Mechelen are averaging 9.6 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 Westerlo, a profile of referee Lothar D'hondt, and a full match-by-match log.
Fredrik Hammar leads with 12 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.2/g, 70% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Mechelen player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Mechelen are averaging 9.6 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.8 for a match-total of 21.4. That ranks 15th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Mechelen pick up one yellow card every 0.146 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 Westerlo the page weights each Mechelen defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Mechelen 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.
Lothar D'hondt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Bendele Lohunanu-Mbasi | attacker | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Dennis Praet | midfielder | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Cedric Van Meirvenne | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| Mory Konaté | midfielder | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Adeshina Ayodele | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Gora Diouf | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Moncef Zekri | defender | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Redouane Halhal | defender | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 83% |
| M. Decoene | midfielder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Fredrik Hammar | midfielder | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 70% |
| Kerim Mrabti | midfielder | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 67% |
| Tommy St. Jago | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Luc Marijnissen | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Bilal Bafdili | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Dikeni Salifou | midfielder | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 57% |
| Bill Antonio | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Keano Vanrafelghem | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| José Marsà | defender | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Mathis Servais | midfielder | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Bouke Boersma | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Myron van Brederode | attacker | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | 30% |
| Thérence Koudou | defender | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Benito Raman | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Nacho Miras | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | La Louvière | Away | 2-2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | Fredrik Hammar (1) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Sporting Charleroi | Away | 2-0 | 15 | 8 | 23 | Fredrik Hammar (4) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Standard Liège | Home | 3-3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | Luc Marijnissen (2) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Gent | Away | 2-0 | 11 | 11 | 22 | Moncef Zekri (3) |
| 24 May 2026 | Sint-Truiden | Away | 3-0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | Redouane Halhal (1) |
| 21 May 2026 | Club Brugge | Home | 2-2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | Redouane Halhal (3) |
| 17 May 2026 | Anderlecht | Away | 2-2 | 15 | 16 | 31 | José Marsà (3) |
| 10 May 2026 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Away | 3-0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | Redouane Halhal (2) |
| 3 May 2026 | Gent | Home | 1-0 | 10 | 14 | 24 | Mathis Servais (2) |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Sint-Truiden | Home | 1-4 | 11 | 13 | 24 | Fredrik Hammar (3) |