Cape Verde Fouls Stats 2027

Cape Verde Fouls Stats 2027 - season overview

Cape Verde are averaging 5.9 fouls per game in 2027, with matches involving them seeing 14.7 total fouls on average. That puts them 42nd of 53 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 Mali, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Cape Verde players commit the most fouls?

Kevin Lenini leads with 8 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (0.89/g, 56% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Cape Verde player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Cape Verde's foul profile look this season?

Cape Verde are averaging 5.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 8.8 for a match-total of 14.7. That ranks 42nd of 53 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Cape Verde pick up one yellow card every 0.254 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 Mali the page weights each Cape Verde 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 Cape Verde fixtures in the active window for 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.

Cape Verde player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Kevin Lenini	midfielder	9	8	0.89	56%
Jovane Cabral	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Sidny Cabral	defender	7	3	0.43	43%
Deroy Duarte	midfielder	7	5	0.71	43%
Diney Borges	defender	8	3	0.38	38%
Willy Semedo	attacker	6	4	0.67	33%
Kelvin Pires	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Yannick Semedo	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Jamiro Monteiro	midfielder	7	4	0.57	29%
Ryan Mendes	attacker	8	2	0.25	25%
João Paulo	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Hélio Varela	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Wagner Pina	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Dailon Livramento	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Laros Duarte	midfielder	7	1	0.14	14%
Roberto Lopes	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Nuno Da Costa	attacker	8	1	0.13	13%
Vozinha	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Telmo Arcanjo	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Steven Moreira	defender	5	0	0	0%
Garry Rodrigues	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Benchimol	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Stopira	defender	1	0	0	0%
Márcio Rosa	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%
Logan Costa	defender	1	0	0	0%

Cape Verde fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
3 Jul 2026	World Cup	Argentina	Away	3-2	12	13	25	Deroy Duarte (3)
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Saudi Arabia	Home	0-0	10	16	26	Kevin Lenini (2)
21 Jun 2026	World Cup	Uruguay	Away	2-2	4	11	15	Kevin Lenini (1)
15 Jun 2026	World Cup	Spain	Away	0-0	1	10	11	Sidny Cabral (1)
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Bermuda	Home	3-0	0	0	0
31 May 2026	Friendly International	Serbia	Home	3-0	10	14	24
30 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Finland	Home	1-1	13	9	22	Ayoni Santos (2)
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Chile	Away	4-2	9	15	24	Kevin Lenini (2)
17 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Egypt	Away	1-1	0	0	0
13 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Iran	Home	0-0	0	0	0

Cape Verde fouls 2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 8.43
Fouls against per game: 12.57
Match total fouls per game: 21
Games: 7
League rank for match fouls: 48 of 57

Cape Verde Fouls for 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	3	11	100%	100%	33%	33%	33%
Away	4	6.5	50%	25%	25%	25%	0%
Overall	7	8.43	71%	57%	29%	29%	14%

Cape Verde Fouls against 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	3	13	100%	67%	67%	67%	67%
Away	4	12.25	100%	100%	75%	50%	50%
Overall	7	12.57	100%	86%	71%	57%	57%

Cape Verde Match total 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	3	24	100%	100%	67%	33%	0%
Away	4	18.75	50%	50%	50%	25%	0%
Overall	7	21	71%	71%	57%	29%	0%

Cape Verde Team fouls 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	8.43	11	6.5
Yellow cards / match	1.57	2	1.25
Fouls per yellow card	5.4	5.5	5.2
Cards per foul	19%	18%	19%
Fouls over 8.5	71%	100%	50%
Fouls over 9.5	57%	100%	25%
Fouls over 10.5	29%	33%	25%
Fouls over 11.5	29%	33%	25%
Fouls over 12.5	14%	33%	0%

Cape Verde Fouls against 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	12.57	13	12.25
Fouls against over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	86%	67%	100%
Fouls against over 10.5	71%	67%	75%
Fouls against over 11.5	57%	67%	50%
Fouls against over 12.5	57%	67%	50%

Cape Verde Match fouls 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	21	24	18.75
Match fouls over 18.5	71%	100%	50%
Match fouls over 20.5	71%	100%	50%
Match fouls over 22.5	57%	67%	50%
Match fouls over 24.5	29%	33%	25%
Match fouls over 26.5	0%	0%	0%

Cape Verde 1st-half fouls for 2027 (from 6 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	5.5	100%	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	3.75	50%	25%	25%	25%
Overall	6	4.33	67%	33%	33%	33%

Cape Verde 1st-half fouls against 2027 (from 6 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	4.5	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	4.75	75%	75%	25%	0%
Overall	6	4.67	67%	67%	33%	17%

Cape Verde 1st-half match total 2027 (from 6 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	2	10	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	8.5	50%	25%	25%	0%
Overall	6	9	50%	33%	33%	17%

