Rotherham Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Rotherham Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Rotherham are averaging 13 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.33 total fouls on average. That puts them 2nd 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 Fleetwood, a profile of referee Steven Copeland, and a full match-by-match log.

Rotherham Fouls Questions

Which Rotherham players commit the most fouls?

Jili Buyabu leads with 17 fouls across 11 qualifying appearances (1.55/g, 73% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Rotherham player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Rotherham's foul profile look this season?

Rotherham are averaging 13 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 10.33 for a match-total of 23.33. That ranks 2nd of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Rotherham pick up one yellow card every 0.159 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 Fleetwood the page weights each Rotherham 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 Rotherham 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?

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

Rotherham player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Jamal Baptiste	defender	4	8	2	100%
Harry Gray	attacker	4	9	2.25	100%
Jayce Fitzgerald	midfielder	4	5	1.25	100%
James Clarke	midfielder	2	2	1	100%
H. Duncan	defender	1	1	1	100%
Paul Mullin	attacker	10	14	1.4	80%
Ossama Ashley	midfielder	8	7	0.88	75%
Josh Austerfield	midfielder	8	11	1.38	75%
Z. Jules	defender	4	4	1	75%
S. Nombe	attacker	4	7	1.75	75%
D. Gore	midfielder	4	4	1	75%
Dominic Iorfa	defender	4	5	1.25	75%
Jili Buyabu	defender	11	17	1.55	73%
Kian Spence	midfielder	9	14	1.56	67%
Kieran Ngwenya	defender	6	7	1.17	67%
J. Holmes	midfielder	3	2	0.67	67%
Cohen Lee	midfielder	3	3	1	67%
Denzel Hall	defender	14	13	0.93	64%
Ar'jany Martha	attacker	5	7	1.4	60%
Ewan Otoo	defender	8	6	0.75	50%
Fábio André Tavares Desidério	attacker	8	4	0.5	50%
Emmanuel Adegboyega	defender	6	4	0.67	50%
Aaron Nemane	midfielder	6	4	0.67	50%
Lenny Agbaire	defender	2	3	1.5	50%
Brandon Cover	midfielder	9	6	0.67	44%

Rotherham fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
10 Oct 2026	League Two	Gillingham	Home	1-4	16	13	29	Kian Spence (5)
3 Oct 2026	League Two	Exeter City	Away	1-0	13	8	21	Josh Austerfield (2)
26 Sep 2026	League Two	Crewe Alexandra	Home	1-1	17	11	28	Tom Bradshaw (4)
19 Sep 2026	League Two	Northampton Town	Away	0-1	11	14	25	Josh Austerfield (2)
12 Sep 2026	League Two	Salford City	Home	3-3	17	12	29	Kieran Ngwenya (3)
5 Sep 2026	League Two	Bristol Rovers	Away	1-0	9	9	18	Josh Austerfield (3)
1 Sep 2026	League Two	Tranmere Rovers	Away	2-2	10	6	16	Sonny Aljofree (3)
29 Aug 2026	League Two	Chesterfield	Home	2-1	14	11	25	Sonny Aljofree (3)
22 Aug 2026	League Two	York City	Home	1-1	11	5	16	Denzel Hall (3)
15 Aug 2026	League Two	Cheltenham Town	Away	2-1	11	10	21	Lenny Agbaire (3)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	West Bromwich Albion	Home	1-4	9	7	16	Kian Spence (3)
2 May 2026	League One	Wycombe Wanderers	Away	3-2	13	14	27	S. Nombe (4)

Rotherham fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 13
Fouls against per game: 10.33
Match total fouls per game: 23.33
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 16 of 24

Rotherham 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	14.25	100%	88%	88%	75%	75%
Away	7	11.57	100%	86%	71%	43%	43%
Overall	15	13	100%	87%	80%	60%	60%

Rotherham 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	10.13	63%	63%	63%	38%	25%
Away	7	10.57	71%	57%	43%	43%	43%
Overall	15	10.33	67%	60%	53%	40%	33%

Rotherham 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	24.38	75%	63%	63%	63%	50%
Away	7	22.14	71%	71%	43%	43%	29%
Overall	15	23.33	73%	67%	53%	53%	40%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	13	14.25	11.57
Yellow cards / match	2.07	2.13	2
Fouls per yellow card	6.3	6.7	5.8
Cards per foul	16%	15%	17%
Fouls over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	87%	88%	86%
Fouls over 10.5	80%	88%	71%
Fouls over 11.5	60%	75%	43%
Fouls over 12.5	60%	75%	43%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.33	10.13	10.57
Fouls against over 8.5	67%	63%	71%
Fouls against over 9.5	60%	63%	57%
Fouls against over 10.5	53%	63%	43%
Fouls against over 11.5	40%	38%	43%
Fouls against over 12.5	33%	25%	43%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.33	24.38	22.14
Match fouls over 18.5	73%	75%	71%
Match fouls over 20.5	67%	63%	71%
Match fouls over 22.5	53%	63%	43%
Match fouls over 24.5	53%	63%	43%
Match fouls over 26.5	40%	50%	29%

