Hearts Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Hearts Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Hearts are averaging 11 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 25.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 10th of 12 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 Falkirk, a profile of referee John Beaton, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Hearts players commit the most fouls?

Cláudio Braga leads with 16 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.6/g, 80% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Hearts player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Hearts's foul profile look this season?

Hearts are averaging 11 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 14.3 for a match-total of 25.3. That ranks 10th of 12 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Hearts pick up one yellow card every 0.145 fouls.

How is the foul matchup read calculated?

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 Falkirk the page weights each Hearts defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.

Where do these foul stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Hearts fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

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.

Does the referee affect foul counts?

John Beaton is the referee for this fixture - they average 15.5 fouls and 2 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Hearts player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Alexandros Kyziridis	attacker	2	2	1	100%
Stephen Kingsley	defender	1	1	1	100%
Malachi Fagan-Walcott	defender	1	2	2	100%
Jerome Williams	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Cláudio Braga	attacker	10	16	1.6	80%
Pierre Landry Kabore	attacker	7	9	1.29	71%
Jordi Altena	defender	10	13	1.3	70%
Laurent Mendy	midfielder	6	8	1.33	67%
S. Guendouz	attacker	3	5	1.67	67%
Amadou Ba-Sy	attacker	3	4	1.33	67%
Oisin McEntee	defender	10	9	0.9	60%
Tómas Bent Magnússon	midfielder	5	5	1	60%
Jamie McCart	defender	7	4	0.57	57%
Josh McPake	midfielder	7	6	0.86	57%
Calvin Miller	midfielder	9	6	0.67	56%
Harry Milne	defender	4	3	0.75	50%
Blair Spittal	midfielder	9	4	0.44	44%
Tom Renaud	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Christian Borchgrevink	defender	3	2	0.67	33%
Stuart Findlay	defender	9	3	0.33	22%
James Wilson	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Sabah Kerjota	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Beau Reus	goalkeeper	9	0	0	0%
Alexander Schwolow	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%
Rogers Mato	attacker	1	0	0	0%

Hearts fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
6 Sep 2026	Scottish Premiership	Dundee	Home	2-1	10	13	23	Cláudio Braga (2)
3 Sep 2026	Scottish Premiership	Hibernian	Away	1-3	8	17	25	Cláudio Braga (3)
29 Aug 2026	Scottish Premiership	St. Johnstone	Home	2-1	11	14	25	Laurent Mendy (3)
26 Aug 2026	Europa Conference League	SK Rapid	Away	2-2	18	20	38	Jordi Altena (4)
20 Aug 2026	Europa Conference League	SK Rapid	Home	2-2	8	17	25	Pierre Landry Kabore (2)
13 Aug 2026	Europa League	Benfica	Home	1-1	5	13	18	Cláudio Braga (2)
9 Aug 2026	Scottish Premiership	Dundee United	Home	4-0	11	11	22	Cláudio Braga (3)
6 Aug 2026	Europa League	Benfica	Away	6-1	12	12	24	Cláudio Braga (3)
1 Aug 2026	Scottish Premiership	Aberdeen	Away	2-1	17	11	28	Jordi Altena (3)
28 Jul 2026	Champions League	Sturm Graz	Home	0-2	10	15	25	S. Guendouz (3)

Hearts fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 11
Fouls against per game: 14.3
Match total fouls per game: 25.3
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 4 of 12

Hearts Fouls for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	9.17	67%	67%	33%	0%	0%
Away	4	13.75	75%	75%	75%	75%	50%
Overall	10	11	70%	70%	50%	30%	20%

Hearts Fouls against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	13.83	100%	100%	100%	83%	83%
Away	4	15	100%	100%	100%	75%	50%
Overall	10	14.3	100%	100%	100%	80%	70%

Hearts Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	6	23	83%	83%	67%	50%	0%
Away	4	28.75	100%	100%	100%	75%	50%
Overall	10	25.3	90%	90%	80%	60%	20%

Hearts Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	11	9.17	13.75
Yellow cards / match	1.78	1	2.75
Fouls per yellow card	6.2	9.2	5
Cards per foul	16%	11%	20%
Fouls over 8.5	70%	67%	75%
Fouls over 9.5	70%	67%	75%
Fouls over 10.5	50%	33%	75%
Fouls over 11.5	30%	0%	75%
Fouls over 12.5	20%	0%	50%

Hearts Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	14.3	13.83	15
Fouls against over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 10.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 11.5	80%	83%	75%
Fouls against over 12.5	70%	83%	50%

Hearts Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	25.3	23	28.75
Match fouls over 18.5	90%	83%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	90%	83%	100%
Match fouls over 22.5	80%	67%	100%
Match fouls over 24.5	60%	50%	75%
Match fouls over 26.5	20%	0%	50%

Hearts 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	4.75	75%	75%	25%	0%
Away	2	7	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	6	5.5	67%	67%	33%	17%

