián Herrera	defender	1	5	20%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia (H)	2-1	8	15	23	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Scotland (A)	0-3	13	14	27	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	North Macedonia (A)	0-3	7	10	17	-
12 Jul	World Cup	Argentina (A)	3-1	18	14	32	19
7 Jul	World Cup	Colombia (H)	0-0	22	21	43	12
3 Jul	World Cup	Algeria (H)	2-0	10	12	22	10
24 Jun	World Cup	Canada (H)	2-1	19	13	32	16
18 Jun	World Cup	Bosnia (H)	4-1	7	18	25	11
13 Jun	World Cup	Qatar (A)	1-1	11	12	23	14
6 Jun	Friendly International	Australia (H)	1-1	10	14	24	11