Spain Fouls Stats 2026

Spain Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Spain are averaging 12.7 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 25.5 total fouls on average. That puts them 28th 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 Croatia, a profile of referee Erik Lambrechts, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Spain players commit the most fouls?

Álex Baena leads with 19 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.9/g, 80% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Spain player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Spain's foul profile look this season?

Spain are averaging 12.7 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.8 for a match-total of 25.5. That ranks 28th of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Spain pick up one yellow card every 0.055 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 Croatia the page weights each Spain 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 Spain 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?

Erik Lambrechts is the referee for this fixture - they average 26 fouls and 4.33 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Spain player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Eric García	defender	1	1	1	100%
Marcos Llorente	defender	1	1	1	100%
Robin Le Normand	defender	1	1	1	100%
Iván Fresneda	defender	1	2	2	100%
Dean Huijsen	defender	1	2	2	100%
Pedro Porro	defender	6	10	1.67	83%
Álex Baena	attacker	10	19	1.9	80%
Dani Olmo	midfielder	9	9	1	78%
Aymeric Laporte	defender	9	6	0.67	67%
Rodri	midfielder	9	15	1.67	67%
Pedri	midfielder	9	5	0.56	56%
Mikel Oyarzabal	attacker	9	5	0.56	56%
Pau Cubarsí	defender	9	6	0.67	56%
Marc Cucurella	defender	9	7	0.78	56%
Lamine Yamal	attacker	10	13	1.3	50%
Ferran Torres	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Nico Williams	attacker	4	4	1	50%
Víctor Muñoz	attacker	2	3	1.5	50%
Fermín López	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Marc Pubill	defender	2	2	1	50%
Mikel Merino	midfielder	5	3	0.6	40%
Yéremy Pino	attacker	3	2	0.67	33%
Fabián Ruiz	midfielder	7	2	0.29	29%
Unai Simón	goalkeeper	9	0	0	0%
Martín Zubimendi	midfielder	2	0	0	0%

Spain fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Czech Republic	Home	3-1	11	13	24	Víctor Muñoz (3)
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Croatia	Home	4-1	9	10	19	Álex Baena (5)
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	England	Away	2-3	16	11	27	Dani Olmo (3)
19 Jul 2026	World Cup	Argentina	Home	1-0	21	25	46	Álex Baena (4)
14 Jul 2026	World Cup	France	Away	0-2	12	11	23	Rodri (4)
10 Jul 2026	World Cup	Belgium	Home	2-1	13	18	31	Pedro Porro (4)
6 Jul 2026	World Cup	Portugal	Away	0-1	13	9	22	Lamine Yamal (5)
2 Jul 2026	World Cup	Austria	Home	3-0	8	15	23	Marc Cucurella (2)
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Uruguay	Away	0-1	14	14	28	Álex Baena (4)
21 Jun 2026	World Cup	Saudi Arabia	Home	4-0	10	2	12	Yéremy Pino (2)

Spain fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 12.7
Fouls against per game: 12.8
Match total fouls per game: 25.5
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 35 of 54

Spain 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	12	83%	67%	50%	33%	33%
Away	4	13.75	100%	100%	100%	100%	75%
Overall	10	12.7	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%

Spain 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	13.83	83%	83%	67%	67%	67%
Away	4	11.25	100%	75%	75%	25%	25%
Overall	10	12.8	90%	80%	70%	50%	50%

Spain 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	25.83	83%	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	4	25	100%	100%	75%	50%	50%
Overall	10	25.5	90%	80%	70%	40%	40%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.7	12	13.75
Yellow cards / match	0.7	0.67	0.75
Fouls per yellow card	18.1	17.9	18.3
Cards per foul	6%	6%	5%
Fouls over 8.5	90%	83%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	67%	100%
Fouls over 10.5	70%	50%	100%
Fouls over 11.5	60%	33%	100%
Fouls over 12.5	50%	33%	75%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	12.8	13.83	11.25
Fouls against over 8.5	90%	83%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	80%	83%	75%
Fouls against over 10.5	70%	67%	75%
Fouls against over 11.5	50%	67%	25%
Fouls against over 12.5	50%	67%	25%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	25.5	25.83	25
Match fouls over 18.5	90%	83%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	80%	67%	100%
Match fouls over 22.5	70%	67%	75%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	33%	50%
Match fouls over 26.5	40%	33%	50%

