Aberdeen are averaging 13.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 26.1 total fouls on average. That puts them 3rd of 12 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 Kilmarnock, a profile of referee John Beaton, and a full match-by-match log.
Afeez Aremu leads with 21 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (2.33/g, 89% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Aberdeen player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Aberdeen are averaging 13.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.6 for a match-total of 26.1. That ranks 3rd of 12 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Aberdeen pick up one yellow card every 0.141 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 Kilmarnock the page weights each Aberdeen defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Aberdeen 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.
John Beaton is the referee for this fixture — they average 15.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Mayo | defender | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 100% |
| Alexander Jensen | defender | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Lewis Smith | midfielder | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| Nicolas Milanovic | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Kjartan Már Kjartansson | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ante Palaversa | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Findlay Marshall | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Brad Joseph Lyons | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Afeez Aremu | midfielder | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 89% |
| Gavin Molloy | defender | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 86% |
| Toyosi Olusanya | attacker | 10 | 20 | 2 | 80% |
| Dennis Geiger | midfielder | 5 | 10 | 2 | 80% |
| Daniel Happe | defender | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Kevin Nisbet | attacker | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 60% |
| Jack Milne | defender | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Liam Morrison | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| Mats Knoester | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50% |
| Chris Cadden | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Emmanuel Gyamfi | defender | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Nicky Devlin | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Topi Keskinen | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Ayoub Mouloua | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Alexander Briedl | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Mitchy Ntelo | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Graeme Shinnie | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | Celtic | Away | 3-0 | 7 | 9 | 16 | Gavin Molloy (2) |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Rangers | Home | 0-1 | 21 | 15 | 36 | Toyosi Olusanya (5) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Dundee | Away | 2-0 | 12 | 9 | 21 | Alexander Briedl (1) |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Hearts | Home | 2-1 | 11 | 17 | 28 | Toyosi Olusanya (3) |
| 17 May 2026 | Dundee | Away | 3-2 | 9 | 14 | 23 | Jack Milne (2) |
| 12 May 2026 | St. Mirren | Home | 0-2 | 14 | 11 | 25 | Mats Knoester (3) |
| 9 May 2026 | Dundee United | Home | 2-0 | 12 | 16 | 28 | Dennis Geiger (5) |
| 1 May 2026 | Livingston | Away | 2-2 | 15 | 10 | 25 | Gavin Molloy (5) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Kilmarnock | Home | 1-0 | 16 | 16 | 32 | Afeez Aremu (5) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Hibernian | Home | 2-0 | 18 | 9 | 27 | Afeez Aremu (5) |