North Macedonia Yellow Cards Stats 2026

North Macedonia Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

North Macedonia are averaging 2.2 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 3.2 cards on average. That puts them 52nd of 54 for total cards per match among UEFA Nations League 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 Switzerland, a profile of referee Edgars Maļcevs, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which North Macedonia players get booked most often?

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

North Macedonia player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Gjorge Dzhekov	defender	1	1	1	100%
Mario Mladenovski	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Imran Fetai	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Tihomir Kostadinov	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Jani Atanasov	midfielder	6	2	0.33	33%
Anes Meljichi	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Matej Gashtarov	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Enis Bardhi	midfielder	8	2	0.25	25%
Nikola Serafimov	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Azer Omeragikj	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Stole Dimitrievski	goalkeeper	10	2	0.2	20%
Andrej Stojcevski	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Bojan Ilievski	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Darko Velkovski	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Isnik Alimi	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Bojan Miovski	attacker	8	1	0.13	13%
Eljif Elmas	midfielder	10	1	0.1	10%
Gjoko Zajkov	defender	7	0	0	0%
Elmin Rastoder	attacker	7	0	0	0%
Darko Churlinov	attacker	6	0	0	0%
Visar Musliu	defender	6	0	0	0%
Milan Ristovski	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Sebastián Herrera	defender	5	0	0	0%
Agon Elezi	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Lirim Qamili	attacker	3	0	0	0%

North Macedonia yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Scotland	Home	0-2	5	1	6
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia	Away	2-0	2	1	3
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	Home	0-3	4	0	4
1 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Turkey	Away	4-0	1	0	1
29 May 2026	Friendly International	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Away	0-0	1	0	1
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Republic of Ireland	Away	0-0	1	0	1
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Denmark	Away	4-0	2	0	2
18 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Wales	Away	7-1	3	0	3
13 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Latvia	Home	0-0	2	3	5
13 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Kazakhstan	Home	1-1	1	5	6

North Macedonia cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 2.2
Cards against per game: 1
Match total cards per game: 3.2
Games: 10
League rank for match cards: 52 of 54

North Macedonia 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	3	100%	75%	50%	50%	25%
Away	6	1.67	100%	50%	17%	0%	0%
Overall	10	2.2	100%	60%	30%	20%	10%

North Macedonia 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	2.25	75%	50%	50%	25%	25%
Away	6	0.17	17%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	1	40%	20%	20%	10%	10%

North Macedonia 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	5.25	100%	100%	75%	50%	0%
Away	6	1.83	33%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	3.2	60%	40%	30%	20%	0%

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

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	2.2	3	1.67
Fouls / match	11.5	11.75	11.33
Fouls per yellow card	5.2	3.9	6.8
Cards over 0.5	100%	100%	100%
Cards over 1.5	60%	75%	50%
Cards over 2.5	30%	50%	17%
Cards over 3.5	20%	50%	0%
Cards over 4.5	10%	25%	0%

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

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1	2.25	0.17
Cards against over 0.5	40%	75%	17%
Cards against over 1.5	20%	50%	0%
Cards against over 2.5	20%	50%	0%
Cards against over 3.5	10%	25%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	10%	25%	0%

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

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	3.2	5.25	1.83
Match cards over 2.5	60%	100%	33%
Match cards over 3.5	40%	100%	0%
Match cards over 4.5	30%	75%	0%
Match cards over 5.5	20%	50%	0%
Match cards over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

North Macedonia 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	1	1	100%	0%	0%
Away	2	1.5	100%	50%	0%
Overall	3	1.33	100%	33%	0%

North Macedonia 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	1	1	100%	0%	0%
Away	2	0	0%	0%	0%
Overall	3	0.33	33%	0%	0%

North Macedonia 1st-half match total 2026 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	1	2	100%	100%	0%	0%
Away	2	1.5	100%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	3	1.67	100%	67%	0%	0%

