Republic of Ireland Fouls Stats 2026

Republic of Ireland Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Republic of Ireland are averaging 12.3 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 26.1 total fouls on average. That puts them 27th 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 Austria, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Republic of Ireland players commit the most fouls?

James Abankwah leads with 13 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (1.86/g, 86% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Republic of Ireland player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Republic of Ireland's foul profile look this season?

Republic of Ireland are averaging 12.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 13.8 for a match-total of 26.1. That ranks 27th of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Republic of Ireland pick up one yellow card every 0.114 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 Austria the page weights each Republic of 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 Republic of 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.

Republic of Ireland player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Conor Coventry	midfielder	5	8	1.6	100%
Liam Kitching	defender	2	3	1.5	100%
Josh Cullen	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Festy Ebosele	defender	1	2	2	100%
Robbie Brady	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Jack Taylor	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Alan Browne	midfielder	1	3	3	100%
Mason Melia	attacker	1	2	2	100%
Rocco Vata	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Mark McGuinness	defender	1	1	1	100%
Jake O'Brien	defender	7	11	1.57	86%
James Abankwah	defender	7	13	1.86	86%
Adam Idah	attacker	6	6	1	83%
Jack Moylan	midfielder	6	10	1.67	83%
Finn Azaz	midfielder	5	4	0.8	80%
Ryan Manning	defender	5	5	1	80%
Nathan Collins	defender	5	4	0.8	80%
Jason Knight	midfielder	5	6	1.2	80%
John Egan	defender	3	3	1	67%
Liam Scales	defender	7	5	0.71	57%
Dara O'Shea	defender	8	5	0.63	50%
Chiedozie Ogbene	attacker	8	5	0.63	50%
Jimmy Dunne	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Killian Phillips	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Tom Cannon	attacker	2	3	1.5	50%

Republic of Ireland fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
4 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Israel	Home	1-1	13	15	28	Liam Scales (2)
1 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Austria	Home	2-2	14	17	31	Conor Coventry (3)
27 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Israel	Away	0-3	12	16	28	James Abankwah (2)
24 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Kosovo	Away	1-0	15	12	27	James Abankwah (4)
5 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Canada	Away	1-1	13	9	22	James Abankwah (3)
28 May 2026	Friendly International	Qatar	Home	1-0	9	16	25	Jake O'Brien (2)
16 May 2026	Friendly International	Grenada	Home	5-0	12	9	21	Tom Cannon (3)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	North Macedonia	Home	0-0	4	9	13	Jason Knight (1)
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Czech Republic	Away	2-2	14	25	39	Jake O'Brien (3)
16 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Hungary	Away	2-3	17	10	27	Dara O'Shea (2)

Republic of Ireland fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 12.3
Fouls against per game: 13.8
Match total fouls per game: 26.1
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 13 of 54

Republic of 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	5	10.4	80%	60%	60%	60%	40%
Away	5	14.2	100%	100%	100%	100%	80%
Overall	10	12.3	90%	80%	80%	80%	60%

Republic of 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	5	13.2	100%	60%	60%	60%	60%
Away	5	14.4	100%	80%	60%	60%	40%
Overall	10	13.8	100%	70%	60%	60%	50%

Republic of 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	5	23.6	80%	80%	60%	60%	40%
Away	5	28.6	100%	100%	80%	80%	80%
Overall	10	26.1	90%	90%	70%	70%	60%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.3	10.4	14.2
Yellow cards / match	1.56	0.75	2.2
Fouls per yellow card	7.9	13.9	6.5
Cards per foul	13%	7%	15%
Fouls over 8.5	90%	80%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	60%	100%
Fouls over 10.5	80%	60%	100%
Fouls over 11.5	80%	60%	100%
Fouls over 12.5	60%	40%	80%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	13.8	13.2	14.4
Fouls against over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	70%	60%	80%
Fouls against over 10.5	60%	60%	60%
Fouls against over 11.5	60%	60%	60%
Fouls against over 12.5	50%	60%	40%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	26.1	23.6	28.6
Match fouls over 18.5	90%	80%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	90%	80%	100%
Match fouls over 22.5	70%	60%	80%
Match fouls over 24.5	70%	60%	80%
Match fouls over 26.5	60%	40%	80%

Republic of 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	3	5	67%	67%	67%	33%
Away	3	5.33	100%	67%	67%	0%
Overall	6	5.17	83%	67%	67%	17%

Republic of 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	3	4.67	67%	67%	33%	0%
Away	3	6.67	100%	67%	33%	33%
Overall	6	5.67	83%	67%	33%	17%

Republic of 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	3	9.67	67%	67%	67%	67%
Away	3	12	100%	100%	67%	33%
Overall	6	10.83	83%	83%	67%	50%

Republic of Ireland fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
4 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Israel (H)	1-1	13	15	28	-
1 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Austria (H)	2-2	14	17	31	-
27 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Israel (A)	0-3	12	16	28	-
24 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Kosovo (A)	1-0	15	12	27	-
5 Jun	Friendly International	Canada (A)	1-1	13	9	22	10
28 May	Friendly International	Qatar (H)	1-0	9	16	25	12
16 May	Friendly International	Grenada (H)	5-0	12	9	21	12
31 Mar	Friendly International	North Macedonia (H)	0-0	4	9	13	5
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Czech Republic (A)	2-2	14	25	39	15
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Hungary (A)	2-3	17	10	27	11

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%

Republic of 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	12	12.08	12.75	24.83	75%
Vs top half	12	12.08	12.75	24.83	75%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Republic of 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	13.5	15	28.5	100%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	7	12	10.71	22.71	57%
Friendly International	2026	4	9.5	10.75	20.25	50%
Friendly International	2025	2	11.5	13	24.5	100%

Republic of 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	Austria (away)	26.75	17	9.75	27.5	18	9.5
Tue 17 Nov 19:45	Kosovo (home)	24.75	10	14.75	25.5	11	14.5

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	James Abankwah	defender	6	7	86%
2	Conor Coventry	midfielder	5	6	83%
3	Jack Moylan	midfielder	5	6	83%
4	Jake O'Brien	defender	5	8	63%
5	Jason Knight	midfielder	4	5	80%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jack Moylan	midfielder	4	6	67%
2	James Abankwah	defender	4	7	57%
3	Jake O'Brien	defender	3	8	38%
4	Jason Knight	midfielder	2	5	40%
5	Conor Coventry	midfielder	2	6	33%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	James Abankwah	defender	2	7	29%
2	Jake O'Brien	defender	2	8	25%
3	Alan Browne	midfielder	1	2	50%
4	Tom Cannon	attacker	1	3	33%
5	Conor Coventry	midfielder	1	6	17%

Austria 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	Kosovo (A)	1-1	15	6	21	-
1 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Republic of Ireland (A)	2-2	17	14	31	-
27 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Kosovo (H)	3-1	21	15	36	-
24 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Israel (H)	3-1	15	4	19	-
2 Jul	World Cup	Spain (A)	3-0	15	8	23	9
28 Jun	World Cup	Algeria (A)	3-3	7	3	10	5
22 Jun	World Cup	Argentina (A)	2-0	13	13	26	13
17 Jun	World Cup	Jordan (H)	3-1	12	7	19	10
1 Jun	Friendly International	Tunisia (H)	1-0	12	12	24	7