Portugal Yellow Cards Stats 2026

Portugal Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

Portugal are averaging 2 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 3.3 cards on average. That puts them 41st 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 Denmark, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Portugal players get booked most often?

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

Portugal player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Samú Costa	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Tomás Araújo	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Bernardo Silva	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
João Palhinha	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Renato Veiga	defender	10	3	0.3	30%
Rúben Dias	defender	9	2	0.22	22%
João Cancelo	defender	10	2	0.2	20%
Rúben Neves	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Francisco Conceição	attacker	6	1	0.17	17%
João Félix	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Bruno Fernandes	midfielder	9	1	0.11	11%
Vitinha	midfielder	10	1	0.1	10%
Diogo Costa	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Nuno Mendes	defender	10	0	0	0%
Pedro Neto	attacker	9	0	0	0%
Cristiano Ronaldo	attacker	7	0	0	0%
João Neves	midfielder	7	0	0	0%
Gonçalo Ramos	attacker	6	0	0	0%
Nélson Semedo	defender	4	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 yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
4 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Norway	Home	2-1	4	0	4
1 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Denmark	Away	2-4	1	1	2
27 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Norway	Away	1-2	6	3	9
24 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Wales	Home	1-0	0	1	1
6 Jul 2026	World Cup	Spain	Home	0-1	2	1	3
2 Jul 2026	World Cup	Croatia	Home	2-1	1	2	3
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Colombia	Away	0-0	0	1	1
23 Jun 2026	World Cup	Uzbekistan	Home	5-0	1	1	2
17 Jun 2026	World Cup	Congo DR	Home	1-1	3	1	4
10 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Nigeria	Home	2-1	2	2	4

Portugal cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 2
Cards against per game: 1.3
Match total cards per game: 3.3
Games: 10
League rank for match cards: 41 of 54

Portugal Cards for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	7	1.86	86%	57%	29%	14%	0%
Away	3	2.33	67%	33%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	10	2	80%	50%	30%	20%	10%

Portugal Cards against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	7	1.14	86%	29%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	1.67	100%	33%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	10	1.3	90%	30%	10%	0%	0%

Portugal Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	7	3	71%	43%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	4	33%	33%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	10	3.3	60%	40%	10%	10%	10%

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

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	2	1.86	2.33
Fouls / match	9.9	9.86	10
Fouls per yellow card	5	5.3	4.3
Cards over 0.5	80%	86%	67%
Cards over 1.5	50%	57%	33%
Cards over 2.5	30%	29%	33%
Cards over 3.5	20%	14%	33%
Cards over 4.5	10%	0%	33%

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

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.3	1.14	1.67
Cards against over 0.5	90%	86%	100%
Cards against over 1.5	30%	29%	33%
Cards against over 2.5	10%	0%	33%
Cards against over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	3.3	3	4
Match cards over 2.5	60%	71%	33%
Match cards over 3.5	40%	43%	33%
Match cards over 4.5	10%	0%	33%
Match cards over 5.5	10%	0%	33%
Match cards over 6.5	10%	0%	33%

Portugal 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	4	0.5	50%	0%	0%
Away	0	-	-	-	-
Overall	4	0.5	50%	0%	0%

Portugal 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	4	0.75	75%	0%	0%
Away	0	-	-	-	-
Overall	4	0.75	75%	0%	0%

Portugal 1st-half match total 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	4	1.25	100%	25%	0%	0%
Away	0	-	-	-	-	-
Overall	4	1.25	100%	25%	0%	0%

Portugal cards match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
4 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Norway (H)	2-1	4	0	4	-
1 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Denmark (A)	2-4	1	1	2	-
27 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Norway (A)	1-2	6	3	9	-
24 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Wales (H)	1-0	0	1	1	-
6 Jul	World Cup	Spain (H)	0-1	2	1	3	-
2 Jul	World Cup	Croatia (H)	2-1	1	2	3	1
27 Jun	World Cup	Colombia (A)	0-0	0	1	1	-
23 Jun	World Cup	Uzbekistan (H)	5-0	1	1	2	1
17 Jun	World Cup	DR Congo (H)	1-1	3	1	4	2
10 Jun	Friendly International	Nigeria (H)	2-1	2	2	4	1

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%

Portugal 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	14	2.36	1.86	4.21	50%
Vs top half	14	2.36	1.86	4.21	50%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Portugal 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	4	2.75	1.25	4	25%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	1.33	2.17	3.5	33%
World Cup	2026	5	1.4	1.2	2.6	0%
Friendly International	2026	3	1.33	1.33	2.67	0%
UEFA Nations League	2024/2025	10	2.2	2.1	4.3	60%

Portugal 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
Sat 14 Nov 19:45	Denmark (home)	3.5	1.5	2	4.5	2	2.5
Tue 17 Nov 19:45	Wales (away)	3	2.25	0.75	4	3	1

Portugal players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Bernardo Silva	midfielder	3	8	38%
2	João Cancelo	defender	3	13	23%
3	Renato Veiga	defender	3	13	23%
4	Rúben Dias	defender	2	10	20%
5	João Palhinha	midfielder	1	3	33%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
4 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Wales (A)	0-1	1	3	4	-
1 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Portugal (H)	2-4	1	1	2	-
27 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Wales (H)	2-0	1	2	3	-
24 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Norway (A)	3-2	3	2	5	-
3 Jun	Friendly International	DR Congo (A)	0-0	1	0	1	1
31 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Czech Republic (A)	2-2	2	1	3	2
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	North Macedonia (H)	4-0	0	2	2	-
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Scotland (A)	4-2	3	1	4	2
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Belarus (H)	2-2	0	5	5	1