Watford are averaging 11.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21 total fouls on average. That puts them 5th 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 WBA, a profile of referee Michael Salisbury, and a full match-by-match log.
Mattie Pollock leads with 12 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.33/g, 78% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Watford player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Watford are averaging 11.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.5 for a match-total of 21. That ranks 5th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Watford pick up one yellow card every 0.209 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 WBA the page weights each Watford defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Watford 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.
Michael Salisbury is the referee for this fixture — they average 25 fouls and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Traoré | defender | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 100% |
| Imrân Louza | midfielder | 4 | 8 | 2 | 100% |
| James Abankwah | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Nestory Irankunda | attacker | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 100% |
| Branimir Mlacic | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Mattie Pollock | defender | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 78% |
| Nampalys Mendy | midfielder | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Jordan Zemura | defender | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Edo Kayembe | midfielder | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 67% |
| Hector Kyprianou | midfielder | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 67% |
| Kévin Keben | defender | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 63% |
| Edoardo Bove | midfielder | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 63% |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Martín Payero | midfielder | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Amin Nabizada | attacker | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Othmane Maamma | attacker | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 50% |
| Saba Goglichidze | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Kwadwo Baah | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Jack Grieves | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Michael Adu-Poku | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Mamadou Doumbia | attacker | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 38% |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Jeremy Ngakia | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Marc Bola | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Iker Bravo | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Swansea City | Away | 2-0 | 12 | 6 | 18 | Kévin Keben (2) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | West Ham United | Home | 1-1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Hector Kyprianou (2) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Peterborough United | Home | 1-5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | Amin Nabizada (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Wrexham | Away | 1-1 | 11 | 13 | 24 | Mattie Pollock (4) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Southampton | Home | 2-1 | 12 | 9 | 21 | Mamadou Doumbia (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Crawley Town | Home | 1-0 | 11 | 13 | 24 | Edoardo Bove (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | Coventry City | Home | 0-4 | 16 | 10 | 26 | Othmane Maamma (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Middlesbrough | Away | 5-1 | 10 | 8 | 18 | Imrân Louza (3) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 3-0 | 15 | 11 | 26 | Imrân Louza (3) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Sheffield United | Home | 0-2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | Nestory Irankunda (4) |