Chelsea are averaging 2.7 yellow cards per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 5 cards on average. That puts them 1st of 20 for total cards per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against Arsenal, and a full match-by-match log.
Use the booking-rate table on this page to see each Chelsea player's yellow cards per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), plus their hit-rate over the last six appearances and current bookmaker odds to be carded.
Matchup risk blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the defender's underlying card rate (20%). Scores above 0.7 are flagged high risk, 0.4–0.7 medium and below 0.4 low.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz. Player odds are taken from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their booking rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.
Yellow cards are inherently noisy — we surface signal (form, matchup, referee profile, market price), not certainties. Use the booking-rate table and matchup risk as inputs, not guarantees.
Yes. The referee profile module shows the assigned official's average yellows per match this season alongside their season fouls and red-card rate so you can adjust expectations for the upcoming fixture.
| Player | Position | Apps | Yellow cards | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Delap | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Moisés Caicedo | midfielder | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 57% |
| Wesley Fofana | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Marc Cucurella | defender | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 43% |
| Enzo Fernández | midfielder | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 38% |
| Jorrel Hato | defender | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Pedro Neto | attacker | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Roméo Lavia | midfielder | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Levi Colwill | defender | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Reece James | defender | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| João Pedro | attacker | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Cole Palmer | midfielder | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Malo Gusto | defender | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 11% |
| Robert Sánchez | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Trevoh Chalobah | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Andrey Santos | midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Josh Acheampong | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Maxence Lacroix | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Morgan Rogers | midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Alejandro Garnacho | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Filip Jørgensen | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Pep Chavarría | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jesse Derry | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Emiliano Martínez | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team yellow cards | Opposition yellow cards | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Home | 4-3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Luton Town | Home | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Fulham | Away | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 24 May 2026 | Sunderland | Away | 2-1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 19 May 2026 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 2-1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 16 May 2026 | Manchester City | Home | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 May 2026 | Liverpool | Away | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 May 2026 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Leeds United | Home | 1-0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Away | 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |