Northampton Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Northampton Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Northampton are averaging 12.07 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 22.13 total fouls on average. That puts them 10th 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 Grimsby, a profile of referee Martin Woods, and a full match-by-match log.

Northampton Fouls Questions

Which Northampton players commit the most fouls?

Tyrese Fornah leads with 13 fouls across 14 qualifying appearances (0.93/g, 64% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Northampton player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Northampton's foul profile look this season?

Northampton are averaging 12.07 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 10.07 for a match-total of 22.13. That ranks 10th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Northampton pick up one yellow card every 0.149 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 Grimsby the page weights each Northampton 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 Northampton 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?

Martin Woods is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Northampton player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Dean Campbell	midfielder	5	6	1.2	100%
Jake Evans	attacker	5	10	2	100%
C. McCarthy	defender	3	4	1.33	100%
Tom Eaves	attacker	3	7	2.33	100%
Owen Dale	attacker	3	5	1.67	100%
Jack Vale	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Jack Perkins	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Joe Wormleighton	defender	8	12	1.5	88%
Matty Warhurst	attacker	7	10	1.43	86%
Cameron McGeehan	midfielder	6	8	1.33	83%
Nesta Guinness-Walker	defender	5	5	1	80%
E. List	attacker	5	7	1.4	80%
Connor Lemonheigh-Evans	midfielder	5	7	1.4	80%
Harvey Saunders	attacker	5	4	0.8	80%
Lee Evans	midfielder	5	7	1.4	80%
Michael Jacobs	attacker	4	5	1.25	75%
Nathaniel Opoku	attacker	6	8	1.33	67%
Sam Chambers	midfielder	3	2	0.67	67%
Tyrese Fornah	midfielder	14	13	0.93	64%
Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh	midfielder	7	7	1	57%
Max Dyche	defender	10	8	0.8	50%
Elliott Moore	defender	10	6	0.6	50%
Logan Briggs	midfielder	6	6	1	50%
Kyle McAdam	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
Terry Taylor	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%

Northampton fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
10 Oct 2026	League Two	York City	Away	1-1	13	8	21	Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (3)
19 Sep 2026	League Two	Rotherham United	Home	0-1	14	11	25	Joe Wormleighton (3)
12 Sep 2026	League Two	Shrewsbury Town	Away	2-0	9	16	25	Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh (2)
5 Sep 2026	League Two	Newport County	Home	1-0	15	11	26	Matty Warhurst (3)
1 Sep 2026	League Two	Crawley Town	Home	1-1	6	8	14	Elliott Moore (2)
29 Aug 2026	League Two	Gillingham	Away	1-1	16	10	26	Logan Briggs (3)
22 Aug 2026	League Two	Crewe Alexandra	Away	1-0	12	14	26	Lee Evans (3)
15 Aug 2026	League Two	Swindon Town	Home	0-0	7	6	13	Matty Warhurst (2)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Leicester City	Away	1-0	12	11	23	Tyrese Fornah (3)
2 May 2026	League One	Plymouth Argyle	Home	2-3	17	14	31	Michael Jacobs (3)
28 Apr 2026	League One	Barnsley	Home	0-1	13	4	17	Jake Evans (5)
25 Apr 2026	League One	Cardiff City	Away	5-1	8	12	20	Max Dyche (2)

Northampton fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 12.07
Fouls against per game: 10.07
Match total fouls per game: 22.13
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 20 of 24

Northampton 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	12	63%	63%	63%	63%	63%
Away	7	12.14	86%	71%	71%	71%	43%
Overall	15	12.07	73%	67%	67%	67%	53%

Northampton 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	9.13	50%	50%	50%	25%	25%
Away	7	11.14	71%	71%	57%	43%	29%
Overall	15	10.07	60%	60%	53%	33%	27%

Northampton 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	21.13	63%	50%	50%	38%	13%
Away	7	23.29	100%	86%	57%	43%	0%
Overall	15	22.13	80%	67%	53%	40%	7%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.07	12	12.14
Yellow cards / match	1.8	1.88	1.71
Fouls per yellow card	6.7	6.4	7.1
Cards per foul	15%	16%	14%
Fouls over 8.5	73%	63%	86%
Fouls over 9.5	67%	63%	71%
Fouls over 10.5	67%	63%	71%
Fouls over 11.5	67%	63%	71%
Fouls over 12.5	53%	63%	43%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.07	9.13	11.14
Fouls against over 8.5	60%	50%	71%
Fouls against over 9.5	60%	50%	71%
Fouls against over 10.5	53%	50%	57%
Fouls against over 11.5	33%	25%	43%
Fouls against over 12.5	27%	25%	29%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	22.13	21.13	23.29
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	63%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	67%	50%	86%
Match fouls over 22.5	53%	50%	57%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	38%	43%
Match fouls over 26.5	7%	13%	0%

Northampton 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 9 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	4.8	60%	60%	60%	20%
Away	4	4.75	100%	75%	0%	0%
Overall	9	4.78	78%	67%	33%	11%

Northampton 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 9 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	3	40%	20%	20%	0%
Away	4	6.25	100%	75%	75%	50%
Overall	9	4.44	67%	44%	44%	22%

Northampton 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 9 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	5	7.8	20%	20%	20%	20%
Away	4	11	100%	75%	75%	25%
Overall	9	9.22	56%	44%	44%	22%

