Where is the game stopped most?
Fouls per side per match — a different measure of a rough league than the card count, and they do not always agree.
Serie B (Italy) stops most often: 14.89 fouls per side per match.
| League | Fouls per side | Team-matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie B Italy | 14.89 | 780 |
| 2. Super League 1 Greece | 14.53 | 472 |
| 3. Premier League Russia | 14.24 | 486 |
| 4. Ligat Ha'al Israel | 13.93 | 238 |
| 5. Ligue 2 France | 13.87 | 618 |
| 6. Serie A Brazil | 13.81 | 760 |
| 7. Primeira Liga Portugal | 13.75 | 616 |
| 8. Super Liga Serbia | 13.61 | 590 |
| 9. Süper Lig Türkiye | 13.46 | 612 |
| 10. Serie B Brazil | 13.41 | 758 |
| 11. Segunda División Spain | 13.35 | 936 |
| 12. Super League China | 13.34 | 480 |
| 13. Challenger Pro League Belgium | 13.23 | 396 |
| 14. NB I Hungary | 13.16 | 244 |
| 15. Super League Switzerland | 13.11 | 460 |
| 16. Czech Liga Czechia | 13.06 | 554 |
| 17. Super Liga Slovakia | 12.98 | 226 |
| 18. HNL Croatia | 12.93 | 348 |
| 19. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay | 12.74 | 264 |
| 20. Serie A Italy | 12.67 | 760 |
| 21. Allsvenskan Sweden | 12.64 | 484 |
| 22. Ekstraklasa Poland | 12.62 | 612 |
| 23. La Liga Spain | 12.57 | 760 |
| 24. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 12.56 | 1,020 |
| 25. Liga MX Mexico | 12.56 | 674 |
| 26. 3. Liga Germany | 12.52 | 502 |
| 27. Thai League 1 Thailand | 12.39 | 288 |
| 28. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 12.31 | 616 |
| 29. Eerste Divisie Netherlands | 12.29 | 760 |
| 30. Premier Soccer League South Africa | 12.25 | 480 |
| 31. Superettan Sweden | 12.17 | 246 |
| 32. Major League Soccer United States | 12.15 | 1,080 |
| 33. Premiership Scotland | 12.12 | 460 |
| 34. Ligue 1 France | 12.05 | 614 |
| 35. Liga I Romania | 12.02 | 640 |
| 36. Premier League Egypt | 11.99 | 630 |
| 37. Primera División Bolivia | 11.95 | 242 |
| 38. 1. Lig Türkiye | 11.86 | 768 |
| 39. Primera División Peru | 11.81 | 664 |
| 40. Paulista - A1 Brazil | 11.76 | 208 |
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