Bolton Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Bolton Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Bolton are averaging 10.53 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.87 total fouls on average. That puts them 19th 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 S'oton, a profile of referee Matt Donohue, and a full match-by-match log.

Bolton Fouls Questions

Which Bolton players commit the most fouls?

Josh Sheehan leads with 20 fouls across 15 qualifying appearances (1.33/g, 67% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Bolton player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Bolton's foul profile look this season?

Bolton are averaging 10.53 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 11.33 for a match-total of 21.87. That ranks 19th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Bolton pick up one yellow card every 0.139 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 S'oton the page weights each Bolton 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 Bolton 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?

Matt Donohue is the referee for this fixture - they average 19.2 fouls and 4.4 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Bolton player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Mason Burstow	attacker	4	8	2	100%
G. Johnston	defender	3	4	1.33	100%
Johnny Kenny	attacker	1	3	3	100%
Ethan Erhahon	midfielder	10	13	1.3	90%
Akin Famewo	defender	7	7	1	86%
S. Dalby	attacker	13	14	1.08	77%
Amario Cozier-Duberry	attacker	4	4	1	75%
Gaizka Larrazabal	defender	10	12	1.2	70%
Josh Sheehan	midfielder	15	20	1.33	67%
Ibrahim Cissoko	attacker	3	4	1.33	67%
Theo Bair	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Max Conway	defender	11	7	0.64	64%
Rúben Rodrigues	midfielder	11	15	1.36	64%
Lewis Brunt	defender	5	3	0.6	60%
J. McAtee	attacker	5	6	1.2	60%
Eoin Toal	defender	8	5	0.63	50%
Atsuki Ito	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
L. Stephenson	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Jayden Nelson	attacker	2	3	1.5	50%
Ryan Hardie	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Samuel Iling-Junior	midfielder	9	7	0.78	44%
Kyliane Dong	attacker	7	4	0.57	43%
Thierry Gale	attacker	13	5	0.38	31%
Ben Davies	defender	7	2	0.29	29%
J. Osei-Tutu	defender	4	1	0.25	25%

Bolton fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
13 Oct 2026	Championship	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Away	1-3	14	11	25	Rúben Rodrigues (4)
10 Oct 2026	Championship	Stoke City	Home	1-2	8	9	17	Jayden Nelson (3)
20 Sep 2026	Championship	Norwich City	Away	3-4	12	11	23	Josh Sheehan (3)
12 Sep 2026	Championship	Cardiff City	Home	1-0	16	13	29	Kyliane Dong (2)
8 Sep 2026	Championship	West Ham United	Home	2-3	7	12	19	Kyliane Dong (1)
5 Sep 2026	Championship	Millwall	Away	4-0	6	6	12	Josh Sheehan (3)
1 Sep 2026	Championship	Sheffield United	Away	3-2	12	7	19	Samuel Iling-Junior (3)
29 Aug 2026	Championship	Lincoln City	Home	0-1	6	15	21	Akin Famewo (2)
22 Aug 2026	Championship	Queens Park Rangers	Away	0-0	8	6	14	Gaizka Larrazabal (3)
15 Aug 2026	Championship	Preston North End	Home	2-1	12	11	23	Josh Sheehan (3)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Sheffield Wednesday	Away	1-0	8	17	25	Josh Sheehan (2)
24 May 2026	League One	Stockport County	Home	4-1	8	11	19	Mason Burstow (3)

Bolton fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 10.53
Fouls against per game: 11.33
Match total fouls per game: 21.87
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 21 of 24

Bolton 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	8	10.5	50%	50%	38%	38%	25%
Away	7	10.57	57%	57%	57%	57%	29%
Overall	15	10.53	53%	53%	47%	47%	27%

Bolton 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	8	12.25	100%	88%	75%	50%	38%
Away	7	10.29	57%	57%	57%	29%	29%
Overall	15	11.33	80%	73%	67%	40%	33%

Bolton 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	8	22.75	88%	50%	38%	25%	25%
Away	7	20.86	71%	57%	57%	43%	14%
Overall	15	21.87	80%	53%	47%	33%	20%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	10.53	10.5	10.57
Yellow cards / match	1.57	1.63	1.5
Fouls per yellow card	6.7	6.4	7
Cards per foul	15%	16%	14%
Fouls over 8.5	53%	50%	57%
Fouls over 9.5	53%	50%	57%
Fouls over 10.5	47%	38%	57%
Fouls over 11.5	47%	38%	57%
Fouls over 12.5	27%	25%	29%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	11.33	12.25	10.29
Fouls against over 8.5	80%	100%	57%
Fouls against over 9.5	73%	88%	57%
Fouls against over 10.5	67%	75%	57%
Fouls against over 11.5	40%	50%	29%
Fouls against over 12.5	33%	38%	29%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	21.87	22.75	20.86
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	88%	71%
Match fouls over 20.5	53%	50%	57%
Match fouls over 22.5	47%	38%	57%
Match fouls over 24.5	33%	25%	43%
Match fouls over 26.5	20%	25%	14%

Bolton 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	4	4.5	75%	25%	25%	25%
Away	3	3.33	33%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	7	4	57%	14%	14%	14%

Bolton 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	4	7.75	100%	100%	75%	75%
Away	3	6	67%	67%	67%	33%
Overall	7	7	86%	86%	71%	57%

