Scotland Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Scotland Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Scotland are averaging 13 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 25.6 total fouls on average. That puts them 46th of 54 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 Slovenia, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Scotland players commit the most fouls?

Lewis Ferguson leads with 19 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (2.38/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Scotland player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Scotland's foul profile look this season?

Scotland are averaging 13 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.6 for a match-total of 25.6. That ranks 46th of 54 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Scotland pick up one yellow card every 0.092 fouls.

How is the foul matchup read calculated?

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 Slovenia the page weights each Scotland defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.

Where do these foul stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Scotland fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

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 foul rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Does the referee affect foul counts?

Yes - the referee profile module shows the assigned official's average fouls and yellows per match this season. Some referees blow for materially more fouls than others.

Scotland player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Lewis Ferguson	midfielder	8	19	2.38	100%
Dominic Hyam	defender	2	3	1.5	100%
T. Fletcher	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Scott McKenna	defender	5	7	1.4	80%
John McGinn	midfielder	9	9	1	78%
Ben Gannon-Doak	attacker	8	8	1	75%
Kieran Tierney	defender	4	4	1	75%
George Hirst	attacker	4	4	1	75%
Scott McTominay	midfielder	9	8	0.89	67%
John Souttar	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Aaron Hickey	defender	5	5	1	60%
Lawrence Shankland	attacker	5	6	1.2	60%
Ché Adams	attacker	7	8	1.14	57%
Ryan Christie	midfielder	7	6	0.86	57%
Anthony Ralston	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Findlay Curtis	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Andrew Robertson	defender	10	7	0.7	40%
Grant Hanley	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Jack Hendry	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Lyndon Dykes	attacker	3	2	0.67	33%
Kenny McLean	midfielder	7	3	0.43	29%
Nathan Patterson	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Angus Gunn	goalkeeper	6	0	0	0%
Craig Gordon	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%
Liam Kelly	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

Scotland fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
24 Jun 2026	World Cup	Brazil	Home	0-3	10	11	21	Lewis Ferguson (2)
19 Jun 2026	World Cup	Morocco	Home	0-1	11	8	19	Kieran Tierney (2)
14 Jun 2026	World Cup	Haiti	Away	0-1	21	23	44	Ché Adams (4)
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Bolivia	Away	0-4	16	13	29	Lewis Ferguson (3)
30 May 2026	Friendly International	Curacao	Home	4-1	17	11	28	T. Fletcher (2)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Côte d'Ivoire	Away	1-0	9	9	18	Ross McCrorie (3)
28 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Japan	Home	0-1	7	16	23	Lewis Ferguson (3)
18 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Denmark	Home	4-2	15	12	27	Andrew Robertson (2)
15 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Greece	Away	3-2	14	9	23	Lewis Ferguson (4)
12 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Belarus	Home	2-1	10	14	24	Billy Gilmour (3)

Scotland fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 13
Fouls against per game: 12.6
Match total fouls per game: 25.6
Games: 10

Scotland Fouls for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	11.67	83%	83%	50%	33%	33%
Away	4	15	100%	75%	75%	75%	75%
Overall	10	13	90%	80%	60%	50%	50%

Scotland Fouls against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	12	83%	83%	83%	50%	33%
Away	4	13.5	100%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	10	12.6	90%	70%	70%	50%	40%

Scotland Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	6	23.67	100%	83%	67%	33%	33%
Away	4	28.5	75%	75%	75%	50%	50%
Overall	10	25.6	90%	80%	70%	40%	40%

Scotland Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	13	11.67	15
Yellow cards / match	1.33	0.83	2.33
Fouls per yellow card	9.8	14.1	6.4
Cards per foul	10%	7%	16%
Fouls over 8.5	90%	83%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	83%	75%
Fouls over 10.5	60%	50%	75%
Fouls over 11.5	50%	33%	75%
Fouls over 12.5	50%	33%	75%

Scotland Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	12.6	12	13.5
Fouls against over 8.5	90%	83%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	70%	83%	50%
Fouls against over 10.5	70%	83%	50%
Fouls against over 11.5	50%	50%	50%
Fouls against over 12.5	40%	33%	50%

Scotland Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	25.6	23.67	28.5
Match fouls over 18.5	90%	100%	75%
Match fouls over 20.5	80%	83%	75%
Match fouls over 22.5	70%	67%	75%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	33%	50%
Match fouls over 26.5	40%	33%	50%

Scotland 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 10 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	5.33	67%	50%	33%	33%
Away	4	7	100%	75%	75%	50%
Overall	10	6	80%	60%	50%	40%

Scotland 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 10 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	5.17	83%	50%	33%	33%
Away	4	6.5	75%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	10	5.7	80%	50%	40%	40%

Scotland 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 10 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	6	10.5	50%	50%	33%	33%
Away	4	13.5	75%	75%	75%	75%
Overall	10	11.7	60%	60%	50%	50%

Scotland fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
24 Jun	World Cup	Brazil (H)	0-3	10	11	21	5
19 Jun	World Cup	Morocco (H)	0-1	11	8	19	10
14 Jun	World Cup	Haiti (A)	0-1	21	23	44	22
6 Jun	Friendly International	Bolivia (A)	0-4	16	13	29	13
30 May	Friendly International	Curacao (H)	4-1	17	11	28	16
31 Mar	Friendly International	Ivory Coast (A)	1-0	9	9	18	6
28 Mar	Friendly International	Japan (H)	0-1	7	16	23	7
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Denmark (H)	4-2	15	12	27	17
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Greece (A)	3-2	14	9	23	13
12 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Belarus (H)	2-1	10	14	24	8

Scotland fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	8	10.13	13.63	23.75	50%
Vs top half	8	10.13	13.63	23.75	50%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Scotland fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	12.67	13.33	26	100%
Friendly International	2026	4	12.25	12.25	24.5	75%
World Cup	2026	3	14	14	28	33%
Friendly International	2025	2	12	11.5	23.5	100%

Scotland next three opponents: fouls per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their fouls for	Their fouls against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 26 Sep 13:00	Slovenia (away)	22.78	13.22	9.56	25	13.33	11.67
Tue 29 Sep 18:45	Switzerland (home)	25.1	12.1	13	22.67	12.33	10.33
Sat 3 Oct 18:45	North Macedonia (away)	22.5	11.1	11.4	24	9.33	14.67

Slovenia fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
7 Jun	Friendly International	Croatia (A)	2-1	11	5	16	7
31 Mar	Friendly International	Montenegro (A)	2-3	16	10	26	12
28 Mar	Friendly International	Hungary (A)	1-0	14	10	24	11
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Sweden (A)	1-1	11	6	17	9
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Kosovo (H)	0-2	11	9	20	8
13 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Switzerland (H)	0-0	10	5	15	-
10 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Kosovo (A)	0-0	12	10	22	12
8 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Switzerland (A)	3-0	15	10	25	12
5 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Sweden (H)	2-2	19	21	40	-