Barnsley are averaging 11.1 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 20.8 total fouls on average. That puts them 17th 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 Blackpool, a profile of referee Jamie O'Connor, and a full match-by-match log.
Reyes Cleary leads with 18 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (2/g, 89% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Barnsley player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Barnsley are averaging 11.1 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.7 for a match-total of 20.8. That ranks 17th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Barnsley pick up one yellow card every 0.189 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 Blackpool the page weights each Barnsley defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Barnsley 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.
Jamie O'Connor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Richards | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Noah Town | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| K. Nwakali | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Charlie Lennon | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Connor O'Riordan | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Clayton Taylor | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Reyes Cleary | attacker | 9 | 18 | 2 | 89% |
| Corey O'Keeffe | defender | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 83% |
| L. Connell | midfielder | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Arley Kay | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Tyrese Noslin | midfielder | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| J. Earl | defender | 7 | 7 | 1 | 71% |
| J. Bland | midfielder | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 67% |
| Patrick Kelly | midfielder | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Tom Bradshaw | attacker | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Eoghan O'Connell | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Sam Gale | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Cameron McGeehan | midfielder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| L. Alker | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| M. Roberts | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| M. de Gevigney | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| A. Phillips | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Makenzie Kirk | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Rogan Ravenhill | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Owen Goodman | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Leyton Orient | Away | 1-3 | 14 | 12 | 26 | Reyes Cleary (3) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Crewe Alexandra | Home | 3-2 | 10 | 4 | 14 | Arley Kay (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Doncaster Rovers | Away | 0-0 | 11 | 13 | 24 | Makenzie Kirk (2) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Bromley | Home | 0-1 | 12 | 11 | 23 | Patrick Kelly (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Wigan Athletic | Home | 1-1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | Cameron McGeehan (2) |
| 2 May 2026 | Stockport County | Home | 1-3 | 11 | 11 | 22 | Corey O'Keeffe (2) |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Northampton Town | Away | 0-1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | Corey O'Keeffe (1) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Luton Town | Away | 2-1 | 14 | 9 | 23 | Reyes Cleary (3) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Stevenage | Away | 1-0 | 13 | 3 | 16 | Reyes Cleary (4) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Bradford City | Home | 2-2 | 13 | 11 | 24 | Tom Bradshaw (3) |