Switzerland Fouls Stats 2026

Switzerland Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Switzerland are averaging 12.5 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 26.8 total fouls on average. That puts them 31st 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 North Macedonia, a profile of referee Edgars Maļcevs, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Switzerland players commit the most fouls?

Remo Freuler leads with 14 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.4/g, 90% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Switzerland player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Switzerland's foul profile look this season?

Switzerland are averaging 12.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 14.3 for a match-total of 26.8. That ranks 31st of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Switzerland pick up one yellow card every 0.096 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 North Macedonia the page weights each Switzerland 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 Switzerland 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?

Edgars Maļcevs is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Switzerland player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Rubén Vargas	attacker	4	6	1.5	100%
Zachary Athekame	defender	3	4	1.33	100%
Cedric Itten	attacker	1	3	3	100%
Luca Jaquez	defender	1	3	3	100%
Remo Freuler	midfielder	10	14	1.4	90%
Breel Embolo	attacker	6	9	1.5	83%
Denis Zakaria	midfielder	4	4	1	75%
Johan Manzambi	midfielder	7	5	0.71	71%
Dan Ndoye	attacker	9	8	0.89	67%
Fabian Rieder	midfielder	8	7	0.88	63%
Ricardo Rodríguez	defender	10	12	1.2	60%
Ardon Jashari	midfielder	5	4	0.8	60%
Michel Aebischer	midfielder	5	4	0.8	60%
Granit Xhaka	midfielder	7	5	0.71	57%
Silvan Widmer	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Miro Muheim	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Nico Elvedi	defender	10	6	0.6	40%
Manuel Akanji	defender	10	9	0.9	40%
Zeki Amdouni	attacker	5	2	0.4	40%
Djibril Sow	midfielder	6	5	0.83	33%
Sascha Britschgi	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Gregor Kobel	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Noah Okafor	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Eray Cömert	defender	1	0	0	0%
Vincent Sierro	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Switzerland fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia	Home	2-1	8	15	23	Michel Aebischer (2)
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Scotland	Away	0-3	13	14	27	Remo Freuler (2)
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	North Macedonia	Away	0-3	7	10	17	Zachary Athekame (2)
12 Jul 2026	World Cup	Argentina	Away	3-1	18	14	32	Djibril Sow (4)
7 Jul 2026	World Cup	Colombia	Home	0-0	22	21	43	Zeki Amdouni (3)
3 Jul 2026	World Cup	Algeria	Home	2-0	10	12	22	Ricardo Rodríguez (3)
24 Jun 2026	World Cup	Canada	Home	2-1	19	13	32	Breel Embolo (3)
18 Jun 2026	World Cup	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Home	4-1	7	18	25	Silvan Widmer (1)
13 Jun 2026	World Cup	Qatar	Away	1-1	11	12	23	Nico Elvedi (2)
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Australia	Home	1-1	10	14	24	Manuel Akanji (4)

Switzerland fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 12.5
Fouls against per game: 14.3
Match total fouls per game: 26.8
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 19 of 54

Switzerland 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	12.67	67%	67%	33%	33%	33%
Away	4	12.25	75%	75%	75%	50%	50%
Overall	10	12.5	70%	70%	50%	40%	40%

Switzerland 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	15.5	100%	100%	100%	100%	83%
Away	4	12.5	100%	100%	75%	75%	50%
Overall	10	14.3	100%	100%	90%	90%	70%

Switzerland 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	28.17	100%	100%	83%	50%	33%
Away	4	24.75	75%	75%	75%	50%	50%
Overall	10	26.8	90%	90%	80%	50%	40%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.5	12.67	12.25
Yellow cards / match	1.2	1.5	0.75
Fouls per yellow card	10.4	8.4	16.3
Cards per foul	10%	12%	6%
Fouls over 8.5	70%	67%	75%
Fouls over 9.5	70%	67%	75%
Fouls over 10.5	50%	33%	75%
Fouls over 11.5	40%	33%	50%
Fouls over 12.5	40%	33%	50%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	14.3	15.5	12.5
Fouls against over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 10.5	90%	100%	75%
Fouls against over 11.5	90%	100%	75%
Fouls against over 12.5	70%	83%	50%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	26.8	28.17	24.75
Match fouls over 18.5	90%	100%	75%
Match fouls over 20.5	90%	100%	75%
Match fouls over 22.5	80%	83%	75%
Match fouls over 24.5	50%	50%	50%
Match fouls over 26.5	40%	33%	50%

Switzerland 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	5	6	80%	80%	40%	20%
Away	2	10	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	7	7.14	86%	86%	57%	43%

Switzerland 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	5	6	100%	100%	60%	20%
Away	2	6.5	100%	100%	100%	50%
Overall	7	6.14	100%	100%	71%	29%

Switzerland 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	5	12	100%	100%	80%	40%
Away	2	16.5	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	7	13.29	100%	100%	86%	57%

Switzerland fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia (H)	2-1	8	15	23	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Scotland (A)	0-3	13	14	27	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	North Macedonia (A)	0-3	7	10	17	-
12 Jul	World Cup	Argentina (A)	3-1	18	14	32	19
7 Jul	World Cup	Colombia (H)	0-0	22	21	43	12
3 Jul	World Cup	Algeria (H)	2-0	10	12	22	10
24 Jun	World Cup	Canada (H)	2-1	19	13	32	16
18 Jun	World Cup	Bosnia (H)	4-1	7	18	25	11
13 Jun	World Cup	Qatar (A)	1-1	11	12	23	14
6 Jun	Friendly International	Australia (H)	1-1	10	14	24	11

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%

Switzerland 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	9	11.33	12.22	23.56	67%
Vs top half	9	11.33	12.22	23.56	67%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Switzerland 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	9.33	13	22.33	67%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	9.67	12.5	22.17	50%
World Cup	2026	6	14.5	15	29.5	100%
Friendly International	2026	4	8.5	10	18.5	25%
Friendly International	2025	4	12.75	11.25	24	75%

Switzerland 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	North Macedonia (home)	22	12.67	9.33	16	8	8
Fri 13 Nov 19:45	Slovenia (away)	24	12.67	11.33	24.5	11.5	13
Mon 16 Nov 19:45	Scotland (home)	31	15	16	33	15.5	17.5

Switzerland players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Remo Freuler	midfielder	9	13	69%
2	Michel Aebischer	midfielder	7	11	64%
3	Dan Ndoye	attacker	7	13	54%
4	Rubén Vargas	attacker	6	9	67%
5	Fabian Rieder	midfielder	6	11	55%

Switzerland players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Remo Freuler	midfielder	5	13	38%
2	Ricardo Rodríguez	defender	4	12	33%
3	Breel Embolo	attacker	3	9	33%
4	Michel Aebischer	midfielder	3	11	27%
5	Dan Ndoye	attacker	3	13	23%

Switzerland players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ricardo Rodríguez	defender	2	12	17%
2	Luca Jaquez	defender	1	4	25%
3	Cedric Itten	attacker	1	6	17%
4	Breel Embolo	attacker	1	9	11%
5	Djibril Sow	midfielder	1	9	11%

North Macedonia 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	Scotland (H)	0-2	20	13	33	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia (A)	2-0	8	8	16	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland (H)	0-3	10	7	17	-
1 Jun	Friendly International	Turkey (A)	4-0	12	14	26	17
29 May	Friendly International	Bosnia (A)	0-0	19	12	31	12
31 Mar	Friendly International	Republic of Ireland (A)	0-0	9	4	13	5
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Denmark (A)	4-0	8	9	17	8
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Wales (A)	7-1	12	6	18	8
13 Nov	Friendly International	Latvia (H)	0-0	9	17	26	13
13 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Kazakhstan (H)	1-1	8	12	20	-