Somalia Fouls Stats 2026

Somalia Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Somalia are averaging 7.2 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 16.8 total fouls on average. That puts them 33rd of 49 for team fouls per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Ghana, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Somalia players commit the most fouls?

Sakariya Hassan leads with 9 fouls across 2 qualifying appearances (4.5/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Somalia player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Somalia's foul profile look this season?

Somalia are averaging 7.2 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.6 for a match-total of 16.8. That ranks 33rd of 49 for team fouls among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Somalia pick up one yellow card every 0.194 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 Ghana the page weights each Somalia 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 Somalia 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.

Somalia player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Sakariya Hassan	midfielder	2	9	4.5	100%
Abel Gigli	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Mohamed Mohamed	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Bilal Njie	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Abdulsamed Abdullahi	attacker	3	2	0.67	33%
Mukhtar Suleiman	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Abdi Sharif	midfielder	4	3	0.75	25%
Mohamed Omar	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Abdulle Abdullahi Abdulle	defender	5	3	0.6	20%
Faisal Othman	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Ali Omar	defender	6	0	0	0%
Ali Musse	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Abdirahman Mohamud	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Bilal Habib	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Handwalla Bwana	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Yasir Abdiqadir Sa'Ad	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Ayman Mohamed Hussein	defender	2	0	0	0%
Mohamud Ali	defender	2	0	0	0%
Aweys Adan Iman	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Ibrahim Ahmed Hussein	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Yusuf Ali Ahmed	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Mohamed Awad	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Farhan Mohamed Ahmed	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Mubashir Nour	attacker	1	0	0	0%
A. Sabriye	attacker	1	0	0	0%

Somalia fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
29 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Côte d'Ivoire	Home	0-2	12	15	27	Sakariya Hassan (6)
25 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Gambia	Away	2-1	13	16	29	Sakariya Hassan (3)
31 Mar 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Mauritius	Away	0-0	0	0	0
27 Mar 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Mauritius	Home	0-0	0	0	0
17 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Bahrain	Away	1-2	0	0	0
14 Oct 2025	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Mozambique	Home	0-1	12	11	23
9 Oct 2025	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Algeria	Home	0-3	6	11	17
8 Sep 2025	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Uganda	Away	2-0	6	15	21
5 Sep 2025	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Guinea	Home	0-3	11	10	21
25 Mar 2025	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Botswana	Away	2-0	12	18	30

Somalia fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 10.29
Fouls against per game: 13.71
Match total fouls per game: 24
Games: 7

Somalia Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	4	10.25	75%	75%	75%	50%	0%
Away	3	10.33	67%	67%	67%	67%	33%
Overall	7	10.29	71%	71%	71%	57%	14%

Somalia Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	4	11.75	100%	100%	75%	25%	25%
Away	3	16.33	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	7	13.71	100%	100%	86%	57%	57%

Somalia Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	4	22	75%	75%	50%	25%	25%
Away	3	26.67	100%	100%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	7	24	86%	86%	57%	43%	43%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	10.29	10.25	10.33
Yellow cards / match	1.29	1	1.67
Fouls per yellow card	8	10.3	6.2
Cards per foul	13%	10%	16%
Fouls over 8.5	71%	75%	67%
Fouls over 9.5	71%	75%	67%
Fouls over 10.5	71%	75%	67%
Fouls over 11.5	57%	50%	67%
Fouls over 12.5	14%	0%	33%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	13.71	11.75	16.33
Fouls against over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 10.5	86%	75%	100%
Fouls against over 11.5	57%	25%	100%
Fouls against over 12.5	57%	25%	100%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	24	22	26.67
Match fouls over 18.5	86%	75%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	86%	75%	100%
Match fouls over 22.5	57%	50%	67%
Match fouls over 24.5	43%	25%	67%
Match fouls over 26.5	43%	25%	67%

Somalia fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Ivory Coast (H)	0-2	12	15	27	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Gambia (A)	2-1	13	16	29	-
14 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Mozambique (H)	0-1	12	11	23	-
9 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Algeria (H)	0-3	6	11	17	6
8 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Uganda (A)	2-0	6	15	21	-
5 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Guinea (H)	0-3	11	10	21	7
25 Mar	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Botswana (A)	2-0	12	18	30	-

