South Africa Fouls Stats 2026

South Africa Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

South Africa are averaging 8.4 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 18.8 total fouls on average. That puts them 41st 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 Kenya, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which South Africa players commit the most fouls?

Yaya Sithole leads with 9 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (1.29/g, 71% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every South Africa player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does South Africa's foul profile look this season?

South Africa are averaging 8.4 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.4 for a match-total of 18.8. That ranks 41st of 49 for team fouls among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average South Africa pick up one yellow card every 0.131 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 Kenya the page weights each South Africa 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 South Africa 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.

South Africa player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Samukelo Kabini	defender	3	5	1.67	100%
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Thabang Matuludi	defender	1	1	1	100%
Brooklyn Poggenpoel	midfielder	1	3	3	100%
Teboho Mokoena	midfielder	5	7	1.4	80%
Thalente Mbatha	midfielder	5	5	1	80%
Khuliso Mudau	defender	5	6	1.2	80%
Yaya Sithole	midfielder	7	9	1.29	71%
Aubrey Modiba	defender	6	5	0.83	67%
Tshepang Moremi	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Olwethu Makhanya	defender	3	3	1	67%
K. Sebelebele	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Mbekezeli Mbokazi	defender	5	4	0.8	60%
Evidence Makgopa	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Nkosinathi Sibisi	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Relebohile Mofokeng	attacker	7	5	0.71	43%
Thapelo Maseko	attacker	7	8	1.14	43%
Ime Okon	defender	8	4	0.5	38%
Lyle Foster	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Themba Zwane	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Oswin Appollis	attacker	7	2	0.29	29%
Jayden Adams	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Iqraam Rayners	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Ronwen Williams	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Renaldo Leaner	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

South Africa fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
30 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Eritrea	Away	0-5	9	15	24	Brooklyn Poggenpoel (3)
26 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Guinea	Home	2-1	18	17	35	Thapelo Maseko (4)
28 Jun 2026	World Cup	Canada	Home	0-1	10	16	26	Thalente Mbatha (2)
25 Jun 2026	World Cup	Korea Republic	Home	1-0	7	9	16	Thalente Mbatha (1)
18 Jun 2026	World Cup	Czech Republic	Away	1-1	10	12	22	Teboho Mokoena (2)
11 Jun 2026	World Cup	Mexico	Away	2-0	11	12	23	Yaya Sithole (3)
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Jamaica	Away	1-1	0	0	0
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Jamaica	Away	0-1	0	0	0
29 May 2026	Friendly International	Nicaragua	Home	0-0	8	10	18	Samukelo Kabini (2)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Panama	Home	1-2	11	13	24	Teboho Mokoena (3)

South Africa fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 10.67
Fouls against per game: 13.33
Match total fouls per game: 24
Games: 9
League rank for match fouls: 26 of 30

South Africa Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	11	67%	67%	50%	33%	17%
Away	3	10	100%	67%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	9	10.67	78%	67%	44%	22%	11%

South Africa Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	13.5	100%	83%	67%	67%	67%
Away	3	13	100%	100%	100%	100%	33%
Overall	9	13.33	100%	89%	78%	78%	56%

South Africa Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	6	24.5	67%	67%	67%	50%	33%
Away	3	23	100%	100%	67%	0%	0%
Overall	9	24	78%	78%	67%	33%	22%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	10.67	11	10
Yellow cards / match	1.33	1.17	1.67
Fouls per yellow card	8	9.4	6
Cards per foul	12%	11%	17%
Fouls over 8.5	78%	67%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	67%	67%	67%
Fouls over 10.5	44%	50%	33%
Fouls over 11.5	22%	33%	0%
Fouls over 12.5	11%	17%	0%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	13.33	13.5	13
Fouls against over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	89%	83%	100%
Fouls against over 10.5	78%	67%	100%
Fouls against over 11.5	78%	67%	100%
Fouls against over 12.5	56%	67%	33%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	24	24.5	23
Match fouls over 18.5	78%	67%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	78%	67%	100%
Match fouls over 22.5	67%	67%	67%
Match fouls over 24.5	33%	50%	0%
Match fouls over 26.5	22%	33%	0%

South Africa 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 7 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	5.2	80%	60%	40%	40%
Away	2	5	100%	50%	50%	0%
Overall	7	5.14	86%	57%	43%	29%

South Africa 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 7 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	6.6	100%	80%	80%	60%
Away	2	6.5	100%	100%	50%	50%
Overall	7	6.57	100%	86%	71%	57%

South Africa 1st-half match total 2026 (from 7 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	5	11.8	80%	80%	80%	60%
Away	2	11.5	100%	100%	100%	50%
Overall	7	11.71	86%	86%	86%	57%

South Africa fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
30 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Eritrea (A)	0-5	9	15	24	-
26 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Guinea (H)	2-1	18	17	35	-
28 Jun	World Cup	Canada (H)	0-1	10	16	26	11
25 Jun	World Cup	South Korea (H)	1-0	7	9	16	6
18 Jun	World Cup	Czech Republic (A)	1-1	10	12	22	12
11 Jun	World Cup	Mexico (A)	2-0	11	12	23	11
29 May	Friendly International	Nicaragua (H)	0-0	8	10	18	15
31 Mar	Friendly International	Panama (H)	1-2	11	13	24	12
27 Mar	Friendly International	Panama (H)	1-1	12	16	28	15

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%

South Africa 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	12.1	13.4	25.5	80%
Vs top half	10	12.1	13.4	25.5	80%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

South Africa 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	13.5	16	29.5	100%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	10.83	10.67	21.5	50%
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	4	12.75	15	27.75	75%
Friendly International	2025	3	15.33	9.67	25	67%
Friendly International	2024	1	11	13	24	100%

South Africa 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	Kenya (home)	25.75	15	10.75	26.5	14	12.5
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Kenya (away)	25.75	15	10.75	25	16	9
Wed 24 Mar 00:00	Guinea (away)	28	14.67	13.33	24.67	11.67	13

South Africa players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Teboho Mokoena	midfielder	6	7	86%
2	Thalente Mbatha	midfielder	6	7	86%
3	Yaya Sithole	midfielder	6	8	75%
4	Aubrey Modiba	defender	5	8	63%
5	Samukelo Kabini	defender	4	5	80%

South Africa players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Samukelo Kabini	defender	3	5	60%
2	Teboho Mokoena	midfielder	3	7	43%
3	Thapelo Maseko	attacker	3	7	43%
4	Yaya Sithole	midfielder	3	8	38%
5	Khuliso Mudau	defender	2	7	29%

South Africa players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Yaya Sithole	midfielder	3	8	38%
2	Teboho Mokoena	midfielder	2	7	29%
3	Brooklyn Poggenpoel	midfielder	1	1	100%
4	Thapelo Maseko	attacker	1	7	14%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
1 Oct	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Guinea (A)	1-0	17	10	27	-
26 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Eritrea (H)	1-1	12	7	19	-
7 Jun	Friendly International	Lesotho (H)	4-0	20	11	31	15
4 Jun	Friendly International	Lesotho (A)	1-1	11	15	26	13