Italy Yellow Cards Stats 2026/2027

Italy Yellow Cards Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Italy are averaging 1.6 yellow cards per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 3.3 cards on average. That puts them 40th of 54 for total cards per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against Belgium, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Italy players get booked most often?

Use the booking-rate table on this page to see each Italy player's yellow cards per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), plus their hit-rate over the last six appearances and current bookmaker odds to be carded.

How is the matchup risk score calculated?

Matchup risk blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the defender's underlying card rate (20%). Scores above 0.7 are flagged high risk, 0.4–0.7 medium and below 0.4 low.

Where do these yellow card stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz. Player odds are taken from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.

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 booking rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

How accurate are these predictions?

Yellow cards are inherently noisy - we surface signal (form, matchup, referee profile, market price), not certainties. Use the booking-rate table and matchup risk as inputs, not guarantees.

Does the referee affect the chance of a yellow card?

Yes. The referee profile module shows the assigned official's average yellows per match this season alongside their season fouls and red-card rate so you can adjust expectations for the upcoming fixture.

Italy player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Alessandro Bastoni	defender	6	4	0.67	67%
Luca Lipani	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Nicolò Barella	midfielder	7	3	0.43	43%
Davide Frattesi	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Andrea Cambiaso	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Sandro Tonali	midfielder	7	1	0.14	14%
Pio Esposito	attacker	8	1	0.13	13%
Gianluigi Donnarumma	goalkeeper	9	1	0.11	11%
Mateo Retegui	attacker	8	0	0	0%
Federico Dimarco	defender	7	0	0	0%
Gianluca Mancini	defender	6	0	0	0%
Matteo Politano	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Riccardo Calafiori	defender	5	0	0	0%
Giovanni Di Lorenzo	defender	5	0	0	0%
Manuel Locatelli	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Giacomo Raspadori	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Moise Kean	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Riccardo Orsolini	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Bryan Cristante	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Mattia Zaccagni	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Leonardo Spinazzola	defender	2	0	0	0%
Federico Gatti	defender	2	0	0	0%
Davide Bartesaghi	defender	2	0	0	0%
Fabio Chiarodia	defender	2	0	0	0%
Cher Ndour	midfielder	2	0	0	0%

Italy yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
7 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Greece	Away	0-1	3	0	3
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Luxembourg	Away	0-1	1	1	2
31 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Away	1-1	2	3	5
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Northern Ireland	Home	2-0	1	0	1
16 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Norway	Home	1-4	3	2	5
13 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Moldova	Away	0-2	0	3	3
14 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Israel	Home	3-0	2	1	3
11 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Estonia	Away	1-3	3	4	7
8 Sep 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Israel	Away	4-5	0	0	0
5 Sep 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Estonia	Home	5-0	1	3	4

Italy cards 2026/2027: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.78
Cards against per game: 1.89
Match total cards per game: 3.67
Games: 9

Italy Cards for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	4	1.75	100%	50%	25%	0%	0%
Away	5	1.8	80%	60%	40%	0%	0%
Overall	9	1.78	89%	56%	33%	0%	0%

Italy Cards against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	4	1.5	75%	50%	25%	0%	0%
Away	5	2.2	80%	60%	60%	20%	0%
Overall	9	1.89	78%	56%	44%	11%	0%

Italy Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	3.25	75%	50%	25%	0%	0%
Away	5	4	80%	40%	40%	20%	20%
Overall	9	3.67	78%	44%	33%	11%	11%

Italy Team cards 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.78	1.75	1.8
Fouls / match	10.56	11.5	9.8
Fouls per yellow card	5.9	6.6	5.4
Cards over 0.5	89%	100%	80%
Cards over 1.5	56%	50%	60%
Cards over 2.5	33%	25%	40%
Cards over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

Italy Cards against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.89	1.5	2.2
Cards against over 0.5	78%	75%	80%
Cards against over 1.5	56%	50%	60%
Cards against over 2.5	44%	25%	60%
Cards against over 3.5	11%	0%	20%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

Italy Match cards 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	3.67	3.25	4
Match cards over 2.5	78%	75%	80%
Match cards over 3.5	44%	50%	40%
Match cards over 4.5	33%	25%	40%
Match cards over 5.5	11%	0%	20%
Match cards over 6.5	11%	0%	20%

Italy 1st-half cards for 2026/2027 (from 4 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	0.5	50%	0%	0%
Away	2	1	50%	50%	0%
Overall	4	0.75	50%	25%	0%

Italy 1st-half cards against 2026/2027 (from 4 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	0.5	50%	0%	0%
Away	2	1	50%	50%	0%
Overall	4	0.75	50%	25%	0%

Italy 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 4 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	1	100%	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	2	100%	100%	0%	0%
Overall	4	1.5	100%	50%	0%	0%

Italy cards match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
7 Jun	Friendly International	Greece (A)	0-1	3	0	3	2
3 Jun	Friendly International	Luxembourg (A)	0-1	1	1	2	-
31 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Bosnia (A)	1-1	2	3	5	-
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Northern Ireland (H)	2-0	1	0	1	-
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Norway (H)	1-4	3	2	5	1
13 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Moldova (A)	0-2	0	3	3	2
14 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Israel (H)	3-0	2	1	3	-
11 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Estonia (A)	1-3	3	4	7	-
5 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Estonia (H)	5-0	1	3	4	1

Italy cards against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Vs top six	8	1.75	1.75	3.5	25%
Vs top half	8	1.75	1.75	3.5	25%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Italy cards per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
WC Qualification Europe	2026	9	1.44	2.11	3.56	33%
Friendly International	2026	2	2	0.5	2.5	0%
UEFA Nations League	2024/2025	8	1.75	1.75	3.5	25%

Italy next three opponents: cards per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their cards for	Their cards against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Fri 25 Sep 18:45	Belgium (home)	2.8	1.2	1.6	3.17	1.17	2
Mon 28 Sep 18:45	Turkey (away)	3.1	2	1.1	2.17	1.17	1
Fri 2 Oct 18:45	France (away)	1.83	1	0.83	1.5	0.5	1

Belgium yellow cards match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Jul	World Cup	Spain (A)	2-1	2	2	4	1
7 Jul	World Cup	USA (A)	1-4	0	2	2	1
1 Jul	World Cup	Senegal (H)	3-2	1	1	2	-
27 Jun	World Cup	New Zealand (A)	1-5	0	2	2	-
21 Jun	World Cup	Iran (H)	0-0	1	1	2	2
15 Jun	World Cup	Egypt (H)	1-1	2	2	4	3
6 Jun	Friendly International	Tunisia (H)	5-0	1	0	1	-
2 Jun	Friendly International	Croatia (A)	0-2	2	2	4	1
1 Apr	Friendly International	Mexico (A)	1-1	3	2	5	2
28 Mar	Friendly International	USA (A)	2-5	0	2	2	1