Wigan Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Wigan Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Wigan are averaging 11.27 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 22.13 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 Reading, a profile of referee Edward Duckworth, and a full match-by-match log.

Wigan Fouls Questions

Which Wigan players commit the most fouls?

James Carragher leads with 19 fouls across 14 qualifying appearances (1.36/g, 86% 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.

How does Wigan's foul profile look this season?

Wigan are averaging 11.27 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 10.87 for a match-total of 22.13. That ranks 8th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Wigan pick up one yellow card every 0.201 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 Reading the page weights each Wigan 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 Wigan 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?

Edward Duckworth is the referee for this fixture - they average 18.33 fouls and 4.33 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Wigan player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Christian Saydee	attacker	2	2	1	100%
Harrison Bettoni	midfielder	2	3	1.5	100%
K'Marni Miller	defender	2	2	1	100%
Tobias Brenan	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Sonny Perkins	attacker	8	14	1.75	88%
James Carragher	defender	14	19	1.36	86%
Reggie Walsh	midfielder	7	10	1.43	86%
Dara Costelloe	attacker	12	14	1.17	83%
Callum Wright	midfielder	6	9	1.5	83%
Joe Taylor	attacker	6	12	2	83%
Matthew Smith	midfielder	6	8	1.33	83%
Jon Mellish	defender	9	12	1.33	78%
Will Aimson	defender	6	8	1.33	67%
Raphael Borges Rodrigues	attacker	6	6	1	67%
M. Power	midfielder	9	5	0.56	56%
Ryan Trevitt	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Scott Hogan	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Luke Harris	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Jensen Weir	midfielder	15	12	0.8	47%
Morgan Fox	defender	9	4	0.44	44%
Connor Barrett	defender	7	6	0.86	43%
Finley Burns	defender	7	3	0.43	43%
Charlie Gray	midfielder	5	4	0.8	40%
Fraser Murray	midfielder	14	6	0.43	36%
Akeel Higgins	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%

Wigan fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
10 Oct 2026	League One	Stevenage	Away	1-0	12	9	21	Connor Barrett (2)
19 Sep 2026	League One	Wycombe Wanderers	Home	0-1	17	8	25	Fraser Murray (2)
12 Sep 2026	League One	Sheffield Wednesday	Away	0-0	8	7	15	James Carragher (4)
5 Sep 2026	League One	Stockport County	Home	0-4	9	7	16	Connor Barrett (2)
2 Sep 2026	League One	Milton Keynes Dons	Home	3-1	5	9	14	Sonny Perkins (5)
30 Aug 2026	League One	AFC Wimbledon	Away	1-0	11	14	25	Connor Barrett (2)
22 Aug 2026	League One	Leyton Orient	Home	0-2	11	17	28	Sonny Perkins (2)
15 Aug 2026	League One	Cambridge United	Away	3-2	8	9	17	Jon Mellish (3)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Barnsley	Away	1-1	10	9	19	Sonny Perkins (2)
2 May 2026	League One	Stevenage	Away	1-0	16	14	30	Joe Taylor (4)
25 Apr 2026	League One	AFC Wimbledon	Home	0-1	10	10	20	Jensen Weir (3)
19 Apr 2026	League One	Port Vale	Away	0-0	9	13	22	Matthew Smith (2)

Wigan fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 11.27
Fouls against per game: 10.87
Match total fouls per game: 22.13
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 22 of 24

Wigan 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	7	11.71	86%	71%	57%	43%	29%
Away	8	10.88	75%	63%	50%	38%	25%
Overall	15	11.27	80%	67%	53%	40%	27%

Wigan 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	7	11.57	71%	57%	43%	43%	43%
Away	8	10.25	75%	38%	38%	38%	38%
Overall	15	10.87	73%	47%	40%	40%	40%

Wigan 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	7	23.29	71%	57%	57%	57%	29%
Away	8	21.13	75%	50%	25%	25%	13%
Overall	15	22.13	73%	53%	40%	40%	20%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	11.27	11.71	10.88
Yellow cards / match	2.27	2.57	2
Fouls per yellow card	5	4.6	5.4
Cards per foul	20%	22%	18%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	86%	75%
Fouls over 9.5	67%	71%	63%
Fouls over 10.5	53%	57%	50%
Fouls over 11.5	40%	43%	38%
Fouls over 12.5	27%	29%	25%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.87	11.57	10.25
Fouls against over 8.5	73%	71%	75%
Fouls against over 9.5	47%	57%	38%
Fouls against over 10.5	40%	43%	38%
Fouls against over 11.5	40%	43%	38%
Fouls against over 12.5	40%	43%	38%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	22.13	23.29	21.13
Match fouls over 18.5	73%	71%	75%
Match fouls over 20.5	53%	57%	50%
Match fouls over 22.5	40%	57%	25%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	57%	25%
Match fouls over 26.5	20%	29%	13%

Wigan 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 9 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	5.5	75%	75%	75%	50%
Away	5	5.8	80%	60%	40%	20%
Overall	9	5.67	78%	67%	56%	33%

Wigan 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 9 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	7	100%	75%	75%	50%
Away	5	4.8	60%	60%	60%	20%
Overall	9	5.78	78%	67%	67%	33%

