Sunderland are averaging 11.9 fouls drawn per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 24.3 total fouls drawn on average. That puts them 6th of 20 for team fouls drawn per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-drawn-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Brentford, and a full match-by-match log.
Granit Xhaka leads with 17 fouls drawn across 10 qualifying appearances (1.7/g, 80% hit rate). The fouls-drawn-rate table below ranks every Sunderland player by fouls drawn per qualifying appearance and six-game form.
Sunderland are averaging 11.9 fouls drawn per game over 10 games and concede 12.4 for a match-total of 24.3. That ranks 6th of 20 for team fouls drawn. They commit 12.8 fouls per game themselves (drawn/committed ratio of 0.93).
Player fouls-drawn prices are not yet wired up; the chip will read “no priced market” until that's added.
Fouls-drawn matchup blends our attackers' draw rate (50%) with the opposition's fouls-committed rate (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Brentford, the page weights Sunderland's ball-carriers against the opposition's last-season fouls-committed rate.
Sunderland's ratio is currently 0.93 — that means they draw 0.93 fouls for every one they commit. Above 1.0 is good for forward foul-draw markets; below 1.0 is the reverse.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Sunderland fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Team-level fouls drawn is aggregated from per-player rows since Sportmonks doesn't always populate it directly.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their fouls-drawn rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls drawn | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habib Diarra | midfielder | 5 | 10 | 2 | 100% |
| Melker Ellborg | goalkeeper | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Enzo Le Fée | midfielder | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 89% |
| Granit Xhaka | midfielder | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 80% |
| Dan Ballard | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 80% |
| Wilson Isidor | attacker | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Nilson Angulo | attacker | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Noah Sadiki | midfielder | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 70% |
| Reinildo Mandava | defender | 9 | 9 | 1 | 67% |
| Brian Brobbey | attacker | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 60% |
| Nordi Mukiele | defender | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Luke O'Nien | defender | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Trai Hume | defender | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 44% |
| Robin Roefs | goalkeeper | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 44% |
| Omar Alderete | defender | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 25% |
| Chemsdine Talbi | attacker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Chris Rigg | midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Thomas Meunier | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls drawn | Opposition fouls drawn | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Fulham | Home | 1-0 | 14 | 9 | 23 | Nilson Angulo (3) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Ipswich Town | Away | 2-1 | 12 | 14 | 26 | Granit Xhaka (4) |
| 24 May 2026 | Chelsea | Home | 2-1 | 12 | 14 | 26 | Brian Brobbey (3) |
| 17 May 2026 | Everton | Away | 1-3 | 14 | 9 | 23 | Granit Xhaka (3) |
| 9 May 2026 | Manchester United | Home | 0-0 | 10 | 11 | 21 | Trai Hume (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 1-1 | 11 | 11 | 22 | Brian Brobbey (3) |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 0-5 | 15 | 13 | 28 | Enzo Le Fée (3) |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Aston Villa | Away | 4-3 | 10 | 11 | 21 | Habib Diarra (3) |
| 12 Apr 2026 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 1-0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | Brian Brobbey (4) |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Newcastle United | Away | 1-2 | 7 | 19 | 26 | Habib Diarra (2) |