magnificent_seven
10-03-2025, 02:10 PM
Noticed a post on X/Twitter today where someone has worked out how many fouls teams get away with before a booking. It's got some pretty mental stats, but the Celtic Park numbers in particular, are absolutely crazy.
https://x.com/whistlereport24/status/1898552148188615127
The whole thread's worth a look but apparently, Celtic's fouls before they get a booking at Celtic Park is around 12. Their opponents only get 3 and half. So, on average, Celtic are getting away with over three times as many fouls as the teams visiting them before someone gets a yellow card - more than 8 fouls of a difference. I know possession, style of play etc. plays a part, but surely not enough to justify an allowance of 8 extra fouls compared to the Away team.
Nick Walsh in particular, gives Celtic double the amount of fouls compared to Celtic's opponents at Celtic Park. Explains a lot as to why we got 3 cards yesterday and had less fouls than Celtic. When you have a centre-half and two of your central midfielders on a booking less than 50 minutes into the match, it definitely changes the dynamic of the game and the way these players play.
https://x.com/whistlereport24/status/1898552148188615127
The whole thread's worth a look but apparently, Celtic's fouls before they get a booking at Celtic Park is around 12. Their opponents only get 3 and half. So, on average, Celtic are getting away with over three times as many fouls as the teams visiting them before someone gets a yellow card - more than 8 fouls of a difference. I know possession, style of play etc. plays a part, but surely not enough to justify an allowance of 8 extra fouls compared to the Away team.
Nick Walsh in particular, gives Celtic double the amount of fouls compared to Celtic's opponents at Celtic Park. Explains a lot as to why we got 3 cards yesterday and had less fouls than Celtic. When you have a centre-half and two of your central midfielders on a booking less than 50 minutes into the match, it definitely changes the dynamic of the game and the way these players play.