Accrington are averaging 12.9 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 24.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 1st 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 Grimsby, a profile of referee Michael Barlow, and a full match-by-match log.
Devon Matthews leads with 15 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.5/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Accrington player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Accrington are averaging 12.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.4 for a match-total of 24.3. That ranks 1st of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Accrington pick up one yellow card every 0.147 fouls.
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 Grimsby the page weights each Accrington defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Accrington fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
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.
Michael Barlow is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Matthews | defender | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Tyler Walton | midfielder | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 100% |
| Joe Anderson | defender | 4 | 8 | 2 | 100% |
| Josh Woods | attacker | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 80% |
| Tom Moore | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Charlie Caton | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Farrend Rawson | defender | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 67% |
| Donald Love | defender | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Liam Coyle | midfielder | 7 | 7 | 1 | 57% |
| Isaac Sinclair | midfielder | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| Freddie Sass | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50% |
| Charlie Brown | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Alex Henderson | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Cole Stockton | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Shaun Whalley | attacker | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 44% |
| Connor O'Brien | defender | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 44% |
| Seamus Conneely | midfielder | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 43% |
| Luke Butterfield | midfielder | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Oliver Wright | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Louie Moulden | goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Paddy Madden | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dan Martin | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Stefan Mols | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Conor Grant | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| David Tutonda | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Walsall | Away | 3-2 | 18 | 8 | 26 | Donald Love (3) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Exeter City | Away | 2-0 | 12 | 13 | 25 | Shaun Whalley (2) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Colchester United | Home | 2-2 | 20 | 10 | 30 | Connor O'Brien (5) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Crewe Alexandra | Away | 2-1 | 13 | 15 | 28 | Farrend Rawson (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 3-0 | 11 | 14 | 25 | Donald Love (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Crawley Town | Home | 3-3 | 11 | 10 | 21 | Tyler Walton (3) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Swindon Town | Away | 2-2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | Devon Matthews (2) |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Colchester United | Away | 2-1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | Liam Coyle (2) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Fleetwood Town | Home | 1-2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | Liam Coyle (3) |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Gillingham | Away | 2-0 | 18 | 13 | 31 | Tyler Walton (5) |