How many yellow cards New Zealand get, and who is booked most.
Updated 27 September 2026, after the last game
Elijah Just has the most yellow cards for New Zealand in 2026, two in seven appearances, 0.29 a game, ahead of Sarpreet Singh with one and Marko Stamenić with one, across all competitions.
Elijah Just is the New Zealand player most likely to be booked, with a booking in two of their seven games in 2026, 29%, ahead of Sarpreet Singh on 25% and Callum McCowatt on 14%.
New Zealand have had two or more yellow cards in three of their last 10 games, 30%, averaging 0.9 a game, with none of six away and three of four at home, across all competitions.
New Zealand games have averaged 1.5 yellow cards in all over their last 10 games, both sides counted, from zero to four a game, and one of those 10 went over 3.5 yellow cards.
No, New Zealand are booked more often than their opponents, 0.9 yellow cards a game against 0.6 over their last 10 games, and had more cards than their opponents in five of those 10.
New Zealand get more yellow cards at home, 1.4 a game in their last 10 home games against 0.8 in their last 10 away, and had two or more yellow cards in five of those home games.
New Zealand get as many yellow cards in the first half as the second, 0.5 a game before the break against 0.5 after it over the eight of their last 10 games with half-time figures, and had at least one first-half yellow card in three of those eight.
| Player | Apps | Yellow cards | Per game | Games booked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Just | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Sarpreet Singh | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Callum McCowatt | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Marko Stamenić | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Storm Roux | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nando Pijnaker | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Stipe Ukich | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| D. Wilkins | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| M. Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Michael Woud | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Matthew Garbett | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sam Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Andre de Jong | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| George Stanger | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dane Ingham | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alex Paulsen | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bill Tuiloma | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| James McGarry | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Owen Parker-Price | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Michael Boxall | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Chris Wood | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Liberato Cacace | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kosta Barbarouses | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Logan Rogerson | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lachlan Bayliss | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Francis de Vries | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ben Waine | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alex Rufer | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ryan Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Callan Elliot | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joe Bell | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Max Crocombe | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tim Payne | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Finn Surman | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tyler Bindon | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ben Old | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jesse Randall | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | New Zealand | Opponent | Total | New Zealand first half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2026 | China PR (A) | Friendly International | 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Palestine (A) | Friendly International | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Belgium (H) | World Cup | 1-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Iran (A) | World Cup | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | England (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Haiti (A) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Chile (H) | Friendly International | 4-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Finland (H) | Friendly International | 0-2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Ecuador (A) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand yellow cards | Over 0.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| New Zealand yellow cards | Over 1.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| New Zealand yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| New Zealand yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| New Zealand yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 0.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 1.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 5.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 6.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| First half | Second half | |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand yellow cards | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Opponent yellow cards | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Total yellow cards | 0.8 | 1.1 |