Northampton fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League Two	York (A)	1-1	13	8	21	-
19 Sep	League Two	Rotherham (H)	0-1	14	11	25	-
12 Sep	League Two	Shrewsbury (A)	2-0	9	16	25	-
5 Sep	League Two	Newport (H)	1-0	15	11	26	-
1 Sep	League Two	Crawley (H)	1-1	6	8	14	-
29 Aug	League Two	Gillingham (A)	1-1	16	10	26	-
22 Aug	League Two	Crewe (A)	1-0	12	14	26	13
15 Aug	League Two	Swindon (H)	0-0	7	6	13	5
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Leicester (A)	1-0	12	11	23	11
2 May	League One	Plymouth (H)	2-3	17	14	31	12
28 Apr	League One	Barnsley (H)	0-1	13	4	17	8
25 Apr	League One	Cardiff (A)	5-1	8	12	20	11
18 Apr	League One	Doncaster (H)	1-3	17	6	23	7
15 Apr	League One	Luton (A)	2-1	15	7	22	9
6 Apr	League One	Wigan (H)	1-3	7	13	20	7

League Two 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	Colchester United	9	12	15.11	27.11	89%
2	Port Vale	8	14.25	12.5	26.75	75%
3	Barnet	8	12.88	13.75	26.63	88%
4	Shrewsbury Town	10	15.1	11.3	26.4	90%
5	Newport County	10	11.9	13.9	25.8	90%
6	Crewe Alexandra	10	12.4	12.8	25.2	80%
7	Walsall	9	12	13.11	25.11	67%
8	Accrington Stanley	10	15.3	9.8	25.1	80%
9	Salford City	10	9.9	14.8	24.7	80%
10	Fleetwood Town	10	12.4	11.7	24.1	80%
11	Grimsby Town	10	12.2	11.9	24.1	60%
12	Crawley Town	8	9.75	14.25	24	88%
13	Oldham Athletic	9	11.56	11.89	23.44	67%
14	Exeter City	10	10.3	13.1	23.4	80%
15	Tranmere Rovers	10	10.9	12.2	23.1	50%
16	Rotherham United	10	12.9	9.9	22.8	50%
17	Rochdale	10	11.1	11.5	22.6	60%
18	Chesterfield	10	9.9	12.4	22.3	80%
19	Gillingham	10	11.8	10.2	22	50%
20	Northampton Town	8	11.5	10.5	22	63%
21	Bristol Rovers	10	12.8	9	21.8	50%
22	Cheltenham Town	10	11.8	9.7	21.5	50%
23	York City	9	8	11.89	19.89	33%
24	Swindon Town	10	10.2	7	17.2	10%

Northampton 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	3	13.67	10.67	24.33	67%
Vs top half	4	14	10.75	24.75	75%
Vs bottom half	4	9	10.25	19.25	50%
Vs bottom six	2	10	9.5	19.5	50%

Northampton fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
League Two	2026/2027	8	11.5	10.5	22	63%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	12	11	23	100%
League One	2025/2026	46	10.41	11.52	21.93	54%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	1	10	19	29	100%
FA Cup	2025/2026	1	10	7	17	0%
League One	2024/2025	46	11.52	11.17	22.7	61%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	1	9	12	21	0%
FA Cup	2024/2025	1	13	14	27	100%

Northampton 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
Sat 17 Oct 14:00	Grimsby (away)	24.1	12.2	11.9	27.8	13.8	14
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	Tranmere (home)	23.1	10.9	12.2	25.8	12.2	13.6
Sat 24 Oct 11:30	Colchester (home)	27.11	12	15.11	26.4	11.6	14.8

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Joe Wormleighton	defender	7	8	88%
2	Matty Warhurst	attacker	6	8	75%
3	Tyrese Fornah	midfielder	6	9	67%
4	Elliott Moore	defender	5	9	56%
5	Lee Evans	midfielder	4	6	67%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Joe Wormleighton	defender	4	8	50%
2	Nathaniel Opoku	attacker	3	6	50%
3	Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh	midfielder	3	7	43%
4	Matty Warhurst	attacker	3	8	38%
5	Tyrese Fornah	midfielder	3	9	33%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Lee Evans	midfielder	1	6	17%
2	Nathaniel Opoku	attacker	1	6	17%
3	Connor Lemonheigh-Evans	midfielder	1	7	14%
4	Logan Briggs	midfielder	1	7	14%
5	Joe Wormleighton	defender	1	8	13%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League Two	Port Vale (A)	1-0	12	7	19	-
3 Oct	League Two	Shrewsbury (H)	1-2	13	25	38	-
26 Sep	League Two	Newport (A)	2-1	9	14	23	-
19 Sep	League Two	Crawley (H)	2-0	17	14	31	-
12 Sep	League Two	Bristol Rovers (H)	2-0	9	12	21	-
5 Sep	League Two	Cheltenham (A)	2-2	7	7	14	-
1 Sep	League Two	Accrington (A)	2-2	10	9	19	-
29 Aug	League Two	Fleetwood (H)	2-2	15	11	26	-
22 Aug	League Two	Walsall (A)	0-0	15	12	27	13
15 Aug	League Two	Exeter City (H)	1-0	15	8	23	12