Wigan 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 9 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	4	12.5	75%	75%	75%	75%
Away	5	10.6	60%	60%	60%	60%
Overall	9	11.44	67%	67%	67%	67%

Wigan fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League One	Stevenage (A)	1-0	12	9	21	-
19 Sep	League One	Wycombe (H)	0-1	17	8	25	-
12 Sep	League One	Sheff Wed (A)	0-0	8	7	15	-
5 Sep	League One	Stockport (H)	0-4	9	7	16	-
2 Sep	League One	MK Dons (H)	3-1	5	9	14	-
30 Aug	League One	Wimbledon (A)	1-0	11	14	25	-
22 Aug	League One	Orient (H)	0-2	11	17	28	14
15 Aug	League One	Cambridge (A)	3-2	8	9	17	5
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Barnsley (A)	1-1	10	9	19	12
2 May	League One	Stevenage (A)	1-0	16	14	30	17
25 Apr	League One	Wimbledon (H)	0-1	10	10	20	6
19 Apr	League One	Port Vale (A)	0-0	9	13	22	12
14 Apr	League One	Rotherham (H)	3-0	18	16	34	18
11 Apr	League One	Mansfield (H)	2-1	12	14	26	12
6 Apr	League One	Northampton (A)	1-3	13	7	20	7

League One 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	Notts County	8	13.75	13.38	27.13	88%
2	Stevenage	8	13.38	13.75	27.13	75%
3	Bromley	8	14.63	12.13	26.75	88%
4	Bradford City	9	14.22	12.44	26.67	89%
5	Leyton Orient	9	12.78	13.78	26.56	78%
6	Oxford United	8	12.5	13.75	26.25	75%
7	Luton Town	8	12	13.13	25.13	75%
8	Mansfield Town	9	13.33	11.56	24.89	89%
9	Burton Albion	10	12.5	12.3	24.8	70%
10	AFC Wimbledon	9	12.89	11	23.89	67%
11	Reading	9	11.44	12.44	23.89	67%
12	Barnsley	8	13.38	10.25	23.63	75%
13	Sheffield Wednesday	8	12	11.38	23.38	63%
14	Wycombe Wanderers	9	9.56	13.33	22.89	67%
15	Peterborough United	9	9.89	12.56	22.44	44%
16	Huddersfield Town	9	11.89	10	21.89	56%
17	Leicester City	8	8.88	13	21.88	50%
18	Plymouth Argyle	10	11.1	10.1	21.2	70%
19	Blackpool	8	10.75	10.25	21	50%
20	Milton Keynes Dons	8	12	8.38	20.38	38%
21	Doncaster Rovers	8	10.25	10.13	20.38	50%
22	Wigan Athletic	8	10.13	10	20.13	38%
23	Cambridge United	9	8.56	10.56	19.11	33%
24	Stockport County	9	7.78	9.67	17.44	22%

Wigan 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	10.79	10.79	21.57	43%
Vs top half	29	10.66	11.24	21.9	52%
Vs bottom half	25	11.64	12.84	24.48	68%
Vs bottom six	13	11	13.77	24.77	77%

Wigan fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
League One	2026/2027	8	10.13	10	20.13	38%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	10	9	19	0%
League One	2025/2026	46	11.28	12.33	23.61	63%
FA Cup	2025/2026	4	10.5	11.5	22	50%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	3	12.33	11.67	24	100%
League One	2024/2025	46	12.57	11.52	24.09	63%
FA Cup	2024/2025	3	13.67	14.33	28	33%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	1	12	15	27	100%

Wigan 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	Reading (home)	23.89	11.44	12.44	23.25	12	11.25
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	Oxford Utd (away)	26.25	12.5	13.75	27.67	13	14.67
Sat 24 Oct 11:30	Huddersfield (away)	21.89	11.89	10	19.25	10.25	9

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	James Carragher	defender	7	8	88%
2	Jon Mellish	defender	7	9	78%
3	Sonny Perkins	attacker	7	9	78%
4	Reggie Walsh	midfielder	6	7	86%
5	Dara Costelloe	attacker	6	8	75%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Reggie Walsh	midfielder	4	7	57%
2	Jon Mellish	defender	4	9	44%
3	Sonny Perkins	attacker	4	9	44%
4	James Carragher	defender	3	8	38%
5	Connor Barrett	defender	3	9	33%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	James Carragher	defender	1	8	13%
2	Jon Mellish	defender	1	9	11%
3	Sonny Perkins	attacker	1	9	11%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League One	MK Dons (A)	1-5	7	13	20	-
3 Oct	League One	Bradford (H)	1-1	10	21	31	-
26 Sep	League One	Wycombe (A)	2-2	17	9	26	-
19 Sep	League One	Notts County (H)	2-0	13	12	25	-
15 Sep	Carabao Cup	Brentford (H)	1-2	8	11	19	-
12 Sep	League One	Cambridge (A)	2-1	11	8	19	-
5 Sep	League One	Blackpool (H)	3-1	11	7	18	-
2 Sep	League One	Mansfield (H)	5-0	9	16	25	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Stevenage (A)	0-3	13	6	19	10
22 Aug	League One	Wimbledon (A)	0-0	13	15	28	20