Russia Yellow Cards Stats 2026

Russia Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

Russia are averaging 1.6 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 3.5 cards on average. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against Nigeria, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Russia players get booked most often?

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

Russia player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Zelimkhan Bakaev	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Valentin Paltsev	defender	1	1	1	100%
Nikita Krivtsov	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Aleksey Batrakov	midfielder	6	3	0.5	50%
Daniil Fomin	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Maksim Glushenkov	attacker	7	2	0.29	29%
Mingiyan Beveev	defender	7	2	0.29	29%
Anton Miranchuk	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Maksim Petrov	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Nail Umyarov	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Danil Krugovoy	midfielder	8	1	0.13	13%
Ilya Vakhania	defender	8	0	0	0%
Aleksey Miranchuk	midfielder	7	0	0	0%
Matvey Kislyak	midfielder	7	0	0	0%
Viktor Melekhin	defender	6	0	0	0%
Ivan Oblyakov	midfielder	6	0	0	0%
Lechi Sadulaev	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Ivan Sergeev	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Alexander Silyanov	defender	5	0	0	0%
Stanislav Agkatsev	goalkeeper	5	0	0	0%
Aleksandr Golovin	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Matvey Safonov	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Igor Diveev	defender	4	0	0	0%
Dmitri Barinov	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
K. Tyukavin	attacker	4	0	0	0%

Russia yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
29 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Iran	Home	2-0	1	2	3
9 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Trinidad and Tobago	Home	3-0	1	2	3
5 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Burkina Faso	Home	3-0	0	3	3
28 May 2026	Friendly International	Egypt	Away	1-0	2	1	3
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Mali	Home	0-0	2	2	4
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Nicaragua	Home	3-1	1	1	2
15 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Chile	Home	0-2	1	4	5
12 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Peru	Home	1-1	4	3	7
14 Oct 2025	Friendly International	Bolivia	Home	3-0	1	0	1
10 Oct 2025	Friendly International	Iran	Home	2-1	3	1	4

Russia cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.6
Cards against per game: 1.9
Match total cards per game: 3.5
Games: 10

Russia Cards for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	9	1.56	89%	33%	22%	11%	0%
Away	1	2	100%	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	1.6	90%	40%	20%	10%	0%

Russia Cards against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	9	2	89%	67%	33%	11%	0%
Away	1	1	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	1.9	90%	60%	30%	10%	0%

Russia Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	9	3.56	78%	44%	22%	11%	11%
Away	1	3	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	3.5	80%	40%	20%	10%	10%

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

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.6	1.56	2
Fouls / match	13	12.33	19
Fouls per yellow card	8.1	7.9	9.5
Cards over 0.5	90%	89%	100%
Cards over 1.5	40%	33%	100%
Cards over 2.5	20%	22%	0%
Cards over 3.5	10%	11%	0%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.9	2	1
Cards against over 0.5	90%	89%	100%
Cards against over 1.5	60%	67%	0%
Cards against over 2.5	30%	33%	0%
Cards against over 3.5	10%	11%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	3.5	3.56	3
Match cards over 2.5	80%	78%	100%
Match cards over 3.5	40%	44%	0%
Match cards over 4.5	20%	22%	0%
Match cards over 5.5	10%	11%	0%
Match cards over 6.5	10%	11%	0%

Russia 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 9 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	8	0.63	63%	0%	0%
Away	1	1	100%	0%	0%
Overall	9	0.67	67%	0%	0%

Russia 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 9 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	8	0.5	50%	0%	0%
Away	1	0	0%	0%	0%
Overall	9	0.44	44%	0%	0%

Russia 1st-half match total 2026 (from 9 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	8	1.13	100%	13%	0%	0%
Away	1	1	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	9	1.11	100%	11%	0%	0%

Russia cards match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Friendly International	Iran (H)	2-0	1	2	3	-
9 Jun	Friendly International	Trinidad and Tobago (H)	3-0	1	2	3	2
5 Jun	Friendly International	Burkina Faso (H)	3-0	0	3	3	1
28 May	Friendly International	Egypt (A)	1-0	2	1	3	1
31 Mar	Friendly International	Mali (H)	0-0	2	2	4	1
27 Mar	Friendly International	Nicaragua (H)	3-1	1	1	2	1
15 Nov	Friendly International	Chile (H)	0-2	1	4	5	1
12 Nov	Friendly International	Peru (H)	1-1	4	3	7	1
14 Oct	Friendly International	Bolivia (H)	3-0	1	0	1	1
10 Oct	Friendly International	Iran (H)	2-1	3	1	4	1

Russia 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	6	1.17	1.83	3	0%
Friendly International	2025	9	2	1.11	3.11	22%
Friendly International	2024	5	0.4	0.4	0.8	0%

Russia 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
Tue 6 Oct 16:00	Nigeria (home)	3.4	1.6	1.8	3.25	1.25	2

Russia players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Maksim Glushenkov	attacker	2	4	50%
2	Artem Karpukas	midfielder	1	1	100%
3	Valentin Paltsev	defender	1	1	100%
4	Nikita Krivtsov	midfielder	1	2	50%
5	Aleksey Batrakov	midfielder	1	3	33%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Guinea-Bissau (A)	3-0	1	2	3	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Madagascar (H)	2-1	1	2	3	-
10 Jun	Friendly International	Portugal (A)	2-1	2	2	4	1
3 Jun	Friendly International	Poland (A)	2-2	2	2	4	1
26 May	Friendly International	Zimbabwe (H)	2-0	3	1	4	1
31 Mar	Friendly International	Jordan (A)	2-2	1	3	4	-
27 Mar	Friendly International	Iran (A)	1-2	0	1	1	-
17 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt (A)	0-0	3	0	3	2
14 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco (H)	0-0	2	0	2	1