Hearts 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	7.5	100%	100%	100%	75%
Away	2	4	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	6	6.33	100%	67%	67%	50%

Hearts 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	4	12.25	100%	100%	100%	50%
Away	2	11	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	6	11.83	83%	83%	83%	50%

Hearts fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
6 Sep	Scottish Premiership	Dundee (H)	2-1	10	13	23	-
3 Sep	Scottish Premiership	Hibernian (A)	1-3	8	17	25	-
29 Aug	Scottish Premiership	St. Johnstone (H)	2-1	11	14	25	-
26 Aug	Europa Conference League	SK Rapid (A)	2-2	18	20	38	-
20 Aug	Europa Conference League	SK Rapid (H)	2-2	8	17	25	11
13 Aug	Europa League	Benfica (H)	1-1	5	13	18	12
9 Aug	Scottish Premiership	Dundee Utd (H)	4-0	11	11	22	11
6 Aug	Europa League	Benfica (A)	6-1	12	12	24	7
1 Aug	Scottish Premiership	Aberdeen (A)	2-1	17	11	28	15
28 Jul	Champions League	Sturm Graz (H)	0-2	10	15	25	15

Scottish Premiership fouls table 2026/2027: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Falkirk	5	13.6	14.2	27.8	60%
2	Rangers	6	12.5	14	26.5	83%
3	St. Mirren	6	12	12.83	24.83	67%
4	Hearts	5	11.4	13.2	24.6	100%
5	Aberdeen	5	12	11.8	23.8	40%
6	Hibernian	5	13.8	9.8	23.6	80%
7	Motherwell	5	11.4	10.4	21.8	60%
8	St. Johnstone	6	10.17	11.5	21.67	50%
9	Dundee	6	10.17	11.33	21.5	67%
10	Dundee United	6	11	10	21	67%
11	Kilmarnock	5	11.4	9.4	20.8	60%
12	Celtic	6	9.67	9.83	19.5	33%

Hearts fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	21	10.71	12.67	23.38	57%
Vs top half	21	10.71	12.67	23.38	57%
Vs bottom half	22	11.32	14.09	25.41	77%
Vs bottom six	22	11.32	14.09	25.41	77%

Hearts fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Scottish Premiership	2026/2027	5	11.4	13.2	24.6	100%
Champions League	2026/2027	2	11.5	16.5	28	100%
Europa League	2026/2027	2	8.5	12.5	21	50%
Europa Conference League	2026/2027	2	13	18.5	31.5	100%
Scottish Premiership	2025/2026	38	10.97	13.42	24.39	63%
Scottish Premiership	2024/2025	38	10.58	10.61	21.18	50%
Europa League	2024/2025	2	9.5	10	19.5	0%

Hearts next three opponents: fouls per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their fouls for	Their fouls against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Tue 15 Sep 18:45	Falkirk (away)	27.8	13.6	14.2	32	15	17
Sat 19 Sep 16:45	Kilmarnock (away)	20.8	11.4	9.4	22.33	11.67	10.67
Sat 10 Oct 14:00	St. Mirren (home)	24.83	12	12.83	28	13.67	14.33

Hearts players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Cláudio Braga	attacker	9	11	82%
2	Jordi Altena	defender	7	10	70%
3	Oisin McEntee	defender	7	11	64%
4	Pierre Landry Kabore	attacker	6	9	67%
5	Calvin Miller	midfielder	6	11	55%

Hearts players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Cláudio Braga	attacker	5	11	45%
2	Pierre Landry Kabore	attacker	4	9	44%
3	Oisin McEntee	defender	4	11	36%
4	Jordi Altena	defender	3	10	30%
5	Laurent Mendy	midfielder	2	6	33%

Hearts players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Cláudio Braga	attacker	3	11	27%
2	Laurent Mendy	midfielder	2	6	33%
3	Jordi Altena	defender	2	10	20%
4	Amadou Ba-Sy	attacker	1	4	25%
5	S. Guendouz	attacker	1	6	17%

Falkirk fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Sep	Scottish Premiership	Dundee Utd (A)	1-1	8	13	21	-
2 Sep	Scottish Premiership	Rangers (H)	1-2	12	16	28	-
29 Aug	Scottish Premiership	Celtic (A)	2-1	14	7	21	-
9 Aug	Scottish Premiership	Motherwell (A)	0-0	16	17	33	17
1 Aug	Scottish Premiership	St. Mirren (H)	0-2	18	18	36	14
16 May	Scottish Premiership	Rangers (H)	2-5	11	9	20	10
13 May	Scottish Premiership	Hearts (A)	3-0	17	6	23	7
9 May	Scottish Premiership	Hibernian (H)	1-3	10	13	23	12
2 May	Scottish Premiership	Motherwell (H)	1-0	12	13	25	8
25 Apr	Scottish Premiership	Celtic (A)	3-1	10	16	26	13