Bolton 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	4	12.25	75%	75%	75%	50%
Away	3	9.33	67%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	7	11	71%	57%	57%	43%

Bolton fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Oct	Championship	Wolves (A)	1-3	14	11	25	-
10 Oct	Championship	Stoke (H)	1-2	8	9	17	-
20 Sep	Championship	Norwich (A)	3-4	12	11	23	-
12 Sep	Championship	Cardiff (H)	1-0	16	13	29	-
8 Sep	Championship	West Ham (H)	2-3	7	12	19	-
5 Sep	Championship	Millwall (A)	4-0	6	6	12	-
1 Sep	Championship	Sheff Utd (A)	3-2	12	7	19	-
29 Aug	Championship	Lincoln (H)	0-1	6	15	21	-
22 Aug	Championship	QPR (A)	0-0	8	6	14	5
15 Aug	Championship	Preston (H)	2-1	12	11	23	12
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Sheff Wed (A)	1-0	8	17	25	14
24 May	League One	Stockport (H)	4-1	8	11	19	8
14 May	League One	Bradford (A)	0-1	14	14	28	9
9 May	League One	Bradford (H)	1-0	10	10	20	11
2 May	League One	Luton (H)	2-3	17	17	34	18

Championship 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	Stoke City	10	14.1	10.6	24.7	70%
2	Lincoln City	10	13.1	11.6	24.7	70%
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	9	12	12.67	24.67	78%
4	Sheffield United	10	11.5	12.4	23.9	80%
5	West Bromwich Albion	10	10	13.4	23.4	50%
6	Cardiff City	10	10.1	13.2	23.3	90%
7	Portsmouth	9	11.22	12	23.22	67%
8	Charlton Athletic	10	11.6	11.4	23	60%
9	Norwich City	10	11.4	11.3	22.7	70%
10	Bristol City	10	11.1	10.9	22	40%
11	Birmingham City	10	11.7	10.2	21.9	60%
12	Southampton	10	8.6	12.9	21.5	40%
13	Wrexham	10	10.5	10.9	21.4	70%
14	Watford	10	11.2	10.1	21.3	40%
15	Derby County	10	12.3	8.6	20.9	40%
16	West Ham United	10	10.1	10.8	20.9	20%
17	Millwall	10	11.6	9.2	20.8	40%
18	Swansea City	10	9.7	11	20.7	50%
19	Blackburn Rovers	10	10.4	10.2	20.6	50%
20	Preston North End	10	10.6	9.9	20.5	30%
21	Bolton Wanderers	10	10.1	10.1	20.2	40%
22	Middlesbrough	10	10	9.4	19.4	40%
23	Burnley	10	9.9	9.5	19.4	10%
24	Queens Park Rangers	10	9.1	9.8	18.9	30%

Bolton 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	2	7.5	9	16.5	0%
Vs top half	5	8.6	8.8	17.4	20%
Vs bottom half	5	11.6	11.4	23	60%
Vs bottom six	3	13.33	11.67	25	100%

Bolton fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Championship	2026/2027	10	10.1	10.1	20.2	40%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	8	17	25	100%
League One	2025/2026	49	10.31	12.14	22.45	57%
FA Cup	2025/2026	2	5.5	9	14.5	0%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	1	12	9	21	0%
League One	2024/2025	46	11.48	13.96	25.43	80%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	3	9.67	12.33	22	33%

Bolton 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	S'oton (away)	21.5	8.6	12.9	22.6	8.6	14
Fri 23 Oct 19:00	M'Boro (home)	19.4	10	9.4	17.8	9.2	8.6
Sat 31 Oct 15:00	Bristol City (home)	22	11.1	10.9	21.2	11.2	10

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	S. Dalby	attacker	8	11	73%
2	Ethan Erhahon	midfielder	7	9	78%
3	Gaizka Larrazabal	defender	7	10	70%
4	Josh Sheehan	midfielder	7	11	64%
5	Akin Famewo	defender	6	7	86%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Josh Sheehan	midfielder	5	11	45%
2	Gaizka Larrazabal	defender	4	10	40%
3	Jayden Nelson	attacker	2	6	33%
4	J. McAtee	attacker	2	7	29%
5	Rúben Rodrigues	midfielder	2	8	25%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Josh Sheehan	midfielder	3	11	27%
2	Jayden Nelson	attacker	1	6	17%
3	J. McAtee	attacker	1	7	14%
4	Rúben Rodrigues	midfielder	1	8	13%
5	Ethan Erhahon	midfielder	1	9	11%

S'oton fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
14 Oct	Championship	Norwich (A)	0-1	9	15	24	-
11 Oct	Championship	Portsmouth (H)	1-0	11	15	26	-
19 Sep	Championship	Wrexham (A)	2-1	7	8	15	-
12 Sep	Championship	Bristol City (H)	4-1	6	14	20	-
8 Sep	Championship	Swansea (H)	3-1	10	10	20	-
5 Sep	Championship	Lincoln (A)	1-1	10	12	22	-
1 Sep	Championship	Birmingham (A)	1-1	8	12	20	-
29 Aug	Championship	Millwall (H)	5-1	6	10	16	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	West Ham (H)	1-4	7	8	15	9
22 Aug	Championship	Stoke (H)	3-1	10	21	31	16