Leicester are averaging 9.8 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 24th 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 Oxford Utd, a profile of referee Dean Whitestone, and a full match-by-match log.
Harry Souttar leads with 8 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (1.14/g, 71% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Leicester player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Leicester are averaging 9.8 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.5 for a match-total of 21.3. That ranks 24th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Leicester pick up one yellow card every 0.224 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 Oxford Utd the page weights each Leicester defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Leicester 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.
Dean Whitestone is the referee for this fixture — they average 23.16 fouls and 3.32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamza Choudhury | midfielder | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 100% |
| Jayden Joseph | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| Ricardo Pereira | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| Olabade Aluko | defender | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Silko Thomas | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Woyo Coulibaly | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Oliver Skipp | midfielder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Wes Burns | midfielder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Patson Daka | attacker | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Harry Souttar | defender | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 71% |
| Sammy Braybrooke | midfielder | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Caleb Okoli | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Tom Watson | attacker | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Jannik Vestergaard | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Will Alves | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Admir Bristrić | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Jamaal Lascelles | defender | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Jeremy Monga | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Conor Chaplin | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Luke Thomas | defender | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 40% |
| Louis Page | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Bobby De Cordova-Reid | midfielder | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 33% |
| Issahaku Fatawu | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 33% |
| Stephy Mavididi | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Christian McFarlane | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 2-0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | Wes Burns (2) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Milton Keynes Dons | Away | 0-0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | Harry Souttar (2) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Ipswich Town | Away | 3-1 | 13 | 11 | 24 | Conor Chaplin (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Burton Albion | Home | 1-2 | 13 | 19 | 32 | Caleb Okoli (2) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Notts County | Away | 1-1 | 11 | 15 | 26 | Harry Souttar (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Northampton Town | Home | 1-0 | 11 | 12 | 23 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid (4) |
| 2 May 2026 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 0-1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | Harry Winks (1) |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Millwall | Home | 1-1 | 12 | 8 | 20 | Issahaku Fatawu (4) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Hull City | Home | 2-2 | 11 | 11 | 22 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid (3) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Portsmouth | Away | 1-0 | 12 | 11 | 23 | Jamaal Lascelles (3) |