Hearts are averaging 9.8 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 20.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 9th 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 Sturm Graz, and a full match-by-match log.
Cláudio Braga leads with 12 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.33/g, 89% 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.
Hearts are averaging 9.8 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.5 for a match-total of 20.3. That ranks 9th of 12 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Hearts pick up one yellow card every 0.184 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 Sturm Graz the page weights each Hearts defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tómas Bent Magnússon | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Cláudio Braga | attacker | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 89% |
| Marc Leonard | midfielder | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 83% |
| Pierre Landry Kabore | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Cammy Devlin | midfielder | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 80% |
| Alexandros Kyziridis | attacker | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 78% |
| Lawrence Shankland | attacker | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Oisin McEntee | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Islam Chesnokov | attacker | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Craig Halkett | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| Jordi Altena | defender | 6 | 6 | 1 | 50% |
| Frankie Kent | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Sabah Kerjota | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Michael Steinwender | defender | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 43% |
| Jamie McCart | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Harry Milne | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Beni Baningime | midfielder | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 17% |
| Stuart Findlay | defender | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 17% |
| Stephen Kingsley | defender | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Blair Spittal | midfielder | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Alexander Schwolow | goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Alan Forrest | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2026 | Sturm Graz | Away | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 May 2026 | Celtic | Away | 3-1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | Lawrence Shankland (3) |
| 13 May 2026 | Falkirk | Home | 3-0 | 6 | 17 | 23 | Michael Steinwender (2) |
| 9 May 2026 | Motherwell | Away | 1-1 | 14 | 9 | 23 | Jordi Altena (4) |
| 4 May 2026 | Rangers | Home | 2-1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | Craig Halkett (2) |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hibernian | Away | 1-2 | 17 | 8 | 25 | Beni Baningime (3) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Motherwell | Home | 3-1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | Lawrence Shankland (2) |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Livingston | Away | 2-2 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Cláudio Braga (2) |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Dundee | Home | 1-0 | 12 | 11 | 23 | Marc Leonard (3) |
| 14 Mar 2026 | Kilmarnock | Away | 1-0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | Islam Chesnokov (3) |