Lens are averaging 8.2 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 17.4 total fouls on average. That puts them 4th 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 Lorient, a profile of referee Eric Wattellier, and a full match-by-match log.
Saud Abdulhamid leads with 8 fouls across 5 qualifying appearances (1.6/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Lens player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Lens are averaging 8.2 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.2 for a match-total of 17.4. That ranks 4th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Lens pick up one yellow card every 0.195 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 Lorient the page weights each Lens defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Lens 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.
Eric Wattellier is the referee for this fixture — they average 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saud Abdulhamid | defender | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 100% |
| Andrija Bulatovic | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Rayan Fofana | attacker | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Michal Skoras | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Michaël Cuisance | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Franjo Ivanović | attacker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Nidal Celik | defender | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Fodé Sylla | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Abdallah Sima | attacker | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Ruben Aguilar | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Wesley Saïd | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Adrien Thomasson | midfielder | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Ismaëlo Ganiou | defender | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 50% |
| Malang Sarr | defender | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Florian Sotoca | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Samson Baidoo | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Amadou Haidara | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Maik Nawrocki | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Matthieu Udol | defender | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 38% |
| Florian Thauvin | attacker | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Arthur Masuaku | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Mamadou Sangaré | midfielder | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Odsonne Édouard | attacker | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 20% |
| Robin Risser | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Allan Saint-Maximin | attacker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Strasbourg | Away | 2-1 | 11 | 10 | 21 | Ruben Aguilar (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Auxerre | Home | 5-2 | 6 | 21 | 27 | Matthieu Udol (2) |
| 17 May 2026 | Olympique Lyonnais | Away | 0-4 | 11 | 10 | 21 | Nidal Celik (3) |
| 16 May 2026 | Olympique Lyonnais | Away | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 May 2026 | Paris Saint Germain | Home | 0-2 | 9 | 3 | 12 | Wesley Saïd (2) |
| 9 May 2026 | Nantes | Home | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 May 2026 | Nantes | Home | 1-0 | 15 | 15 | 30 | Abdallah Sima (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | Nice | Away | 1-1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | Odsonne Édouard (2) |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Brest | Away | 3-3 | 11 | 7 | 18 | Abdallah Sima (3) |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Toulouse | Home | 3-2 | 9 | 15 | 24 | Wesley Saïd (2) |