Cardiff are averaging 9.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 20.8 total fouls on average. That puts them 15th 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 Portsmouth, a profile of referee Ben Speedie, and a full match-by-match log.
Yousef Salech leads with 12 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.33/g, 78% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Cardiff player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Cardiff are averaging 9.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.3 for a match-total of 20.8. That ranks 15th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Cardiff pick up one yellow card every 0.179 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 Portsmouth the page weights each Cardiff defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Cardiff 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.
Ben Speedie is the referee for this fixture — they average 22 fouls and 3.5 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaak Davies | attacker | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 100% |
| Krystian Bielik | defender | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Noah Anyadike | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ronan Kpakio | defender | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 83% |
| Yousef Salech | attacker | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 78% |
| Perry Ng | defender | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 71% |
| Rubin Colwill | midfielder | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 67% |
| Gabriel Osho | defender | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 67% |
| Joel Colwill | midfielder | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 67% |
| Alex Robertson | midfielder | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 60% |
| David Turnbull | midfielder | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 57% |
| Omari Kellyman | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Callum Scanlon | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Dylan Lawlor | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Chris Willock | attacker | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 44% |
| Ollie Tanner | attacker | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 38% |
| Will Fish | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Joel Bagan | defender | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 22% |
| Jack Moylan | midfielder | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Cian Ashford | midfielder | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Nathan Trott | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Callum Robinson | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Harry Tyrer | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ryan Wintle | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Noah Williams | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 2-1 | 11 | 12 | 23 | Krystian Bielik (3) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Sheffield United | Home | 2-2 | 12 | 11 | 23 | Yousef Salech (3) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Norwich City | Home | 1-2 | 12 | 14 | 26 | Rubin Colwill (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Derby County | Away | 2-2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | Ronan Kpakio (4) |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Wrexham | Home | 1-1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Joel Bagan (2) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Swindon Town | Home | 3-2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | Joel Colwill (2) |
| 2 May 2026 | Mansfield Town | Away | 5-4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | Joel Colwill (2) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Northampton Town | Home | 5-1 | 12 | 8 | 20 | Yousef Salech (3) |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Port Vale | Home | 1-0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | David Turnbull (1) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Reading | Away | 1-3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | Perry Ng (2) |