North Macedonia cards match by match 2026

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

UEFA Nations League 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	Belarus	6	3.67	2.17	5.83	67%
2	Hungary	8	2.25	3.25	5.5	50%
3	San Marino	6	3	2.33	5.33	67%
4	Andorra	8	3.63	1.38	5	63%
5	Poland	8	2.25	2.63	4.88	63%
6	Luxembourg	7	2.43	2.43	4.86	57%
7	Georgia	8	1.75	3	4.75	63%
8	Kazakhstan	6	3.17	1.33	4.5	33%
9	Slovenia	6	2.33	2	4.33	33%
10	Kosovo	7	1.57	2.71	4.29	43%
11	Lithuania	6	1.83	2.33	4.17	33%
12	Latvia	6	1.67	2.5	4.17	50%
13	Ukraine	7	2.71	1.43	4.14	29%
14	Romania	7	2.57	1.57	4.14	57%
15	Gibraltar	7	1.86	2.29	4.14	29%
16	Germany	8	1.5	2.63	4.13	25%
17	Azerbaijan	7	2	2	4	29%
18	Italy	8	2	2	4	38%
19	Estonia	5	1.6	2.4	4	40%
20	Iceland	8	2.25	1.63	3.88	38%
21	Cyprus	8	2.25	1.63	3.88	38%
22	Malta	8	1.88	2	3.88	50%
23	Bulgaria	7	2.14	1.71	3.86	29%
24	Albania	7	2	1.86	3.86	57%
25	Armenia	7	1.71	2.14	3.86	14%
26	Slovakia	6	1.67	2.17	3.83	33%
27	Switzerland	10	1.2	2.5	3.7	40%
28	Finland	6	1.5	2.17	3.67	17%
29	Israel	5	2	1.6	3.6	20%
30	Belgium	14	1.86	1.71	3.57	21%
31	Spain	14	0.71	2.86	3.57	29%
32	Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	2.18	1.36	3.55	45%
33	Turkey	11	2	1.55	3.55	27%
34	Serbia	7	2	1.43	3.43	29%
35	Scotland	9	1.22	2.11	3.33	11%
36	Sweden	10	1.2	2.1	3.3	30%
37	Northern Ireland	7	1.43	1.86	3.29	14%
38	Greece	8	1.88	1.38	3.25	25%
39	France	12	1.5	1.75	3.25	25%
40	Montenegro	8	1.25	1.88	3.13	13%
41	Portugal	12	1.83	1.25	3.08	8%
42	Croatia	9	2	1	3	11%
43	Wales	8	1.5	1.38	2.88	13%
44	Moldova	7	1.43	1.43	2.86	0%
45	Liechtenstein	7	1.43	1.43	2.86	29%
46	Denmark	7	1.29	1.57	2.86	14%
47	Faroe Islands	4	1.25	1.5	2.75	25%
48	England	12	1.08	1.58	2.67	8%
49	Norway	12	0.92	1.75	2.67	17%
50	Austria	11	1.36	1.27	2.64	9%
51	Netherlands	10	1	1.6	2.6	10%
52	North Macedonia	7	2.29	0.29	2.57	14%
53	Czech Republic	9	1.22	1.33	2.56	11%
54	Republic of Ireland	8	1.25	1.25	2.5	0%

North Macedonia 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	9	3.22	1.44	4.67	56%
Vs top half	9	3.22	1.44	4.67	56%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

North Macedonia cards per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	3	3.67	0.67	4.33	33%
Friendly International	2025	2	1.5	3	4.5	50%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	9	2.33	1.89	4.22	33%
Friendly International	2026	3	1	0	1	0%

North Macedonia 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
Tue 6 Oct 18:45	Switzerland (away)	3.67	0.33	3.33	6	1	5
Fri 13 Nov 19:45	Scotland (away)	3.67	1	2.67	1	1	0
Mon 16 Nov 19:45	Slovenia (home)	4.33	3	1.33	6	5	1

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Enis Bardhi	midfielder	2	5	40%
2	Jani Atanasov	midfielder	2	5	40%
3	Gjorge Dzhekov	defender	1	1	100%
4	Bojan Ilievski	defender	1	2	50%
5	Imran Fetai	defender	1	2	50%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia (H)	2-1	1	5	6	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Scotland (A)	0-3	0	1	1	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	North Macedonia (A)	0-3	0	4	4	-
12 Jul	World Cup	Argentina (A)	3-1	2	3	5	1
7 Jul	World Cup	Colombia (H)	0-0	3	2	5	-
3 Jul	World Cup	Algeria (H)	2-0	0	2	2	1
24 Jun	World Cup	Canada (H)	2-1	1	2	3	2
18 Jun	World Cup	Bosnia (H)	4-1	1	2	3	-
13 Jun	World Cup	Qatar (A)	1-1	1	2	3	3
6 Jun	Friendly International	Australia (H)	1-1	3	2	5	3