Salford are averaging 12.4 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 26.7 total fouls on average. That puts them 3rd 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 Port Vale, a profile of referee Ben Atkinson, and a full match-by-match log.
Ryan Graydon leads with 10 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.25/g, 75% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Salford player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Salford are averaging 12.4 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 14.3 for a match-total of 26.7. That ranks 3rd of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Salford pick up one yellow card every 0.121 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 Port Vale the page weights each Salford defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Salford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Woodburn | midfielder | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 100% |
| Haji Mnoga | midfielder | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 100% |
| Kadeem Harris | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| A. Odoh | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Zach Awe | defender | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Elliot Bonds | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Kelly N'Mai | midfielder | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 86% |
| Oliver Turton | defender | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 80% |
| J. Powell | midfielder | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 80% |
| Ryan Graydon | attacker | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Matt Butcher | midfielder | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 71% |
| Daniel Udoh | attacker | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 71% |
| Luke Garbutt | defender | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 71% |
| Adebola Oluwo | defender | 10 | 10 | 1 | 70% |
| Josh Austerfield | midfielder | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Macaulay Langstaff | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Luke Molyneux | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Hayden Carson | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Kallum Cesay | midfielder | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 43% |
| Brandon Cooper | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 40% |
| Will Aimson | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| J. Grant | midfielder | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Rosaire Longelo | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Matthew Young | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Newport County | Home | 2-1 | 9 | 14 | 23 | Kelly N'Mai (2) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Shrewsbury Town | Away | 1-0 | 11 | 13 | 24 | J. Powell (3) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Chesterfield | Home | 0-1 | 12 | 17 | 29 | Ben Woodburn (3) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Barnet | Away | 3-1 | 12 | 20 | 32 | Oliver Turton (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Shrewsbury Town | Home | 1-1 | 10 | 17 | 27 | Adebola Oluwo (2) |
| 25 May 2026 | Notts County | Away | 3-0 | 19 | 13 | 32 | Ben Woodburn (4) |
| 15 May 2026 | Grimsby Town | Home | 2-2 | 20 | 20 | 40 | Brandon Cooper (3) |
| 10 May 2026 | Grimsby Town | Away | 1-2 | 14 | 7 | 21 | Kallum Cesay (4) |
| 2 May 2026 | Crawley Town | Away | 0-0 | 12 | 10 | 22 | Oliver Turton (2) |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Bromley | Home | 2-0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | Oliver Turton (1) |