Sporting Yellow Cards Stats 2026/2027
Sporting Yellow Cards Stats 2026/2027 - season overview
Sporting are averaging 2.1 yellow cards per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 4.4 cards on average. That puts them 8th of 18 for total cards per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against Lens, a profile of referee Igor Pajač, and a full match-by-match log.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Sporting players get booked most often?
Use the booking-rate table on this page to see each Sporting player's yellow cards per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), plus their hit-rate over the last six appearances and current bookmaker odds to be carded.
How is the matchup risk score calculated?
Matchup risk blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the defender's underlying card rate (20%). Scores above 0.7 are flagged high risk, 0.4–0.7 medium and below 0.4 low.
Where do these yellow card stats come from?
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz. Player odds are taken from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.
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 booking rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.
How accurate are these predictions?
Yellow cards are inherently noisy - we surface signal (form, matchup, referee profile, market price), not certainties. Use the booking-rate table and matchup risk as inputs, not guarantees.
Does the referee affect the chance of a yellow card?
Yes. The referee profile module shows the assigned official's average yellows per match this season alongside their season fouls and red-card rate so you can adjust expectations for the upcoming fixture.
Sporting player yellow cards rates
| Player |
Position |
Apps |
Yellow cards |
Per game |
1+ hit rate |
| Luis Suárez | attacker | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Sergi Altimira | midfielder | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Eduardo Quaresma | defender | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Geny Catamo | attacker | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Maxi Araújo | defender | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Gonçalo Inácio | defender | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Iván Fresneda | defender | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Flávio Gonçalves | midfielder | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Rui Silva | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rodrigo Zalazar | midfielder | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Issa Doumbia | midfielder | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Fotis Ioannidis | attacker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Luís Guilherme | attacker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Georgios Vagiannidis | defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Zeno Debast | defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Silas Andersen | midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nestory Irankunda | attacker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Hidemasa Morita | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Pedro Gonçalves | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Francisco Trincão | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Morten Hjulmand | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ibrahima Ba | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rodrigo Dias | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Sporting yellow cards match by match
| Date |
Competition |
Opponent |
Venue |
Score |
Team yellow cards |
Opposition yellow cards |
Match total |
Top player |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Liga Portugal | Sporting Braga | Away | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 Sep 2026 | Liga Portugal | Arouca | Home | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Liga Portugal | Famalicão | Away | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Champions League | Galatasaray | Home | 3-1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 Sep 2026 | Liga Portugal | Nacional | Home | 2-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave | Away | 0-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Liga Portugal | Alverca | Home | 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Liga Portugal | Vitória Guimarães | Home | 3-2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Liga Portugal | Estrela Amadora | Away | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 16 May 2026 | Liga Portugal | Gil Vicente | Home | 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sporting cards 2026/2027: last 10 games
- Cards for per game
- 2.1
- Cards against per game
- 2.3
- Match total cards per game
- 4.4
- Games
- 10
- League rank for match cards
- 7 of 18
Sporting Cards for 2026/2027 by venue
| Scope |
Games |
Average |
Over 0.5 % |
Over 1.5 % |
Over 2.5 % |
Over 3.5 % |
Over 4.5 % |
| Home | 6 | 2.17 | 83% | 67% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| Away | 4 | 2 | 100% | 50% | 25% | 25% | 0% |
| Overall | 10 | 2.1 | 90% | 60% | 30% | 30% | 0% |
Sporting Cards against 2026/2027 by venue
| Scope |
Games |
Average |
Over 0.5 % |
Over 1.5 % |
Over 2.5 % |
Over 3.5 % |
Over 4.5 % |
| Home | 6 | 2.83 | 100% | 67% | 67% | 33% | 17% |
| Away | 4 | 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Overall | 10 | 2.3 | 100% | 60% | 40% | 20% | 10% |
Sporting Match total 2026/2027 by venue
| Scope |
Games |
Average |
Over 2.5 % |
Over 3.5 % |
Over 4.5 % |
Over 5.5 % |
Over 6.5 % |
| Home | 6 | 5 | 83% | 67% | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| Away | 4 | 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 25% | 25% | 0% |
| Overall | 10 | 4.4 | 70% | 60% | 40% | 30% | 20% |
Sporting Team cards 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)
| Team cards |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Cards / match | 2.1 | 2.17 | 2 |
| Fouls / match | 11.9 | 11.67 | 12.25 |
| Fouls per yellow card | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Cards over 0.5 | 90% | 83% | 100% |
| Cards over 1.5 | 60% | 67% | 50% |
| Cards over 2.5 | 30% | 33% | 25% |
| Cards over 3.5 | 30% | 33% | 25% |
| Cards over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Sporting Cards against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)
| Cards against |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Cards against / match | 2.3 | 2.83 | 1.5 |
| Cards against over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Cards against over 1.5 | 60% | 67% | 50% |
| Cards against over 2.5 | 40% | 67% | 0% |
| Cards against over 3.5 | 20% | 33% | 0% |
| Cards against over 4.5 | 10% | 17% | 0% |
Sporting Match cards 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)
| Match cards |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Match cards / match | 4.4 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Match cards over 2.5 | 70% | 83% | 50% |
| Match cards over 3.5 | 60% | 67% | 50% |
| Match cards over 4.5 | 40% | 50% | 25% |
| Match cards over 5.5 | 30% | 33% | 25% |
| Match cards over 6.5 | 20% | 33% | 0% |
Sporting cards match by match 2026/2027
Liga Portugal cards table 2026/2027: every team's cards per game
Sporting cards against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027
| Opponents |
Games |
For per game |
Against per game |
Match total per game |
Over 4.5 % |
| Vs top six | 11 | 3.27 | 3.18 | 6.45 | 82% |
| Vs top half | 19 | 2.63 | 2.58 | 5.21 | 58% |
| Vs bottom half | 23 | 1.78 | 2.74 | 4.52 | 43% |
| Vs bottom six | 16 | 1.81 | 2.88 | 4.69 | 44% |
Sporting cards per game by competition, last three seasons
| Competition |
Season |
Games |
For per game |
Against per game |
Match total per game |
Over 4.5 % |
| Liga Portugal | 2026/2027 | 8 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 4.75 | 38% |
| Champions League | 2026/2027 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 100% |
| Liga Portugal | 2025/2026 | 34 | 2.12 | 2.74 | 4.85 | 53% |
| Champions League | 2025/2026 | 11 | 2.18 | 2.27 | 4.45 | 55% |
| Liga Portugal | 2024/2025 | 34 | 2 | 3.18 | 5.18 | 59% |
| Champions League | 2024/2025 | 10 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 50% |
Sporting next three opponents: cards per game this season
| Kick-off |
Opponent |
Their match total |
Their cards for |
Their cards against |
Match total at that venue |
For at that venue |
Against at that venue |
| Tue 13 Oct 16:45 | Lens (away) | 3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Wed 21 Oct 19:00 | LASK Linz (home) | 2.33 | 1.67 | 0.67 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Sun 25 Oct 20:30 | Ac. Viseu (home) | 5.14 | 3.29 | 1.86 | 5.25 | 3.75 | 1.5 |
Sporting players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026/2027
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