Forest are averaging 11.6 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 8th of 20 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 Spurs, a profile of referee Craig Pawson, and a full match-by-match log.
Igor Jesus leads with 13 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.3/g, 70% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Forest player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Forest are averaging 11.6 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.7 for a match-total of 23.3. That ranks 8th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Forest pick up one yellow card every 0.172 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 Spurs the page weights each Forest defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Forest 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.
Craig Pawson is the referee for this fixture — they average 19 fouls and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Ndoye | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Zach Abbott | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ousmane Diomande | defender | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Elliot Anderson | midfielder | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 86% |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | midfielder | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 86% |
| Ryan Yates | midfielder | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 80% |
| Morato | defender | 7 | 7 | 1 | 71% |
| Neco Williams | defender | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 70% |
| Igor Jesus | attacker | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 70% |
| Nikola Milenković | defender | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 70% |
| Omari Hutchinson | midfielder | 6 | 6 | 1 | 67% |
| Luca Netz | defender | 6 | 6 | 1 | 67% |
| Murillo | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Nicolás Domínguez | midfielder | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 63% |
| Ola Aina | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | midfielder | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 50% |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Xaver Schlager | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Jair Cunha | defender | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 38% |
| Chris Wood | attacker | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 25% |
| James McAtee | midfielder | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Matz Sels | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dilane Bakwa | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Liverpool | Away | 2-2 | 10 | 13 | 23 | Igor Jesus (4) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Leeds United | Home | 0-2 | 15 | 12 | 27 | Ousmane Diomande (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Leeds United | Home | 0-1 | 15 | 14 | 29 | Nikola Milenković (3) |
| 24 May 2026 | AFC Bournemouth | Home | 1-1 | 11 | 7 | 18 | Ibrahim Sangaré (3) |
| 17 May 2026 | Manchester United | Away | 3-2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | Elliot Anderson (2) |
| 10 May 2026 | Newcastle United | Home | 1-1 | 16 | 11 | 27 | Igor Jesus (3) |
| 7 May 2026 | Aston Villa | Away | 4-0 | 12 | 13 | 25 | Morato (2) |
| 4 May 2026 | Chelsea | Away | 1-3 | 10 | 12 | 22 | Luca Netz (3) |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Aston Villa | Home | 1-0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | Omari Hutchinson (2) |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Sunderland | Away | 0-5 | 15 | 13 | 28 | Nikola Milenković (3) |