Sporting Fouls Stats 2026/2027
Sporting Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview
Sporting are averaging 11.27 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.53 total fouls on average. That puts them 18th of 18 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 LASK Linz, a profile of referee N. Walsh, and a full match-by-match log.
Sporting Fouls Questions
Which Sporting players commit the most fouls?
Sergi Altimira leads with 15 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.5/g, 90% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Sporting player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
How does Sporting's foul profile look this season?
Sporting are averaging 11.27 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 12.27 for a match-total of 23.53. That ranks 18th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Sporting pick up one yellow card every 0.154 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 LASK Linz the page weights each Sporting 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 Sporting 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?
N. Walsh is the referee for this fixture - they average 25.5 fouls and 5 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
Sporting player fouls rates
| Player |
Position |
Apps |
Fouls |
Per game |
1+ hit rate |
| Iván Fresneda | defender | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 100% |
| Ousmane Diomande | defender | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Salvador Blopa | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Morten Hjulmand | midfielder | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Rodrigo Dias | defender | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| João Simões | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Sergi Altimira | midfielder | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 90% |
| Maxi Araújo | defender | 14 | 15 | 1.07 | 86% |
| Georgios Vagiannidis | defender | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 86% |
| Luis Suárez | attacker | 15 | 15 | 1 | 73% |
| Fotis Ioannidis | attacker | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 67% |
| Eduardo Quaresma | defender | 10 | 10 | 1 | 60% |
| Hidemasa Morita | midfielder | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Gonçalo Inácio | defender | 12 | 9 | 0.75 | 58% |
| Flávio Gonçalves | midfielder | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Geny Catamo | attacker | 15 | 10 | 0.67 | 53% |
| Issa Doumbia | midfielder | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 50% |
| Zeno Debast | defender | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 50% |
| Francisco Trincão | midfielder | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Nestory Irankunda | attacker | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Daniel Bragança | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Silas Andersen | midfielder | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| LuÃs Guilherme | attacker | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Pedro Gonçalves | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
Sporting fouls match by match
| Date |
Competition |
Opponent |
Venue |
Score |
Team fouls |
Opposition fouls |
Match total |
Top player |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Champions League | Lens | Away | 0-2 | 12 | 8 | 20 | Sergi Altimira (2) |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Liga Portugal | Sporting Braga | Away | 1-3 | 10 | 11 | 21 | Iván Fresneda (2) |
| 19 Sep 2026 | Liga Portugal | Arouca | Home | 2-2 | 9 | 17 | 26 | Sergi Altimira (1) |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Liga Portugal | Famalicão | Away | 1-1 | 11 | 14 | 25 | Iván Fresneda (3) |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Champions League | Galatasaray | Home | 3-1 | 13 | 11 | 24 | Luis Suárez (3) |
| 5 Sep 2026 | Liga Portugal | Nacional | Home | 2-0 | 10 | 6 | 16 | Iván Fresneda (3) |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave | Away | 0-4 | 14 | 7 | 21 | Gonçalo Inácio (3) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Liga Portugal | Alverca | Home | 3-1 | 13 | 17 | 30 | Sergi Altimira (4) |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Liga Portugal | Vitória Guimarães | Home | 3-2 | 12 | 21 | 33 | Fotis Ioannidis (2) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Liga Portugal | Estrela Amadora | Away | 2-2 | 14 | 13 | 27 | Issa Doumbia (4) |
| 16 May 2026 | Liga Portugal | Gil Vicente | Home | 3-0 | 13 | 14 | 27 | Morten Hjulmand (3) |
