Watford Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Watford Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Watford are averaging 11 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.1 total fouls on average. That puts them 6th of 24 for team fouls per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Burnley, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Watford players commit the most fouls?

Mamadou Doumbia leads with 12 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.33/g, 67% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Watford player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Watford's foul profile look this season?

Watford are averaging 11 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.1 for a match-total of 21.1. That ranks 6th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Watford pick up one yellow card every 0.227 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 Burnley the page weights each Watford 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 Watford fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. 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.

Watford player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Kwadwo Baah	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Omar Traoré	defender	7	7	1	86%
Hector Kyprianou	midfielder	10	11	1.1	80%
Martín Payero	midfielder	7	8	1.14	71%
Kévin Keben	defender	10	10	1	70%
Mattie Pollock	defender	9	11	1.22	67%
Mamadou Doumbia	attacker	9	12	1.33	67%
Edo Kayembe	midfielder	9	9	1	67%
Edoardo Bove	midfielder	7	7	1	57%
Othmane Maamma	attacker	10	6	0.6	50%
Amin Nabizada	attacker	10	9	0.9	50%
Luca Kjerrumgaard	attacker	6	3	0.5	50%
Stephy Mavididi	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Branimir Mlacic	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Michael Adu-Poku	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Jordan Zemura	defender	7	5	0.71	43%
Iker Bravo	attacker	9	4	0.44	33%
Rocco Vata	attacker	6	3	0.5	33%
Soumaïla Coulibaly	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Albert Eames	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Federico Ravaglia	goalkeeper	9	0	0	0%
Marc Bola	defender	2	0	0	0%
Myron Boadu	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Daniel Bachmann	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%
Leo Ramirez-Espain	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Watford fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
18 Sep 2026	Championship	Bristol City	Away	1-0	15	11	26	Kévin Keben (3)
12 Sep 2026	Championship	Stoke City	Home	1-2	14	6	20	Amin Nabizada (3)
8 Sep 2026	Championship	Preston North End	Home	2-1	7	10	17	Mamadou Doumbia (2)
5 Sep 2026	Championship	West Bromwich Albion	Away	1-0	11	17	28	Hector Kyprianou (3)
1 Sep 2026	Championship	Swansea City	Away	2-0	12	6	18	Kévin Keben (2)
29 Aug 2026	Championship	West Ham United	Home	1-1	10	7	17	Hector Kyprianou (2)
25 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Peterborough United	Home	1-5	7	9	16	Amin Nabizada (2)
22 Aug 2026	Championship	Wrexham	Away	1-1	11	13	24	Mattie Pollock (4)
16 Aug 2026	Championship	Southampton	Home	2-1	12	9	21	Mamadou Doumbia (3)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Crawley Town	Home	1-0	11	13	24	Edoardo Bove (3)

Watford fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 11
Fouls against per game: 10.1
Match total fouls per game: 21.1
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 15 of 24

Watford Fouls for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	10.17	67%	67%	50%	33%	17%
Away	4	12.25	100%	100%	100%	50%	25%
Overall	10	11	80%	80%	70%	40%	20%

Watford Fouls against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	9	67%	33%	17%	17%	17%
Away	4	11.75	75%	75%	75%	50%	50%
Overall	10	10.1	70%	50%	40%	30%	30%

Watford Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	6	19.17	50%	33%	17%	0%	0%
Away	4	24	75%	75%	75%	50%	25%
Overall	10	21.1	60%	50%	40%	20%	10%

Watford Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	11	10.17	12.25
Yellow cards / match	2.5	2.17	3
Fouls per yellow card	4.4	4.7	4.1
Cards per foul	23%	21%	24%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	67%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	67%	100%
Fouls over 10.5	70%	50%	100%
Fouls over 11.5	40%	33%	50%
Fouls over 12.5	20%	17%	25%

Watford Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.1	9	11.75
Fouls against over 8.5	70%	67%	75%
Fouls against over 9.5	50%	33%	75%
Fouls against over 10.5	40%	17%	75%
Fouls against over 11.5	30%	17%	50%
Fouls against over 12.5	30%	17%	50%

Watford Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	21.1	19.17	24
Match fouls over 18.5	60%	50%	75%
Match fouls over 20.5	50%	33%	75%
Match fouls over 22.5	40%	17%	75%
Match fouls over 24.5	20%	0%	50%
Match fouls over 26.5	10%	0%	25%

Watford 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	4.67	67%	67%	33%	0%
Away	1	6	100%	100%	100%	0%
Overall	4	5	75%	75%	50%	0%

Watford 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	5	100%	100%	0%	0%
Away	1	7	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	4	5.5	100%	100%	25%	25%

Watford 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	3	9.67	67%	67%	33%	0%
Away	1	13	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	4	10.5	75%	75%	50%	25%

Watford fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Sep	Championship	Bristol City (A)	1-0	15	11	26	-
12 Sep	Championship	Stoke (H)	1-2	14	6	20	-
8 Sep	Championship	Preston (H)	2-1	7	10	17	-
5 Sep	Championship	WBA (A)	1-0	11	17	28	-
1 Sep	Championship	Swansea (A)	2-0	12	6	18	-
29 Aug	Championship	West Ham (H)	1-1	10	7	17	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Peterborough (H)	1-5	7	9	16	8
22 Aug	Championship	Wrexham (A)	1-1	11	13	24	13
16 Aug	Championship	S'oton (H)	2-1	12	9	21	11
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Crawley (H)	1-0	11	13	24	10

Championship fouls table 2026/2027: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Stoke City	8	15.38	10.88	26.25	88%
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	12.14	12.71	24.86	71%
3	Lincoln City	8	13.38	11	24.38	75%
4	Sheffield United	8	11.75	12.63	24.38	88%
5	Portsmouth	7	11.43	12.86	24.29	71%
6	Cardiff City	8	10.38	13.88	24.25	100%
7	Charlton Athletic	8	11.38	12.38	23.75	63%
8	West Bromwich Albion	8	10.13	13.63	23.75	50%
9	Norwich City	8	11.38	11.75	23.13	75%
10	Bristol City	8	11.5	11.13	22.63	38%
11	Birmingham City	8	12	10.13	22.13	63%
12	Blackburn Rovers	8	11	11	22	63%
13	Wrexham	8	10.75	11	21.75	75%
14	Derby County	8	12.88	8.75	21.63	50%
15	Watford	8	11.5	9.88	21.38	38%
16	West Ham United	8	9.75	11.5	21.25	25%
17	Millwall	8	11.88	9.13	21	50%
18	Swansea City	8	9.5	11.5	21	63%
19	Southampton	8	8.25	12.38	20.63	25%
20	Preston North End	8	10.63	9.88	20.5	25%
21	Burnley	8	10.63	9.38	20	13%
22	Bolton Wanderers	8	9.88	10.13	20	38%
23	Middlesbrough	8	9.75	9.13	18.88	38%
24	Queens Park Rangers	8	9	9.88	18.88	38%

Watford fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	15	11.07	11.33	22.4	47%
Vs top half	29	11.21	10.28	21.48	38%
Vs bottom half	25	10.84	10.16	21	44%
Vs bottom six	13	10.85	9.77	20.62	46%

Watford fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Championship	2026/2027	8	11.5	9.88	21.38	38%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	2	9	11	20	50%
Championship	2025/2026	46	10.96	10.28	21.24	41%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	1	12	10	22	100%
FA Cup	2025/2026	1	12	5	17	0%
Championship	2024/2025	46	12.22	10.7	22.91	57%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	3	11	6.33	17.33	33%
FA Cup	2024/2025	1	12	10	22	100%

Watford 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
Sat 10 Oct 14:00	Burnley (home)	20	10.63	9.38	20.25	10	10.25
Tue 13 Oct 18:45	Cardiff (away)	24.25	10.38	13.88	23.5	9	14.5
Sat 17 Oct 11:30	Charlton (home)	23.75	11.38	12.38	24.5	13.75	10.75

Watford players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Hector Kyprianou	midfielder	8	10	80%
2	Kévin Keben	defender	7	10	70%
3	Mamadou Doumbia	attacker	7	10	70%
4	Omar Traoré	defender	6	7	86%
5	Mattie Pollock	defender	6	9	67%

Watford players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Mamadou Doumbia	attacker	4	10	40%
2	Martín Payero	midfielder	3	7	43%
3	Mattie Pollock	defender	3	9	33%
4	Amin Nabizada	attacker	3	10	30%
5	Edo Kayembe	midfielder	3	10	30%

Watford players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Mamadou Doumbia	attacker	2	10	20%
2	Edoardo Bove	midfielder	1	7	14%
3	Mattie Pollock	defender	1	9	11%
4	Amin Nabizada	attacker	1	10	10%
5	Hector Kyprianou	midfielder	1	10	10%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Championship	Derby (H)	1-1	9	12	21	-
12 Sep	Championship	Swansea (A)	3-1	7	7	14	-
8 Sep	Championship	Wrexham (A)	1-1	15	12	27	-
5 Sep	Championship	Bristol City (H)	1-2	14	6	20	-
2 Sep	Championship	M'Boro (H)	1-1	10	7	17	-
29 Aug	Championship	Norwich (A)	4-1	5	14	19	-
26 Aug	Carabao Cup	Bradford (A)	0-0	9	7	16	-
23 Aug	Championship	WBA (A)	3-1	13	8	21	7
16 Aug	Championship	West Ham (H)	2-2	12	9	21	10
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Notts County (H)	1-1	9	15	24	11