Portugal Fouls Stats 2026

Portugal Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Portugal are averaging 9.9 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 21.1 total fouls on average. That puts them 49th 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 Denmark, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Portugal players commit the most fouls?

Renato Veiga leads with 13 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.3/g, 80% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Portugal player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Portugal's foul profile look this season?

Portugal are averaging 9.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.2 for a match-total of 21.1. That ranks 49th of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Portugal pick up one yellow card every 0.202 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 Denmark the page weights each Portugal 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 Portugal 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.

Portugal player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
João Palhinha	midfielder	3	5	1.67	100%
Renato Veiga	defender	10	13	1.3	80%
João Cancelo	defender	10	12	1.2	70%
Pedro Neto	attacker	9	12	1.33	67%
Rúben Neves	midfielder	5	5	1	60%
Rúben Dias	defender	9	7	0.78	56%
Francisco Conceição	attacker	6	5	0.83	50%
Nélson Semedo	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Samú Costa	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Tomás Araújo	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Bruno Fernandes	midfielder	9	4	0.44	44%
João Neves	midfielder	7	3	0.43	43%
João Félix	attacker	7	4	0.57	43%
Vitinha	midfielder	10	6	0.6	40%
Gonçalo Ramos	attacker	6	5	0.83	33%
Bernardo Silva	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Cristiano Ronaldo	attacker	7	2	0.29	29%
Nuno Mendes	defender	10	4	0.4	20%
Diogo Costa	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Rafael Leão	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Diogo Dalot	defender	4	0	0	0%
Francisco Trincão	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Gonçalo Inácio	defender	1	0	0	0%

Portugal fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
4 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Norway	Home	2-1	8	7	15	João Cancelo (3)
1 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Denmark	Away	2-4	12	6	18	Pedro Neto (4)
27 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Norway	Away	1-2	12	8	20	Gonçalo Ramos (4)
24 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Wales	Home	1-0	12	10	22	Renato Veiga (5)
6 Jul 2026	World Cup	Spain	Home	0-1	9	13	22	Bernardo Silva (2)
2 Jul 2026	World Cup	Croatia	Home	2-1	6	12	18	Rúben Dias (2)
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Colombia	Away	0-0	6	12	18	Rúben Dias (2)
23 Jun 2026	World Cup	Uzbekistan	Home	5-0	14	15	29	Nuno Mendes (3)
17 Jun 2026	World Cup	Congo DR	Home	1-1	9	10	19	João Cancelo (2)
10 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Nigeria	Home	2-1	11	19	30	Francisco Conceição (3)

Portugal fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 9.9
Fouls against per game: 11.2
Match total fouls per game: 21.1
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 46 of 54

Portugal Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	7	9.86	71%	43%	43%	29%	14%
Away	3	10	67%	67%	67%	67%	0%
Overall	10	9.9	70%	50%	50%	40%	10%

Portugal Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	7	12.29	86%	86%	57%	57%	43%
Away	3	8.67	33%	33%	33%	33%	0%
Overall	10	11.2	70%	70%	50%	50%	30%

Portugal Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	7	22.14	71%	57%	29%	29%	29%
Away	3	18.67	33%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	21.1	60%	40%	20%	20%	20%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	9.9	9.86	10
Yellow cards / match	2	1.86	2.33
Fouls per yellow card	5	5.3	4.3
Cards per foul	20%	19%	23%
Fouls over 8.5	70%	71%	67%
Fouls over 9.5	50%	43%	67%
Fouls over 10.5	50%	43%	67%
Fouls over 11.5	40%	29%	67%
Fouls over 12.5	10%	14%	0%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	11.2	12.29	8.67
Fouls against over 8.5	70%	86%	33%
Fouls against over 9.5	70%	86%	33%
Fouls against over 10.5	50%	57%	33%
Fouls against over 11.5	50%	57%	33%
Fouls against over 12.5	30%	43%	0%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	21.1	22.14	18.67
Match fouls over 18.5	60%	71%	33%
Match fouls over 20.5	40%	57%	0%
Match fouls over 22.5	20%	29%	0%
Match fouls over 24.5	20%	29%	0%
Match fouls over 26.5	20%	29%	0%

Portugal 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	5	5	80%	60%	20%	20%
Away	1	4	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	6	4.83	83%	50%	17%	17%

Portugal 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	5	7.2	100%	100%	80%	40%
Away	1	3	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	6	6.5	83%	83%	67%	33%

Portugal 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	5	12.2	80%	80%	80%	40%
Away	1	7	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	6	11.33	67%	67%	67%	33%

Portugal fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
4 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Norway (H)	2-1	8	7	15	-
1 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Denmark (A)	2-4	12	6	18	-
27 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Norway (A)	1-2	12	8	20	-
24 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Wales (H)	1-0	12	10	22	-
6 Jul	World Cup	Spain (H)	0-1	9	13	22	11
2 Jul	World Cup	Croatia (H)	2-1	6	12	18	11
27 Jun	World Cup	Colombia (A)	0-0	6	12	18	7
23 Jun	World Cup	Uzbekistan (H)	5-0	14	15	29	15
17 Jun	World Cup	DR Congo (H)	1-1	9	10	19	8
10 Jun	Friendly International	Nigeria (H)	2-1	11	19	30	16

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%

Portugal 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	14	12.07	10.07	22.14	36%
Vs top half	14	12.07	10.07	22.14	36%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Portugal 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	11	7.75	18.75	25%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	7	8.67	15.67	0%
World Cup	2026	5	8.8	12.4	21.2	40%
Friendly International	2026	4	8.5	15.75	24.25	50%
UEFA Nations League	2024/2025	10	12.5	11	23.5	40%

Portugal 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	Denmark (home)	22.25	8.75	13.5	22	9.5	12.5
Tue 17 Nov 19:45	Wales (away)	21.75	12.25	9.5	19	11	8

Portugal players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	João Cancelo	defender	9	13	69%
2	Renato Veiga	defender	9	13	69%
3	Francisco Conceição	attacker	6	10	60%
4	Rúben Dias	defender	6	10	60%
5	Bruno Fernandes	midfielder	6	12	50%

Portugal players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	João Cancelo	defender	5	13	38%
2	Pedro Neto	attacker	3	12	25%
3	Renato Veiga	defender	3	13	23%
4	João Palhinha	midfielder	2	3	67%
5	Bernardo Silva	midfielder	2	8	25%

Portugal players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Pedro Neto	attacker	2	12	17%
2	Gonçalo Ramos	attacker	1	9	11%
3	Francisco Conceição	attacker	1	10	10%
4	João Cancelo	defender	1	13	8%
5	Nuno Mendes	defender	1	12	8%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
4 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Wales (A)	0-1	9	11	20	-
1 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Portugal (H)	2-4	6	12	18	-
27 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Wales (H)	2-0	10	17	27	-
24 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Norway (A)	3-2	10	14	24	-
3 Jun	Friendly International	DR Congo (A)	0-0	7	9	16	-
31 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Czech Republic (A)	2-2	11	20	31	19
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	North Macedonia (H)	4-0	9	8	17	8
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Scotland (A)	4-2	12	15	27	17
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Belarus (H)	2-2	4	15	19	10