Cardiff Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Cardiff Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Cardiff are averaging 9.53 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 22.27 total fouls on average. That puts them 16th 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 Tom Nield, and a full match-by-match log.

Cardiff Fouls Questions

Which Cardiff players commit the most fouls?

Joel Colwill leads with 18 fouls across 12 qualifying appearances (1.5/g, 75% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Cardiff player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Cardiff's foul profile look this season?

Cardiff are averaging 9.53 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 12.73 for a match-total of 22.27. That ranks 16th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Cardiff pick up one yellow card every 0.182 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 M'Boro the page weights each Cardiff 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 Cardiff 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?

Tom Nield is the referee for this fixture - they average 21.6 fouls and 2.6 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Cardiff player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Isaak Davies	attacker	4	5	1.25	100%
Noah Anyadike	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Ronan Kpakio	defender	6	8	1.33	83%
Joel Colwill	midfielder	12	18	1.5	75%
Perry Ng	defender	12	16	1.33	75%
Yousef Salech	attacker	13	16	1.23	69%
Rubin Colwill	midfielder	9	10	1.11	67%
Alex Robertson	midfielder	15	9	0.6	53%
David Turnbull	midfielder	10	5	0.5	50%
Krystian Bielik	defender	6	6	1	50%
Will Fish	defender	4	3	0.75	50%
Ollie Tanner	attacker	13	11	0.85	46%
Jack Moylan	midfielder	11	7	0.64	45%
Callum Scanlon	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Dylan Lawlor	defender	5	3	0.6	40%
Joel Bagan	defender	14	8	0.57	36%
Omari Kellyman	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Chris Willock	attacker	14	5	0.36	29%
Gabriel Osho	defender	11	4	0.36	27%
Cian Ashford	midfielder	9	1	0.11	11%
Nathan Trott	goalkeeper	13	0	0	0%
Callum Robinson	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Harry Tyrer	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Noah Williams	defender	1	0	0	0%

Cardiff fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
13 Oct 2026	Championship	Watford	Home	5-1	12	12	24	Perry Ng (4)
10 Oct 2026	Championship	Blackburn Rovers	Away	2-1	6	9	15	Joel Colwill (2)
19 Sep 2026	Championship	Charlton Athletic	Home	3-1	10	15	25	Joel Colwill (3)
12 Sep 2026	Championship	Bolton Wanderers	Away	1-0	13	16	29	Jack Moylan (3)
8 Sep 2026	Championship	Stoke City	Home	1-1	5	19	24	Joel Colwill (2)
5 Sep 2026	Championship	Portsmouth	Away	2-0	13	13	26	Perry Ng (3)
2 Sep 2026	Championship	Queens Park Rangers	Away	2-1	11	12	23	Krystian Bielik (3)
29 Aug 2026	Championship	Sheffield United	Home	2-2	12	11	23	Yousef Salech (3)
25 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Norwich City	Home	1-2	12	14	26	Rubin Colwill (2)
22 Aug 2026	Championship	Derby County	Away	2-2	10	12	22	Ronan Kpakio (4)
17 Aug 2026	Championship	Wrexham	Home	1-1	9	13	22	Joel Bagan (2)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Swindon Town	Home	3-2	8	17	25	Joel Colwill (2)

Cardiff fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 9.53
Fouls against per game: 12.73
Match total fouls per game: 22.27
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 6 of 24

Cardiff 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	9	9.22	67%	56%	44%	44%	0%
Away	6	10	67%	67%	50%	33%	33%
Overall	15	9.53	67%	60%	47%	40%	13%

Cardiff 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	9	12.78	78%	78%	78%	67%	56%
Away	6	12.67	100%	83%	83%	83%	50%
Overall	15	12.73	87%	80%	80%	73%	53%

Cardiff 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	9	22	89%	78%	67%	33%	0%
Away	6	22.67	83%	83%	50%	33%	17%
Overall	15	22.27	87%	80%	60%	33%	7%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	9.53	9.22	10
Yellow cards / match	1.73	1.78	1.67
Fouls per yellow card	5.5	5.2	6
Cards per foul	18%	19%	17%
Fouls over 8.5	67%	67%	67%
Fouls over 9.5	60%	56%	67%
Fouls over 10.5	47%	44%	50%
Fouls over 11.5	40%	44%	33%
Fouls over 12.5	13%	0%	33%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	12.73	12.78	12.67
Fouls against over 8.5	87%	78%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	80%	78%	83%
Fouls against over 10.5	80%	78%	83%
Fouls against over 11.5	73%	67%	83%
Fouls against over 12.5	53%	56%	50%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	22.27	22	22.67
Match fouls over 18.5	87%	89%	83%
Match fouls over 20.5	80%	78%	83%
Match fouls over 22.5	60%	67%	50%
Match fouls over 24.5	33%	33%	33%
Match fouls over 26.5	7%	0%	17%

