Wigan are averaging 11 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.5 total fouls on average. That puts them 8th 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 Stockport, a profile of referee Thomas Parsons, and a full match-by-match log.
Sonny Perkins leads with 12 fouls across 5 qualifying appearances (2.4/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Wigan player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Wigan are averaging 11 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.5 for a match-total of 23.5. That ranks 8th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Wigan pick up one yellow card every 0.145 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 Stockport the page weights each Wigan defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Wigan 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.
Thomas Parsons is the referee for this fixture — they average 26 fouls and 5.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Smith | midfielder | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 100% |
| Sonny Perkins | attacker | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 100% |
| Reggie Walsh | midfielder | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 100% |
| Christian Saydee | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Harrison Bettoni | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| K'Marni Miller | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Tobias Brenan | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Dara Costelloe | attacker | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 88% |
| Will Aimson | defender | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 80% |
| Callum Wright | midfielder | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 80% |
| Joe Taylor | attacker | 5 | 10 | 2 | 80% |
| Jon Mellish | defender | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 80% |
| James Carragher | defender | 9 | 9 | 1 | 78% |
| Morgan Fox | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Raphael Borges Rodrigues | attacker | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Jensen Weir | midfielder | 10 | 10 | 1 | 50% |
| Ryan Trevitt | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Luke Harris | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| M. Power | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Fraser Murray | midfielder | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Akeel Higgins | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Finley Burns | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Jason Kerr | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Connor Barrett | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 20% |
| Sam Tickle | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | Milton Keynes Dons | Home | 3-1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | Sonny Perkins (5) |
| 30 Aug 2026 | AFC Wimbledon | Away | 1-0 | 11 | 14 | 25 | Connor Barrett (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Leyton Orient | Home | 0-2 | 11 | 17 | 28 | Sonny Perkins (2) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Cambridge United | Away | 3-2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | Jon Mellish (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Barnsley | Away | 1-1 | 10 | 9 | 19 | Sonny Perkins (2) |
| 2 May 2026 | Stevenage | Away | 1-0 | 16 | 14 | 30 | Joe Taylor (4) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | AFC Wimbledon | Home | 0-1 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Jensen Weir (3) |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Port Vale | Away | 0-0 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Matthew Smith (2) |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Rotherham United | Home | 3-0 | 18 | 16 | 34 | Will Aimson (5) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Mansfield Town | Home | 2-1 | 12 | 14 | 26 | Jensen Weir (3) |