Scotland Fouls Stats 2026

Scotland Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Scotland are averaging 13.6 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 27.5 total fouls on average. That puts them 10th 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 Slovenia, a profile of referee José María Sánchez Martínez, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Scotland players commit the most fouls?

Lewis Ferguson leads with 24 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (2.67/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Scotland player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Scotland's foul profile look this season?

Scotland are averaging 13.6 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 13.9 for a match-total of 27.5. That ranks 10th of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Scotland pick up one yellow card every 0.081 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 Slovenia the page weights each Scotland 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 Scotland 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?

José María Sánchez Martínez is the referee for this fixture - they average 30 fouls and 5.33 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Scotland player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Lewis Ferguson	midfielder	9	24	2.67	100%
Oliver McBurnie	attacker	3	5	1.67	100%
Dominic Hyam	defender	2	3	1.5	100%
Luis Binks	defender	2	2	1	100%
T. Fletcher	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Ross McCrorie	defender	1	3	3	100%
Anthony Ralston	defender	1	1	1	100%
Kieran Tierney	defender	4	4	1	75%
Lawrence Shankland	attacker	4	6	1.5	75%
George Hirst	attacker	4	4	1	75%
Ben Gannon-Doak	attacker	7	8	1.14	71%
Scott McTominay	midfielder	6	4	0.67	67%
Scott McKenna	defender	6	5	0.83	67%
Stephen Welsh	defender	3	3	1	67%
John McGinn	midfielder	9	6	0.67	56%
Aaron Hickey	defender	4	4	1	50%
John Souttar	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Findlay Curtis	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Kieron Bowie	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Robbie Ure	attacker	2	4	2	50%
Andrew Robertson	defender	10	7	0.7	40%
Kenny McLean	midfielder	5	3	0.6	40%
Billy Gilmour	midfielder	5	3	0.6	40%
Jack Hendry	defender	6	5	0.83	33%
Nathan Patterson	defender	6	3	0.5	33%

Scotland fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	North Macedonia	Away	0-2	13	20	33	Lewis Ferguson (3)
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	Home	0-3	14	13	27	Lewis Ferguson (4)
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia	Away	0-0	18	15	33	Robbie Ure (4)
24 Jun 2026	World Cup	Brazil	Home	0-3	10	11	21	Lewis Ferguson (2)
19 Jun 2026	World Cup	Morocco	Home	0-1	11	8	19	Kieran Tierney (2)
14 Jun 2026	World Cup	Haiti	Away	0-1	21	23	44	Ché Adams (4)
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Bolivia	Away	0-4	16	13	29	Lewis Ferguson (3)
30 May 2026	Friendly International	Curacao	Home	4-1	17	11	28	T. Fletcher (2)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Côte d'Ivoire	Away	1-0	9	9	18	Ross McCrorie (3)
28 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Japan	Home	0-1	7	16	23	Lewis Ferguson (3)

Scotland fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 13.6
Fouls against per game: 13.9
Match total fouls per game: 27.5
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 9 of 54

Scotland 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	11.8	80%	80%	60%	40%	40%
Away	5	15.4	100%	80%	80%	80%	80%
Overall	10	13.6	90%	80%	70%	60%	60%

Scotland 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	11.8	80%	80%	80%	40%	40%
Away	5	16	100%	80%	80%	80%	80%
Overall	10	13.9	90%	80%	80%	60%	60%

Scotland 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	100%	80%	60%	40%	40%
Away	5	31.4	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%
Overall	10	27.5	90%	80%	70%	60%	60%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	13.6	11.8	15.4
Yellow cards / match	1.22	1	1.5
Fouls per yellow card	11.1	11.8	10.3
Cards per foul	9%	8%	10%
Fouls over 8.5	90%	80%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	80%	80%
Fouls over 10.5	70%	60%	80%
Fouls over 11.5	60%	40%	80%
Fouls over 12.5	60%	40%	80%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	13.9	11.8	16
Fouls against over 8.5	90%	80%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	80%	80%	80%
Fouls against over 10.5	80%	80%	80%
Fouls against over 11.5	60%	40%	80%
Fouls against over 12.5	60%	40%	80%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	27.5	23.6	31.4
Match fouls over 18.5	90%	100%	80%
Match fouls over 20.5	80%	80%	80%
Match fouls over 22.5	70%	60%	80%
Match fouls over 24.5	60%	40%	80%
Match fouls over 26.5	60%	40%	80%

Scotland 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	4.75	50%	50%	25%	25%
Away	3	6.33	100%	67%	67%	33%
Overall	7	5.43	71%	57%	43%	29%

Scotland 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	4.75	75%	50%	25%	25%
Away	3	7.33	67%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	7	5.86	71%	57%	43%	43%

Scotland 1st-half match total 2026 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	4	9.5	50%	50%	25%	25%
Away	3	13.67	67%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	7	11.29	57%	57%	43%	43%

Scotland fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	North Macedonia (A)	0-2	13	20	33	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland (H)	0-3	14	13	27	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia (A)	0-0	18	15	33	-
24 Jun	World Cup	Brazil (H)	0-3	10	11	21	5
19 Jun	World Cup	Morocco (H)	0-1	11	8	19	10
14 Jun	World Cup	Haiti (A)	0-1	21	23	44	22
6 Jun	Friendly International	Bolivia (A)	0-4	16	13	29	13
30 May	Friendly International	Curacao (H)	4-1	17	11	28	16
31 Mar	Friendly International	Ivory Coast (A)	1-0	9	9	18	6
28 Mar	Friendly International	Japan (H)	0-1	7	16	23	7

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%

Scotland 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	11	11.45	14.27	25.73	64%
Vs top half	11	11.45	14.27	25.73	64%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Scotland 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	3	15	16	31	100%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	12.67	13.33	26	100%
Friendly International	2026	4	12.25	12.25	24.5	75%
World Cup	2026	3	14	14	28	33%
Friendly International	2025	2	12	11.5	23.5	100%

Scotland 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
Tue 6 Oct 18:45	Slovenia (home)	24	12.67	11.33	23	15	8
Fri 13 Nov 19:45	North Macedonia (home)	22	12.67	9.33	16	8	8
Mon 16 Nov 19:45	Switzerland (away)	22.33	9.33	13	23	8	15

Scotland players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Lewis Ferguson	midfielder	9	9	100%
2	Ben Gannon-Doak	attacker	5	8	63%
3	John McGinn	midfielder	5	9	56%
4	Anthony Ralston	defender	4	5	80%
5	Scott McKenna	defender	4	6	67%

Scotland players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Lewis Ferguson	midfielder	8	9	89%
2	Ben Gannon-Doak	attacker	3	8	38%
3	Andrew Robertson	defender	3	10	30%
4	T. Fletcher	midfielder	2	2	100%
5	Oliver McBurnie	attacker	2	3	67%

Scotland players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Lewis Ferguson	midfielder	5	9	56%
2	Ross McCrorie	defender	1	1	100%
3	Robbie Ure	attacker	1	3	33%
4	Lawrence Shankland	attacker	1	4	25%
5	Ché Adams	attacker	1	5	20%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland (A)	2-1	15	8	23	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	North Macedonia (H)	2-0	8	8	16	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Scotland (H)	0-0	15	18	33	-
7 Jun	Friendly International	Croatia (A)	2-1	11	5	16	7
31 Mar	Friendly International	Montenegro (A)	2-3	16	10	26	12
28 Mar	Friendly International	Hungary (A)	1-0	14	10	24	11
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Sweden (A)	1-1	11	6	17	9
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Kosovo (H)	0-2	11	9	20	8
13 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Switzerland (H)	0-0	10	5	15	-