Man Utd Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Man Utd Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Man Utd are averaging 10.27 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.07 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 Leeds, a profile of referee Darren England, and a full match-by-match log.

Man Utd Fouls Questions

Which Man Utd players commit the most fouls?

Matheus Cunha leads with 17 fouls across 11 qualifying appearances (1.55/g, 82% 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.

How does Man Utd's foul profile look this season?

Man Utd are averaging 10.27 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 10.8 for a match-total of 21.07. That ranks 15th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Man Utd pick up one yellow card every 0.162 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 Leeds the page weights each Man Utd 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 Man Utd fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. 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?

Darren England is the referee for this fixture - they average 20.5 fouls and 3.75 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Man Utd player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Carlos Baleba	midfielder	2	3	1.5	100%
Matheus Cunha	attacker	11	17	1.55	82%
Casemiro	midfielder	4	3	0.75	75%
Leny Yoro	defender	4	4	1	75%
Ayden Heaven	defender	6	7	1.17	67%
Patrick Dorgu	defender	6	11	1.83	67%
Luke Shaw	defender	11	12	1.09	64%
Bruno Fernandes	midfielder	14	10	0.71	57%
Kobbie Mainoo	midfielder	14	10	0.71	50%
Benjamin Sesko	attacker	8	5	0.63	50%
Andrey Santos	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
S. Lacey	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Diogo Dalot	defender	11	10	0.91	45%
Harry Maguire	defender	11	10	0.91	45%
Youri Tielemans	midfielder	9	4	0.44	44%
Bryan Mbeumo	attacker	14	8	0.57	43%
Noussair Mazraoui	defender	7	6	0.86	43%
Amad Diallo	attacker	7	5	0.71	43%
Marcus Rashford	attacker	7	5	0.71	43%
Lisandro Martínez	defender	10	7	0.7	40%
Mason Mount	midfielder	5	3	0.6	40%
Joshua Zirkzee	attacker	5	2	0.4	40%
Senne Lammens	goalkeeper	14	0	0	0%
Karl Darlow	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

Man Utd fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
13 Oct 2026	Champions League	Atlético Madrid	Away	2-0	13	11	24	Marcus Rashford (3)
10 Oct 2026	Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	1-1	13	16	29	Lisandro Martínez (2)
20 Sep 2026	Premier League	Fulham	Away	1-1	5	9	14	Matheus Cunha (3)
16 Sep 2026	Carabao Cup	Brighton & Hove Albion	Home	2-3	5	14	19	Ayden Heaven (2)
13 Sep 2026	Premier League	Manchester City	Home	0-1	17	10	27	Diogo Dalot (3)
10 Sep 2026	Champions League	Sabah	Home	4-0	12	13	25	Noussair Mazraoui (2)
6 Sep 2026	Premier League	Everton	Away	2-2	11	7	18	Diogo Dalot (3)
30 Aug 2026	Premier League	Ipswich Town	Home	5-2	7	12	19	Harry Maguire (2)
22 Aug 2026	Premier League	Hull City	Away	2-0	9	10	19	Patrick Dorgu (4)
24 May 2026	Premier League	Brighton & Hove Albion	Away	0-3	8	11	19	Harry Maguire (2)
17 May 2026	Premier League	Nottingham Forest	Home	3-2	11	5	16	Luke Shaw (4)
9 May 2026	Premier League	Sunderland	Away	0-0	12	12	24	Mason Mount (2)

Man Utd fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 10.27
Fouls against per game: 10.8
Match total fouls per game: 21.07
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 13 of 20

Man Utd Fouls for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	8	10.38	63%	63%	63%	50%	25%
Away	7	10.14	71%	57%	57%	43%	29%
Overall	15	10.27	67%	60%	60%	47%	27%

Man Utd Fouls against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	8	11.25	88%	75%	63%	50%	38%
Away	7	10.29	86%	71%	57%	29%	0%
Overall	15	10.8	87%	73%	60%	40%	20%

Man Utd Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	8	21.63	75%	50%	50%	38%	25%
Away	7	20.43	71%	43%	43%	14%	0%
Overall	15	21.07	73%	47%	47%	27%	13%

Man Utd Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	10.27	10.38	10.14
Yellow cards / match	1.67	1.63	1.71
Fouls per yellow card	6.1	6.4	5.9
Cards per foul	16%	16%	17%
Fouls over 8.5	67%	63%	71%
Fouls over 9.5	60%	63%	57%
Fouls over 10.5	60%	63%	57%
Fouls over 11.5	47%	50%	43%
Fouls over 12.5	27%	25%	29%

Man Utd Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.8	11.25	10.29
Fouls against over 8.5	87%	88%	86%
Fouls against over 9.5	73%	75%	71%
Fouls against over 10.5	60%	63%	57%
Fouls against over 11.5	40%	50%	29%
Fouls against over 12.5	20%	38%	0%

Man Utd Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	21.07	21.63	20.43
Match fouls over 18.5	73%	75%	71%
Match fouls over 20.5	47%	50%	43%
Match fouls over 22.5	47%	50%	43%
Match fouls over 24.5	27%	38%	14%
Match fouls over 26.5	13%	25%	0%

Man Utd 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 7 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	3.67	67%	33%	0%	0%
Away	4	5	75%	75%	50%	25%
Overall	7	4.43	71%	57%	29%	14%

Man Utd 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 7 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	4.33	33%	33%	33%	33%
Away	4	7.5	100%	100%	100%	75%
Overall	7	6.14	71%	71%	71%	57%

