Bristol City Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Bristol City Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Bristol City are averaging 9.8 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.2 total fouls on average. That puts them 21st 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 Sheff Utd, a profile of referee Ben Speedie, and a full match-by-match log.

Bristol City Fouls Questions

Which Bristol City players commit the most fouls?

Lorent Tolaj leads with 20 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (2.22/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Bristol City player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Bristol City's foul profile look this season?

Bristol City are averaging 9.8 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 11.4 for a match-total of 21.2. That ranks 21st of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Bristol City pick up one yellow card every 0.122 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 Sheff Utd the page weights each Bristol City 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 Bristol City 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?

Ben Speedie is the referee for this fixture - they average 22.5 fouls and 3.25 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Bristol City player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Lorent Tolaj	attacker	9	20	2.22	100%
Mark Sykes	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Lisav Naif Eissat	defender	9	11	1.22	78%
Sam Greenwood	midfielder	8	10	1.25	75%
Ross McCrorie	defender	4	7	1.75	75%
Delano Burgzorg	attacker	4	3	0.75	75%
Gibson Yah	midfielder	4	4	1	75%
Rob Dickie	defender	10	10	1	70%
Yu Hirakawa	attacker	11	8	0.73	64%
Jason Knight	midfielder	15	15	1	60%
Cameron Pring	defender	10	7	0.7	60%
Noah Eile	defender	6	3	0.5	50%
Emil Riis	attacker	4	3	0.75	50%
Sam Morsy	midfielder	4	3	0.75	50%
Rob Atkinson	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Dominic Ballard	attacker	10	7	0.7	40%
George Tanner	defender	8	5	0.63	38%
Rio Cardines	defender	9	3	0.33	33%
Scott Twine	midfielder	13	6	0.46	31%
Jed Wallace	attacker	10	4	0.4	30%
Adam Randell	midfielder	8	3	0.38	25%
Sam Bell	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Neto Borges	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Joe Williams	midfielder	6	2	0.33	17%
Tomi Horvat	midfielder	7	1	0.14	14%

Bristol City fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
13 Oct 2026	Championship	Blackburn Rovers	Home	0-1	8	7	15	Lisav Naif Eissat (2)
10 Oct 2026	Championship	Charlton Athletic	Away	1-1	11	13	24	Jason Knight (3)
18 Sep 2026	Championship	Watford	Home	1-0	11	15	26	Sam Greenwood (4)
15 Sep 2026	Championship	Lincoln City	Home	0-1	13	19	32	Lorent Tolaj (5)
12 Sep 2026	Championship	Southampton	Away	4-1	14	6	20	George Tanner (3)
5 Sep 2026	Championship	Burnley	Away	1-2	6	14	20	Lorent Tolaj (2)
1 Sep 2026	Championship	Preston North End	Away	1-3	13	4	17	Lisav Naif Eissat (3)
29 Aug 2026	Championship	Portsmouth	Home	2-1	15	6	21	Jason Knight (3)
22 Aug 2026	Championship	Birmingham City	Away	2-2	12	13	25	Yu Hirakawa (2)
15 Aug 2026	Championship	Millwall	Home	0-2	8	12	20	Lorent Tolaj (3)
6 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Walsall	Home	0-1	3	13	16	Lorent Tolaj (2)
2 May 2026	Championship	Stoke City	Home	2-0	7	13	20	Ross McCrorie (2)

Bristol City fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 9.8
Fouls against per game: 11.4
Match total fouls per game: 21.2
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 10 of 24

Bristol City 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	9.13	38%	38%	38%	25%	25%
Away	7	10.57	71%	71%	57%	43%	29%
Overall	15	9.8	53%	53%	47%	33%	27%

Bristol City 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	12.13	75%	75%	75%	75%	50%
Away	7	10.57	71%	71%	57%	57%	57%
Overall	15	11.4	73%	73%	67%	67%	53%

Bristol City 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	21.25	75%	38%	25%	25%	13%
Away	7	21.14	71%	43%	43%	14%	0%
Overall	15	21.2	73%	40%	33%	20%	7%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	9.8	9.13	10.57
Yellow cards / match	1.29	1.43	1.14
Fouls per yellow card	7.6	6.4	9.3
Cards per foul	13%	16%	11%
Fouls over 8.5	53%	38%	71%
Fouls over 9.5	53%	38%	71%
Fouls over 10.5	47%	38%	57%
Fouls over 11.5	33%	25%	43%
Fouls over 12.5	27%	25%	29%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	11.4	12.13	10.57
Fouls against over 8.5	73%	75%	71%
Fouls against over 9.5	73%	75%	71%
Fouls against over 10.5	67%	75%	57%
Fouls against over 11.5	67%	75%	57%
Fouls against over 12.5	53%	50%	57%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	21.2	21.25	21.14
Match fouls over 18.5	73%	75%	71%
Match fouls over 20.5	40%	38%	43%
Match fouls over 22.5	33%	25%	43%
Match fouls over 24.5	20%	25%	14%
Match fouls over 26.5	7%	13%	0%

Bristol City 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	3.25	50%	25%	25%	0%
Away	3	4.33	100%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	7	3.71	71%	29%	14%	0%

Bristol City 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	5.5	75%	75%	50%	50%
Away	3	5.33	100%	67%	67%	0%
Overall	7	5.43	86%	71%	57%	29%

Bristol City 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	8.75	50%	50%	25%	25%
Away	3	9.67	67%	67%	33%	0%
Overall	7	9.14	57%	57%	29%	14%

Bristol City fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Oct	Championship	Blackburn (H)	0-1	8	7	15	-
10 Oct	Championship	Charlton (A)	1-1	11	13	24	-
18 Sep	Championship	Watford (H)	1-0	11	15	26	-
15 Sep	Championship	Lincoln (H)	0-1	13	19	32	-
12 Sep	Championship	S'oton (A)	4-1	14	6	20	-
5 Sep	Championship	Burnley (A)	1-2	6	14	20	-
1 Sep	Championship	Preston (A)	1-3	13	4	17	-
29 Aug	Championship	Portsmouth (H)	2-1	15	6	21	-
22 Aug	Championship	Birmingham (A)	2-2	12	13	25	11
15 Aug	Championship	Millwall (H)	0-2	8	12	20	14
6 Aug	Carabao Cup	Walsall (H)	0-1	3	13	16	5
2 May	Championship	Stoke (H)	2-0	7	13	20	6
25 Apr	Championship	Birmingham (A)	2-1	8	10	18	10
21 Apr	Championship	S'oton (A)	2-2	10	14	24	8
18 Apr	Championship	Norwich (H)	2-4	8	12	20	10

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%

Bristol City 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	13	9.92	11.77	21.69	54%
Vs top half	26	9.69	11.19	20.88	42%
Vs bottom half	30	9.93	12	21.93	50%
Vs bottom six	15	10	12.73	22.73	60%

Bristol City 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	11.1	10.9	22	40%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	3	13	16	0%
Championship	2025/2026	46	9.54	11.78	21.33	48%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	2	6	9.5	15.5	0%
FA Cup	2025/2026	2	10	13	23	50%
Championship	2024/2025	48	10.02	10.77	20.79	46%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	1	8	10	18	0%
FA Cup	2024/2025	1	15	12	27	100%

Bristol City 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	Sheff Utd (home)	23.9	11.5	12.4	22.2	11.4	10.8
Sat 24 Oct 14:00	Stoke (away)	24.7	14.1	10.6	25.4	14.2	11.2
Sat 31 Oct 15:00	Bolton (away)	20.2	10.1	10.1	21.8	9.8	12

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Lorent Tolaj	attacker	9	9	100%
2	Jason Knight	midfielder	9	11	82%
3	Lisav Naif Eissat	defender	7	10	70%
4	Yu Hirakawa	attacker	7	11	64%
5	Rob Dickie	defender	6	8	75%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Lorent Tolaj	attacker	6	9	67%
2	Dominic Ballard	attacker	4	11	36%
3	Jason Knight	midfielder	4	11	36%
4	Rob Dickie	defender	3	8	38%
5	Lisav Naif Eissat	defender	3	10	30%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Lorent Tolaj	attacker	3	9	33%
2	Jason Knight	midfielder	2	11	18%
3	George Tanner	defender	1	9	11%
4	Lisav Naif Eissat	defender	1	10	10%
5	Sam Greenwood	midfielder	1	11	9%

Sheff Utd 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	Portsmouth (A)	3-2	7	6	13	-
10 Oct	Championship	Lincoln (H)	3-0	14	17	31	-
19 Sep	Championship	Stoke (A)	2-1	15	13	28	-
16 Sep	Carabao Cup	Fleetwood (A)	1-0	10	13	23	-
13 Sep	Championship	Wolves (H)	0-1	12	15	27	-
8 Sep	Championship	Blackburn (A)	1-2	14	9	23	-
5 Sep	Championship	Norwich (H)	1-3	13	14	27	-
1 Sep	Championship	Bolton (H)	3-2	7	12	19	-
29 Aug	Championship	Cardiff (A)	2-2	11	12	23	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Blackburn (A)	1-2	9	12	21	10