Spain 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	5	75%	50%	50%	25%
Away	3	6	100%	100%	67%	33%
Overall	7	5.43	86%	71%	57%	29%

Spain 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	5.25	75%	75%	50%	25%
Away	3	4.33	67%	67%	0%	0%
Overall	7	4.86	71%	71%	29%	14%

Spain 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	10.25	75%	50%	50%	50%
Away	3	10.33	100%	100%	33%	0%
Overall	7	10.29	86%	71%	43%	29%

Spain fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Czech Republic (H)	3-1	11	13	24	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Croatia (H)	4-1	9	10	19	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	England (A)	2-3	16	11	27	-
19 Jul	World Cup	Argentina (H)	1-0	21	25	46	16
14 Jul	World Cup	France (A)	0-2	12	11	23	10
10 Jul	World Cup	Belgium (H)	2-1	13	18	31	12
6 Jul	World Cup	Portugal (A)	0-1	13	9	22	11
2 Jul	World Cup	Austria (H)	3-0	8	15	23	9
27 Jun	World Cup	Uruguay (A)	0-1	14	14	28	10
21 Jun	World Cup	Saudi Arabia (H)	4-0	10	2	12	4

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%

Spain 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	13	12.54	12.23	24.77	77%
Vs top half	13	12.54	12.23	24.77	77%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Spain 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	12	11.33	23.33	67%
World Cup	2026	8	12.63	11.88	24.5	75%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	9.83	7.17	17	17%
Friendly International	2026	4	9.5	7.75	17.25	0%
UEFA Nations League	2024/2025	10	12.7	12.5	25.2	80%

Spain 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	Croatia (away)	16.67	9.67	7	16	10	6
Thu 12 Nov 19:45	Czech Republic (away)	20	9.33	10.67	18	7.5	10.5
Sun 15 Nov 19:45	England (home)	21.33	9.67	11.67	18.5	9	9.5

Spain players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Dani Olmo	midfielder	9	14	64%
2	Rodri	midfielder	9	14	64%
3	Marc Cucurella	defender	8	12	67%
4	Álex Baena	attacker	8	13	62%
5	Pedro Porro	defender	7	9	78%

Spain players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Rodri	midfielder	6	14	43%
2	Lamine Yamal	attacker	5	13	38%
3	Álex Baena	attacker	4	13	31%
4	Pedro Porro	defender	3	9	33%
5	Gavi	midfielder	2	4	50%

Spain players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Rodri	midfielder	4	14	29%
2	Álex Baena	attacker	3	13	23%
3	Pedro Porro	defender	2	9	22%
4	Lamine Yamal	attacker	2	13	15%
5	Gavi	midfielder	1	4	25%

Croatia 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	England (H)	0-7	10	6	16	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Spain (A)	4-1	10	9	19	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Czech Republic (A)	1-2	9	6	15	-
2 Jul	World Cup	Portugal (A)	2-1	12	6	18	11
27 Jun	World Cup	Ghana (H)	2-1	9	13	22	9
23 Jun	World Cup	Panama (A)	0-1	12	19	31	14
17 Jun	World Cup	England (A)	4-2	12	10	22	11
7 Jun	Friendly International	Slovenia (H)	2-1	5	11	16	7
2 Jun	Friendly International	Belgium (H)	0-2	13	13	26	15
1 Apr	Friendly International	Brazil (A)	3-1	13	12	25	15