Ajax are averaging 10.1 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.4 total fouls on average. That puts them 15th of 18 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 PSV, a profile of referee Sander van der Eijk, and a full match-by-match log.
Jorthy Mokio leads with 10 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.11/g, 67% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Ajax player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Ajax are averaging 10.1 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.3 for a match-total of 21.4. That ranks 15th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Ajax pick up one yellow card every 0.139 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 PSV the page weights each Ajax defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Ajax 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.
Sander van der Eijk is the referee for this fixture — they average 24 fouls and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wout Weghorst | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| S. Steur | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Owen Wijndal | defender | 4 | 8 | 2 | 75% |
| Jorthy Mokio | midfielder | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 67% |
| Lucas Rosa | defender | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 67% |
| Caio Henrique | defender | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 63% |
| A. Bouwman | defender | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Anton Gaaei | defender | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 60% |
| Abdellah Ouazane | midfielder | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Youri Regeer | midfielder | 9 | 9 | 1 | 56% |
| Steven Berghuis | attacker | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 56% |
| Kasper Dolberg | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Maher Carrizo | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Davy Klaassen | midfielder | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 44% |
| Julian Brandt | midfielder | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 43% |
| D. Janse | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Tolu Arokodare | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Marcos Leonardo | attacker | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Daley Blind | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Oliver Edvardsen | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Mika Godts | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Youri Baas | defender | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 14% |
| Oscar Gloukh | midfielder | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Maarten Paes | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Marc-André ter Stegen | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Telstar | Away | 0-4 | 13 | 11 | 24 | Anton Gaaei (5) |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Sion | Home | 5-3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | Jorthy Mokio (3) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Sion | Away | 2-4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Anton Gaaei (3) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | SC Heerenveen | Home | 2-2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | Lucas Rosa (2) |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Shelbourne | Away | 2-2 | 12 | 10 | 22 | Youri Baas (2) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | PEC Zwolle | Away | 0-2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | Youri Regeer (3) |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Shelbourne | Home | 3-1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | Owen Wijndal (3) |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Vojvodina | Home | 4-1 | 9 | 17 | 26 | Jorthy Mokio (2) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Vojvodina | Away | 1-4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | Owen Wijndal (4) |
| 24 May 2026 | FC Utrecht | Home | 1-1 | 16 | 17 | 33 | Davy Klaassen (4) |