Republic of Ireland are averaging 10.8 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.3 total fouls on average. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Kosovo, and a full match-by-match log.
Jake O'Brien leads with 8 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1/g, 63% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Republic of Ireland player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Republic of Ireland are averaging 10.8 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.5 for a match-total of 21.3. On average Republic of Ireland pick up one yellow card every 0.185 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 Kosovo the page weights each Republic of Ireland defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Republic of Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Cullen | midfielder | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| Festy Ebosele | defender | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 100% |
| Jason Knight | midfielder | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Killian Phillips | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Jack Moylan | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Kasey McAteer | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Will Smallbone | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Robbie Brady | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Alan Browne | midfielder | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Mason Melia | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Mark McGuinness | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Tom Cannon | attacker | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| John Egan | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Finn Azaz | midfielder | 6 | 6 | 1 | 83% |
| James Abankwah | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Nathan Collins | defender | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 67% |
| Evan Ferguson | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Jack Taylor | midfielder | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Conor Coventry | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Jake O'Brien | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 63% |
| Liam Scales | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Adam Idah | attacker | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Ryan Manning | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Dara O'Shea | defender | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 56% |
| Chiedozie Ogbene | attacker | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 50% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2026 | Canada | Away | 1-1 | 13 | 9 | 22 | James Abankwah (3) |
| 28 May 2026 | Qatar | Home | 1-0 | 9 | 16 | 25 | Jake O'Brien (2) |
| 16 May 2026 | Grenada | Home | 5-0 | 12 | 9 | 21 | Tom Cannon (3) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | North Macedonia | Home | 0-0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | Jason Knight (1) |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Czech Republic | Away | 2-2 | 14 | 25 | 39 | Jake O'Brien (3) |
| 16 Nov 2025 | Hungary | Away | 2-3 | 17 | 10 | 27 | Dara O'Shea (2) |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Portugal | Home | 2-0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | Liam Scales (1) |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Armenia | Home | 1-0 | 12 | 6 | 18 | Séamus Coleman (2) |
| 11 Oct 2025 | Portugal | Away | 1-0 | 9 | 6 | 15 | Evan Ferguson (2) |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Armenia | Away | 2-1 | 13 | 9 | 22 | Evan Ferguson (2) |