Crewe are averaging 11.4 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.5 total fouls on average. That puts them 17th 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 Walsall, a profile of referee Oliver Mackey, and a full match-by-match log.
Matus Holicek leads with 12 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.33/g, 67% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Crewe player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Crewe are averaging 11.4 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.1 for a match-total of 23.5. That ranks 17th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Crewe pick up one yellow card every 0.114 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 Walsall the page weights each Crewe defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Crewe 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.
Oliver Mackey is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Dancey | defender | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Joe White | attacker | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Tommi O'Reilly | midfielder | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 80% |
| Luke Offord | defender | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 80% |
| Josh March | attacker | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 78% |
| Jack Powell | midfielder | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Jack Lankester | midfielder | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 75% |
| Reece Hutchinson | defender | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 70% |
| Matus Holicek | midfielder | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Max Sanders | midfielder | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Adrien Thibaut | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Emre Tezgel | attacker | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Jordan Gibson | midfielder | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Joel Tabiner | midfielder | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50% |
| Alfie Pond | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Conor Thomas | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Charlie McNeill | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Mickey Demetriou | defender | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 44% |
| Lewis Billington | defender | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 40% |
| Calum Agius | attacker | 6 | 6 | 1 | 33% |
| James Connolly | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Luca Moore | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Ian Lawlor | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Tom Booth | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Josh Stephenson | midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Port Vale | Away | 0-0 | 15 | 15 | 30 | Josh March (3) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Barnsley | Away | 3-2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | Mickey Demetriou (1) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Northampton Town | Home | 1-0 | 14 | 12 | 26 | Jack Lankester (3) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Crawley Town | Away | 0-1 | 18 | 6 | 24 | Mickey Demetriou (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Accrington Stanley | Home | 2-1 | 15 | 13 | 28 | Jack Lankester (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | Cambridge United | Home | 0-0 | 12 | 20 | 32 | Matus Holicek (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Chesterfield | Away | 2-0 | 8 | 11 | 19 | Conor Thomas (2) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Milton Keynes Dons | Home | 1-3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | Tommi O'Reilly (3) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Grimsby Town | Away | 3-2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | Jack Powell (2) |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Salford City | Home | 1-0 | 15 | 13 | 28 | Matus Holicek (3) |