How many fouls Malaysia commit, and who fouls most.
Updated 31 March 2026, after the last game
Yes, Malaysia commit more fouls than they win: over their last 10 games they committed 7.8 a game and opponents fouled them 7.3 times, 0.5 more a game, across all competitions.
Dion Cools, Nooa Laine and Paulo Josué have committed the most fouls for Malaysia in 2026, two each across all competitions, ahead of La'Vere Corbin-Ong with one, the next highest.
Malaysia have committed over 10.5 fouls in four of their last 10 games, 40%, averaging 7.8 a game, with one of three away and three of seven at home, across all competitions.
Malaysia games have averaged 15.1 fouls in all over their last 10 games, both sides counted, from zero to 42 a game, and four of those 10 went over 22.5 fouls.
| Player | Apps | Fouls | Per game | Games with 1+ | Games with 2+ | Games with 3+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afiq Fazail | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nooa Laine | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Dion Cools | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Romel Morales | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| La'Vere Corbin-Ong | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Harith Haiqal | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Paulo Josué | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Faisal Halim | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Arif Aiman Hanapi | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shahrul Saad | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramadhan Saifullah | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ubaidullah Shamsul | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Tan | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| João Figueiredo | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodrigo Holgado | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio Aguero | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zikri Khalili | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Endrick | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Palmero | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Davies | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Ting | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Wilkin | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safawi Rasid | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Cheng | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syihan Hazmi | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazmi Faiz | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Malaysia | Opponent | Total | Malaysia first half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | Vietnam (A) | Asian Cup Qualification | 3-1 | 9 | 11 | 20 | |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Nepal (A) | Asian Cup Qualification | 0-1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Laos (H) | Asian Cup Qualification | 5-1 | 13 | 11 | 24 | |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Laos (A) | Asian Cup Qualification | 0-3 | 13 | 10 | 23 | |
| 8 Sep 2025 | Palestine (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 20 | 22 | 42 | |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Singapore (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Vietnam (H) | Asian Cup Qualification | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Cape Verde Islands (H) | Friendly International | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 May 2025 | Cape Verde Islands (H) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 4 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Nepal (H) | Asian Cup Qualification | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia fouls | Over 9.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Malaysia fouls | Over 10.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Malaysia fouls | Over 11.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Malaysia fouls | Over 12.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Malaysia fouls | Over 13.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 9.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 10.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 11.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 12.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 13.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total fouls | Over 18.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total fouls | Over 20.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total fouls | Over 22.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total fouls | Over 24.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total fouls | Over 26.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |