Turkey Fouls Stats 2026

Turkey Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Turkey are averaging 11.8 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 25.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 34th 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 Belgium, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Turkey players commit the most fouls?

Zeki Çelik leads with 13 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.44/g, 89% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Turkey player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Turkey's foul profile look this season?

Turkey are averaging 11.8 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 13.5 for a match-total of 25.3. That ranks 34th of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Turkey pick up one yellow card every 0.169 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 Belgium the page weights each Turkey 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 Turkey 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.

Turkey player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Hakan Çalhanoğlu	midfielder	3	3	1	100%
İrfan Can Kahveci	attacker	3	4	1.33	100%
Çağlar Söyüncü	defender	2	6	3	100%
Zeki Çelik	defender	9	13	1.44	89%
İsmail Yüksek	midfielder	8	12	1.5	88%
Ozan Kabak	defender	6	9	1.5	83%
Barış Alper Yılmaz	attacker	9	11	1.22	78%
Kenan Yıldız	attacker	4	3	0.75	75%
Deniz Gül	attacker	4	5	1.25	75%
Merih Demiral	defender	7	7	1	71%
Salih Özcan	midfielder	6	6	1	67%
Mert Müldür	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Can Uzun	midfielder	5	4	0.8	60%
Oğuz Aydın	attacker	5	4	0.8	60%
Arda Güler	midfielder	9	12	1.33	56%
Orkun Kökçü	midfielder	6	5	0.83	50%
Kerem Aktürkoğlu	attacker	6	5	0.83	50%
Ilhan Fakili	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Abdülkerim Bardakcı	defender	9	5	0.56	44%
Ferdi Kadıoğlu	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Yunus Akgün	attacker	6	2	0.33	33%
Aral Şimşir	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Eren Elmalı	defender	5	2	0.4	20%
Uğurcan Çakır	goalkeeper	8	1	0.13	13%
Bartuğ Elmaz	midfielder	2	0	0	0%

Turkey fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
5 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Italy	Away	3-1	9	11	20	Zeki Çelik (4)
2 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Belgium	Away	3-0	12	12	24	İsmail Yüksek (3)
28 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Italy	Home	1-4	12	21	33	Ozan Kabak (3)
25 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	France	Home	0-1	14	15	29	Salih Özcan (2)
26 Jun 2026	World Cup	United States	Home	3-2	13	13	26	Arda Güler (3)
20 Jun 2026	World Cup	Paraguay	Home	0-1	14	15	29	Merih Demiral (2)
14 Jun 2026	World Cup	Australia	Away	2-0	4	12	16	Zeki Çelik (1)
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Venezuela	Away	1-2	16	12	28	Çağlar Söyüncü (5)
1 Jun 2026	Friendly International	North Macedonia	Home	4-0	14	12	26	Zeki Çelik (2)
31 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Kosovo	Away	0-1	10	12	22	Arda Güler (2)

Turkey fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 11.8
Fouls against per game: 13.5
Match total fouls per game: 25.3
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 18 of 54

Turkey 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	13.4	100%	100%	100%	100%	80%
Away	5	10.2	80%	60%	40%	40%	20%
Overall	10	11.8	90%	80%	70%	70%	50%

Turkey 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	15.2	100%	100%	100%	100%	80%
Away	5	11.8	100%	100%	100%	80%	0%
Overall	10	13.5	100%	100%	100%	90%	40%

Turkey 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	28.6	100%	100%	100%	100%	60%
Away	5	22	80%	60%	40%	20%	20%
Overall	10	25.3	90%	80%	70%	60%	40%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	11.8	13.4	10.2
Yellow cards / match	2	1.2	2.8
Fouls per yellow card	5.9	11.2	3.6
Cards per foul	17%	9%	27%
Fouls over 8.5	90%	100%	80%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	100%	60%
Fouls over 10.5	70%	100%	40%
Fouls over 11.5	70%	100%	40%
Fouls over 12.5	50%	80%	20%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	13.5	15.2	11.8
Fouls against over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 10.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 11.5	90%	100%	80%
Fouls against over 12.5	40%	80%	0%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	25.3	28.6	22
Match fouls over 18.5	90%	100%	80%
Match fouls over 20.5	80%	100%	60%
Match fouls over 22.5	70%	100%	40%
Match fouls over 24.5	60%	100%	20%
Match fouls over 26.5	40%	60%	20%

Turkey 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	6.67	100%	67%	67%	67%
Away	3	4.67	67%	67%	33%	33%
Overall	6	5.67	83%	67%	50%	50%

Turkey 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	9	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	3	5.33	100%	67%	33%	33%
Overall	6	7.17	100%	83%	67%	67%

Turkey 1st-half match total 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	3	15.67	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	3	10	67%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	6	12.83	83%	67%	67%	67%

Turkey fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Italy (A)	3-1	9	11	20	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Belgium (A)	3-0	12	12	24	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Italy (H)	1-4	12	21	33	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	France (H)	0-1	14	15	29	-
26 Jun	World Cup	USA (H)	3-2	13	13	26	15
20 Jun	World Cup	Paraguay (H)	0-1	14	15	29	15
14 Jun	World Cup	Australia (A)	2-0	4	12	16	6
6 Jun	Friendly International	Venezuela (A)	1-2	16	12	28	15
1 Jun	Friendly International	North Macedonia (H)	4-0	14	12	26	17
31 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Kosovo (A)	0-1	10	12	22	9

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%

Turkey 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	12	12.25	13.5	25.75	67%
Vs top half	12	12.25	13.5	25.75	67%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Turkey 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	4	11.75	14.75	26.5	75%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	8	9.13	11.25	20.38	50%
World Cup	2026	3	10.33	13.33	23.67	67%
Friendly International	2026	2	15	12	27	100%
Friendly International	2025	2	8.5	13.5	22	100%

Turkey 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
Thu 12 Nov 17:00	Belgium (home)	20	10.75	9.25	17.5	9.5	8
Sun 15 Nov 19:45	France (away)	20.25	9.25	11	15.5	6.5	9

Turkey players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Zeki Çelik	defender	8	9	89%
2	İsmail Yüksek	midfielder	8	9	89%
3	Barış Alper Yılmaz	attacker	8	10	80%
4	Arda Güler	midfielder	6	10	60%
5	Merih Demiral	defender	5	7	71%

Turkey players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	İsmail Yüksek	midfielder	4	9	44%
2	Barış Alper Yılmaz	attacker	4	10	40%
3	Zeki Çelik	defender	3	9	33%
4	Arda Güler	midfielder	3	10	30%
5	Merih Demiral	defender	2	7	29%

Turkey players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ozan Kabak	defender	2	7	29%
2	İsmail Yüksek	midfielder	2	9	22%
3	Arda Güler	midfielder	2	10	20%
4	Çağlar Söyüncü	defender	1	3	33%
5	Kerem Aktürkoğlu	attacker	1	9	11%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	France (A)	4-1	8	4	12	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Turkey (H)	3-0	12	12	24	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	France (H)	0-1	12	9	21	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Italy (A)	0-2	11	12	23	-
10 Jul	World Cup	Spain (A)	2-1	18	13	31	12
7 Jul	World Cup	USA (A)	1-4	9	11	20	9
1 Jul	World Cup	Senegal (H)	3-2	22	12	34	10
27 Jun	World Cup	New Zealand (A)	1-5	7	10	17	6
21 Jun	World Cup	Iran (H)	0-0	7	9	16	10
15 Jun	World Cup	Egypt (H)	1-1	15	15	30	16