Cambridge are averaging 10.7 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 22.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 21st 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 Burton, a profile of referee Elliot Swallow, and a full match-by-match log.
Dominic Ball leads with 17 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.7/g, 80% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Cambridge player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Cambridge are averaging 10.7 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.6 for a match-total of 22.3. That ranks 21st of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Cambridge pick up one yellow card every 0.131 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 Burton the page weights each Cambridge defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Cambridge 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.
Elliot Swallow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gassan Ahadme | attacker | 3 | 6 | 2 | 100% |
| Shayne Francis Lavery | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Glenn McConnell | midfielder | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Cathal Heffernan | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| James Brophy | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ra'ees Bangura-Williams | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Patrick Bauer | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Dominic Ball | midfielder | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 80% |
| Ben Knight | attacker | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 75% |
| Adam Mayor | defender | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Zak Bradshaw | defender | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Liam Bennett | defender | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 70% |
| L. Appéré | attacker | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 60% |
| Sullay Kaikai | attacker | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 56% |
| James Gibbons | defender | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 50% |
| Elliott Nevitt | attacker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu | midfielder | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 33% |
| Shane McLoughlin | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Kelland Watts | defender | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Mamadou Jobe | defender | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 29% |
| Isaac Heath | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Jake Eastwood | goalkeeper | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 11% |
| Callum Perry | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jack Walton | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Michael Morrison | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Bradford City | Away | 1-2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | Liam Bennett (2) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 1-2 | 14 | 13 | 27 | Gassan Ahadme (4) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Millwall | Home | 0-1 | 11 | 17 | 28 | L. Appéré (3) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Bromley | Away | 1-1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | Dominic Ball (1) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Wigan Athletic | Home | 3-2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | Liam Bennett (2) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Barnet | Home | 2-1 | 14 | 10 | 24 | Shayne Francis Lavery (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | Crewe Alexandra | Away | 0-0 | 20 | 12 | 32 | Dominic Ball (4) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Barrow | Home | 3-0 | 8 | 15 | 23 | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (2) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Grimsby Town | Home | 1-2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | Dominic Ball (2) |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Bromley | Away | 0-0 | 15 | 8 | 23 | Dominic Ball (3) |