Albania Fouls Stats 2026

Albania Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Albania are averaging 9.53 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 23.67 total fouls on average. That puts them 46th 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 Finland, and a full match-by-match log.

Albania Fouls Questions

Which Albania players commit the most fouls?

Rey Manaj leads with 14 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.75/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Albania player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Albania's foul profile look this season?

Albania are averaging 9.53 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 14.13 for a match-total of 23.67. That ranks 46th of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Albania pick up one yellow card every 0.168 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 Finland the page weights each Albania 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 Albania 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.

Albania player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Rey Manaj	attacker	8	14	1.75	100%
Samuele Sina	defender	1	3	3	100%
Cristian Shpendi	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Ylber Ramadani	midfielder	5	6	1.2	80%
Arlind Ajeti	defender	4	4	1	75%
Ardian Ismajli	defender	7	8	1.14	71%
Marash Kumbulla	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Myrto Uzuni	attacker	9	7	0.78	56%
Mario Mitaj	defender	11	9	0.82	55%
Juljan Shehu	midfielder	10	10	1	50%
Qazim Laci	midfielder	8	5	0.63	50%
Etrit Berisha	goalkeeper	2	1	0.5	50%
Elseid Hysaj	defender	11	6	0.55	45%
Ernest Muci	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Kristjan Asllani	midfielder	13	6	0.46	38%
Arbër Hoxha	attacker	14	7	0.5	29%
Berat Djimsiti	defender	12	4	0.33	25%
Mirlind Daku	attacker	4	3	0.75	25%
Anis Mehmeti	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Nedim Bajrami	midfielder	9	2	0.22	22%
Stavros Pilios	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Armando Broja	attacker	9	1	0.11	11%
Thomas Strakosha	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Iván Balliu	defender	5	0	0	0%
Mario Dajsinani	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%

Albania fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
6 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	San Marino	Home	2-1	12	21	33	Mario Mitaj (3)
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Finland	Away	2-1	10	13	23	Mirlind Daku (3)
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	San Marino	Away	0-3	14	6	20	Samuele Sina (3)
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Belarus	Home	2-0	9	23	32	Rey Manaj (2)
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Luxembourg	Home	0-1	10	11	21
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Israel	Home	0-1	7	8	15	Elseid Hysaj (2)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Ukraine	Away	1-0	3	11	14
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Poland	Away	2-1	12	20	32	Myrto Uzuni (3)
16 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	England	Home	0-2	9	10	19	Ylber Ramadani (3)
13 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Andorra	Away	0-1	7	18	25	Rey Manaj (2)
14 Oct 2025	Friendly International	Jordan	Home	4-2	8	11	19
11 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Serbia	Away	0-1	14	19	33	Juljan Shehu (3)

Albania fouls 2026: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 9.53
Fouls against per game: 14.13
Match total fouls per game: 23.67
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 23 of 54

Albania Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	7	9.29	71%	43%	14%	14%	0%
Away	8	9.75	63%	63%	50%	50%	25%
Overall	15	9.53	67%	53%	33%	33%	13%

Albania Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	7	13.57	86%	86%	71%	29%	29%
Away	8	14.63	88%	88%	88%	75%	75%
Overall	15	14.13	87%	87%	80%	53%	53%

Albania Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	7	22.86	86%	57%	29%	29%	29%
Away	8	24.38	88%	63%	63%	50%	38%
Overall	15	23.67	87%	60%	47%	40%	33%

Albania Team fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	9.53	9.29	9.75
Yellow cards / match	1.71	1.33	2
Fouls per yellow card	5.6	7	4.9
Cards per foul	18%	14%	21%
Fouls over 8.5	67%	71%	63%
Fouls over 9.5	53%	43%	63%
Fouls over 10.5	33%	14%	50%
Fouls over 11.5	33%	14%	50%
Fouls over 12.5	13%	0%	25%

Albania Fouls against 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	14.13	13.57	14.63
Fouls against over 8.5	87%	86%	88%
Fouls against over 9.5	87%	86%	88%
Fouls against over 10.5	80%	71%	88%
Fouls against over 11.5	53%	29%	75%
Fouls against over 12.5	53%	29%	75%

Albania Match fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.67	22.86	24.38
Match fouls over 18.5	87%	86%	88%
Match fouls over 20.5	60%	57%	63%
Match fouls over 22.5	47%	29%	63%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	29%	50%
Match fouls over 26.5	33%	29%	38%

Albania 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 8 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	4	60%	40%	20%	0%
Away	3	4.67	67%	67%	67%	0%
Overall	8	4.25	63%	50%	38%	0%

Albania 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 8 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	4.4	80%	40%	40%	0%
Away	3	8.33	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	8	5.88	88%	63%	63%	38%

Albania 1st-half match total 2026 (from 8 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	5	8.4	60%	20%	0%	0%
Away	3	13	100%	100%	67%	67%
Overall	8	10.13	75%	50%	25%	25%

