Costa Rica are averaging 12.2 fouls per game in 2025, with matches involving them seeing 22.3 total fouls on average.
Manfred Ugalde leads with 18 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (2.25/g, 88% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Costa Rica player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Costa Rica are averaging 12.2 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.1 for a match-total of 22.3. On average Costa Rica pick up one yellow card every 0.197 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%). Higher score = more foul volume expected.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Costa Rica fixtures in the active window for 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Vargas | attacker | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 100% |
| Brandon Aguilera | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Julio Cascante | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Shawn Johnson | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Manfred Ugalde | attacker | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 88% |
| Orlando Galo | midfielder | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Alexis Gamboa | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Kendall Waston | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Josimar Alcócer | attacker | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 70% |
| Joseph Mora | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Darril Araya | defender | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 67% |
| Francisco Calvo | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Haxzel Quiros | defender | 7 | 7 | 1 | 57% |
| Juan Pablo Vargas | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 50% |
| Aaron Murillo | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Andrey Soto | midfielder | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Cristopher Núñez | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Jeyland Mitchell | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 40% |
| Carlos Mora | midfielder | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 38% |
| Guillermo Villalobos | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| Warren Madrigal | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Fernán Faerron | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Álvaro Zamora | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Aarón Salazar | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Alonso Martínez | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026 | England | Away | 3-0 | 24 | 7 | 31 | Darril Araya (4) |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Colombia | Away | 3-1 | 12 | 12 | 24 | Manfred Ugalde (3) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Iran | Away | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Jordan | Away | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Honduras | Home | 0-0 | 15 | 19 | 34 | Manfred Ugalde (4) |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Haiti | Away | 1-0 | 12 | 20 | 32 | Juan Pablo Vargas (2) |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Nicaragua | Home | 4-1 | 17 | 11 | 28 | Josimar Alcócer (4) |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Honduras | Away | 0-0 | 16 | 17 | 33 | Jeyland Mitchell (3) |
| 10 Sep 2025 | Haiti | Home | 3-3 | 13 | 9 | 22 | Manfred Ugalde (3) |
| 6 Sep 2025 | Nicaragua | Away | 1-1 | 13 | 6 | 19 | Juan Pablo Vargas (4) |