Port Vale are averaging 10.7 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.2 total fouls on average. That puts them 14th 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 Salford, a profile of referee Ben Atkinson, and a full match-by-match log.
C. Humphreys leads with 10 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1/g, 50% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Port Vale player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Port Vale are averaging 10.7 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.5 for a match-total of 21.2. That ranks 14th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Port Vale pick up one yellow card every 0.093 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 Salford the page weights each Port Vale defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Port Vale 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.
Ben Atkinson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Dempsey | midfielder | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 100% |
| Mo Faal | attacker | 3 | 9 | 3 | 100% |
| Elijah Campbell | defender | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| J. Shipley | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Tyreece Simpson | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Dajaune Brown | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| George Hall | midfielder | 6 | 6 | 1 | 83% |
| Jaheim Headley | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Oliver Lynch | attacker | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Ben Garrity | midfielder | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 67% |
| Grant Ward | midfielder | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Martin Sherif | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel | defender | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 50% |
| C. Humphreys | defender | 10 | 10 | 1 | 50% |
| E. Archer | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Ben Waine | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| George Byers | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Lewis Montsma | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Tyler Magloire | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Rhys Walters | midfielder | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 44% |
| Liam Gordon | defender | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 40% |
| Ryan Croasdale | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Connor Hall | defender | 6 | 6 | 1 | 33% |
| Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea | attacker | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Joe Gauci | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Swindon Town | Away | 3-1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | Oliver Lynch (2) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Crewe Alexandra | Home | 0-0 | 15 | 15 | 30 | Connor Hall (4) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | 1-1 | 19 | 17 | 36 | Mo Faal (6) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 2-0 | 16 | 12 | 28 | C. Humphreys (5) |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 3-0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | Mo Faal (2) |
| 2 May 2026 | Lincoln City | Home | 0-2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | Rhys Walters (3) |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Stockport County | Away | 1-2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | Grant Ward (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 2-1 | 9 | 11 | 20 | Connor Hall (2) |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Cardiff City | Away | 1-0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (2) |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Wigan Athletic | Home | 0-0 | 13 | 9 | 22 | Dajaune Brown (2) |