Sunderland are averaging 2.6 yellow cards per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 4.9 cards on average. That puts them 10th of 20 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 Brentford, a profile of referee Thomas Bramall, and a full match-by-match log.
Use the booking-rate table on this page to see each Sunderland 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Yellow cards | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutsharel Geertruida | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Nilson Angulo | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Habib Diarra | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Dan Ballard | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Brian Brobbey | attacker | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Noah Sadiki | midfielder | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Granit Xhaka | midfielder | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Chris Rigg | midfielder | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Luke O'Nien | defender | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Omar Alderete | defender | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Nordi Mukiele | defender | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Trai Hume | defender | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 11% |
| Robin Roefs | goalkeeper | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 11% |
| Reinildo Mandava | defender | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Enzo Le Fée | midfielder | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Chemsdine Talbi | attacker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Wilson Isidor | attacker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Thomas Meunier | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Melker Ellborg | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team yellow cards | Opposition yellow cards | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Fulham | Home | 1-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Ipswich Town | Away | 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 24 May 2026 | Chelsea | Home | 2-1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 17 May 2026 | Everton | Away | 1-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 9 May 2026 | Manchester United | Home | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2 May 2026 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 0-5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Aston Villa | Away | 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 Apr 2026 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 1-0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Newcastle United | Away | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 7 |