Japan are averaging 13.8 fouls per game in 2027, with matches involving them seeing 22.2 total fouls on average. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Indonesia, and a full match-by-match log.
Ritsu Doan leads with 11 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.1/g, 70% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Japan player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Japan are averaging 13.8 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 8.4 for a match-total of 22.2. On average Japan pick up one yellow card every 0.08 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 Indonesia the page weights each Japan defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Japan fixtures in the active window for 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junnosuke Suzuki | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | defender | 3 | 6 | 2 | 100% |
| Keisuke Goto | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Kaishu Sano | midfielder | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 83% |
| Yukinari Sugawara | defender | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 83% |
| Ayumu Seko | midfielder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Ko Itakura | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Koki Ogawa | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Daichi Kamada | midfielder | 7 | 7 | 1 | 71% |
| Ritsu Doan | attacker | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 70% |
| Ayase Ueda | attacker | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 70% |
| Ao Tanaka | midfielder | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Hiroki Ito | defender | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 57% |
| Keito Nakamura | attacker | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 50% |
| Shogo Taniguchi | defender | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 50% |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 40% |
| Takefusa Kubo | attacker | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Daizen Maeda | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 40% |
| Junya Ito | attacker | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 38% |
| Zion Suzuki | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| T. Hayakawa | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Shuto Machino | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Yuito Suzuki | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Yuto Nagatomo | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2026 | Brazil | Away | 2-1 | 13 | 4 | 17 | Ritsu Doan (2) |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Sweden | Home | 1-1 | 20 | 11 | 31 | Ao Tanaka (4) |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Tunisia | Away | 0-4 | 15 | 8 | 23 | Hiroki Ito (3) |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Netherlands | Away | 2-2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | Keito Nakamura (2) |
| 31 May 2026 | Iceland | Home | 1-0 | 11 | 9 | 20 | Wataru Endo (2) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | England | Away | 0-1 | 13 | 7 | 20 | Tsuyoshi Watanabe (4) |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Scotland | Away | 0-1 | 16 | 7 | 23 | Joel Chima Fujita (4) |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Bolivia | Home | 3-0 | 19 | 11 | 30 | Ko Itakura (4) |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Ghana | Home | 2-0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | Kaishu Sano (4) |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Brazil | Home | 3-2 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Daichi Kamada (3) |