Papua New Guinea Yellow Cards Stats 2026

Papua New Guinea Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

Papua New Guinea are averaging 2.1 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 2.7 cards on average.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Papua New Guinea players get booked most often?

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

Papua New Guinea player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Daniel Joe	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Kolu Kepo	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Ati Kepo	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Joseph Joe	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Solomon Rani	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Dave Tomare	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Derek Kimai	defender	2	0	0	0%
Alwin Komolong	defender	2	0	0	0%
Raymond Gunemba	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Rex Naime	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Ritzoki Tamgol	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
T. Semmy	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Oberth Boram Simon	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Nathaniel Eddie	defender	1	0	0	0%
Arol Tateng	defender	1	0	0	0%
Shane Sakael	defender	1	0	0	0%
Logan Biwa	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Juduh Asar	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Papua New Guinea yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
30 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Solomon Islands	Home	1-1	5	2	7
27 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Fiji	Away	2-0	3	1	4
24 Sep 2026	Friendly International	New Caledonia	Home	1-2	4	2	6
18 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Vanuatu	Home	2-1	3	0	3
20 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Fiji	Home	2-0	0	0	0
15 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Fiji	Home	0-1	0	0	0
13 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Solomon Islands	Home	1-0	0	0	0
21 Dec 2024	Friendly International	Vanuatu	Away	1-2	1	0	1
17 Nov 2024	WC Qualification Oceania	Solomon Islands	Home	1-2	3	1	4
14 Nov 2024	WC Qualification Oceania	Fiji	Home	3-3	2	0	2

Papua New Guinea cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 3
Cards against per game: 0.86
Match total cards per game: 3.86
Games: 7

Papua New Guinea Cards for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	5	3.4	100%	100%	80%	40%	20%
Away	2	2	100%	50%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	7	3	100%	86%	71%	29%	14%

Papua New Guinea Cards against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	5	1	60%	40%	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	0.5	50%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	7	0.86	57%	29%	0%	0%	0%

Papua New Guinea Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	4.4	80%	60%	40%	40%	20%
Away	2	2.5	50%	50%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	7	3.86	71%	57%	29%	29%	14%

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

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	3	3.4	2
Fouls / match	-	-	-
Fouls per yellow card	-	-	-
Cards over 0.5	100%	100%	100%
Cards over 1.5	86%	100%	50%
Cards over 2.5	71%	80%	50%
Cards over 3.5	29%	40%	0%
Cards over 4.5	14%	20%	0%

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

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	0.86	1	0.5
Cards against over 0.5	57%	60%	50%
Cards against over 1.5	29%	40%	0%
Cards against over 2.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	3.86	4.4	2.5
Match cards over 2.5	71%	80%	50%
Match cards over 3.5	57%	60%	50%
Match cards over 4.5	29%	40%	0%
Match cards over 5.5	29%	40%	0%
Match cards over 6.5	14%	20%	0%

Papua New Guinea cards match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
30 Sep	Friendly International	Solomon Islands (H)	1-1	5	2	7	-
27 Sep	Friendly International	Fiji (A)	2-0	3	1	4	-
24 Sep	Friendly International	New Caledonia (H)	1-2	4	2	6	-
18 Sep	Friendly International	Vanuatu (H)	2-1	3	0	3	-
21 Dec	Friendly International	Vanuatu (A)	1-2	1	0	1	-
17 Nov	WC Qualification Oceania	Solomon Islands (H)	1-2	3	1	4	-
14 Nov	WC Qualification Oceania	Fiji (H)	3-3	2	0	2	-

Papua New Guinea 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	2026	4	3.75	1.25	5	50%
WC Qualification Oceania	2026	2	2.5	0.5	3	0%
Friendly International	2024	3	1.67	0.67	2.33	0%