Northern Ireland Fouls Stats 2026

Northern Ireland Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Northern Ireland are averaging 10.7 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 24.1 total fouls on average. That puts them 46th 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 Ukraine, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Northern Ireland players commit the most fouls?

Shea Emmanuel Charles leads with 10 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.25/g, 88% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Northern Ireland player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Northern Ireland's foul profile look this season?

Northern Ireland are averaging 10.7 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 13.4 for a match-total of 24.1. That ranks 46th of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Northern Ireland pick up one yellow card every 0.168 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 Ukraine the page weights each Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland 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?

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.

Northern Ireland player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Dan Ballard	defender	2	4	2	100%
George Alan Saville	midfielder	2	4	2	100%
Jamal Piaras Lewis	defender	1	1	1	100%
Shea Emmanuel Charles	midfielder	8	10	1.25	88%
Tom Atcheson	defender	5	5	1	80%
Patrick Kelly	midfielder	5	7	1.4	80%
Ruairi McConville	defender	8	8	1	75%
Ethan Galbraith	midfielder	7	10	1.43	71%
Brodie Gilmore Spencer	defender	7	8	1.14	71%
Callum Marshall	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Paul Patrick Smyth	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Patrick James Coleman McNair	defender	3	3	1	67%
Jamie Paul Donley	midfielder	9	7	0.78	56%
Terry Devlin	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Conor Bradley	defender	2	4	2	50%
Jamie Carson McDonnell	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Dion Elie Raymond Charles	attacker	2	3	1.5	50%
Alistair Edward McCann	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Isaac Price	midfielder	10	6	0.6	40%
Justin Devenny	midfielder	9	3	0.33	33%
James Tyrrell Reid	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Ciaron Maurice Brown	defender	8	3	0.38	25%
Trai Hume	defender	9	6	0.67	22%
Pierce Joseph Charles	goalkeeper	8	0	0	0%
Brad Joseph Lyons	midfielder	3	0	0	0%

Northern Ireland fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
5 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Georgia	Home	0-0	9	14	23	Tom Atcheson (2)
2 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Ukraine	Away	0-3	4	15	19	Tom Atcheson (1)
28 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Hungary	Home	0-0	15	15	30	Trai Hume (3)
25 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Georgia	Away	0-1	14	13	27	Dan Ballard (2)
8 Jun 2026	Friendly International	France	Away	3-1	7	6	13	Brodie Gilmore Spencer (3)
4 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Guinea	Home	1-0	11	15	26	Jamie Paul Donley (2)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Wales	Away	1-1	8	13	21	Shea Emmanuel Charles (2)
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Italy	Away	2-0	8	11	19	Ethan Galbraith (3)
17 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg	Home	1-0	11	18	29	Ethan Galbraith (2)
14 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia	Away	1-0	20	14	34	Conor Bradley (4)

Northern Ireland fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 10.7
Fouls against per game: 13.4
Match total fouls per game: 24.1
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 37 of 54

Northern Ireland 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	11.5	100%	75%	75%	25%	25%
Away	6	10.17	33%	33%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	10	10.7	60%	50%	50%	30%	30%

Northern Ireland 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	15.5	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	6	12	83%	83%	83%	67%	67%
Overall	10	13.4	90%	90%	90%	80%	80%

Northern Ireland 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	27	100%	100%	100%	75%	50%
Away	6	22.17	83%	50%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	10	24.1	90%	70%	60%	50%	40%

Northern Ireland Team fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	10.7	11.5	10.17
Yellow cards / match	2	2.25	1.8
Fouls per yellow card	5.4	5.1	5.7
Cards per foul	19%	20%	18%
Fouls over 8.5	60%	100%	33%
Fouls over 9.5	50%	75%	33%
Fouls over 10.5	50%	75%	33%
Fouls over 11.5	30%	25%	33%
Fouls over 12.5	30%	25%	33%

Northern Ireland Fouls against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	13.4	15.5	12
Fouls against over 8.5	90%	100%	83%
Fouls against over 9.5	90%	100%	83%
Fouls against over 10.5	90%	100%	83%
Fouls against over 11.5	80%	100%	67%
Fouls against over 12.5	80%	100%	67%

Northern Ireland Match fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	24.1	27	22.17
Match fouls over 18.5	90%	100%	83%
Match fouls over 20.5	70%	100%	50%
Match fouls over 22.5	60%	100%	33%
Match fouls over 24.5	50%	75%	33%
Match fouls over 26.5	40%	50%	33%

Northern Ireland 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	2	3	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	5.75	100%	100%	25%	25%
Overall	6	4.83	83%	67%	17%	17%

Northern Ireland 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	2	7	100%	100%	100%	50%
Away	4	5.5	75%	75%	25%	25%
Overall	6	6	83%	83%	50%	33%

Northern Ireland 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	2	10	100%	100%	0%	0%
Away	4	11.25	75%	75%	25%	25%
Overall	6	10.83	83%	83%	17%	17%

Northern Ireland fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Georgia (H)	0-0	9	14	23	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Ukraine (A)	0-3	4	15	19	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Hungary (H)	0-0	15	15	30	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Georgia (A)	0-1	14	13	27	-
8 Jun	Friendly International	France (A)	3-1	7	6	13	10
4 Jun	Friendly International	Guinea (H)	1-0	11	15	26	10
31 Mar	Friendly International	Wales (A)	1-1	8	13	21	10
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Italy (A)	2-0	8	11	19	8
17 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg (H)	1-0	11	18	29	10
14 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia (A)	1-0	20	14	34	17

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%

Northern Ireland 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	10	13	16.6	29.6	90%
Vs top half	10	13	16.6	29.6	90%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Northern Ireland 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	4	10.5	14.25	24.75	75%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	7	13.29	12.86	26.14	71%
Friendly International	2026	3	8.67	11.33	20	33%
Friendly International	2025	4	9.5	14.75	24.25	75%

Northern Ireland 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 14 Nov 19:45	Ukraine (home)	25	14.5	10.5	29	16.5	12.5
Tue 17 Nov 19:45	Hungary (away)	29.75	14.5	15.25	33	15	18

Northern Ireland players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Shea Emmanuel Charles	midfielder	7	8	88%
2	Brodie Gilmore Spencer	defender	5	8	63%
3	Jamie Paul Donley	midfielder	5	8	63%
4	Tom Atcheson	defender	4	6	67%
5	Ethan Galbraith	midfielder	4	7	57%

Northern Ireland players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Patrick Kelly	midfielder	3	7	43%
2	Ethan Galbraith	midfielder	2	7	29%
3	Brodie Gilmore Spencer	defender	2	8	25%
4	Jamie Paul Donley	midfielder	2	8	25%
5	Shea Emmanuel Charles	midfielder	2	8	25%

Northern Ireland players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ethan Galbraith	midfielder	2	7	29%
2	Brodie Gilmore Spencer	defender	1	8	13%
3	Shea Emmanuel Charles	midfielder	1	8	13%
4	Trai Hume	defender	1	8	13%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Hungary (H)	1-2	10	13	23	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Northern Ireland (H)	0-3	15	4	19	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Georgia (A)	0-0	14	13	27	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Hungary (A)	0-1	19	12	31	-
31 May	Friendly International	Poland (A)	0-2	11	5	16	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Albania (H)	1-0	11	3	14	-
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Sweden (H)	1-3	12	10	22	12
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Iceland (H)	2-0	12	6	18	8
13 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	France (A)	4-0	10	9	19	10