Man Utd 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 7 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	3	8	33%	33%	33%	0%
Away	4	12.5	100%	100%	75%	75%
Overall	7	10.57	71%	71%	57%	43%

Man Utd fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Oct	Champions League	Atlético (A)	2-0	13	11	24	-
10 Oct	Premier League	Spurs (H)	1-1	13	16	29	-
20 Sep	Premier League	Fulham (A)	1-1	5	9	14	-
16 Sep	Carabao Cup	Brighton (H)	2-3	5	14	19	-
13 Sep	Premier League	Man City (H)	0-1	17	10	27	-
10 Sep	Champions League	Sabah (H)	4-0	12	13	25	-
6 Sep	Premier League	Everton (A)	2-2	11	7	18	-
30 Aug	Premier League	Ipswich (H)	5-2	7	12	19	-
22 Aug	Premier League	Hull (A)	2-0	9	10	19	13
24 May	Premier League	Brighton (A)	0-3	8	11	19	10
17 May	Premier League	Forest (H)	3-2	11	5	16	8
9 May	Premier League	Sunderland (A)	0-0	12	12	24	13
3 May	Premier League	Liverpool (H)	3-2	12	11	23	11
27 Apr	Premier League	Brentford (H)	2-1	6	9	15	5
18 Apr	Premier League	Chelsea (A)	0-1	13	12	25	14

Premier League fouls table 2026/2027: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Tottenham Hotspur	6	13.5	13.33	26.83	100%
2	Arsenal	6	10.5	16.17	26.67	100%
3	Sunderland	6	12.17	13.83	26	83%
4	Nottingham Forest	6	13.83	12	25.83	83%
5	Manchester City	6	11.17	14.17	25.33	83%
6	AFC Bournemouth	6	12.33	12.83	25.17	100%
7	Liverpool	6	14	10.83	24.83	67%
8	Leeds United	6	12	12.83	24.83	67%
9	Brentford	6	16	8.67	24.67	67%
10	Aston Villa	6	10.5	13	23.5	83%
11	Newcastle United	6	11.83	11.17	23	50%
12	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	12.67	10	22.67	67%
13	Manchester United	6	10.33	10.67	21	33%
14	Coventry City	6	10.33	10.33	20.67	67%
15	Chelsea	6	8.33	12.33	20.67	33%
16	Ipswich Town	6	11	9.33	20.33	33%
17	Everton	6	7.33	13	20.33	33%
18	Crystal Palace	6	9.83	9.5	19.33	33%
19	Fulham	6	9.83	8	17.83	17%
20	Hull City	6	11	6.5	17.5	0%

Man Utd fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	12	11.83	10	21.83	50%
Vs top half	22	10.64	10.86	21.5	50%
Vs bottom half	22	9.95	10.86	20.82	41%
Vs bottom six	14	9.86	10.93	20.79	43%

Man Utd fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Premier League	2026/2027	6	10.33	10.67	21	33%
Champions League	2026/2027	2	12.5	12	24.5	100%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	5	14	19	0%
Premier League	2025/2026	38	10.29	10.89	21.18	47%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	1	8	10	18	0%
FA Cup	2025/2026	1	11	15	26	100%
Premier League	2024/2025	38	10.61	10.13	20.74	50%
Europa League	2024/2025	15	10.07	12.93	23	73%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	3	12	8.33	20.33	33%
FA Cup	2024/2025	3	15	11.33	26.33	67%

Man Utd 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
Sun 18 Oct 13:00	Leeds (away)	24.83	12	12.83	20.33	7.67	12.67
Wed 21 Oct 16:45	Como (away)	21.7	9.6	12.1	18.25	9	9.25
Sun 25 Oct 14:00	B'mouth (home)	25.17	12.33	12.83	26.33	14	12.33

Man Utd players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Bruno Fernandes	midfielder	5	9	56%
2	Matheus Cunha	attacker	5	9	56%
3	Leny Yoro	defender	4	6	67%
4	Lisandro Martínez	defender	4	7	57%
5	Bryan Mbeumo	attacker	4	9	44%

Man Utd players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Patrick Dorgu	defender	3	6	50%
2	Harry Maguire	defender	3	7	43%
3	Lisandro Martínez	defender	3	7	43%
4	Matheus Cunha	attacker	3	9	33%
5	Ayden Heaven	defender	2	4	50%

Man Utd players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Patrick Dorgu	defender	2	6	33%
2	Diogo Dalot	defender	2	8	25%
3	Harry Maguire	defender	1	7	14%
4	Kobbie Mainoo	midfielder	1	8	13%
5	Marcus Rashford	attacker	1	8	13%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	Premier League	Arsenal (A)	2-1	20	12	32	-
20 Sep	Premier League	Palace (H)	0-0	10	12	22	-
14 Sep	Premier League	Newcastle (H)	4-1	8	13	21	-
9 Sep	Carabao Cup	Chelsea (A)	6-3	10	6	16	-
5 Sep	Premier League	Brighton (A)	1-1	15	12	27	-
30 Aug	Premier League	Brentford (H)	1-1	5	13	18	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Forest (A)	0-2	12	15	27	12
22 Aug	Premier League	Forest (A)	0-1	14	15	29	14
24 May	Premier League	West Ham (A)	3-0	14	11	25	14
17 May	Premier League	Brighton (H)	1-0	9	7	16	8