Stoke Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Stoke Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Stoke are averaging 13.07 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.33 total fouls on average. That puts them 7th 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 Derby, a profile of referee Oliver Langford, and a full match-by-match log.

Stoke Fouls Questions

Which Stoke players commit the most fouls?

Róbert Boženík leads with 25 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (2.78/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Stoke player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Stoke's foul profile look this season?

Stoke are averaging 13.07 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 10.27 for a match-total of 23.33. That ranks 7th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Stoke pick up one yellow card every 0.148 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 Derby the page weights each Stoke 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 Stoke 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?

Oliver Langford is the referee for this fixture - they average 21.6 fouls and 4.2 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Stoke player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Róbert Boženík	attacker	9	25	2.78	100%
Tatsuki Seko	midfielder	3	4	1.33	100%
Svante Ingelsson	midfielder	3	4	1.33	100%
Lewis Baker	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Laurence Giani	defender	1	1	1	100%
George Hirst	attacker	10	11	1.1	80%
Djibril Soumaré	midfielder	12	16	1.33	75%
Sam Gallagher	attacker	11	17	1.55	73%
Bosun Lawal	defender	7	8	1.14	71%
Luke Graham	defender	10	9	0.9	70%
Ben Johnson	defender	10	10	1	70%
Ethan Galbraith	midfielder	12	16	1.33	67%
Ben Wilmot	defender	12	13	1.08	67%
Justin Devenny	midfielder	6	4	0.67	67%
Maksym Taloverov	defender	6	5	0.83	67%
Ashley Phillips	defender	3	3	1	67%
Ben Pearson	midfielder	3	2	0.67	67%
Ben Gibson	defender	3	6	2	67%
Luca Bombino	defender	3	3	1	67%
Jun-ho Bae	midfielder	8	7	0.88	63%
Junior Tchamadeu	defender	5	4	0.8	60%
Sorba Thomas	attacker	8	4	0.5	50%
Jack McGlynn	midfielder	6	5	0.83	50%
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Tomas Rigo	midfielder	2	2	1	50%

Stoke fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
13 Oct 2026	Championship	Middlesbrough	Home	2-3	9	11	20	Luke Graham (2)
10 Oct 2026	Championship	Bolton Wanderers	Away	1-2	9	8	17	Jack McGlynn (2)
19 Sep 2026	Championship	Sheffield United	Home	2-1	13	15	28	Ben Johnson (3)
12 Sep 2026	Championship	Watford	Away	1-2	6	14	20	George Hirst (2)
8 Sep 2026	Championship	Cardiff City	Away	1-1	19	5	24	Ben Wilmot (4)
5 Sep 2026	Championship	Charlton Athletic	Home	4-0	20	11	31	Ethan Galbraith (3)
1 Sep 2026	Championship	Norwich City	Home	1-0	15	10	25	Róbert Boženík (4)
29 Aug 2026	Championship	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Away	4-1	15	13	28	Djibril Soumaré (3)
25 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Hull City	Home	1-1	11	6	17	Róbert Boženík (3)
22 Aug 2026	Championship	Southampton	Away	3-1	21	10	31	Ben Gibson (4)
15 Aug 2026	Championship	Swansea City	Home	1-2	14	9	23	Luke Graham (2)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Oldham Athletic	Home	2-0	14	11	25	Róbert Boženík (3)

Stoke fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 13.07
Fouls against per game: 10.27
Match total fouls per game: 23.33
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 1 of 24

Stoke 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	9	12.56	89%	67%	67%	56%	56%
Away	6	13.83	83%	67%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	15	13.07	87%	67%	67%	60%	60%

Stoke 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	9	10.78	89%	78%	67%	22%	22%
Away	6	9.5	50%	50%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	15	10.27	73%	67%	53%	27%	27%

Stoke 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	9	23.33	89%	67%	56%	44%	22%
Away	6	23.33	83%	50%	50%	33%	33%
Overall	15	23.33	87%	60%	53%	40%	27%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	13.07	12.56	13.83
Yellow cards / match	1.93	1.33	2.83
Fouls per yellow card	6.8	9.4	4.9
Cards per foul	15%	11%	20%
Fouls over 8.5	87%	89%	83%
Fouls over 9.5	67%	67%	67%
Fouls over 10.5	67%	67%	67%
Fouls over 11.5	60%	56%	67%
Fouls over 12.5	60%	56%	67%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.27	10.78	9.5
Fouls against over 8.5	73%	89%	50%
Fouls against over 9.5	67%	78%	50%
Fouls against over 10.5	53%	67%	33%
Fouls against over 11.5	27%	22%	33%
Fouls against over 12.5	27%	22%	33%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.33	23.33	23.33
Match fouls over 18.5	87%	89%	83%
Match fouls over 20.5	60%	67%	50%
Match fouls over 22.5	53%	56%	50%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	44%	33%
Match fouls over 26.5	27%	22%	33%

Stoke 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	5	5.4	100%	100%	20%	20%
Away	2	5.5	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	7	5.43	86%	86%	29%	29%

Stoke 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	5	4.6	80%	60%	20%	20%
Away	2	5.5	100%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	7	4.86	86%	57%	29%	29%

Stoke 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	5	10	80%	80%	40%	20%
Away	2	11	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	7	10.29	71%	71%	43%	29%