| 11 May 2026 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave | Away | 1-4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | Francisco Trincão (2) |
Sporting fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games
- Fouls for per game
- 11.27
- Fouls against per game
- 12.27
- Match total fouls per game
- 23.53
- Games
- 15
- League rank for match fouls
- 11 of 18
Sporting 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 | 11.63 | 88% | 75% | 63% | 63% | 50% |
| Away | 7 | 10.86 | 71% | 71% | 57% | 43% | 29% |
| Overall | 15 | 11.27 | 80% | 73% | 60% | 53% | 40% |
Sporting 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 | 13.38 | 75% | 75% | 75% | 63% | 63% |
| Away | 7 | 11 | 71% | 57% | 57% | 43% | 43% |
| Overall | 15 | 12.27 | 73% | 67% | 67% | 53% | 53% |
Sporting 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 | 25 | 88% | 75% | 75% | 50% | 38% |
| Away | 7 | 21.86 | 86% | 71% | 43% | 29% | 14% |
| Overall | 15 | 23.53 | 87% | 73% | 60% | 40% | 27% |
Sporting Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)
| Team fouls |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Fouls / match | 11.27 | 11.63 | 10.86 |
| Yellow cards / match | 1.73 | 1.88 | 1.57 |
| Fouls per yellow card | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
| Cards per foul | 15% | 16% | 14% |
| Fouls over 8.5 | 80% | 88% | 71% |
| Fouls over 9.5 | 73% | 75% | 71% |
| Fouls over 10.5 | 60% | 63% | 57% |
| Fouls over 11.5 | 53% | 63% | 43% |
| Fouls over 12.5 | 40% | 50% | 29% |
Sporting Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)
| Fouls against |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Fouls against / match | 12.27 | 13.38 | 11 |
| Fouls against over 8.5 | 73% | 75% | 71% |
| Fouls against over 9.5 | 67% | 75% | 57% |
| Fouls against over 10.5 | 67% | 75% | 57% |
| Fouls against over 11.5 | 53% | 63% | 43% |
| Fouls against over 12.5 | 53% | 63% | 43% |
Sporting Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)
| Match fouls |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Match fouls / match | 23.53 | 25 | 21.86 |
| Match fouls over 18.5 | 87% | 88% | 86% |
| Match fouls over 20.5 | 73% | 75% | 71% |
| Match fouls over 22.5 | 60% | 75% | 43% |
| Match fouls over 24.5 | 40% | 50% | 29% |
| Match fouls over 26.5 | 27% | 38% | 14% |
Sporting 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 8 of 15 games)
| Scope |
Games |
Average |
Over 3.5 % |
Over 4.5 % |
Over 5.5 % |
Over 6.5 % |
| Home | 5 | 6.8 | 100% | 80% | 80% | 40% |
| Away | 3 | 5.33 | 67% | 67% | 67% | 33% |
| Overall | 8 | 6.25 | 88% | 75% | 75% | 38% |
Sporting 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 8 of 15 games)
| Scope |
Games |
Average |
Over 3.5 % |
Over 4.5 % |
Over 5.5 % |
Over 6.5 % |
| Home | 5 | 6.2 | 80% | 60% | 60% | 40% |
| Away | 3 | 6.33 | 100% | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| Overall | 8 | 6.25 | 88% | 63% | 63% | 50% |
Sporting 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 8 of 15 games)
| Scope |
Games |
Average |
Over 8.5 % |
Over 9.5 % |
Over 10.5 % |
Over 11.5 % |
| Home | 5 | 13 | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% |
| Away | 3 | 11.67 | 100% | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| Overall | 8 | 12.5 | 88% | 75% | 50% | 50% |
Sporting fouls match by match 2026/2027
Liga Portugal fouls table 2026/2027: every team's fouls per game
Sporting 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 | 11 | 14 | 15.36 | 29.36 | 91% |
| Vs top half | 19 | 13 | 14.68 | 27.68 | 79% |
| Vs bottom half | 23 | 11.3 | 12.61 | 23.91 | 74% |
| Vs bottom six | 16 | 11.69 | 13.06 | 24.75 | 81% |
Sporting fouls per game by competition, last three seasons
| Competition |
Season |
Games |
For per game |
Against per game |
Match total per game |
Over 21.5 % |
| Liga Portugal | 2026/2027 | 8 | 11.63 | 13.25 | 24.88 | 63% |
| Champions League | 2026/2027 | 2 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 22 | 50% |
| Liga Portugal | 2025/2026 | 34 | 12.18 | 13.62 | 25.79 | 79% |
| Champions League | 2025/2026 | 12 | 10.75 | 13.25 | 24 | 67% |
| Liga Portugal | 2024/2025 | 34 | 11.56 | 14.62 | 26.18 | 76% |
| Champions League | 2024/2025 | 10 | 10.4 | 14.9 | 25.3 | 50% |
Sporting 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 |
| Wed 21 Oct 19:00 | LASK Linz (home) | 20.5 | 12.75 | 7.75 | 18.5 | 12 | 6.5 |
| Sun 25 Oct 20:30 | Ac. Viseu (home) | 27.5 | 14.38 | 13.13 | 25.75 | 13.25 | 12.5 |
| Fri 30 Oct 20:15 | Casa Pia (away) | 25.13 | 12.13 | 13 | 27.25 | 13.75 | 13.5 |
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