Australia are averaging 12.3 fouls per game in 2025, with matches involving them seeing 23 total fouls on average. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Brazil, and a full match-by-match log.
Nestory Irankunda leads with 11 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.38/g, 88% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Australia player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Australia are averaging 12.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.7 for a match-total of 23. On average Australia pick up one yellow card every 0.106 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 Brazil the page weights each Australia defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Australia fixtures in the active window for 2025. 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.
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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tete Yengi | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Nestory Irankunda | attacker | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 88% |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | midfielder | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 88% |
| Alessandro Circati | defender | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 88% |
| Mohamed Touré | attacker | 6 | 6 | 1 | 83% |
| Jackson Irvine | midfielder | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Nishan Velupillay | attacker | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Kai Trewin | midfielder | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 67% |
| Harry Souttar | defender | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 67% |
| Jason Geria | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Jacob Italiano | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Jordan Bos | defender | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Aiden O'Neill | midfielder | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 50% |
| Lucas Herrington | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Cristian Volpato | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Mathew Leckie | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Connor Metcalfe | midfielder | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 40% |
| Awer Mabil | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Aziz Behich | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Ajdin Hrustic | midfielder | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Cameron Burgess | defender | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Patrick Beach | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mathew Ryan | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Milos Degenek | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Paul Izzo | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2026 | Egypt | Home | 1-1 | 12 | 14 | 26 | Harry Souttar (4) |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Paraguay | Away | 0-0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | Alessandro Circati (1) |
| 19 Jun 2026 | United States | Away | 2-0 | 16 | 12 | 28 | Harry Souttar (3) |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Turkey | Home | 2-0 | 12 | 4 | 16 | Tete Yengi (3) |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Switzerland | Away | 1-1 | 14 | 10 | 24 | Kai Trewin (5) |
| 31 May 2026 | Mexico | Away | 1-0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Jacob Italiano (2) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Curacao | Home | 5-1 | 18 | 7 | 25 | Nestory Irankunda (2) |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Cameroon | Home | 1-0 | 16 | 19 | 35 | Connor Metcalfe (4) |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Colombia | Away | 3-0 | 12 | 14 | 26 | Callum Elder (2) |
| 15 Nov 2025 | Venezuela | Away | 1-0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | Nestory Irankunda (2) |