Celtic are averaging 10.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 20.5 total fouls on average. That puts them 11th of 12 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 St. Mirren, a profile of referee Ryan Lee, and a full match-by-match log.
Benjamin Nygren leads with 15 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.67/g, 78% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Celtic player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Celtic are averaging 10.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10 for a match-total of 20.5. That ranks 11th of 12 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Celtic pick up one yellow card every 0.181 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 St. Mirren the page weights each Celtic defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Celtic 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.
Ryan Lee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arne Engels | midfielder | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 100% |
| Kasper Høgh | attacker | 4 | 8 | 2 | 100% |
| Luke McCowan | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Hyun-jun Yang | attacker | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 89% |
| Alistair Johnston | defender | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 80% |
| Benjamin Nygren | attacker | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 78% |
| Camilo Durán | attacker | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 67% |
| Daizen Maeda | attacker | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 67% |
| Callum McGregor | midfielder | 8 | 8 | 1 | 50% |
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | defender | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Mika Baur | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Haissem Hassan | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Auston Trusty | defender | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 44% |
| Sebastian Tounekti | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Liam Scales | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Reo Hatate | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Colby Donovan | defender | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Kieran Tierney | defender | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Viljami Sinisalo | goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| James Forrest | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Anthony Ralston | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oliver Sørensen | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Callum Osmand | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | St. Johnstone | Away | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Aberdeen | Home | 3-0 | 9 | 7 | 16 | Auston Trusty (2) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Falkirk | Home | 2-1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | Benjamin Nygren (2) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | LASK Linz | Away | 5-1 | 14 | 20 | 34 | Benjamin Nygren (4) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | LASK Linz | Home | 3-0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | Benjamin Nygren (2) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Kilmarnock | Away | 1-5 | 10 | 12 | 22 | Arne Engels (4) |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Dundee | Home | 1-0 | 9 | 7 | 16 | Arne Engels (3) |
| 16 May 2026 | Hearts | Home | 3-1 | 10 | 9 | 19 | Alistair Johnston (3) |
| 13 May 2026 | Motherwell | Away | 2-3 | 15 | 9 | 24 | Alistair Johnston (2) |
| 10 May 2026 | Rangers | Home | 3-1 | 25 | 13 | 38 | Daizen Maeda (6) |