How many yellow cards Australia get, and who is booked most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Australia get 1.3 yellow cards per game in 2026, the 8th fewest of the 16 national teams on their 2026 record and level with the average of 1.3, across 10 games, while Iran get the most with 1.9.
Jacob Italiano, Harry Souttar and Jackson Irvine have the most yellow cards for Australia in 2026, two each across all competitions, ahead of Jordan Bos with one, the next highest.
Jacob Italiano is the Australia player most likely to be booked, with a booking in two of their seven games in 2026, 29%, ahead of Harry Souttar on 25% and Jackson Irvine on 25%.
Australia have had two or more yellow cards in four of their last 10 games, 40%, averaging 1.3 a game, with two of four away and two of six at home, across all competitions.
Australia games have averaged 2.8 yellow cards in all over their last 10 games, both sides counted, from zero to seven a game, and four of those 10 went over 3.5 yellow cards.
Yes, Australia's opponents are booked more often, 1.5 yellow cards a game against 1.3 for Australia over their last 10 games, and had more cards than Australia in three of those 10.
Australia get more yellow cards away from home, 1.7 a game in their last 10 away games against 0.7 in their last 10 at home, and had two or more yellow cards in four of those away games.
Australia get fewer yellow cards in the first half, 0.5 a game before the break against 0.8 after it over the eight of their last 10 games with half-time figures, and had at least one first-half yellow card in three of those eight.
| Player | Apps | Yellow cards | Per game | Games booked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Italiano | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Harry Souttar | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Jackson Irvine | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Jordan Bos | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Nestory Irankunda | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 |
| Alessandro Circati | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 |
| Kye Rowles | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Martin Boyle | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alex Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cammy Devlin | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Deni Jurić | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marcus Younis | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Patrick Yazbek | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Milos Degenek | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mathew Leckie | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Riley McGree | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mathew Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Awer Mabil | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cristian Volpato | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohamed Touré | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ajdin Hrustic | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kai Trewin | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tete Yengi | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cameron Burgess | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jason Geria | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Patrick Beach | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Aziz Behich | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lucas Herrington | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Aiden O'Neill | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Connor Metcalfe | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Australia | Opponent | Total | Australia first half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Paraguay (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | United States (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Turkey (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Switzerland (A) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 May 2026 | Mexico (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Curacao (H) | Friendly International | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Cameroon (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia yellow cards | Over 0.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Australia yellow cards | Over 1.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Australia yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Australia yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Australia yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 0.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 1.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 5.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 6.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| First half | Second half | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia yellow cards | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Opponent yellow cards | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Total yellow cards | 0.9 | 1.8 |