How many yellow cards Iran get, and who is booked most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Iran get 1.9 yellow cards per game in 2026, the most of the 16 national teams on their 2026 record and above the average of 1.3, across eight games, ahead of Saudi Arabia, the next highest with 1.8.
Saeed Ezatolahi, Shoja Khalilzadeh and Ali Nemati have the most yellow cards for Iran in 2026, three each across all competitions, ahead of Hossein Kanaani with one, the next highest.
Saeed Ezatolahi is the Iran player most likely to be booked, with a booking in three of their six games in 2026, 50%, ahead of Shoja Khalilzadeh on 43% and Ali Nemati on 38%.
Iran have had two or more yellow cards in four of their last 10 games, 40%, averaging 1.5 a game, with three of five away and one of five at home, across all competitions.
Iran games have averaged 2.9 yellow cards in all over their last 10 games, both sides counted, from zero to seven a game, and three of those 10 went over 3.5 yellow cards.
No, Iran are booked more often than their opponents, 1.5 yellow cards a game against 1.4 over their last 10 games, and had more cards than their opponents in four of those 10.
Iran get more yellow cards away from home, 1.7 a game in their last 10 away games against 1.1 in their last 10 at home, and had two or more yellow cards in four of those away games.
| Player | Apps | Yellow cards | Per game | Games booked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Ezatolahi | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 3 |
| Shoja Khalilzadeh | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 3 |
| Ali Nemati | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 3 |
| Hossein Kanaani | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Saleh Hardani | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Ehsan Hajsafi | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Ramin Rezaeian | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Alireza Beiranvand | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Mehdi Ghayedi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Hashemnejad | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Danial Esmaeilifar | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kasra Taheri | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Majid Hosseini | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alireza Koushki | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Torabi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Shahab Zahedi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Aref Haji Eydi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Limouchi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ali Alipour | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ali Gholizadeh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammadmehdi Mohebi | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Seyed Hossein Hosseini | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Payam Niazmand | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| S. Fallah | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckert Ayensa | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirhossein Mahmoudi | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Shahriar Moghanlou | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Omid Noorafkan | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ghorbani | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Arya Yousefi | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Milad Mohammadi | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Saman Ghoddos | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammad Mohebi | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Iran | Opponent | Total | Iran first half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Russia (A) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uzbekistan (A) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Egypt (A) | World Cup | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Belgium (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | New Zealand (H) | World Cup | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Mali (H) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 May 2026 | Gambia (H) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Costa Rica (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Nigeria (H) | Friendly International | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Uzbekistan (A) | Friendly International | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran yellow cards | Over 0.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Iran yellow cards | Over 1.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Iran yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Iran yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 0.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 1.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 5.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 6.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |