Portugal Yellow Cards Stats 2026/2027

Portugal Yellow Cards Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Portugal are averaging 1.1 yellow cards per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 2.2 cards on average. That puts them 25th of 54 for total cards per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against Wales, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Portugal players get booked most often?

Use the booking-rate table on this page to see each Portugal player's yellow cards per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), plus their hit-rate over the last six appearances and current bookmaker odds to be carded.

How is the matchup risk score calculated?

Matchup risk blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the defender's underlying card rate (20%). Scores above 0.7 are flagged high risk, 0.4–0.7 medium and below 0.4 low.

Where do these yellow card stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz. Player odds are taken from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their booking rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

How accurate are these predictions?

Yellow cards are inherently noisy - we surface signal (form, matchup, referee profile, market price), not certainties. Use the booking-rate table and matchup risk as inputs, not guarantees.

Does the referee affect the chance of a yellow card?

Yes. The referee profile module shows the assigned official's average yellows per match this season alongside their season fouls and red-card rate so you can adjust expectations for the upcoming fixture.

Portugal player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Tomás Araújo	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Renato Veiga	defender	10	2	0.2	20%
Bernardo Silva	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Samú Costa	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Rúben Dias	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
João Félix	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Pedro Neto	attacker	9	1	0.11	11%
João Cancelo	defender	10	1	0.1	10%
Bruno Fernandes	midfielder	10	0	0	0%
Vitinha	midfielder	9	0	0	0%
João Neves	midfielder	8	0	0	0%
Francisco Conceição	attacker	8	0	0	0%
Nuno Mendes	defender	8	0	0	0%
Diogo Costa	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Cristiano Ronaldo	attacker	7	0	0	0%
Nélson Semedo	defender	6	0	0	0%
Gonçalo Ramos	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Diogo Dalot	defender	5	0	0	0%
Rúben Neves	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Rafael Leão	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Francisco Trincão	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Gonçalo Inácio	defender	3	0	0	0%
Matheus Nunes	defender	2	0	0	0%
José Sá	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Gonçalo Guedes	attacker	2	0	0	0%

Portugal yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
6 Jul 2026	World Cup	Spain	Home	0-1	2	1	3
2 Jul 2026	World Cup	Croatia	Home	2-1	1	2	3
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Colombia	Away	0-0	0	1	1
23 Jun 2026	World Cup	Uzbekistan	Home	5-0	1	1	2
17 Jun 2026	World Cup	Congo DR	Home	1-1	3	1	4
10 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Nigeria	Home	2-1	2	2	4
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Chile	Home	2-1	0	0	0
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	United States	Away	0-2	1	1	2
29 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Mexico	Away	0-0	1	1	2
16 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Armenia	Home	9-1	0	1	1

Portugal cards 2026/2027: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.22
Cards against per game: 1.22
Match total cards per game: 2.44
Games: 9

Portugal Cards for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	6	1.5	83%	50%	17%	0%	0%
Away	3	0.67	67%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	9	1.22	78%	33%	11%	0%	0%

Portugal Cards against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	6	1.33	100%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	1	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	9	1.22	100%	22%	0%	0%	0%

Portugal Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	2.83	67%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	1.67	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	9	2.44	44%	22%	0%	0%	0%

Portugal Team cards 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.22	1.5	0.67
Fouls / match	8.56	9.33	7
Fouls per yellow card	7	6.2	10.4
Cards over 0.5	78%	83%	67%
Cards over 1.5	33%	50%	0%
Cards over 2.5	11%	17%	0%
Cards over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

Portugal Cards against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.22	1.33	1
Cards against over 0.5	100%	100%	100%
Cards against over 1.5	22%	33%	0%
Cards against over 2.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

Portugal Match cards 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	2.44	2.83	1.67
Match cards over 2.5	44%	67%	0%
Match cards over 3.5	22%	33%	0%
Match cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%
Match cards over 5.5	0%	0%	0%
Match cards over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Portugal 1st-half cards for 2026/2027 (from 5 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	4	0.5	50%	0%	0%
Away	1	1	100%	0%	0%
Overall	5	0.6	60%	0%	0%

Portugal 1st-half cards against 2026/2027 (from 5 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	4	0.75	75%	0%	0%
Away	1	1	100%	0%	0%
Overall	5	0.8	80%	0%	0%

Portugal 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 5 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	4	1.25	100%	25%	0%	0%
Away	1	2	100%	100%	0%	0%
Overall	5	1.4	100%	40%	0%	0%

Portugal cards match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
6 Jul	World Cup	Spain (H)	0-1	2	1	3	-
2 Jul	World Cup	Croatia (H)	2-1	1	2	3	1
27 Jun	World Cup	Colombia (A)	0-0	0	1	1	-
23 Jun	World Cup	Uzbekistan (H)	5-0	1	1	2	1
17 Jun	World Cup	DR Congo (H)	1-1	3	1	4	2
10 Jun	Friendly International	Nigeria (H)	2-1	2	2	4	1
31 Mar	Friendly International	USA (A)	0-2	1	1	2	2
29 Mar	Friendly International	Mexico (A)	0-0	1	1	2	-
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Armenia (H)	9-1	0	1	1	-

Portugal cards against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Vs top six	10	2.2	2.1	4.3	60%
Vs top half	10	2.2	2.1	4.3	60%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Portugal cards per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	1.33	2.17	3.5	33%
World Cup	2026	5	1.4	1.2	2.6	0%
Friendly International	2026	3	1.33	1.33	2.67	0%
UEFA Nations League	2024/2025	10	2.2	2.1	4.3	60%

Portugal next three opponents: cards per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their cards for	Their cards against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Thu 24 Sep 18:45	Wales (home)	3.4	1.4	2	3	1.5	1.5
Sun 27 Sep 18:45	Norway (away)	1.25	0.63	0.63	1.33	0.67	0.67
Thu 1 Oct 18:45	Denmark (away)	3.56	1.33	2.22	4.75	1	3.75

Wales yellow cards match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
6 Jun	Friendly International	Romania (A)	2-1	1	1	2	-
2 Jun	Friendly International	Ghana (H)	1-1	0	2	2	1
31 Mar	Friendly International	Northern Ireland (H)	1-1	1	1	2	1
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Bosnia (H)	1-1	1	4	5	3
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	North Macedonia (H)	7-1	0	3	3	2
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Liechtenstein (A)	0-1	3	2	5	1
13 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Belgium (H)	2-4	2	1	3	-
9 Oct	Friendly International	England (A)	3-0	1	2	3	-
9 Sep	Friendly International	Canada (H)	0-1	4	3	7	-
4 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Kazakhstan (A)	0-1	1	1	2	-