WBA are averaging 8.8 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.1 total fouls on average. That puts them 22nd 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 Watford, a profile of referee Michael Salisbury, and a full match-by-match log.
Ousmane Diakité leads with 12 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.2/g, 70% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every WBA player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
WBA are averaging 8.8 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.3 for a match-total of 21.1. That ranks 22nd of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average WBA pick up one yellow card every 0.182 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 Watford the page weights each WBA defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 WBA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlan Grant | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Tammer Bany | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Barney Stewart | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Felix Horn Myhre | midfielder | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 83% |
| Jimmy Morgan | attacker | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 83% |
| Aune Heggebø | attacker | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 80% |
| Alex Mowatt | midfielder | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 80% |
| D. Imray | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Rabby Nzingoula | midfielder | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Ousmane Diakité | midfielder | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 70% |
| Josh Maja | attacker | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 67% |
| George Campbell | defender | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Daryl Dike | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Jayson Molumby | midfielder | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 43% |
| Callum Styles | defender | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Harry Whitwell | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Nat Phillips | defender | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 38% |
| Isaac Price | midfielder | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Nolan Galves | defender | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Max O'Leary | goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Alfie Gilchrist | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oliver David Bostock | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mikey Johnston | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Kareem Tunde | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Chris Mepham | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | Charlton Athletic | Home | 1-1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | Callum Styles (1) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Middlesbrough | Away | 3-1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | Callum Styles (1) |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Newcastle United | Away | 3-2 | 13 | 14 | 27 | Jimmy Morgan (3) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Burnley | Home | 3-1 | 8 | 13 | 21 | Felix Horn Myhre (3) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Norwich City | Away | 1-2 | 13 | 13 | 26 | Jimmy Morgan (4) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Rotherham United | Away | 1-4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | George Campbell (1) |
| 2 May 2026 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 2-1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | Ousmane Diakité (2) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Ipswich Town | Home | 0-0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | Nat Phillips (1) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Watford | Home | 3-0 | 11 | 15 | 26 | Nat Phillips (3) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Preston North End | Away | 0-2 | 12 | 7 | 19 | Josh Maja (4) |