CAF World Cup Qualifiers 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	Niger	3	15.33	20	35.33	100%
2	Burkina Faso	4	17	18.25	35.25	100%
3	Benin	4	18.5	16.25	34.75	100%
4	Mauritania	3	13	20	33	100%
5	Tanzania	3	14.33	17	31.33	100%
6	Cameroon	6	16.67	14.33	31	83%
7	Cameroon	6	16.67	14.33	31	83%
8	Liberia	3	12.33	18.33	30.67	100%
9	Mozambique	3	12	18.67	30.67	67%
10	Nigeria	10	16.5	13.3	29.8	80%
11	Nigeria	10	16.5	13.3	29.8	80%
12	Guinea	3	14	15.33	29.33	100%
13	Sierra Leone	4	16	13.25	29.25	75%
14	Morocco	16	12.63	16.31	28.94	75%
15	Lesotho	4	14	14	28	75%
16	Mali	5	11.6	16.2	27.8	80%
17	Madagascar	3	13	13.67	26.67	100%
18	Egypt	15	12	14.53	26.53	73%
19	Tunisia	9	13.44	12.33	25.78	67%
20	Kenya	4	15	10.75	25.75	75%
21	Congo DR	9	14	11.33	25.33	78%
22	Congo DR	9	14	11.33	25.33	78%
23	Senegal	12	12.33	12.83	25.17	58%
24	Zambia	3	14.67	10.33	25	67%
25	Zimbabwe	4	10	15	25	75%
26	South Africa	10	11	13.3	24.3	80%
27	Algeria	11	11.27	13	24.27	55%
28	Ghana	10	11	12.3	23.3	60%
29	Cape Verde Islands	9	10.11	12.67	22.78	78%
30	Côte d'Ivoire	11	11	10.64	21.64	45%

Somalia 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	10	10.9	12.3	23.2	50%
Vs top half	10	10.9	12.3	23.2	50%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Somalia fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2027	2	12.5	15.5	28	100%
CAF World Cup Qualifiers	2026	10	10.9	12.3	23.2	50%

Somalia 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
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Ghana (away)	23.3	11	12.3	25	9.5	15.5
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Ghana (home)	23.3	11	12.3	22.88	11.38	11.5
Wed 24 Mar 00:00	Gambia (home)	28.43	16.71	11.71	28.5	17.75	10.75

Somalia players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Abel Gigli	defender	2	2	100%
2	Sakariya Hassan	midfielder	2	2	100%
3	Abdulle Abdullahi Abdulle	defender	1	1	100%
4	Abdulsamed Abdullahi	attacker	1	1	100%
5	Mohamed Omar	midfielder	1	1	100%

Somalia players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Sakariya Hassan	midfielder	2	2	100%
2	Abdulle Abdullahi Abdulle	defender	1	1	100%
3	Abdulsamed Abdullahi	attacker	1	1	100%
4	Abdi Sharif	midfielder	1	2	50%
5	Bilal Njie	attacker	1	2	50%

Somalia players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Sakariya Hassan	midfielder	2	2	100%
2	Abdulle Abdullahi Abdulle	defender	1	1	100%
3	Abdi Sharif	midfielder	1	2	50%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Gambia (H)	2-4	10	20	30	-
24 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Ivory Coast (A)	2-0	16	17	33	-
4 Jul	World Cup	Colombia (A)	1-0	0	4	4	4
27 Jun	World Cup	Croatia (A)	2-1	13	9	22	9
23 Jun	World Cup	England (A)	0-0	24	14	38	17
17 Jun	World Cup	Panama (H)	1-0	9	11	20	9
2 Jun	Friendly International	Wales (A)	1-1	13	7	20	10
23 May	Friendly International	Mexico (A)	2-0	9	16	25	15
30 Mar	Friendly International	Germany (A)	2-1	10	8	18	8
27 Mar	Friendly International	Austria (A)	5-1	6	17	23	12