AZ are averaging 10.9 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 22.7 total fouls on average. That puts them 9th 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 Heerenveen, a profile of referee Jeroen Manschot, and a full match-by-match log.
Weslley Patati leads with 14 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.56/g, 67% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every AZ player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
AZ are averaging 10.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.8 for a match-total of 22.7. That ranks 9th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average AZ pick up one yellow card every 0.092 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 Heerenveen the page weights each AZ defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 AZ 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.
Jeroen Manschot is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rion Ichihara | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | attacker | 1 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Bendegúz Kovács | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Jizz Hornkamp | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Kees Smit | midfielder | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 86% |
| Mateo Chávez | defender | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 86% |
| C. Stengs | midfielder | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Mexx Meerdink | attacker | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 71% |
| Peer Koopmeiners | midfielder | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 71% |
| Weslley Patati | attacker | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 67% |
| Mees de Wit | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Alexandre Penetra | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Sven Mijnans | midfielder | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Wouter Goes | defender | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | attacker | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Lewis Schouten | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50% |
| Billy van Duijl | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Denso Kasius | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Matej Sin | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Elijah Dijkstra | defender | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Jordy Clasie | midfielder | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Kasper Boogaard | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Isak Jensen | attacker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Troy Parrott | attacker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Go Ahead Eagles | Home | 5-2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | Wouter Goes (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Fortuna Sittard | Away | 0-2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | Kees Smit (4) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | FC Utrecht | Away | 1-4 | 14 | 23 | 37 | Mateo Chávez (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | ADO Den Haag | Home | 2-0 | 9 | 14 | 23 | Mexx Meerdink (3) |
| 17 May 2026 | NAC Breda | Home | 3-3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | Wouter Goes (2) |
| 10 May 2026 | Feyenoord | Away | 1-1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | Peer Koopmeiners (3) |
| 3 May 2026 | FC Twente | Home | 2-2 | 9 | 14 | 23 | Kees Smit (3) |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Go Ahead Eagles | Away | 0-0 | 13 | 9 | 22 | Mexx Meerdink (3) |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Home | 2-2 | 19 | 17 | 36 | Weslley Patati (6) |
| 12 Apr 2026 | SC Heerenveen | Home | 3-0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | Mees de Wit (2) |