Italy Fouls Stats 2026

Italy Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Italy are averaging 11.27 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 23.53 total fouls on average. That puts them 25th of 54 for team fouls per match among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against France, and a full match-by-match log.

Italy Fouls Questions

Which Italy players commit the most fouls?

Nicolò Barella leads with 17 fouls across 11 qualifying appearances (1.55/g, 73% 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.

How does Italy's foul profile look this season?

Italy are averaging 11.27 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 12.27 for a match-total of 23.53. That ranks 25th of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Italy pick up one yellow card every 0.154 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 France the page weights each Italy 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 - 15 Italy fixtures in the active window for 2026. 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?

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.

Italy player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Bryan Cristante	midfielder	3	3	1	100%
Daniel Maldini	midfielder	2	3	1.5	100%
Nicolò Fagioli	midfielder	2	4	2	100%
Nicolò Cambiaghi	attacker	2	5	2.5	100%
Fabio Chiarodia	defender	2	4	2	100%
Luca Lipani	midfielder	2	3	1.5	100%
Pietro Comuzzo	defender	2	2	1	100%
Samuele Ricci	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Luca Ranieri	defender	1	1	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	6	5	0.83	83%
Alessandro Bastoni	defender	10	16	1.6	80%
Nicolò Barella	midfielder	11	17	1.55	73%
Michael Kayode	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Giorgio Scalvini	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Manuel Locatelli	midfielder	5	9	1.8	60%
Sandro Tonali	midfielder	12	13	1.08	58%
Mateo Retegui	attacker	9	10	1.11	56%
Pio Esposito	attacker	12	14	1.17	50%
Giovanni Di Lorenzo	defender	8	4	0.5	50%
Gianluca Mancini	defender	8	4	0.5	50%
Moise Kean	attacker	6	4	0.67	50%
Mattia Zaccagni	attacker	2	2	1	50%

Italy fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
5 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Turkey	Home	3-1	11	9	20	Alessandro Bastoni (2)
2 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	France	Away	1-1	10	9	19	Sandro Tonali (3)
28 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Turkey	Away	1-4	21	12	33	Nicolò Cambiaghi (4)
25 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Belgium	Home	0-2	12	11	23	Pio Esposito (3)
7 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Greece	Away	0-1	13	11	24	Honest Ahanor (4)
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Luxembourg	Away	0-1	10	13	23	Fabio Chiarodia (3)
31 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Away	1-1	9	18	27	Alessandro Bastoni (2)
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Northern Ireland	Home	2-0	11	8	19	Manuel Locatelli (3)
16 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Norway	Home	1-4	15	8	23	Manuel Locatelli (4)
13 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Moldova	Away	0-2	8	13	21	Mattia Zaccagni (2)
14 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Israel	Home	3-0	11	9	20	Pio Esposito (4)
11 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Estonia	Away	1-3	9	22	31	Giacomo Raspadori (1)

Italy fouls 2026: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 11.27
Fouls against per game: 12.27
Match total fouls per game: 23.53
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 26 of 54

Italy Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	7	11	86%	71%	71%	29%	14%
Away	8	11.5	88%	63%	38%	38%	25%
Overall	15	11.27	87%	67%	53%	33%	20%

Italy Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	7	10.14	71%	43%	43%	29%	14%
Away	8	14.13	100%	88%	88%	75%	63%
Overall	15	12.27	87%	67%	67%	53%	40%

Italy Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	7	21.14	100%	43%	43%	0%	0%
Away	8	25.63	100%	88%	75%	50%	50%
Overall	15	23.53	100%	67%	60%	27%	27%

Italy Team fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	11.27	11	11.5
Yellow cards / match	1.86	1.86	1.86
Fouls per yellow card	6.1	5.9	6.2
Cards per foul	17%	17%	16%
Fouls over 8.5	87%	86%	88%
Fouls over 9.5	67%	71%	63%
Fouls over 10.5	53%	71%	38%
Fouls over 11.5	33%	29%	38%
Fouls over 12.5	20%	14%	25%

Italy Fouls against 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	12.27	10.14	14.13
Fouls against over 8.5	87%	71%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	67%	43%	88%
Fouls against over 10.5	67%	43%	88%
Fouls against over 11.5	53%	29%	75%
Fouls against over 12.5	40%	14%	63%

Italy Match fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.53	21.14	25.63
Match fouls over 18.5	100%	100%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	67%	43%	88%
Match fouls over 22.5	60%	43%	75%
Match fouls over 24.5	27%	0%	50%
Match fouls over 26.5	27%	0%	50%

Italy 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 9 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	3.75	25%	25%	25%	25%
Away	5	3.8	60%	60%	20%	20%
Overall	9	3.78	44%	44%	22%	22%

Italy 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 9 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	4.5	75%	75%	25%	0%
Away	5	5.4	60%	60%	60%	60%
Overall	9	5	67%	67%	44%	33%

Italy 1st-half match total 2026 (from 9 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	4	8.25	50%	25%	25%	25%
Away	5	9.2	80%	60%	60%	40%
Overall	9	8.78	67%	44%	44%	33%

Italy fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Turkey (H)	3-1	11	9	20	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	France (A)	1-1	10	9	19	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Turkey (A)	1-4	21	12	33	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Belgium (H)	0-2	12	11	23	-
7 Jun	Friendly International	Greece (A)	0-1	13	11	24	11
3 Jun	Friendly International	Luxembourg (A)	0-1	10	13	23	12
31 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Bosnia (A)	1-1	9	18	27	12
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Northern Ireland (H)	2-0	11	8	19	8
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Norway (H)	1-4	15	8	23	13
13 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Moldova (A)	0-2	8	13	21	9
14 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Israel (H)	3-0	11	9	20	3
11 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Estonia (A)	1-3	9	22	31	2
8 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Israel (A)	4-5	12	15	27	-
5 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Estonia (H)	5-0	9	14	23	9
9 Jun	WC Qualification Europe	Moldova (H)	2-0	8	12	20	-

UEFA Nations League fouls table 2026: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Andorra	7	18.29	12.86	31.14	100%
2	Lithuania	6	13.17	17.17	30.33	100%
3	Gibraltar	7	13.57	15	28.57	86%
4	Bulgaria	5	11.8	16.6	28.4	100%
5	Belarus	7	17.14	11.14	28.29	100%
6	Hungary	8	12.25	15.63	27.88	100%
7	Georgia	7	15.71	12	27.71	86%
8	Scotland	11	13.36	14.09	27.45	73%
9	Malta	7	12.43	14.86	27.29	100%
10	San Marino	7	13.43	13.14	26.57	71%
11	Estonia	4	15.5	10.75	26.25	75%
12	Azerbaijan	7	12.57	13.57	26.14	71%
13	Iceland	9	12.11	13.89	26	78%
14	Republic of Ireland	9	11.78	14.22	26	78%
15	Kosovo	8	11.63	14	25.63	75%
16	Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	14.18	11.36	25.55	73%
17	Czech Republic	10	14	11.4	25.4	80%
18	Luxembourg	8	13	11.88	24.88	88%
19	Turkey	11	11.27	13.36	24.64	73%
20	Switzerland	14	11.5	13.07	24.57	71%
21	Finland	8	11.25	13	24.25	88%
22	England	16	9.44	14.44	23.88	63%
23	Albania	8	9.63	14.13	23.75	50%
24	Poland	8	11.5	12.13	23.63	38%
25	Slovenia	7	13.57	10	23.57	71%
26	Italy	8	12.13	11.38	23.5	63%
27	Moldova	6	13.33	10	23.33	67%
28	Wales	8	11.13	12.13	23.25	50%
29	Belgium	14	12.36	10.79	23.14	50%
30	Austria	11	14.09	8.82	22.91	55%
31	Slovakia	7	9	13.86	22.86	57%
32	Liechtenstein	5	13.4	9.4	22.8	80%
33	Romania	7	14.14	8.43	22.57	57%
34	North Macedonia	8	12.5	9.88	22.38	50%
35	Spain	16	11.56	10.75	22.31	56%
36	Germany	12	12.33	9.92	22.25	50%
37	Northern Ireland	8	9.5	12.75	22.25	50%
38	Montenegro	6	11.33	10.83	22.17	67%
39	Denmark	7	8.86	13	21.86	43%
40	Kazakhstan	6	13.33	8.5	21.83	33%
41	Netherlands	12	10.58	11.25	21.83	42%
42	Ukraine	7	13.14	8.57	21.71	57%
43	Sweden	12	9.67	12	21.67	50%
44	Armenia	6	9.5	12.17	21.67	50%
45	Latvia	6	10.83	10.67	21.5	33%
46	Croatia	12	11.25	10.17	21.42	58%
47	Portugal	13	9.38	12	21.38	38%
48	Greece	8	9.75	11.13	20.88	50%
49	Israel	6	10	10.83	20.83	33%
50	Serbia	8	10	10.38	20.38	25%
51	France	16	10	10.19	20.19	50%
52	Cyprus	6	8	11.33	19.33	33%
53	Faroe Islands	5	10	8.4	18.4	20%
54	Norway	14	9	8.64	17.64	14%

Italy fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	12	12.58	12.25	24.83	67%
Vs top half	12	12.58	12.25	24.83	67%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Italy fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	4	13.5	10.25	23.75	50%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	10	10.2	13	23.2	50%
Friendly International	2026	2	11.5	12	23.5	100%
UEFA Nations League	2024/2025	8	12.13	13.25	25.38	75%

Italy 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
Thu 12 Nov 19:45	France (home)	20.25	9.25	11	25	12	13
Sun 15 Nov 19:45	Belgium (away)	20	10.75	9.25	22.5	12	10.5

Italy players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Alessandro Bastoni	defender	4	5	80%
2	Pio Esposito	attacker	4	8	50%
3	Nicolò Barella	midfielder	3	5	60%
4	Sandro Tonali	midfielder	3	6	50%
5	Fabio Chiarodia	defender	2	2	100%

Italy players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Alessandro Bastoni	defender	4	5	80%
2	Pio Esposito	attacker	3	8	38%
3	Nicolò Fagioli	midfielder	2	2	100%
4	Sandro Tonali	midfielder	2	6	33%
5	Luca Reggiani	defender	1	1	100%

Italy players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Alessandro Bastoni	defender	2	5	40%
2	Sandro Tonali	midfielder	2	6	33%
3	Pio Esposito	attacker	2	8	25%
4	Antonio Vergara	midfielder	1	2	50%
5	Fabio Chiarodia	defender	1	2	50%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Belgium (H)	4-1	4	8	12	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Italy (H)	1-1	9	10	19	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Belgium (A)	0-1	9	12	21	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Turkey (A)	0-1	15	14	29	-
18 Jul	World Cup	England (H)	4-6	14	8	22	10
14 Jul	World Cup	Spain (H)	0-2	11	12	23	10
9 Jul	World Cup	Morocco (H)	2-0	10	13	23	12
4 Jul	World Cup	Paraguay (A)	0-1	11	13	24	10
30 Jun	World Cup	Sweden (H)	3-0	14	10	24	14
26 Jun	World Cup	Norway (A)	1-4	11	9	20	11