Zambia are averaging 8.5 fouls per game in 2025, with matches involving them seeing 15.8 total fouls on average. That puts them 12th of 53 for team fouls per match in their primary competition.
Owen Tembo leads with 6 fouls across 3 qualifying appearances (2/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Zambia player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Zambia are averaging 8.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 7.3 for a match-total of 15.8. That ranks 12th of 53 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Zambia pick up one yellow card every 0.118 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%). Higher score = more foul volume expected.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Zambia fixtures in the active window for 2025. 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.
Yes — the referee profile module shows the assigned official's average fouls and yellows per match this season. Some referees blow for materially more fouls than others.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathews Banda | defender | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 100% |
| Owen Tembo | midfielder | 3 | 6 | 2 | 100% |
| Wilson Chisala | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Joseph Liteta | midfielder | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Albert Kangwanda | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Kingstone Mutandwa | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Lubambo Musonda | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Kings Kangwa | midfielder | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| David Simukonda | midfielder | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Kabaso Chongo | defender | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Miguel Chaiwa | midfielder | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Patson Daka | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Joseph Sabobo | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Gift Prosper Mphande | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| David Hamansenya | defender | 2 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Eliya Mandanji | attacker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Obino Chisala | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Benson Sakala | midfielder | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 40% |
| Fashion Sakala | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 40% |
| Dominic Chanda | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Lameck Banda | attacker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Willard Mwanza | goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Kennedy Musonda | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Kelvin Kapumbu | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Lawrence Mulenga | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | Argentina | Away | 5-0 | 9 | 6 | 15 | Albert Kangwanda (2) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Zimbabwe | Away | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Malawi | Home | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 Dec 2025 | Morocco | Home | 0-3 | 23 | 12 | 35 | David Hamansenya (4) |
| 26 Dec 2025 | Comoros | Home | 0-0 | 15 | 13 | 28 | Owen Tembo (3) |
| 22 Dec 2025 | Mali | Away | 1-1 | 13 | 15 | 28 | Mathews Banda (2) |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Congo DR | Home | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Angola | Away | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 Nov 2025 | South Africa | Away | 3-1 | 15 | 18 | 33 | Fashion Sakala (3) |
| 12 Oct 2025 | Niger | Home | 0-1 | 10 | 9 | 19 |