Portugal are averaging 8.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 22 total fouls on average. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Wales, and a full match-by-match log.
João Cancelo leads with 10 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1/g, 70% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Portugal player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Portugal are averaging 8.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 13.5 for a match-total of 22. On average Portugal pick up one yellow card every 0.129 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 Wales the page weights each Portugal defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Portugal 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.
Yes — the referee profile module shows the assigned official's average fouls and yellows per match this season. Some referees blow for materially more fouls than others.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rúben Dias | defender | 7 | 7 | 1 | 71% |
| João Félix | attacker | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 71% |
| Renato Veiga | defender | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 70% |
| João Cancelo | defender | 10 | 10 | 1 | 70% |
| Francisco Conceição | attacker | 8 | 8 | 1 | 63% |
| Bruno Fernandes | midfielder | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 50% |
| João Neves | midfielder | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 50% |
| Nélson Semedo | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Tomás Araújo | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Gonçalo Guedes | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Pedro Neto | attacker | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 44% |
| Samú Costa | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Vitinha | midfielder | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 33% |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | attacker | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Nuno Mendes | defender | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Gonçalo Ramos | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Bernardo Silva | midfielder | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Diogo Dalot | defender | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Rúben Neves | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 20% |
| Diogo Costa | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rafael Leão | attacker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Francisco Trincão | midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Gonçalo Inácio | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Matheus Nunes | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| José Sá | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2026 | Spain | Home | 0-1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Bernardo Silva (2) |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Croatia | Home | 2-1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | Rúben Dias (2) |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Colombia | Away | 0-0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | Rúben Dias (2) |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Uzbekistan | Home | 5-0 | 14 | 15 | 29 | Nuno Mendes (3) |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Congo DR | Home | 1-1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | João Cancelo (2) |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Nigeria | Home | 2-1 | 11 | 19 | 30 | Francisco Conceição (3) |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Chile | Home | 2-1 | 8 | 17 | 25 | Rúben Dias (1) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | United States | Away | 0-2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | João Cancelo (2) |
| 29 Mar 2026 | Mexico | Away | 0-0 | 9 | 12 | 21 | Renato Veiga (2) |
| 16 Nov 2025 | Armenia | Home | 9-1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | João Neves (2) |