Burnley are averaging 11.4 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.7 total fouls on average. That puts them 14th 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 M'Boro, a profile of referee Matt Donohue, and a full match-by-match log.
Zian Flemming leads with 15 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.67/g, 89% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Burnley player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Burnley are averaging 11.4 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.3 for a match-total of 21.7. That ranks 14th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Burnley pick up one yellow card every 0.14 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 M'Boro the page weights each Burnley defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Burnley 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.
Matt Donohue is the referee for this fixture — they average 21 fouls and 9 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quilindschy Hartman | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Joe Worrall | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Lluc Castell | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Andréas Hountondji | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Zian Flemming | attacker | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 89% |
| Josh Laurent | midfielder | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 86% |
| Loum Tchaouna | attacker | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 80% |
| Hannibal | midfielder | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 78% |
| Kyle Walker | defender | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 70% |
| Bashir Humphreys | defender | 6 | 6 | 1 | 67% |
| Axel Tuanzebe | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Lesley Ugochukwu | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Oliver Sonne | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Jaidon Anthony | attacker | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 60% |
| Lucas Pires | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Zeki Amdouni | attacker | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 57% |
| Florentino | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Ugo Raghouber | midfielder | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| James Ward-Prowse | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Anel Ahmedhodzic | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Marcus Edwards | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Hjalmar Ekdal | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Max Alleyne | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Maxime Estève | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Aaron Ramsey | midfielder | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Norwich City | Away | 4-1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | Josh Laurent (2) |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Bradford City | Away | 0-0 | 9 | 7 | 16 | Josh Laurent (3) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 3-1 | 13 | 8 | 21 | Bashir Humphreys (3) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | West Ham United | Home | 2-2 | 12 | 9 | 21 | Hannibal (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Notts County | Home | 1-1 | 9 | 15 | 24 | Josh Laurent (3) |
| 24 May 2026 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | 1-1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | Loum Tchaouna (2) |
| 18 May 2026 | Arsenal | Away | 1-0 | 16 | 7 | 23 | Jaidon Anthony (4) |
| 10 May 2026 | Aston Villa | Home | 2-2 | 18 | 8 | 26 | Zian Flemming (5) |
| 1 May 2026 | Leeds United | Away | 3-1 | 12 | 12 | 24 | Maxime Estève (2) |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Manchester City | Home | 0-1 | 10 | 12 | 22 | Loum Tchaouna (3) |