Cape Verde fouls match by match 2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Jul	World Cup	Argentina (A)	3-2	12	13	25	9
27 Jun	World Cup	Saudi Arabia (H)	0-0	10	16	26	14
21 Jun	World Cup	Uruguay (A)	2-2	4	11	15	8
15 Jun	World Cup	Spain (A)	0-0	1	10	11	6
31 May	Friendly International	Serbia (H)	3-0	10	14	24	-
30 Mar	Friendly International	Finland (H)	1-1	13	9	22	6
27 Mar	Friendly International	Chile (A)	4-2	9	15	24	11

CAF World Cup Qualifiers fouls table 2027: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Tanzania	7	14.14	16.71	30.86	100%
2	Tunisia	10	16.1	13.5	29.6	90%
3	Burundi	9	13.11	15.89	29	89%
4	Niger	7	14	14.43	28.43	86%
5	Madagascar	9	14.78	13.56	28.33	78%
6	Burkina Faso	10	14.9	12.9	27.8	80%
7	Sierra Leone	9	12.56	15.22	27.78	78%
8	Namibia	9	13.22	14.44	27.67	78%
9	Cameroon	11	16.09	11.27	27.36	82%
10	Cameroon	11	16.09	11.27	27.36	82%
11	Mali	8	13.63	13.63	27.25	75%
12	Chad	9	12.78	14.33	27.11	89%
13	Congo	5	15.4	11.6	27	80%
14	Benin	10	13.6	13.4	27	90%
15	Morocco	8	13.13	13.88	27	100%
16	Equatorial Guinea	8	13.63	13.25	26.88	75%
17	Sudan	10	13.4	13.2	26.6	60%
18	Zambia	7	13.71	12.57	26.29	71%
19	Djibouti	9	12.78	13.44	26.22	78%
20	Guinea-Bissau	10	11.8	14.4	26.2	70%
21	Togo	10	10.9	15.3	26.2	80%
22	Botswana	10	13.9	12.1	26	80%
23	Comoros	10	12.7	13.2	25.9	80%
24	Congo DR	12	14.33	11.42	25.75	58%
25	Congo DR	12	14.33	11.42	25.75	58%
26	Guinea	10	13.8	11.8	25.6	90%
27	South Africa	10	12.1	13.4	25.5	80%
28	São Tomé and Príncipe	10	11.4	14.1	25.5	70%
29	Uganda	10	14.2	10.8	25	70%
30	Angola	10	13.4	11.1	24.5	70%
31	Central African Republic	10	12.4	11.9	24.3	60%
32	Liberia	10	12.4	11.7	24.1	80%
33	Ghana	10	12.1	11.8	23.9	70%
34	Libya	10	11.4	12.4	23.8	70%
35	Kenya	9	13	10.56	23.56	56%
36	Nigeria	12	12	11.25	23.25	58%
37	Nigeria	12	12	11.25	23.25	58%
38	Egypt	10	13.5	9.7	23.2	60%
39	Somalia	10	10.9	12.3	23.2	50%
40	Rwanda	9	11.44	11.67	23.11	56%
41	Zimbabwe	9	10.56	12.22	22.78	56%
42	South Sudan	10	12.7	9.7	22.4	60%
43	Mozambique	10	9	13.4	22.4	70%
44	Mauritius	10	9.4	12.9	22.3	70%
45	Gambia	9	10.67	11.44	22.11	67%
46	Gabon	11	10.27	11.64	21.91	64%
47	Gabon	11	10.27	11.64	21.91	64%
48	Cape Verde Islands	10	10.8	11	21.8	50%
49	Algeria	10	10.1	11.5	21.6	60%
50	Seychelles	10	10.8	10.7	21.5	60%
51	Côte d'Ivoire	9	11.67	9.67	21.33	56%
52	Malawi	9	10.78	10.56	21.33	56%
53	Lesotho	10	11.3	9.8	21.1	60%
54	Senegal	9	11.22	9.78	21	44%
55	Mauritania	9	8.56	12.33	20.89	56%
56	Ethiopia	10	8.7	8.9	17.6	30%
57	Eswatini	10	6.8	8.9	15.7	20%

Cape Verde fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	10	10.8	11	21.8	50%
Vs top half	10	10.8	11	21.8	50%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Cape Verde fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	14.17	13.33	27.5	83%
Friendly International	2025	2	12	16	28	100%

Cape Verde 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
Fri 25 Sep 19:00	Mali (away)	28	12.71	15.29	30.33	11.67	18.67
Tue 29 Sep 16:00	Rwanda (home)	17	9.2	7.8	20.67	11.67	9

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
31 Mar	Friendly International	Russia (A)	0-0	11	9	20	10
9 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Senegal (H)	0-1	8	14	22	9
3 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Tunisia (H)	1-1	12	29	41	18
29 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Comoros (A)	0-0	8	22	30	16
26 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco (A)	1-1	22	15	37	22
22 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Zambia (H)	1-1	15	13	28	14
18 Nov	Friendly International	Jordan (A)	0-0	13	5	18	10