Estudiantes are averaging 11.9 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 26 total fouls on average. That puts them 6th of 30 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 Vélez Sarsfield, a profile of referee Pablo Dóvalo, and a full match-by-match log.
Ezequiel Piovi leads with 12 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.33/g, 78% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Estudiantes player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Estudiantes are averaging 11.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 14.1 for a match-total of 26. That ranks 6th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Estudiantes pick up one yellow card every 0.193 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 Vélez Sarsfield the page weights each Estudiantes defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Estudiantes fixtures in the active window for 2026. 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.
Pablo Dóvalo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Neves | midfielder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| Leandro González Pírez | defender | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Joaquín Pereyra | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% | |
| Adolfo Gaich | attacker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Ramiro Funes Mori | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Mikel Amondarain | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Ezequiel Piovi | midfielder | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 78% |
| Baltasar Rodríguez | midfielder | 4 | 8 | 2 | 75% |
| Gastón Benedetti | defender | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 71% |
| Alexis Castro | midfielder | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 67% |
| Facundo Farías | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Eros Mancuso | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Fabricio Pérez | attacker | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Tomás Palacios | defender | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Tiago Palacios | attacker | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 57% |
| Santiago Núñez | defender | 9 | 9 | 1 | 56% |
| Guido Carrillo | attacker | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 50% |
| Brian Aguirre | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Valente Pierani | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Fabricio Iacovich | goalkeeper | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Joaquín Tobio Burgos | attacker | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 44% |
| Eric Meza | defender | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 44% |
| Joaquín Correa | attacker | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Edwuin Cetré | attacker | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| José Sosa | midfielder | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | Newell's Old Boys | Home | 0-0 | 10 | 15 | 25 | Baltasar Rodríguez (3) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Sarmiento | Away | 2-0 | 9 | 17 | 26 | Tomás Palacios (2) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Universidad Católica | Away | 0-3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | Alexis Castro (2) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Gimnasia La Plata | Home | 4-0 | 14 | 15 | 29 | Baltasar Rodríguez (3) |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Universidad Católica | Home | 1-1 | 15 | 12 | 27 | Santiago Núñez (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Deportivo Riestra | Away | 2-0 | 13 | 15 | 28 | Santiago Núñez (2) |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Boca Juniors | Away | 1-0 | 11 | 16 | 27 | Tiago Palacios (3) |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Defensa y Justicia | Home | 3-0 | 14 | 9 | 23 | Ezequiel Piovi (3) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Independiente | Home | 0-2 | 15 | 14 | 29 | Eric Meza (3) |
| 27 May 2026 | Independiente Medellín | Home | 1-0 | 11 | 12 | 23 | Guido Carrillo (2) |