Italy are averaging 10.7 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.8 total fouls on average. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Belgium, and a full match-by-match log.
Nicolò Barella leads with 16 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (2.29/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Italy player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Italy are averaging 10.7 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 13.1 for a match-total of 23.8. On average Italy pick up one yellow card every 0.15 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 Belgium the page weights each Italy defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolò Barella | midfielder | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 100% |
| Alessandro Bastoni | defender | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 100% |
| Bryan Cristante | midfielder | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| Fabio Chiarodia | defender | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Luca Lipani | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Pietro Comuzzo | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Raoul Bellanova | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Marco Palestra | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Honest Ahanor | defender | 1 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Giacomo Raspadori | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Mateo Retegui | attacker | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 63% |
| Riccardo Calafiori | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Manuel Locatelli | midfielder | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 60% |
| Pio Esposito | attacker | 8 | 8 | 1 | 50% |
| Mattia Zaccagni | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Davide Bartesaghi | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Cher Ndour | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Luca Koleosho | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Seydou Fini | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Niccolò Pisilli | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Sandro Tonali | midfielder | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 43% |
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Gianluca Mancini | defender | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Davide Frattesi | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Riccardo Orsolini | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2026 | Greece | Away | 0-1 | 13 | 11 | 24 | Honest Ahanor (4) |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Luxembourg | Away | 0-1 | 10 | 13 | 23 | Fabio Chiarodia (3) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Away | 1-1 | 9 | 18 | 27 | Alessandro Bastoni (2) |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Northern Ireland | Home | 2-0 | 11 | 8 | 19 | Manuel Locatelli (3) |
| 16 Nov 2025 | Norway | Home | 1-4 | 15 | 8 | 23 | Manuel Locatelli (4) |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Moldova | Away | 0-2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | Mattia Zaccagni (2) |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Israel | Home | 3-0 | 11 | 9 | 20 | Pio Esposito (4) |
| 11 Oct 2025 | Estonia | Away | 1-3 | 9 | 22 | 31 | Giacomo Raspadori (1) |
| 8 Sep 2025 | Israel | Away | 4-5 | 12 | 15 | 27 | Nicolò Barella (5) |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Estonia | Home | 5-0 | 9 | 14 | 23 | Mateo Retegui (3) |