Zimbabwe Yellow Cards Stats 2026

Zimbabwe Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

Zimbabwe are averaging 1.1 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 2.2 cards on average. That puts them 37th of 40 for total cards per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against Equatorial Guinea, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Zimbabwe players get booked most often?

Use the booking-rate table on this page to see each Zimbabwe player's yellow cards per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), plus their hit-rate over the last six appearances and current bookmaker odds to be carded.

How is the matchup risk score calculated?

Matchup risk blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the defender's underlying card rate (20%). Scores above 0.7 are flagged high risk, 0.4–0.7 medium and below 0.4 low.

Where do these yellow card stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz. Player odds are taken from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.

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 booking rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

How accurate are these predictions?

Yellow cards are inherently noisy - we surface signal (form, matchup, referee profile, market price), not certainties. Use the booking-rate table and matchup risk as inputs, not guarantees.

Does the referee affect the chance of a yellow card?

Yes. The referee profile module shows the assigned official's average yellows per match this season alongside their season fouls and red-card rate so you can adjust expectations for the upcoming fixture.

Zimbabwe player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Washington Navaya	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Ishmael Wadi	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Corbin Mthunzi	defender	1	1	1	100%
Godknows Murwira	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Shane Maroodza	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Marvelous Nakamba	midfielder	7	2	0.29	29%
Prince Dube	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Jonah Fabisch	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Divine Lunga	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Bill Antonio	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Munashe Garananga	defender	6	0	0	0%
Tawanda Chirewa	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Gerald Takwara	defender	4	0	0	0%
Daniel Msendami	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Emmanuel Jalai	defender	4	0	0	0%
Sean Fusire	defender	4	0	0	0%
Macauley Bonne	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Teenage Hadebe	defender	3	0	0	0%
Washington Arubi	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%
Tawanda Maswanhise	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Elvis Chipezeze	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%
Marshall Munetsi	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Brendan Galloway	defender	2	0	0	0%
Junior Zindoga	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Thandolwenkosi Methuseli Ngwenya	attacker	2	0	0	0%

Zimbabwe yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
28 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Congo DR	Home	1-2	0	2	2
24 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Sierra Leone	Away	2-3	2	0	2
30 May 2026	Friendly International	India	Home	1-0	0	0	0
26 May 2026	Friendly International	Nigeria	Away	2-0	1	3	4
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Zambia	Home	1-0	0	0	0
28 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Botswana	Away	0-3	0	0	0
29 Dec 2025	Africa Cup of Nations	South Africa	Home	2-3	1	1	2
26 Dec 2025	Africa Cup of Nations	Angola	Away	1-1	4	3	7
22 Dec 2025	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt	Away	2-1	2	2	4
17 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Qatar	Away	1-2	1	0	1

Zimbabwe cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.57
Cards against per game: 1.57
Match total cards per game: 3.14
Games: 7
League rank for match cards: 40 of 44

Zimbabwe Cards for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	2	0.5	50%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	2	100%	60%	20%	20%	0%
Overall	7	1.57	86%	43%	14%	14%	0%

Zimbabwe Cards against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	2	1.5	100%	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	1.6	60%	60%	40%	0%	0%
Overall	7	1.57	71%	57%	29%	0%	0%

Zimbabwe Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	2	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	3.6	60%	60%	20%	20%	20%
Overall	7	3.14	43%	43%	14%	14%	14%

Zimbabwe Team cards 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.57	0.5	2
Fouls / match	13.57	10	15
Fouls per yellow card	8.6	20	7.5
Cards over 0.5	86%	50%	100%
Cards over 1.5	43%	0%	60%
Cards over 2.5	14%	0%	20%
Cards over 3.5	14%	0%	20%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

Zimbabwe Cards against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.57	1.5	1.6
Cards against over 0.5	71%	100%	60%
Cards against over 1.5	57%	50%	60%
Cards against over 2.5	29%	0%	40%
Cards against over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

Zimbabwe Match cards 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	3.14	2	3.6
Match cards over 2.5	43%	0%	60%
Match cards over 3.5	43%	0%	60%
Match cards over 4.5	14%	0%	20%
Match cards over 5.5	14%	0%	20%
Match cards over 6.5	14%	0%	20%

Zimbabwe 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 5 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	1	0	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	0.75	75%	0%	0%
Overall	5	0.6	60%	0%	0%

Zimbabwe 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 5 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	1	1	100%	0%	0%
Away	4	1	75%	25%	0%
Overall	5	1	80%	20%	0%

Zimbabwe 1st-half match total 2026 (from 5 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	1	1	100%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	1.75	100%	50%	25%	0%
Overall	5	1.6	100%	40%	20%	0%

Zimbabwe cards match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
28 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	DR Congo (H)	1-2	0	2	2	-
24 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Sierra Leone (A)	2-3	2	0	2	-
26 May	Friendly International	Nigeria (A)	2-0	1	3	4	1
29 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	South Africa (H)	2-3	1	1	2	1
26 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Angola (A)	1-1	4	3	7	2
22 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt (A)	2-1	2	2	4	3
17 Nov	Friendly International	Qatar (A)	1-2	1	0	1	1

CAF World Cup Qualifiers cards table 2026: every team's cards per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
1	Seychelles	3	4.67	1.67	6.33	100%
2	Mali	5	1.8	3.4	5.2	40%
3	Togo	3	2.33	2.67	5	33%
4	Namibia	4	2.25	2.5	4.75	50%
5	Cameroon	6	2.33	2.33	4.67	33%
6	Cameroon	6	2.33	2.33	4.67	33%
7	Niger	5	2.4	2.2	4.6	60%
8	Sudan	3	1.67	2.67	4.33	33%
9	Benin	7	2.43	1.86	4.29	43%
10	Mauritania	4	1.25	3	4.25	50%
11	Lesotho	4	2	2	4	50%
12	Libya	4	1.75	2.25	4	25%
13	Algeria	9	2.11	1.78	3.89	33%
14	Tunisia	8	1.63	2.25	3.88	38%
15	Ethiopia	3	2	1.67	3.67	67%
16	Comoros	3	1.67	2	3.67	33%
17	Nigeria	11	1.91	1.73	3.64	9%
18	Nigeria	11	1.91	1.73	3.64	9%
19	Cape Verde Islands	10	1.5	2.1	3.6	30%
20	Senegal	12	2.08	1.42	3.5	33%
21	Mozambique	4	1.5	2	3.5	25%
22	Egypt	15	1.8	1.67	3.47	20%
23	Madagascar	3	2	1.33	3.33	0%
24	Liberia	6	1.67	1.67	3.33	17%
25	South Africa	10	1.7	1.6	3.3	20%
26	Gambia	4	1.75	1.5	3.25	25%
27	Morocco	16	1.19	2.06	3.25	19%
28	Tanzania	5	2	1.2	3.2	20%
29	Rwanda	4	2.25	0.75	3	25%
30	Sierra Leone	5	1.8	1.2	3	20%
31	Guinea-Bissau	4	1.75	1.25	3	25%
32	Burkina Faso	6	1.5	1.5	3	17%
33	Congo DR	9	1.22	1.78	3	22%
34	Congo DR	9	1.22	1.78	3	22%
35	Ghana	10	1.5	1.4	2.9	10%
36	Guinea	4	1	1.75	2.75	0%
37	Zambia	3	2	0.67	2.67	0%
38	Somalia	3	1.33	1.33	2.67	0%
39	Eritrea	3	1.33	1.33	2.67	0%
40	Zimbabwe	3	1	1.67	2.67	0%
41	Côte d'Ivoire	8	1.25	1.25	2.5	0%
42	Gabon	4	1.25	1.25	2.5	0%
43	Gabon	4	1.25	1.25	2.5	0%
44	Kenya	5	1.4	1	2.4	20%

Zimbabwe cards against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Vs top six	10	2.1	2	4.1	60%
Vs top half	10	2.1	2	4.1	60%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Zimbabwe cards per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2027	2	1	1	2	0%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	1.33	1.83	3.17	33%
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	3	2.33	2	4.33	33%
Friendly International	2025	1	1	0	1	0%
Friendly International	2024	1	0	1	1	0%

Zimbabwe next three opponents: cards per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their cards for	Their cards against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Equatorial Guinea (away)	3.6	2.2	1.4	4.33	2.67	1.67
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Equatorial Guinea (home)	3.6	2.2	1.4	2.5	1.5	1
Wed 24 Mar 00:00	Sierra Leone (home)	3.25	1.88	1.38	3.6	2.4	1.2

Zimbabwe players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Bill Antonio	attacker	1	2	50%
2	Corbin Mthunzi	defender	1	2	50%
3	Shane Maroodza	defender	1	3	33%

Equatorial Guinea yellow cards match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
28 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Sierra Leone (H)	1-0	1	1	2	-
24 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	DR Congo (A)	2-0	2	1	3	-
31 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria (H)	1-3	4	1	5	-
28 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Sudan (H)	0-1	3	3	6	3
24 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Burkina Faso (A)	2-1	1	1	2	1