Newport are averaging 12.6 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 24 total fouls on average. That puts them 19th 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 Salford, a profile of referee Matthew Russell, and a full match-by-match log.
Cameron Evans leads with 20 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (2/g, 90% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Newport player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Newport are averaging 12.6 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.4 for a match-total of 24. That ranks 19th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Newport pick up one yellow card every 0.167 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 Salford the page weights each Newport defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Newport 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.
Matthew Russell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Crole | attacker | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 100% |
| Cameron Norman | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Christian Doidge | attacker | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Ryan Delaney | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| Cole Jarvis | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Gerard Garner | attacker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Alfie Merritt | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Courtney Baker-Richardson | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Cameron Evans | defender | 10 | 20 | 2 | 90% |
| Lee Jenkins | defender | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 75% |
| Kyle Cameron | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Yahya Bamba | attacker | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Sven Sprangler | midfielder | 6 | 6 | 1 | 50% |
| Ben Lloyd | midfielder | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Bobby Kamwa | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Shaquille Gwengwe | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Dan Sassi | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Ciaran Brennan | defender | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 43% |
| Matthew Baker | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Liam Shephard | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Harrison Biggins | midfielder | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 30% |
| Tom Davies | defender | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Nathaniel Opoku | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Joe Thomas | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Jordan Wright | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | 2-2 | 14 | 11 | 25 | Yahya Bamba (4) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Bristol Rovers | Away | 5-3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | Lee Jenkins (2) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Rochdale | Home | 3-0 | 11 | 14 | 25 | Cameron Evans (2) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | AFC Wimbledon | Away | 1-1 | 15 | 11 | 26 | Kyle Cameron (4) |
| 2 May 2026 | Barrow | Away | 1-2 | 11 | 15 | 26 | Cameron Evans (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 3-2 | 14 | 18 | 32 | Cameron Evans (4) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Cheltenham Town | Away | 1-0 | 13 | 9 | 22 | Cameron Evans (2) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Harrogate Town | Home | 2-1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Cameron Evans (3) |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Notts County | Away | 3-1 | 17 | 7 | 24 | Sven Sprangler (4) |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Crawley Town | Home | 0-2 | 14 | 10 | 24 | James Crole (5) |