Man Utd are averaging 9.9 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 20.6 total fouls on average. That puts them 15th 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 Everton, and a full match-by-match log.
Matheus Cunha leads with 12 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.5/g, 88% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Man Utd player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Man Utd are averaging 9.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.7 for a match-total of 20.6. That ranks 15th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Man Utd pick up one yellow card every 0.202 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 Everton the page weights each Man Utd defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Man Utd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Zirkzee | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| S. Lacey | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Manuel Ugarte | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Andrey Santos | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Matheus Cunha | attacker | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 88% |
| Casemiro | midfielder | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 83% |
| Patrick Dorgu | defender | 3 | 6 | 2 | 67% |
| Luke Shaw | defender | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 60% |
| Benjamin Sesko | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Amad Diallo | attacker | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 57% |
| Harry Maguire | defender | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 50% |
| Noussair Mazraoui | defender | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Ayden Heaven | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Leny Yoro | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Mason Mount | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Youri Tielemans | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Bryan Mbeumo | attacker | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 44% |
| Kobbie Mainoo | midfielder | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 44% |
| Bruno Fernandes | midfielder | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 40% |
| Diogo Dalot | defender | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 29% |
| Lisandro Martínez | defender | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Senne Lammens | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Marcus Rashford | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Ipswich Town | Home | 5-2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | Harry Maguire (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Hull City | Away | 2-0 | 9 | 10 | 19 | Patrick Dorgu (4) |
| 24 May 2026 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Away | 0-3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | Harry Maguire (2) |
| 17 May 2026 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 3-2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | Luke Shaw (4) |
| 9 May 2026 | Sunderland | Away | 0-0 | 12 | 12 | 24 | Mason Mount (2) |
| 3 May 2026 | Liverpool | Home | 3-2 | 12 | 11 | 23 | Matheus Cunha (3) |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Brentford | Home | 2-1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | Diogo Dalot (2) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Chelsea | Away | 0-1 | 13 | 12 | 25 | Noussair Mazraoui (3) |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Leeds United | Home | 1-2 | 12 | 15 | 27 | Matheus Cunha (2) |
| 20 Mar 2026 | AFC Bournemouth | Away | 2-2 | 9 | 10 | 19 | Harry Maguire (2) |