Portsmouth are averaging 12.4 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.8 total fouls on average. That puts them 11th 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 Cardiff, a profile of referee Ben Speedie, and a full match-by-match log.
Colby Bishop leads with 14 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.56/g, 89% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Portsmouth player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Portsmouth are averaging 12.4 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.4 for a match-total of 23.8. That ranks 11th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Portsmouth pick up one yellow card every 0.105 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 Cardiff the page weights each Portsmouth defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Portsmouth 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 Speedie is the referee for this fixture — they average 22 fouls and 3.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Devlin | defender | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Ebou Adams | midfielder | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 100% |
| Marlon Pack | midfielder | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 100% |
| Millenic Alli | attacker | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Rocco Shein | midfielder | 4 | 8 | 2 | 100% |
| Conor Chaplin | attacker | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 100% |
| Hayden Matthews | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Jacob Brown | attacker | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Odin Bailey | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Colby Bishop | attacker | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 89% |
| Andre Dozzell | midfielder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Luke Le Roux | midfielder | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Abu Kamara | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Ryan Kavuma-McQueen | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Regan Poole | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 67% |
| John Swift | midfielder | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Marko Milovanović | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Jordan Williams | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Madiodio Dia | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Adrian Segecic | attacker | 10 | 10 | 1 | 40% |
| Zak Swanson | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Ibane Bowat | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Connor Ogilvie | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Josh Murphy | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Derby County | Home | 0-2 | 12 | 13 | 25 | Marlon Pack (3) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Bristol City | Away | 2-1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | Terry Devlin (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Lincoln City | Away | 1-3 | 15 | 17 | 32 | Colby Bishop (2) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | 1-3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Rocco Shein (2) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | West Ham United | Away | 3-1 | 19 | 12 | 31 | Ebou Adams (4) |
| 2 May 2026 | Birmingham City | Home | 1-1 | 19 | 10 | 29 | Adrian Segecic (4) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Stoke City | Away | 1-3 | 13 | 9 | 22 | John Swift (3) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Coventry City | Away | 5-1 | 10 | 4 | 14 | Andre Dozzell (2) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Leicester City | Home | 1-0 | 11 | 12 | 23 | Colby Bishop (3) |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Ipswich Town | Home | 2-0 | 10 | 9 | 19 | Colby Bishop (3) |