Wigan are averaging 11.8 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 24.1 total fouls on average. That puts them 8th 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 MK Dons, a profile of referee Paul Howard, and a full match-by-match log.
Joe Taylor leads with 12 fouls across 6 qualifying appearances (2/g, 83% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Wigan player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Wigan are averaging 11.8 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.3 for a match-total of 24.1. That ranks 8th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Wigan pick up one yellow card every 0.144 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 MK Dons the page weights each Wigan defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Wigan 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.
Paul Howard is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Perkins | attacker | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 100% |
| Jon Mellish | defender | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 100% |
| Christian Saydee | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Harrison Bettoni | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| K'Marni Miller | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Reggie Walsh | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Tobias Brenan | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Luke Harris | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| James Carragher | defender | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 89% |
| Dara Costelloe | attacker | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 88% |
| Callum Wright | midfielder | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 83% |
| Joe Taylor | attacker | 6 | 12 | 2 | 83% |
| Matthew Smith | midfielder | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 83% |
| Morgan Fox | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 80% |
| Will Aimson | defender | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Raphael Borges Rodrigues | attacker | 6 | 6 | 1 | 67% |
| M. Power | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Ryan Trevitt | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Jensen Weir | midfielder | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 40% |
| Fraser Murray | midfielder | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Akeel Higgins | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Connor Barrett | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Jason Kerr | defender | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Sam Tickle | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Joe Walsh | goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | AFC Wimbledon | Away | 1-0 | 11 | 14 | 25 | Connor Barrett (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Leyton Orient | Home | 0-2 | 11 | 17 | 28 | Sonny Perkins (2) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Cambridge United | Away | 3-2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | Jon Mellish (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Barnsley | Away | 1-1 | 10 | 9 | 19 | Sonny Perkins (2) |
| 2 May 2026 | Stevenage | Away | 1-0 | 16 | 14 | 30 | Joe Taylor (4) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | AFC Wimbledon | Home | 0-1 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Jensen Weir (3) |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Port Vale | Away | 0-0 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Matthew Smith (2) |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Rotherham United | Home | 3-0 | 18 | 16 | 34 | Will Aimson (5) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Mansfield Town | Home | 2-1 | 12 | 14 | 26 | Jensen Weir (3) |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Northampton Town | Away | 1-3 | 13 | 7 | 20 | Callum Wright (3) |