Rotherham 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 7 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	5.25	100%	100%	25%	0%
Away	3	5.67	100%	100%	33%	33%
Overall	7	5.43	100%	100%	29%	14%

Rotherham 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 7 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	3.75	25%	25%	25%	25%
Away	3	6	100%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	7	4.71	57%	43%	43%	43%

Rotherham 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 7 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	4	9	25%	25%	25%	25%
Away	3	11.67	100%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	7	10.14	57%	43%	43%	43%

Rotherham fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League Two	Gillingham (H)	1-4	16	13	29	-
3 Oct	League Two	Exeter City (A)	1-0	13	8	21	-
26 Sep	League Two	Crewe (H)	1-1	17	11	28	-
19 Sep	League Two	Northampton (A)	0-1	11	14	25	-
12 Sep	League Two	Salford (H)	3-3	17	12	29	-
5 Sep	League Two	Bristol Rovers (A)	1-0	9	9	18	-
1 Sep	League Two	Tranmere (A)	2-2	10	6	16	-
29 Aug	League Two	Chesterfield (H)	2-1	14	11	25	-
22 Aug	League Two	York (H)	1-1	11	5	16	8
15 Aug	League Two	Cheltenham (A)	2-1	11	10	21	9
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	WBA (H)	1-4	9	7	16	6
2 May	League One	Wycombe (A)	3-2	13	14	27	14
25 Apr	League One	Reading (H)	1-1	17	15	32	14
21 Apr	League One	Luton (H)	0-2	13	7	20	8
18 Apr	League One	Orient (A)	0-2	14	13	27	12

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%

Rotherham 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	4	15.25	10.25	25.5	75%
Vs top half	7	13.57	10.14	23.71	57%
Vs bottom half	3	11.33	9.33	20.67	33%
Vs bottom six	1	11	14	25	100%

Rotherham 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	10	12.9	9.9	22.8	50%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	9	7	16	0%
League One	2025/2026	46	12.61	11.33	23.93	65%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	2	12.5	11.5	24	100%
FA Cup	2025/2026	1	17	9	26	100%
League One	2024/2025	46	11.76	12	23.76	70%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	2	14.5	9.5	24	100%

Rotherham 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 11:30	Fleetwood (away)	24.1	12.4	11.7	23	11.6	11.4
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	Newport (home)	25.8	11.9	13.9	24.8	11.2	13.6
Sat 24 Oct 14:00	Shrewsbury (home)	26.4	15.1	11.3	26.2	14.8	11.4

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jili Buyabu	defender	8	11	73%
2	Paul Mullin	attacker	8	11	73%
3	Denzel Hall	defender	7	11	64%
4	Jayce Fitzgerald	midfielder	6	6	100%
5	Josh Austerfield	midfielder	6	8	75%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jili Buyabu	defender	7	11	64%
2	Paul Mullin	attacker	6	11	55%
3	Josh Austerfield	midfielder	4	8	50%
4	Kian Spence	midfielder	4	9	44%
5	Sonny Aljofree	defender	3	11	27%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Kian Spence	midfielder	2	9	22%
2	Jili Buyabu	defender	2	11	18%
3	Sonny Aljofree	defender	2	11	18%
4	Lenny Agbaire	defender	1	2	50%
5	Josh Austerfield	midfielder	1	8	13%

Fleetwood 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	Walsall (H)	1-1	12	12	24	-
3 Oct	League Two	Salford (A)	1-0	6	7	13	-
26 Sep	League Two	Rochdale (H)	1-2	12	13	25	-
19 Sep	League Two	Barnet (A)	3-1	19	20	39	-
16 Sep	Carabao Cup	Sheff Utd (H)	1-0	13	10	23	-
12 Sep	League Two	Newport (A)	1-1	16	10	26	-
5 Sep	League Two	Shrewsbury (H)	2-0	13	15	28	-
1 Sep	League Two	Oldham (H)	1-1	8	2	10	-
29 Aug	League Two	Grimsby (A)	2-2	11	15	26	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Shrewsbury (H)	4-0	8	12	20	10