Tranmere are averaging 12.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 24.1 total fouls on average. That puts them 15th 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 Oldham, a profile of referee Seb Stockbridge, and a full match-by-match log.
Joe Ironside leads with 12 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (1.71/g, 71% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Tranmere player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Tranmere are averaging 12.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.6 for a match-total of 24.1. That ranks 15th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Tranmere pick up one yellow card every 0.192 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 Oldham the page weights each Tranmere defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Tranmere 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.
Seb Stockbridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Senior | defender | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 100% |
| Ethan Bristow | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Patrick Brough | defender | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 100% |
| Jordan Davies | midfielder | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Lee O'Connor | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| James Plant | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Lewis Warrington | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Sam Finley | midfielder | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 80% |
| Tom Conlon | midfielder | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 80% |
| Jacob Slater | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Joe Ironside | attacker | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 71% |
| N. Kenneh | midfielder | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Charlie Whitaker | midfielder | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 63% |
| William Tamen | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Ryan Watson | midfielder | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Tom Ince | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Nathan Smith | defender | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 56% |
| Omari Patrick | attacker | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50% |
| Zane Okoro | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Will Vaulks | midfielder | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Zech Obiero | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Jayden Joseph | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Kaiyne Woolery | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Bobby Faulkner | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Stephan Negru | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Rotherham United | Home | 2-2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | Joe Ironside (2) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Newport County | Away | 2-2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | Tom Ince (3) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Port Vale | Away | 1-1 | 17 | 19 | 36 | Joe Ironside (5) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Shrewsbury Town | Home | 2-0 | 15 | 11 | 26 | Will Vaulks (2) |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Rochdale | Home | 2-2 | 18 | 11 | 29 | Charlie Whitaker (4) |
| 2 May 2026 | Grimsby Town | Home | 1-1 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Jayden Joseph (2) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Milton Keynes Dons | Away | 3-0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | William Tamen (2) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Cheltenham Town | Away | 1-3 | 14 | 10 | 24 | Omari Patrick (3) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Bristol Rovers | Home | 1-2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | Sam Finley (2) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Chesterfield | Away | 1-1 | 16 | 9 | 25 | Sam Finley (3) |