Iraq are averaging 8.9 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 17.4 total fouls on average.
Ibrahim Bayesh leads with 11 fouls across 6 qualifying appearances (1.83/g, 83% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Iraq player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Iraq are averaging 8.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 8.5 for a match-total of 17.4. On average Iraq pick up one yellow card every 0.157 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%). Higher score = more foul volume expected.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Iraq fixtures in the active window for 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Yakob | midfielder | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 100% |
| Amir Al-Ammari | midfielder | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 88% |
| Ibrahim Bayesh | midfielder | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 83% |
| Zaid Ismail | midfielder | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Aymen Hussein | attacker | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 67% |
| Rebin Sulaka | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Frans Putros | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Merchas Doski | defender | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 63% |
| Hussein Ali | defender | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 57% |
| Ali Jasim | attacker | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Zaid Tahseen | defender | 7 | 7 | 1 | 57% |
| Ali Yousif | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Mohanad Ali | attacker | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Youssef Amyn | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Zidane Iqbal | midfielder | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Aimar Sher | midfielder | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Ali Al-Hamadi | attacker | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Marko Farji | attacker | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 14% |
| Akam Hashem | defender | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Jalal Hassan | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ahmed Basil Fadhil | goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Manaf Younis | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ahmed Qasem | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ahmed Hasan | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Fahad Talib | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | Senegal | Away | 5-0 | 11 | 10 | 21 | Ibrahim Bayesh (2) |
| 22 Jun 2026 | France | Away | 3-0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | Ibrahim Bayesh (1) |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Norway | Home | 1-4 | 12 | 13 | 25 | Zaid Tahseen (3) |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Venezuela | Home | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Spain | Away | 1-1 | 10 | 8 | 18 | Ibrahim Bayesh (2) |
| 29 May 2026 | Andorra | Home | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Bolivia | Home | 2-1 | 20 | 12 | 32 | Merchas Doski (4) |
| 18 Nov 2025 | United Arab Emirates | Home | 2-1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | Sherko Karim (2) |
| 13 Nov 2025 | United Arab Emirates | Away | 1-1 | 11 | 9 | 20 | Merchas Doski (3) |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Saudi Arabia | Away | 0-0 | 13 | 13 | 26 | Ibrahim Bayesh (3) |