Bristol Rovers Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Bristol Rovers Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Bristol Rovers are averaging 14 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 22.8 total fouls on average. That puts them 4th 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 Shrewsbury, a profile of referee Ben Toner, and a full match-by-match log.

Bristol Rovers Fouls Questions

Which Bristol Rovers players commit the most fouls?

Shaqai Forde leads with 33 fouls across 15 qualifying appearances (2.2/g, 93% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Bristol Rovers player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

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

Bristol Rovers are averaging 14 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 8.8 for a match-total of 22.8. That ranks 4th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Bristol Rovers pick up one yellow card every 0.171 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 Shrewsbury the page weights each Bristol Rovers 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 Rovers 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 Toner is the referee for this fixture - they average 24 fouls and 3.9 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Bristol Rovers player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Joe Quigley	attacker	4	7	1.75	100%
Promise Omochere	attacker	3	6	2	100%
Mees Rijks	attacker	1	2	2	100%
Kane Thompson-Sommers	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Philip Sanyaolu	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Shaqai Forde	attacker	15	33	2.2	93%
Clinton Mola	defender	13	30	2.31	92%
Ciaran Kelly	defender	6	8	1.33	83%
Keenan Gough	midfielder	5	6	1.2	80%
Richard Smallwood	midfielder	12	18	1.5	75%
Joel Senior	defender	4	4	1	75%
Riley Harbottle	defender	11	14	1.27	73%
Kofi Balmer	defender	15	13	0.87	67%
A. Kilgour	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Ellis Harrison	attacker	10	12	1.2	60%
Tommy Leigh	midfielder	12	16	1.33	58%
B. Purrington	defender	9	8	0.89	56%
J. Aitchison	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
Tom Lockyer	defender	2	2	1	50%
R. De Havilland	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Yusuf Akhamrich	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Macauley Southam	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Jack Sparkes	defender	7	6	0.86	43%
Bobby Kamwa	attacker	8	5	0.63	38%
Fabrizio Cavegn	attacker	11	7	0.64	36%

Bristol Rovers fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
10 Oct 2026	League Two	Barnet	Home	1-3	16	9	25	Shaqai Forde (3)
3 Oct 2026	League Two	Crewe Alexandra	Away	3-1	23	13	36	Clinton Mola (7)
26 Sep 2026	League Two	Exeter City	Home	1-0	13	12	25	Shaqai Forde (4)
19 Sep 2026	League Two	Gillingham	Away	3-0	8	8	16	Richard Smallwood (2)
12 Sep 2026	League Two	Grimsby Town	Away	2-0	12	9	21	Tommy Leigh (4)
5 Sep 2026	League Two	Rotherham United	Home	1-0	9	9	18	Clinton Mola (3)
1 Sep 2026	League Two	Colchester United	Home	2-0	15	7	22	Tommy Leigh (4)
29 Aug 2026	League Two	Crawley Town	Away	0-2	16	6	22	Shaqai Forde (4)
22 Aug 2026	League Two	Newport County	Home	5-3	6	8	14	Fabrizio Cavegn (2)
15 Aug 2026	League Two	York City	Away	3-2	10	9	19	Clinton Mola (4)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Peterborough United	Home	0-1	14	10	24	Shaqai Forde (4)
2 May 2026	League Two	Notts County	Away	1-1	18	11	29	Clinton Mola (3)

Bristol Rovers fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 14
Fouls against per game: 8.8
Match total fouls per game: 22.8
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 21 of 24

Bristol Rovers 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	13.63	88%	75%	75%	75%	75%
Away	7	14.43	86%	86%	71%	71%	57%
Overall	15	14	87%	80%	73%	73%	67%

Bristol Rovers 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	8.13	50%	25%	13%	13%	0%
Away	7	9.57	71%	43%	43%	14%	14%
Overall	15	8.8	60%	33%	27%	13%	7%

Bristol Rovers 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	21.75	75%	75%	50%	38%	0%
Away	7	24	86%	71%	43%	43%	29%
Overall	15	22.8	80%	73%	47%	40%	13%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	14	13.63	14.43
Yellow cards / match	2.4	2.13	2.71
Fouls per yellow card	5.8	6.4	5.3
Cards per foul	17%	16%	19%
Fouls over 8.5	87%	88%	86%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	75%	86%
Fouls over 10.5	73%	75%	71%
Fouls over 11.5	73%	75%	71%
Fouls over 12.5	67%	75%	57%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	8.8	8.13	9.57
Fouls against over 8.5	60%	50%	71%
Fouls against over 9.5	33%	25%	43%
Fouls against over 10.5	27%	13%	43%
Fouls against over 11.5	13%	13%	14%
Fouls against over 12.5	7%	0%	14%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	22.8	21.75	24
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	75%	86%
Match fouls over 20.5	73%	75%	71%
Match fouls over 22.5	47%	50%	43%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	38%	43%
Match fouls over 26.5	13%	0%	29%

Bristol Rovers 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	7.75	100%	75%	75%	75%
Away	3	8.33	100%	100%	100%	67%
Overall	7	8	100%	86%	86%	71%

Bristol Rovers 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	3.5	50%	50%	0%	0%
Away	3	4	33%	33%	33%	0%
Overall	7	3.71	43%	43%	14%	0%

Bristol Rovers 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	11.25	100%	75%	75%	50%
Away	3	12.33	100%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	7	11.71	100%	71%	71%	57%

Bristol Rovers fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League Two	Barnet (H)	1-3	16	9	25	-
3 Oct	League Two	Crewe (A)	3-1	23	13	36	-
26 Sep	League Two	Exeter City (H)	1-0	13	12	25	-
19 Sep	League Two	Gillingham (A)	3-0	8	8	16	-
12 Sep	League Two	Grimsby (A)	2-0	12	9	21	-
5 Sep	League Two	Rotherham (H)	1-0	9	9	18	-
1 Sep	League Two	Colchester (H)	2-0	15	7	22	-
29 Aug	League Two	Crawley (A)	0-2	16	6	22	-
22 Aug	League Two	Newport (H)	5-3	6	8	14	9
15 Aug	League Two	York (A)	3-2	10	9	19	9
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Peterborough (H)	0-1	14	10	24	13
2 May	League Two	Notts County (A)	1-1	18	11	29	13
25 Apr	League Two	Cheltenham (H)	4-0	19	6	25	12
18 Apr	League Two	Tranmere (A)	1-2	14	11	25	15
11 Apr	League Two	Crawley (H)	3-1	17	4	21	11

League Two 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	Colchester United	9	12	15.11	27.11	89%
2	Port Vale	8	14.25	12.5	26.75	75%
3	Barnet	8	12.88	13.75	26.63	88%
4	Shrewsbury Town	10	15.1	11.3	26.4	90%
5	Newport County	10	11.9	13.9	25.8	90%
6	Crewe Alexandra	10	12.4	12.8	25.2	80%
7	Walsall	9	12	13.11	25.11	67%
8	Accrington Stanley	10	15.3	9.8	25.1	80%
9	Salford City	10	9.9	14.8	24.7	80%
10	Fleetwood Town	10	12.4	11.7	24.1	80%
11	Grimsby Town	10	12.2	11.9	24.1	60%
12	Crawley Town	8	9.75	14.25	24	88%
13	Oldham Athletic	9	11.56	11.89	23.44	67%
14	Exeter City	10	10.3	13.1	23.4	80%
15	Tranmere Rovers	10	10.9	12.2	23.1	50%
16	Rotherham United	10	12.9	9.9	22.8	50%
17	Rochdale	10	11.1	11.5	22.6	60%
18	Chesterfield	10	9.9	12.4	22.3	80%
19	Gillingham	10	11.8	10.2	22	50%
20	Northampton Town	8	11.5	10.5	22	63%
21	Bristol Rovers	10	12.8	9	21.8	50%
22	Cheltenham Town	10	11.8	9.7	21.5	50%
23	York City	9	8	11.89	19.89	33%
24	Swindon Town	10	10.2	7	17.2	10%

Bristol Rovers 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	16	13.25	10.31	23.56	63%
Vs top half	30	13.53	10.17	23.7	63%
Vs bottom half	26	12.65	11.08	23.73	69%
Vs bottom six	15	12.67	10.67	23.33	60%

Bristol Rovers fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
League Two	2026/2027	10	12.8	9	21.8	50%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	14	10	24	100%
League Two	2025/2026	46	13.2	10.93	24.13	70%
FA Cup	2025/2026	2	11	7.5	18.5	0%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	1	17	12	29	100%
League One	2024/2025	46	10.89	11.3	22.2	57%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	1	8	12	20	0%
FA Cup	2024/2025	1	10	9	19	0%

Bristol Rovers 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 11:30	Shrewsbury (away)	26.4	15.1	11.3	26.6	15.4	11.2
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	Salford (home)	24.7	9.9	14.8	27.4	11	16.4
Sat 24 Oct 11:30	Swindon (home)	17.2	10.2	7	18.4	12.4	6

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Clinton Mola	defender	10	11	91%
2	Shaqai Forde	attacker	10	11	91%
3	Richard Smallwood	midfielder	6	10	60%
4	Kofi Balmer	defender	6	11	55%
5	Ciaran Kelly	defender	5	6	83%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Clinton Mola	defender	6	11	55%
2	Shaqai Forde	attacker	6	11	55%
3	Richard Smallwood	midfielder	4	10	40%
4	Ciaran Kelly	defender	3	6	50%
5	Riley Harbottle	defender	3	7	43%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Clinton Mola	defender	5	11	45%
2	Shaqai Forde	attacker	5	11	45%
3	Riley Harbottle	defender	2	7	29%
4	Tommy Leigh	midfielder	2	8	25%
5	Keenan Gough	midfielder	1	5	20%

Shrewsbury fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League Two	Exeter City (H)	0-1	17	9	26	-
3 Oct	League Two	Grimsby (A)	1-2	25	13	38	-
26 Sep	League Two	Colchester (H)	2-2	17	13	30	-
19 Sep	League Two	Crewe (A)	1-1	13	9	22	-
12 Sep	League Two	Northampton (H)	2-0	16	9	25	-
5 Sep	League Two	Fleetwood (A)	2-0	15	13	28	-
1 Sep	League Two	Rochdale (A)	3-0	10	7	17	-
29 Aug	League Two	Salford (H)	1-0	13	11	24	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Fleetwood (A)	4-0	12	8	20	10
22 Aug	League Two	Barnet (H)	1-3	14	14	28	12