Accrington Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Accrington Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Accrington are averaging 13.53 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.8 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 Gillingham, a profile of referee Will Finnie, and a full match-by-match log.

Accrington Fouls Questions

Which Accrington players commit the most fouls?

Devon Matthews leads with 26 fouls across 14 qualifying appearances (1.86/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.

How does Accrington's foul profile look this season?

Accrington are averaging 13.53 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 10.27 for a match-total of 23.8. That ranks 1st of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Accrington pick up one yellow card every 0.172 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 Gillingham the page weights each Accrington 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 - 15 Accrington 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?

Will Finnie is the referee for this fixture - they average 20.75 fouls and 2.5 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Accrington player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Devon Matthews	defender	14	26	1.86	100%
Josh Woods	attacker	14	20	1.43	86%
Tyler Walton	midfielder	10	25	2.5	80%
David Tutonda	defender	8	12	1.5	75%
Tom Moore	defender	4	3	0.75	75%
Joe Anderson	defender	11	15	1.36	73%
Liam Coyle	midfielder	10	10	1	70%
Farrend Rawson	defender	9	10	1.11	67%
Charlie Caton	attacker	8	6	0.75	63%
Donald Love	defender	13	16	1.23	62%
Shaun Whalley	attacker	10	12	1.2	60%
Alex Henderson	midfielder	7	7	1	57%
Stefan Mols	midfielder	7	7	1	57%
Connor O'Brien	defender	12	11	0.92	50%
Seamus Conneely	midfielder	8	5	0.63	50%
Isaac Sinclair	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
Cole Stockton	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Freddie Sass	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Charlie Brown	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Aidan Borland	midfielder	3	2	0.67	33%
Luke Butterfield	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Charlie Warren	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Louie Moulden	goalkeeper	11	0	0	0%
Oliver Wright	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Conor Grant	midfielder	2	0	0	0%

Accrington fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
10 Oct 2026	League Two	Oldham Athletic	Away	0-0	12	12	24	Tyler Walton (3)
3 Oct 2026	League Two	Cheltenham Town	Home	2-0	15	11	26	Donald Love (3)
26 Sep 2026	League Two	Swindon Town	Away	1-1	6	6	12	Alex Henderson (1)
19 Sep 2026	League Two	Newport County	Home	0-0	21	11	32	Tyler Walton (6)
12 Sep 2026	League Two	Barnet	Away	2-1	19	9	28	Devon Matthews (3)
5 Sep 2026	League Two	Crawley Town	Home	3-2	21	8	29	Shaun Whalley (3)
1 Sep 2026	League Two	Grimsby Town	Home	2-2	9	10	19	Liam Coyle (2)
29 Aug 2026	League Two	Walsall	Away	3-2	18	8	26	Donald Love (3)
22 Aug 2026	League Two	Exeter City	Away	2-0	12	13	25	Shaun Whalley (2)
15 Aug 2026	League Two	Colchester United	Home	2-2	20	10	30	Connor O'Brien (5)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Crewe Alexandra	Away	2-1	13	15	28	Farrend Rawson (3)
2 May 2026	League Two	Oldham Athletic	Away	3-0	11	14	25	Donald Love (3)

Accrington fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 13.53
Fouls against per game: 10.27
Match total fouls per game: 23.8
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 8 of 24

Accrington 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	16.17	100%	83%	83%	67%	67%
Away	9	11.78	78%	67%	67%	56%	33%
Overall	15	13.53	87%	73%	73%	60%	47%

Accrington 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	10	83%	83%	33%	0%	0%
Away	9	10.44	67%	56%	44%	44%	33%
Overall	15	10.27	73%	67%	40%	27%	20%

Accrington 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	26.17	100%	83%	67%	67%	50%
Away	9	22.22	78%	67%	67%	56%	22%
Overall	15	23.8	87%	73%	67%	60%	33%

Accrington Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	13.53	16.17	11.78
Yellow cards / match	2.33	2.5	2.22
Fouls per yellow card	5.8	6.5	5.3
Cards per foul	17%	15%	19%
Fouls over 8.5	87%	100%	78%
Fouls over 9.5	73%	83%	67%
Fouls over 10.5	73%	83%	67%
Fouls over 11.5	60%	67%	56%
Fouls over 12.5	47%	67%	33%

Accrington Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.27	10	10.44
Fouls against over 8.5	73%	83%	67%
Fouls against over 9.5	67%	83%	56%
Fouls against over 10.5	40%	33%	44%
Fouls against over 11.5	27%	0%	44%
Fouls against over 12.5	20%	0%	33%

Accrington Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.8	26.17	22.22
Match fouls over 18.5	87%	100%	78%
Match fouls over 20.5	73%	83%	67%
Match fouls over 22.5	67%	67%	67%
Match fouls over 24.5	60%	67%	56%
Match fouls over 26.5	33%	50%	22%

Accrington 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 7 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	8.5	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	5	5.6	60%	60%	60%	40%
Overall	7	6.43	71%	71%	71%	57%

Accrington 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 7 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	2	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	5.4	100%	80%	60%	0%
Overall	7	4.43	71%	57%	43%	0%

Accrington 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 7 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	2	10.5	100%	50%	50%	50%
Away	5	11	60%	60%	60%	60%
Overall	7	10.86	71%	57%	57%	57%

