Chelsea are averaging 11.1 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 24.2 total fouls on average. That puts them 9th of 20 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 Arsenal, and a full match-by-match log.
Moisés Caicedo leads with 16 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (2.29/g, 86% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Chelsea player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Chelsea are averaging 11.1 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 13.1 for a match-total of 24.2. That ranks 9th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Chelsea pick up one yellow card every 0.243 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 Arsenal the page weights each Chelsea defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Chelsea 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.
Yes — the referee profile module shows the assigned official's average fouls and yellows per match this season. Some referees blow for materially more fouls than others.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Rogers | midfielder | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Estêvão | attacker | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Moisés Caicedo | midfielder | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 86% |
| Wesley Fofana | defender | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 83% |
| Marc Cucurella | defender | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 71% |
| João Pedro | attacker | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 71% |
| Malo Gusto | defender | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 67% |
| Liam Delap | attacker | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 67% |
| Enzo Fernández | midfielder | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 63% |
| Cole Palmer | midfielder | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Pedro Neto | attacker | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Reece James | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| Andrey Santos | midfielder | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50% |
| Alejandro Garnacho | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Pep Chavarría | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Jorrel Hato | defender | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 38% |
| Roméo Lavia | midfielder | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Levi Colwill | defender | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Maxence Lacroix | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Trevoh Chalobah | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Robert Sánchez | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Josh Acheampong | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Filip Jørgensen | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jesse Derry | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Home | 4-3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | Morgan Rogers (2) |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Luton Town | Home | 2-0 | 11 | 6 | 17 | Estêvão (3) |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Fulham | Away | 2-3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | Maxence Lacroix (1) |
| 24 May 2026 | Sunderland | Away | 2-1 | 12 | 15 | 27 | Enzo Fernández (3) |
| 19 May 2026 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 2-1 | 11 | 18 | 29 | Liam Delap (3) |
| 16 May 2026 | Manchester City | Home | 0-1 | 15 | 13 | 28 | Jorrel Hato (3) |
| 9 May 2026 | Liverpool | Away | 1-1 | 17 | 17 | 34 | Moisés Caicedo (5) |
| 4 May 2026 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1-3 | 12 | 10 | 22 | João Pedro (3) |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Leeds United | Home | 1-0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | Pedro Neto (3) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Away | 3-0 | 6 | 15 | 21 | Liam Delap (2) |