Stoke fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Oct	Championship	M'Boro (H)	2-3	9	11	20	-
10 Oct	Championship	Bolton (A)	1-2	9	8	17	-
19 Sep	Championship	Sheff Utd (H)	2-1	13	15	28	-
12 Sep	Championship	Watford (A)	1-2	6	14	20	-
8 Sep	Championship	Cardiff (A)	1-1	19	5	24	-
5 Sep	Championship	Charlton (H)	4-0	20	11	31	-
1 Sep	Championship	Norwich (H)	1-0	15	10	25	-
29 Aug	Championship	Wolves (A)	4-1	15	13	28	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Hull (H)	1-1	11	6	17	7
22 Aug	Championship	S'oton (A)	3-1	21	10	31	16
15 Aug	Championship	Swansea (H)	1-2	14	9	23	11
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Oldham (H)	2-0	14	11	25	12
2 May	Championship	Bristol City (A)	2-0	13	7	20	6
25 Apr	Championship	Portsmouth (H)	1-3	9	13	22	10
21 Apr	Championship	Millwall (H)	1-3	8	11	19	10

Championship 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	Stoke City	10	14.1	10.6	24.7	70%
2	Lincoln City	10	13.1	11.6	24.7	70%
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	9	12	12.67	24.67	78%
4	Sheffield United	10	11.5	12.4	23.9	80%
5	West Bromwich Albion	10	10	13.4	23.4	50%
6	Cardiff City	10	10.1	13.2	23.3	90%
7	Portsmouth	9	11.22	12	23.22	67%
8	Charlton Athletic	10	11.6	11.4	23	60%
9	Norwich City	10	11.4	11.3	22.7	70%
10	Bristol City	10	11.1	10.9	22	40%
11	Birmingham City	10	11.7	10.2	21.9	60%
12	Southampton	10	8.6	12.9	21.5	40%
13	Wrexham	10	10.5	10.9	21.4	70%
14	Watford	10	11.2	10.1	21.3	40%
15	Derby County	10	12.3	8.6	20.9	40%
16	West Ham United	10	10.1	10.8	20.9	20%
17	Millwall	10	11.6	9.2	20.8	40%
18	Swansea City	10	9.7	11	20.7	50%
19	Blackburn Rovers	10	10.4	10.2	20.6	50%
20	Preston North End	10	10.6	9.9	20.5	30%
21	Bolton Wanderers	10	10.1	10.1	20.2	40%
22	Middlesbrough	10	10	9.4	19.4	40%
23	Burnley	10	9.9	9.5	19.4	10%
24	Queens Park Rangers	10	9.1	9.8	18.9	30%

Stoke 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	14	9.86	11.07	20.93	43%
Vs top half	28	11	10.57	21.57	46%
Vs bottom half	28	11.11	9.54	20.64	43%
Vs bottom six	15	10.73	9	19.73	40%

Stoke fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Championship	2026/2027	10	14.1	10.6	24.7	70%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	2	12.5	8.5	21	50%
Championship	2025/2026	46	10.39	9.93	20.33	39%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	2	10	13.5	23.5	50%
FA Cup	2025/2026	2	12	11.5	23.5	50%
Championship	2024/2025	46	11.8	9.57	21.37	50%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	4	10	7.75	17.75	25%
FA Cup	2024/2025	2	13.5	13.5	27	100%

Stoke 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 14:00	Derby (away)	20.9	12.3	8.6	20.4	11.6	8.8
Sat 24 Oct 14:00	Bristol City (home)	22	11.1	10.9	21.2	11.2	10
Sat 31 Oct 12:30	Preston (home)	20.5	10.6	9.9	23	13.6	9.4

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Djibril Soumaré	midfielder	9	12	75%
2	Róbert Boženík	attacker	8	9	89%
3	George Hirst	attacker	8	10	80%
4	Ben Wilmot	defender	8	12	67%
5	Ethan Galbraith	midfielder	8	12	67%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Róbert Boženík	attacker	6	9	67%
2	Djibril Soumaré	midfielder	6	12	50%
3	Sam Gallagher	attacker	5	8	63%
4	Ethan Galbraith	midfielder	5	12	42%
5	George Hirst	attacker	3	10	30%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Róbert Boženík	attacker	4	9	44%
2	Ethan Galbraith	midfielder	3	12	25%
3	Sam Gallagher	attacker	2	8	25%
4	Ben Gibson	defender	1	1	100%
5	Bosun Lawal	defender	1	8	13%

Derby fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
14 Oct	Championship	QPR (A)	4-1	10	10	20	-
10 Oct	Championship	Wrexham (H)	1-1	10	6	16	-
19 Sep	Championship	Burnley (A)	1-1	12	9	21	-
12 Sep	Championship	Birmingham (H)	1-2	8	12	20	-
9 Sep	Championship	WBA (H)	0-1	12	9	21	-
5 Sep	Championship	West Ham (A)	3-0	14	4	18	-
1 Sep	Championship	Portsmouth (A)	0-2	13	12	25	-
29 Aug	Championship	Swansea (H)	0-3	16	7	23	-
22 Aug	Championship	Cardiff (H)	2-2	12	10	22	8
15 Aug	Championship	Charlton (A)	2-1	16	7	23	8