Shrewsbury are averaging 12.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 24.2 total fouls on average. That puts them 11th 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 Rochdale, a profile of referee Simon Mather, and a full match-by-match log.
Josh Davison leads with 10 fouls across 5 qualifying appearances (2/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Shrewsbury player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Shrewsbury are averaging 12.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.7 for a match-total of 24.2. That ranks 11th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Shrewsbury pick up one yellow card every 0.16 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 Rochdale the page weights each Shrewsbury defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Shrewsbury 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.
Simon Mather 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Davison | attacker | 5 | 10 | 2 | 100% |
| A. Jude-Boyd | defender | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 100% |
| Sam Clucas | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Temple Ojinnaka | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Tommy McDermott | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Iwan Morgan | attacker | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 80% |
| John Marquis | attacker | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 80% |
| Luca Hoole | defender | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 80% |
| Jay Turner-Cooke | midfielder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Isaac Fletcher | midfielder | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 80% |
| Ismeal Kabia | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Sam Stubbs | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| B. Ihionvien | attacker | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Will Boyle | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 63% |
| Will Gray | midfielder | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 63% |
| Josh Ruffels | defender | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Taylor Perry | midfielder | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Joseph Gbode | attacker | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 60% |
| George Lloyd | attacker | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Tom Sang | defender | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 43% |
| Kevin Berkoe | defender | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Isaac Lee | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Tom Anderson | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Will Brook | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Matthew Cox | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Salford City | Home | 1-0 | 13 | 11 | 24 | Josh Davison (4) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Fleetwood Town | Away | 4-0 | 12 | 8 | 20 | A. Jude-Boyd (3) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Barnet | Home | 1-3 | 14 | 14 | 28 | Joseph Gbode (4) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Tranmere Rovers | Away | 2-0 | 11 | 15 | 26 | Josh Davison (2) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Salford City | Away | 1-1 | 17 | 10 | 27 | Sam Stubbs (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | Gillingham | Away | 1-0 | 14 | 10 | 24 | George Lloyd (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Fleetwood Town | Home | 2-2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | John Marquis (2) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Crawley Town | Away | 0-0 | 14 | 16 | 30 | Taylor Perry (2) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 1-0 | 9 | 14 | 23 | Josh Ruffels (3) |
| 7 Apr 2026 | Bromley | Away | 2-1 | 11 | 7 | 18 | Sam Stubbs (2) |