Croatia are averaging 11.9 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.8 total fouls on average. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Czech Republic, and a full match-by-match log.
Marin Pongracic leads with 13 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.63/g, 88% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Croatia player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Croatia are averaging 11.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.9 for a match-total of 23.8. On average Croatia pick up one yellow card every 0.109 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 Czech Republic the page weights each Croatia defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Croatia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Vuskovic | defender | 5 | 10 | 2 | 100% |
| Duje Caleta-Car | defender | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Kristijan Jakic | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Marin Pongracic | defender | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 88% |
| Ante Budimir | attacker | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 86% |
| Nikola Vlašić | midfielder | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 83% |
| Petar Sučić | midfielder | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Petar Musa | attacker | 7 | 7 | 1 | 71% |
| Mateo Kovacic | midfielder | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Luka Modrić | midfielder | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 63% |
| Ivan Perišić | attacker | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 60% |
| Igor Matanovic | attacker | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 50% |
| Martin Erlić | defender | 2 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Josip Sutalo | defender | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 38% |
| Josko Gvardiol | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Nikola Moro | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Mario Pašalić | midfielder | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 25% |
| Martin Baturina | midfielder | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 25% |
| Josip Stanisic | defender | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Andrej Kramaric | midfielder | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Marco Pašalić | attacker | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Dominik Livakovic | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Luka Sucic | midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Toni Fruk | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dominik Kotarski | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 2026 | Portugal | Away | 2-1 | 12 | 6 | 18 | Petar Sučić (3) |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Ghana | Home | 2-1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Ante Budimir (3) |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Panama | Away | 0-1 | 12 | 19 | 31 | Josko Gvardiol (2) |
| 17 Jun 2026 | England | Away | 4-2 | 12 | 10 | 22 | Ivan Perišić (2) |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Slovenia | Home | 2-1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | Marin Pongracic (2) |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Belgium | Home | 0-2 | 13 | 13 | 26 | Martin Baturina (2) |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Brazil | Away | 3-1 | 13 | 12 | 25 | Luka Vuskovic (3) |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Colombia | Away | 1-2 | 18 | 7 | 25 | Martin Erlić (4) |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Montenegro | Away | 2-3 | 16 | 17 | 33 | Igor Matanovic (3) |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Faroe Islands | Home | 3-1 | 9 | 11 | 20 | Petar Musa (2) |