Derby are averaging 14 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.9 total fouls on average. That puts them 8th 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 Portsmouth, a profile of referee Samuel Allison, and a full match-by-match log.
Carlton Morris leads with 19 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (2.11/g, 67% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Derby player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Derby are averaging 14 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.9 for a match-total of 23.9. That ranks 8th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Derby pick up one yellow card every 0.214 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 Portsmouth the page weights each Derby defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Derby 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.
Samuel Allison is the referee for this fixture — they average 22 fouls and 3 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Clark | midfielder | 6 | 12 | 2 | 100% |
| Oscar Fraulo | midfielder | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Alex Mowatt | midfielder | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| Lars-Jørgen Salvesen | attacker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Ryan Hedges | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Patrick Agyemang | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Owen Eames | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Dion Sanderson | defender | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 75% |
| Sondre Langås | defender | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Lewis Travis | midfielder | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 70% |
| Carlton Morris | attacker | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 67% |
| David Ozoh | midfielder | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Jaydon Banel | attacker | 6 | 6 | 1 | 67% |
| Derry Murkin | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Corey Blackett-Taylor | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Sammie Szmodics | midfielder | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 63% |
| Filip Bilbija | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Joe Ward | midfielder | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 44% |
| Matt Clarke | defender | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 43% |
| Ben Brereton Díaz | attacker | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Craig Forsyth | defender | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Max Johnston | defender | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 29% |
| Charlie Taylor | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Jacob Widell Zetterström | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Richard O'Donnell | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Swansea City | Home | 0-3 | 16 | 7 | 23 | Lewis Travis (3) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Cardiff City | Home | 2-2 | 12 | 10 | 22 | Lewis Travis (3) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Charlton Athletic | Away | 2-1 | 16 | 7 | 23 | Bobby Clark (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Lincoln City | Home | 1-2 | 12 | 12 | 24 | Bobby Clark (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | Sheffield United | Home | 1-2 | 13 | 11 | 24 | Carlton Morris (5) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 2-3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | Matt Clarke (2) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Norwich City | Away | 2-1 | 17 | 9 | 26 | Carlton Morris (5) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Oxford United | Home | 1-0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | Carlton Morris (3) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Southampton | Away | 2-1 | 14 | 8 | 22 | Carlton Morris (2) |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Stoke City | Home | 2-0 | 18 | 10 | 28 | Dion Sanderson (4) |