Cardiff 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	5	3.8	60%	40%	40%	0%
Away	2	3.5	50%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	7	3.71	57%	43%	29%	0%

Cardiff 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	5	6.6	100%	100%	60%	60%
Away	2	4	50%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	7	5.86	86%	86%	43%	43%

Cardiff 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	5	10.4	80%	80%	80%	40%
Away	2	7.5	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	7	9.57	57%	57%	57%	29%

Cardiff fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Oct	Championship	Watford (H)	5-1	12	12	24	-
10 Oct	Championship	Blackburn (A)	2-1	6	9	15	-
19 Sep	Championship	Charlton (H)	3-1	10	15	25	-
12 Sep	Championship	Bolton (A)	1-0	13	16	29	-
8 Sep	Championship	Stoke (H)	1-1	5	19	24	-
5 Sep	Championship	Portsmouth (A)	2-0	13	13	26	-
2 Sep	Championship	QPR (A)	2-1	11	12	23	-
29 Aug	Championship	Sheff Utd (H)	2-2	12	11	23	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Norwich (H)	1-2	12	14	26	13
22 Aug	Championship	Derby (A)	2-2	10	12	22	8
17 Aug	Championship	Wrexham (H)	1-1	9	13	22	11
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Swindon (H)	3-2	8	17	25	12
2 May	League One	Mansfield (A)	5-4	7	14	21	7
25 Apr	League One	Northampton (H)	5-1	12	8	20	11
22 Apr	League One	Port Vale (H)	1-0	3	6	9	5

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%

Cardiff 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	1	11	12	23	100%
Vs top half	3	7.33	13.33	20.67	67%
Vs bottom half	7	11.29	13.14	24.43	100%
Vs bottom six	2	11	12	23	100%

Cardiff 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	13.2	23.3	90%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	2	10	15.5	25.5	100%
League One	2025/2026	46	9.59	11.02	20.61	30%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	5	10	12.6	22.6	40%
Championship	2024/2025	46	11.7	10.93	22.63	63%
FA Cup	2024/2025	3	13	10	23	67%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	2	12	6	18	0%

Cardiff 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	M'Boro (away)	19.4	10	9.4	21	10.8	10.2
Sat 24 Oct 14:00	Birmingham (home)	21.9	11.7	10.2	21.4	11.8	9.6
Sat 31 Oct 15:00	Wolves (away)	24.67	12	12.67	27.5	13	14.5

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Joel Colwill	midfielder	9	12	75%
2	Perry Ng	defender	9	12	75%
3	Yousef Salech	attacker	8	10	80%
4	Alex Robertson	midfielder	7	12	58%
5	Rubin Colwill	midfielder	5	6	83%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Joel Colwill	midfielder	8	12	67%
2	Ollie Tanner	attacker	4	11	36%
3	Perry Ng	defender	4	12	33%
4	Rubin Colwill	midfielder	3	6	50%
5	Yousef Salech	attacker	3	10	30%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Yousef Salech	attacker	2	10	20%
2	Perry Ng	defender	2	12	17%
3	Krystian Bielik	defender	1	6	17%
4	Ronan Kpakio	defender	1	6	17%
5	Rubin Colwill	midfielder	1	6	17%

M'Boro fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Oct	Championship	Stoke (A)	2-3	11	9	20	-
10 Oct	Championship	Wolves (H)	1-0	11	12	23	-
19 Sep	Championship	Birmingham (A)	2-2	11	11	22	-
15 Sep	Championship	Millwall (H)	2-2	3	12	15	-
12 Sep	Championship	Norwich (H)	4-3	13	9	22	-
8 Sep	Carabao Cup	Palace (A)	3-0	11	10	21	-
5 Sep	Championship	QPR (A)	0-1	7	3	10	-
2 Sep	Championship	Burnley (A)	1-1	7	10	17	-
29 Aug	Championship	WBA (H)	3-1	15	6	21	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Doncaster (A)	1-3	16	13	29	11