Stoke are averaging 12.4 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 22 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 Norwich, a profile of referee Andrew Kitchen, and a full match-by-match log.
Róbert Boženík leads with 18 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (2.57/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.
Stoke are averaging 12.4 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.6 for a match-total of 22. That ranks 7th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Stoke pick up one yellow card every 0.177 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 Norwich the page weights each Stoke defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Stoke 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.
Andrew Kitchen is the referee for this fixture — they average 23.5 fouls and 4.5 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Róbert Boženík | attacker | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 100% |
| Lewis Baker | midfielder | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Svante Ingelsson | midfielder | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| George Hirst | attacker | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 100% |
| Maksym Taloverov | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Laurence Giani | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ben Pearson | midfielder | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 80% |
| Ethan Galbraith | midfielder | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 80% |
| Ben Wilmot | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Ashley Phillips | defender | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Tatsuki Seko | midfielder | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Sam Gallagher | attacker | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 70% |
| Jun-ho Bae | midfielder | 6 | 6 | 1 | 67% |
| Luke Graham | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Ben Johnson | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Djibril Soumaré | midfielder | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Million Manhoef | attacker | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Bosun Lawal | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Ben Gibson | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Aaron Cresswell | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Junior Tchamadeu | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Tomas Rigo | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Sorba Thomas | attacker | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Lamine Cissé | attacker | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 4-1 | 15 | 13 | 28 | Djibril Soumaré (3) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Hull City | Home | 1-1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | Róbert Boženík (3) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Southampton | Away | 3-1 | 21 | 10 | 31 | Ben Gibson (4) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Swansea City | Home | 1-2 | 14 | 9 | 23 | Luke Graham (2) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 2-0 | 14 | 11 | 25 | Róbert Boženík (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | Bristol City | Away | 2-0 | 13 | 7 | 20 | Sam Gallagher (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Portsmouth | Home | 1-3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Róbert Boženík (4) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Millwall | Home | 1-3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | Róbert Boženík (3) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Wrexham | Away | 2-0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | Róbert Boženík (2) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 1-1 | 11 | 8 | 19 | Ben Pearson (3) |