Motherwell are averaging 9.6 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21 total fouls on average. That puts them 2nd 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 Rangers, a profile of referee Duncan Nicolson, and a full match-by-match log.
Ibrahim Said leads with 11 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.38/g, 63% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Motherwell player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Motherwell are averaging 9.6 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.4 for a match-total of 21. That ranks 2nd of 12 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Motherwell pick up one yellow card every 0.156 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 Rangers the page weights each Motherwell defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Motherwell 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.
Duncan Nicolson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hodge | midfielder | 4 | 8 | 2 | 100% |
| Ibrahim Said | attacker | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 63% |
| Lukas Fadinger | midfielder | 10 | 10 | 1 | 60% |
| S. Palmer-Houlden | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Stephen O'Donnell | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Jardell Kanga | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Martin Moormann | defender | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 44% |
| Emmanuel Longelo | defender | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 40% |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | attacker | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 38% |
| Oscar Priestman | midfielder | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 33% |
| D. Williams | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Ewan Wilson | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Regan Charles-Cook | attacker | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Jamie Knight-Lebel | defender | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 29% |
| Alex Lowry | midfielder | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 29% |
| Tom Sparrow | midfielder | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 25% |
| Mikey Booth | midfielder | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 25% |
| Jake Girdwood-Reich | midfielder | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Willy Vogt | attacker | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Alex Paulsen | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Olly Whyte | midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Luca Ross | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| John Koutroumbis | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Eythor Bjørgolfsson | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dylan Levitt | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | Dundee United | Home | 3-0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | Lukas Fadinger (2) |
| 30 Aug 2026 | St. Mirren | Away | 3-3 | 12 | 14 | 26 | Joe Hodge (3) |
| 27 Aug 2026 | SC Freiburg | Away | 4-1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | Jamie Knight-Lebel (2) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | SC Freiburg | Home | 1-3 | 14 | 15 | 29 | Tawanda Maswanhise (3) |
| 13 Aug 2026 | HJK | Home | 2-0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Falkirk | Home | 0-0 | 17 | 16 | 33 | Lukas Fadinger (3) |
| 6 Aug 2026 | HJK | Away | 1-1 | 11 | 14 | 25 | |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Hibernian | Away | 1-2 | 13 | 14 | 27 | Oscar Priestman (3) |
| 30 Jul 2026 | HB | Away | 0-3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | |
| 23 Jul 2026 | HB | Home | 2-0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |