Japan Yellow Cards Stats 2027

Japan Yellow Cards Stats 2027 - season overview

Japan are averaging 1.1 yellow cards per game in 2027, with matches involving them seeing 2.2 cards on average. That puts them 16th of 20 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 Uruguay, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Japan players get booked most often?

Use the booking-rate table on this page to see each Japan 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.

Japan player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Junnosuke Suzuki	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Ko Itakura	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Koki Ogawa	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Ritsu Doan	attacker	10	2	0.2	20%
Tsuyoshi Watanabe	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Kaishu Sano	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Yukinari Sugawara	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Daichi Kamada	midfielder	7	1	0.14	14%
Shogo Taniguchi	defender	8	1	0.13	13%
Keito Nakamura	attacker	10	0	0	0%
Ayase Ueda	attacker	10	0	0	0%
Zion Suzuki	goalkeeper	8	0	0	0%
Junya Ito	attacker	8	0	0	0%
Hiroki Ito	defender	7	0	0	0%
Takefusa Kubo	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Daizen Maeda	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Ayumu Seko	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Ao Tanaka	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Takehiro Tomiyasu	defender	3	0	0	0%
T. Hayakawa	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Shuto Machino	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Yuito Suzuki	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Keisuke Goto	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Yuto Nagatomo	defender	1	0	0	0%

Japan yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
29 Jun 2026	World Cup	Brazil	Away	2-1	3	2	5
25 Jun 2026	World Cup	Sweden	Home	1-1	1	2	3
21 Jun 2026	World Cup	Tunisia	Away	0-4	0	0	0
14 Jun 2026	World Cup	Netherlands	Away	2-2	0	3	3
31 May 2026	Friendly International	Iceland	Home	1-0	0	2	2
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	England	Away	0-1	2	0	2
28 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Scotland	Away	0-1	2	0	2
18 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Bolivia	Home	3-0	2	1	3
14 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Ghana	Home	2-0	0	0	0
14 Oct 2025	Friendly International	Brazil	Home	3-2	1	1	2

Japan cards 2027: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.38
Cards against per game: 1.38
Match total cards per game: 2.75
Games: 8

Japan Cards for 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%	25%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	1.75	75%	75%	25%	0%	0%
Overall	8	1.38	75%	50%	13%	0%	0%

Japan Cards against 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	100%	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	1.25	50%	50%	25%	0%	0%
Overall	8	1.38	75%	50%	13%	0%	0%

Japan Match total 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	2.5	50%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	3	50%	25%	25%	0%	0%
Overall	8	2.75	50%	13%	13%	0%	0%

Japan Team cards 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.38	1	1.75
Fouls / match	13.63	15	12.25
Fouls per yellow card	9.9	15	7
Cards over 0.5	75%	75%	75%
Cards over 1.5	50%	25%	75%
Cards over 2.5	13%	0%	25%
Cards over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

Japan Cards against 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.38	1.5	1.25
Cards against over 0.5	75%	100%	50%
Cards against over 1.5	50%	50%	50%
Cards against over 2.5	13%	0%	25%
Cards against over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

Japan Match cards 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	2.75	2.5	3
Match cards over 2.5	50%	50%	50%
Match cards over 3.5	13%	0%	25%
Match cards over 4.5	13%	0%	25%
Match cards over 5.5	0%	0%	0%
Match cards over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Japan 1st-half cards for 2027 (from 4 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	3	0.33	33%	0%	0%
Away	1	2	100%	100%	0%
Overall	4	0.75	50%	25%	0%

Japan 1st-half cards against 2027 (from 4 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	3	1	100%	0%	0%
Away	1	1	100%	0%	0%
Overall	4	1	100%	0%	0%

Japan 1st-half match total 2027 (from 4 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	1.33	100%	33%	0%	0%
Away	1	3	100%	100%	100%	0%
Overall	4	1.75	100%	50%	25%	0%

Japan cards match by match 2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Jun	World Cup	Brazil (A)	2-1	3	2	5	3
25 Jun	World Cup	Sweden (H)	1-1	1	2	3	1
14 Jun	World Cup	Netherlands (A)	2-2	0	3	3	-
31 May	Friendly International	Iceland (H)	1-0	0	2	2	1
31 Mar	Friendly International	England (A)	0-1	2	0	2	-
28 Mar	Friendly International	Scotland (A)	0-1	2	0	2	-
18 Nov	Friendly International	Bolivia (H)	3-0	2	1	3	2
14 Oct	Friendly International	Brazil (H)	3-2	1	1	2	-

Japan cards against top-half and bottom-half teams 2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Vs top six	3	1.33	1.33	2.67	33%
Vs top half	3	1.33	1.33	2.67	33%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Japan cards per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Friendly International	2025	5	1.4	0.6	2	0%
WC Qualification Asia	2026	11	0.73	1.82	2.55	0%
World Cup	2026	3	1.33	2.33	3.67	33%
Friendly International	2026	3	1.33	0.67	2	0%

Japan 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
Thu 24 Sep 10:05	Uruguay (home)	4.11	2.22	1.89	4.33	2.33	2
Mon 28 Sep 10:25	Venezuela (home)	3	1.75	1.25	3	2.5	0.5
Sat 14 Nov 10:15	Brazil (home)	3.5	1.5	2	-	-	-

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
27 Jun	World Cup	Spain (H)	0-1	3	1	4	-
21 Jun	World Cup	Cape Verde (H)	2-2	2	2	4	2
15 Jun	World Cup	Saudi Arabia (A)	1-1	0	1	1	1
31 Mar	Friendly International	Algeria (A)	0-0	3	4	7	3
27 Mar	Friendly International	England (A)	1-1	2	1	3	-
19 Nov	Friendly International	USA (A)	5-1	2	2	4	-
16 Nov	Friendly International	Mexico (A)	0-0	6	3	9	1
10 Oct	Friendly International	Dominican Republic (H)	1-0	1	2	3	-
9 Sep	WC Qualification South America	Chile (A)	0-0	1	1	2	1