MK Dons are averaging 10.9 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 24th of 24 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 Wigan, a profile of referee Paul Howard, and a full match-by-match log.
Callum Paterson leads with 12 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.33/g, 78% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every MK Dons player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
MK Dons are averaging 10.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.4 for a match-total of 21.3. That ranks 24th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average MK Dons pick up one yellow card every 0.119 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 Wigan the page weights each MK Dons defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 MK Dons 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.
Paul Howard is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Goode | defender | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 100% |
| Jon Mellish | defender | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 100% |
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Sam Silvera | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Jack Sanders | defender | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 83% |
| Callum Paterson | attacker | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 78% |
| Liam Kelly | midfielder | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 71% |
| Marvin Ekpiteta | defender | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 70% |
| Curtis Nelson | defender | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 70% |
| Alex Gilbey | midfielder | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 67% |
| A. Collins | attacker | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Dan Barlaser | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| S. Nombe | attacker | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 50% |
| Cohen Bramall | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50% |
| Ryan Wintle | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| G. Jones | defender | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 40% |
| Aaron Nemane | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Connor Lemonheigh-Evans | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Joseph Tomlinson | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Ben Wiles | midfielder | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 10% |
| Craig MacGillivray | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ryan Barnett | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Leicester City | Home | 0-0 | 9 | 6 | 15 | Alex Gilbey (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 1-1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | G. Jones (2) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Oxford United | Away | 2-2 | 14 | 14 | 28 | Marvin Ekpiteta (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Norwich City | Away | 4-1 | 13 | 11 | 24 | S. Nombe (4) |
| 2 May 2026 | Fleetwood Town | Away | 1-1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (2) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | 3-0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | Marvin Ekpiteta (2) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Crewe Alexandra | Away | 1-3 | 13 | 8 | 21 | Alex Gilbey (3) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Bromley | Home | 2-1 | 14 | 14 | 28 | Liam Kelly (3) |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 1-1 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Callum Paterson (3) |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Barrow | Home | 0-0 | 16 | 13 | 29 | Jack Sanders (5) |