Accrington fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League Two	Oldham (A)	0-0	12	12	24	-
3 Oct	League Two	Cheltenham (H)	2-0	15	11	26	-
26 Sep	League Two	Swindon (A)	1-1	6	6	12	-
19 Sep	League Two	Newport (H)	0-0	21	11	32	-
12 Sep	League Two	Barnet (A)	2-1	19	9	28	-
5 Sep	League Two	Crawley (H)	3-2	21	8	29	-
1 Sep	League Two	Grimsby (H)	2-2	9	10	19	-
29 Aug	League Two	Walsall (A)	3-2	18	8	26	-
22 Aug	League Two	Exeter City (A)	2-0	12	13	25	12
15 Aug	League Two	Colchester (H)	2-2	20	10	30	12
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Crewe (A)	2-1	13	15	28	14
2 May	League Two	Oldham (A)	3-0	11	14	25	15
25 Apr	League Two	Crawley (H)	3-3	11	10	21	9
18 Apr	League Two	Swindon (A)	2-2	6	7	13	7
14 Apr	League Two	Colchester (A)	2-1	9	10	19	7

League Two 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	Colchester United	9	12	15.11	27.11	89%
2	Port Vale	8	14.25	12.5	26.75	75%
3	Barnet	8	12.88	13.75	26.63	88%
4	Shrewsbury Town	10	15.1	11.3	26.4	90%
5	Newport County	10	11.9	13.9	25.8	90%
6	Crewe Alexandra	10	12.4	12.8	25.2	80%
7	Walsall	9	12	13.11	25.11	67%
8	Accrington Stanley	10	15.3	9.8	25.1	80%
9	Salford City	10	9.9	14.8	24.7	80%
10	Fleetwood Town	10	12.4	11.7	24.1	80%
11	Grimsby Town	10	12.2	11.9	24.1	60%
12	Crawley Town	8	9.75	14.25	24	88%
13	Oldham Athletic	9	11.56	11.89	23.44	67%
14	Exeter City	10	10.3	13.1	23.4	80%
15	Tranmere Rovers	10	10.9	12.2	23.1	50%
16	Rotherham United	10	12.9	9.9	22.8	50%
17	Rochdale	10	11.1	11.5	22.6	60%
18	Chesterfield	10	9.9	12.4	22.3	80%
19	Gillingham	10	11.8	10.2	22	50%
20	Northampton Town	8	11.5	10.5	22	63%
21	Bristol Rovers	10	12.8	9	21.8	50%
22	Cheltenham Town	10	11.8	9.7	21.5	50%
23	York City	9	8	11.89	19.89	33%
24	Swindon Town	10	10.2	7	17.2	10%

Accrington 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	14	10.79	10.64	21.43	50%
Vs top half	29	12.07	10.34	22.41	52%
Vs bottom half	27	12	10.93	22.93	56%
Vs bottom six	15	11.6	9.93	21.53	33%

Accrington fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
League Two	2026/2027	10	15.3	9.8	25.1	80%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	13	15	28	100%
League Two	2025/2026	46	11.33	10.8	22.13	48%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	3	12	13.67	25.67	67%
FA Cup	2025/2026	2	12	14	26	100%
League Two	2024/2025	46	14.33	10.46	24.78	76%
FA Cup	2024/2025	2	14.5	8.5	23	50%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	1	12	9	21	0%

Accrington 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 17 Oct 14:00	Gillingham (home)	22	11.8	10.2	22.2	12.6	9.6
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	York (away)	19.89	8	11.89	21.4	8.4	13
Sat 24 Oct 14:00	Rochdale (away)	22.6	11.1	11.5	23.2	10.2	13

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Devon Matthews	defender	10	10	100%
2	Josh Woods	attacker	9	10	90%
3	Joe Anderson	defender	8	11	73%
4	Shaun Whalley	attacker	6	6	100%
5	Tyler Walton	midfielder	6	8	75%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Devon Matthews	defender	7	10	70%
2	Shaun Whalley	attacker	5	6	83%
3	Tyler Walton	midfielder	5	8	63%
4	Josh Woods	attacker	5	10	50%
5	Joe Anderson	defender	5	11	45%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Tyler Walton	midfielder	5	8	63%
2	David Tutonda	defender	2	9	22%
3	Devon Matthews	defender	2	10	20%
4	Donald Love	defender	2	10	20%
5	Josh Woods	attacker	2	10	20%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League Two	Rotherham (A)	1-4	13	16	29	-
3 Oct	League Two	Newport (H)	0-0	17	12	29	-
26 Sep	League Two	York (A)	3-0	17	8	25	-
19 Sep	League Two	Bristol Rovers (H)	3-0	8	8	16	-
12 Sep	League Two	Tranmere (H)	2-0	8	10	18	-
5 Sep	League Two	Rochdale (A)	1-4	12	9	21	-
1 Sep	League Two	Chesterfield (A)	1-1	6	2	8	-
29 Aug	League Two	Northampton (H)	1-1	10	16	26	-
22 Aug	League Two	Fleetwood (A)	0-0	15	13	28	16
15 Aug	League Two	Walsall (H)	0-3	12	8	20	9