Man City are averaging 9.4 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 20.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 20th of 20 for team fouls per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Coventry, and a full match-by-match log.
Nico O'Reilly leads with 11 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (1.57/g, 86% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Man City player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Man City are averaging 9.4 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.9 for a match-total of 20.3. That ranks 20th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Man City pick up one yellow card every 0.128 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 Coventry the page weights each Man City defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Man City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodri | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Rico Lewis | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Elliot Anderson | midfielder | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Nico O'Reilly | defender | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 86% |
| Nico González | midfielder | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Antoine Semenyo | attacker | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 67% |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | defender | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 67% |
| Tijjani Reijnders | midfielder | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Marc Guéhi | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 63% |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | defender | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 57% |
| Phil Foden | midfielder | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Erling Haaland | attacker | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Rayan Cherki | midfielder | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 56% |
| Jérémy Doku | attacker | 7 | 7 | 1 | 43% |
| Matheus Nunes | defender | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 38% |
| Josko Gvardiol | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Rúben Dias | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Bernardo Silva | midfielder | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 29% |
| Nathan Aké | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Omar Marmoush | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Savinho | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mateo Kovacic | midfielder | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| James Trafford | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| John Stones | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | Crystal Palace | Away | 1-4 | 11 | 8 | 19 | Rayan Cherki (4) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | AFC Bournemouth | Home | 2-1 | 11 | 11 | 22 | Elliot Anderson (3) |
| 24 May 2026 | Aston Villa | Home | 1-2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | Rúben Dias (1) |
| 19 May 2026 | AFC Bournemouth | Away | 1-1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | Marc Guéhi (2) |
| 16 May 2026 | Chelsea | Away | 0-1 | 13 | 15 | 28 | Jérémy Doku (4) |
| 13 May 2026 | Crystal Palace | Home | 3-0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Rayan Aït-Nouri (4) |
| 9 May 2026 | Brentford | Home | 3-0 | 8 | 14 | 22 | Matheus Nunes (2) |
| 4 May 2026 | Everton | Away | 3-3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | Nico O'Reilly (2) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Southampton | Home | 2-1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | Tijjani Reijnders (2) |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Burnley | Away | 0-1 | 12 | 10 | 22 | Nico O'Reilly (4) |