Bulgaria Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Bulgaria Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Bulgaria are averaging 7 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 13.5 total fouls on average. That puts them 13th of 54 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 Luxembourg, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Bulgaria players commit the most fouls?

Andrian Kraev leads with 7 fouls across 6 qualifying appearances (1.17/g, 50% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Bulgaria player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Bulgaria's foul profile look this season?

Bulgaria are averaging 7 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 6.5 for a match-total of 13.5. That ranks 13th of 54 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Bulgaria pick up one yellow card every 0.2 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 Luxembourg the page weights each Bulgaria 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 - 10 Bulgaria 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?

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.

Bulgaria player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Ivaylo Chochev	midfielder	3	3	1	100%
Aleksandar Kolev	attacker	2	4	2	100%
Georgi Milanov	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Viktor Popov	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Radoslav Kirilov	attacker	4	4	1	75%
Martin Georgiev	defender	4	5	1.25	75%
Vladimir Nikolov	attacker	5	5	1	60%
Andrian Kraev	midfielder	6	7	1.17	50%
Hristiyan Petrov	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Kiril Despodov	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Fabian Nürnberger	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Anton Nedyalkov	defender	2	2	1	50%
Atanas Chernev	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Ilia Gruev	midfielder	5	4	0.8	40%
Kristian Dimitrov	defender	5	4	0.8	40%
Emil Tsenov	defender	5	3	0.6	40%
Filip Krastev	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Marin Petkov	attacker	8	3	0.38	38%
Rosen Bozhinov	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Georgi Rusev	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Dimitar Velkovski	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Martin Yankov	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Zdravko Dimitrov	attacker	7	0	0	0%
Dimitar Mitov	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Svetoslav Vutsov	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%

Bulgaria fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
5 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Moldova	Away	2-2	10	14	24
1 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Montenegro	Home	0-1	0	0	0
30 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Indonesia	Away	0-1	0	0	0
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Solomon Islands	Away	2-10	0	0	0
18 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Georgia	Home	2-1	7	9	16	Vladimir Nikolov (2)
15 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey	Away	2-0	12	11	23	Kristian Dimitrov (3)
14 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Spain	Away	4-0	6	7	13	Ilia Gruev (2)
11 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey	Home	1-6	11	4	15	Viktor Popov (2)
7 Sep 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Georgia	Away	3-0	18	3	21	Andrian Kraev (4)
4 Sep 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Spain	Home	0-3	6	17	23	Aleksandar Kolev (3)

Bulgaria fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 10
Fouls against per game: 9.29
Match total fouls per game: 19.29
Games: 7

Bulgaria 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	3	8	33%	33%	33%	0%	0%
Away	4	11.5	75%	75%	50%	50%	25%
Overall	7	10	57%	57%	43%	29%	14%

Bulgaria 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	3	10	67%	33%	33%	33%	33%
Away	4	8.75	50%	50%	50%	25%	25%
Overall	7	9.29	57%	43%	43%	29%	29%

Bulgaria 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	3	18	33%	33%	33%	0%	0%
Away	4	20.25	75%	75%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	7	19.29	57%	57%	43%	0%	0%

Bulgaria Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	10	8	11.5
Yellow cards / match	1.5	1	2
Fouls per yellow card	6.7	8	5.8
Cards per foul	15%	13%	17%
Fouls over 8.5	57%	33%	75%
Fouls over 9.5	57%	33%	75%
Fouls over 10.5	43%	33%	50%
Fouls over 11.5	29%	0%	50%
Fouls over 12.5	14%	0%	25%

Bulgaria Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	9.29	10	8.75
Fouls against over 8.5	57%	67%	50%
Fouls against over 9.5	43%	33%	50%
Fouls against over 10.5	43%	33%	50%
Fouls against over 11.5	29%	33%	25%
Fouls against over 12.5	29%	33%	25%

Bulgaria Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	19.29	18	20.25
Match fouls over 18.5	57%	33%	75%
Match fouls over 20.5	57%	33%	75%
Match fouls over 22.5	43%	33%	50%
Match fouls over 24.5	0%	0%	0%
Match fouls over 26.5	0%	0%	0%

Bulgaria 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 4 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	1	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	4.33	67%	67%	33%	33%
Overall	4	3.25	50%	50%	25%	25%

Bulgaria 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 4 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	1	5	100%	100%	0%	0%
Away	3	5	67%	67%	67%	33%
Overall	4	5	75%	75%	50%	25%

Bulgaria 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 4 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	1	5	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	9.33	67%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	4	8.25	50%	50%	50%	50%

Bulgaria fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Jun	Friendly International	Moldova (A)	2-2	10	14	24	12
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Georgia (H)	2-1	7	9	16	5
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey (A)	2-0	12	11	23	13
14 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Spain (A)	4-0	6	7	13	-
11 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey (H)	1-6	11	4	15	-
7 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Georgia (A)	3-0	18	3	21	3
4 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Spain (H)	0-3	6	17	23	-

Bulgaria 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	8	14.38	14.88	29.25	100%
Vs top half	8	14.38	14.88	29.25	100%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Bulgaria fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	10	8.5	18.5	33%
Friendly International	2026	1	10	14	24	100%
Friendly International	2025	2	14.5	13	27.5	100%

Bulgaria 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 26 Sep 16:00	Luxembourg (home)	23.4	11.9	11.5	22.8	11	11.8
Tue 29 Sep 18:45	Estonia (home)	24	13.63	10.38	26	14	12
Sat 3 Oct 16:00	Iceland (away)	26	11.8	14.2	26	13.5	12.5

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
6 Jun	Friendly International	Albania (A)	0-1	11	10	21	9
3 Jun	Friendly International	Italy (H)	0-1	13	10	23	12
31 Mar	UEFA Nations League	Malta (H)	3-0	14	13	27	21
26 Mar	UEFA Nations League	Malta (A)	0-2	11	11	22	12
17 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Northern Ireland (A)	1-0	18	11	29	10
14 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Germany (H)	0-2	11	10	21	9
13 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia (A)	2-0	10	17	27	-
10 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Germany (A)	4-0	5	10	15	6
7 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia (H)	0-1	14	14	28	7
4 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Northern Ireland (H)	1-3	12	9	21	1