Albania fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
6 Oct	UEFA Nations League	San Marino (H)	2-1	12	21	33	-
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Finland (A)	2-1	10	13	23	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	San Marino (A)	0-3	14	6	20	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Belarus (H)	2-0	9	23	32	-
6 Jun	Friendly International	Luxembourg (H)	0-1	10	11	21	9
3 Jun	Friendly International	Israel (H)	0-1	7	8	15	8
31 Mar	Friendly International	Ukraine (A)	1-0	3	11	14	-
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Poland (A)	2-1	12	20	32	16
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	England (H)	0-2	9	10	19	9
13 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Andorra (A)	0-1	7	18	25	10
14 Oct	Friendly International	Jordan (H)	4-2	8	11	19	10
11 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Serbia (A)	0-1	14	19	33	13
9 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Latvia (H)	1-0	10	11	21	6
4 Sep	Friendly International	Gibraltar (A)	0-1	12	16	28	-
10 Jun	WC Qualification Europe	Latvia (A)	1-1	6	14	20	-

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	Gibraltar	7	13.57	15	28.57	86%
4	Bulgaria	5	11.8	16.6	28.4	100%
5	Belarus	7	17.14	11.14	28.29	100%
6	Hungary	8	12.25	15.63	27.88	100%
7	Georgia	7	15.71	12	27.71	86%
8	Scotland	11	13.36	14.09	27.45	73%
9	Malta	7	12.43	14.86	27.29	100%
10	San Marino	7	13.43	13.14	26.57	71%
11	Estonia	4	15.5	10.75	26.25	75%
12	Azerbaijan	7	12.57	13.57	26.14	71%
13	Iceland	9	12.11	13.89	26	78%
14	Republic of Ireland	9	11.78	14.22	26	78%
15	Kosovo	8	11.63	14	25.63	75%
16	Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	14.18	11.36	25.55	73%
17	Czech Republic	10	14	11.4	25.4	80%
18	Luxembourg	8	13	11.88	24.88	88%
19	Turkey	11	11.27	13.36	24.64	73%
20	Switzerland	14	11.5	13.07	24.57	71%
21	Finland	8	11.25	13	24.25	88%
22	England	16	9.44	14.44	23.88	63%
23	Albania	8	9.63	14.13	23.75	50%
24	Poland	8	11.5	12.13	23.63	38%
25	Slovenia	7	13.57	10	23.57	71%
26	Italy	8	12.13	11.38	23.5	63%
27	Moldova	6	13.33	10	23.33	67%
28	Wales	8	11.13	12.13	23.25	50%
29	Belgium	14	12.36	10.79	23.14	50%
30	Austria	11	14.09	8.82	22.91	55%
31	Slovakia	7	9	13.86	22.86	57%
32	Liechtenstein	5	13.4	9.4	22.8	80%
33	Romania	7	14.14	8.43	22.57	57%
34	North Macedonia	8	12.5	9.88	22.38	50%
35	Spain	16	11.56	10.75	22.31	56%
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	Denmark	7	8.86	13	21.86	43%
40	Kazakhstan	6	13.33	8.5	21.83	33%
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	Croatia	12	11.25	10.17	21.42	58%
47	Portugal	13	9.38	12	21.38	38%
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	5	10	8.4	18.4	20%
54	Norway	14	9	8.64	17.64	14%

Albania 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	10	11.3	15.1	26.4	80%
Vs top half	10	11.3	15.1	26.4	80%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Albania 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	11.25	15.75	27	75%
Friendly International	2025	2	10	13.5	23.5	50%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	9	8.44	15	23.44	56%
Friendly International	2026	3	6.67	10	16.67	0%

Albania 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 19:45	Finland (home)	26.75	13	13.75	26	10.5	15.5
Sun 15 Nov 17:00	Belarus (away)	32	17.5	14.5	32	16.5	15.5

Albania players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Rey Manaj	attacker	4	4	100%
2	Elseid Hysaj	defender	4	6	67%
3	Myrto Uzuni	attacker	4	6	67%
4	Mirlind Daku	attacker	3	4	75%
5	Ylber Ramadani	midfielder	3	4	75%

Albania players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Rey Manaj	attacker	3	4	75%
2	Ardian Ismajli	defender	2	5	40%
3	Arbër Hoxha	attacker	2	7	29%
4	Samuele Sina	defender	1	1	100%
5	Qazim Laci	midfielder	1	3	33%

Albania players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Samuele Sina	defender	1	1	100%
2	Mirlind Daku	attacker	1	4	25%
3	Myrto Uzuni	attacker	1	6	17%
4	Mario Mitaj	defender	1	7	14%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
6 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Belarus (A)	1-0	11	17	28	-
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Albania (H)	2-1	13	10	23	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Belarus (H)	0-0	18	14	32	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	San Marino (A)	0-7	10	14	24	-
5 Jun	Friendly International	Hungary (A)	2-1	13	12	25	16
31 May	Friendly International	Germany (A)	4-0	6	12	18	11
30 Mar	Friendly International	Cape Verde (A)	1-1	9	13	22	6
27 Mar	Friendly International	New Zealand (A)	0-2	10	12	22	10
17 Nov	Friendly International	Andorra (H)	4-0	10	15	25	6
14 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Malta (H)	0-1	15	9	24	11