NYCFC Fouls Stats 2026

NYCFC Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

NYCFC are averaging 10.9 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 23.1 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 New York RB, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which NYCFC players commit the most fouls?

Andrés Perea leads with 11 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.1/g, 70% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every NYCFC player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does NYCFC's foul profile look this season?

NYCFC are averaging 10.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.2 for a match-total of 23.1. That ranks 6th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average NYCFC pick up one yellow card every 0.174 fouls.

How is the foul matchup read calculated?

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 New York RB the page weights each NYCFC defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.

Where do these foul stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 NYCFC fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

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.

Does the referee affect foul counts?

Yes - the referee profile module shows the assigned official's average fouls and yellows per match this season. Some referees blow for materially more fouls than others.

NYCFC player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Seymour Reid	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Jonathan Shore	midfielder	6	6	1	83%
Malachi Jones	attacker	5	5	1	80%
Raul Gustavo	defender	5	4	0.8	80%
Tayvon Gray	defender	8	8	1	75%
Keaton Parks	midfielder	4	4	1	75%
Andrés Perea	midfielder	10	11	1.1	70%
Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	9	11	1.22	67%
Bénie Traoré	attacker	9	8	0.89	67%
Talles Magno	attacker	5	5	1	60%
Luighi	attacker	7	11	1.57	57%
Hannes Wolf	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Max Murray	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Aiden O'Neill	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Thiago Martins	defender	7	5	0.71	43%
James Sands	midfielder	10	7	0.7	40%
Agustín Ojeda	attacker	10	6	0.6	40%
Kevin O'Toole	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Mitja Ilenčič	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Nico Cavallo	defender	7	2	0.29	14%
Matt Freese	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Máximo Carrizo	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

NYCFC fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Real Salt Lake	Away	0-2	11	18	29	Luighi (5)
10 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Home	1-2	5	10	15	Andrés Perea (2)
4 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC	Home	0-0	14	12	26	Thiago Martins (3)
29 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Away	1-1	13	10	23	James Sands (2)
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Away	1-1	12	6	18	Nico Cavallo (2)
19 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati	Away	2-1	9	10	19	Keaton Parks (2)
16 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia Union	Home	2-3	15	21	36	Luighi (3)
31 Jul 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Home	1-1	11	12	23	Talles Magno (3)
25 Jul 2026	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire	Home	3-1	8	16	24	Tayvon Gray (2)
22 Jul 2026	Major League Soccer	Columbus Crew	Away	1-2	11	7	18	Nicolás Fernández Mercau (4)

NYCFC fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 10.9
Fouls against per game: 12.2
Match total fouls per game: 23.1
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 16 of 45

NYCFC Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	5	10.6	60%	60%	60%	40%	40%
Away	5	11.2	100%	80%	80%	40%	20%
Overall	10	10.9	80%	70%	70%	40%	30%

NYCFC Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	5	14.2	100%	100%	80%	80%	40%
Away	5	10.2	60%	60%	20%	20%	20%
Overall	10	12.2	80%	80%	50%	50%	30%

NYCFC Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	5	24.8	80%	80%	80%	40%	20%
Away	5	21.4	60%	40%	40%	20%	20%
Overall	10	23.1	70%	60%	60%	30%	20%

NYCFC Team fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	10.9	10.6	11.2
Yellow cards / match	1.9	1.6	2.2
Fouls per yellow card	5.7	6.6	5.1
Cards per foul	17%	15%	20%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	60%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	70%	60%	80%
Fouls over 10.5	70%	60%	80%
Fouls over 11.5	40%	40%	40%
Fouls over 12.5	30%	40%	20%

NYCFC Fouls against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	12.2	14.2	10.2
Fouls against over 8.5	80%	100%	60%
Fouls against over 9.5	80%	100%	60%
Fouls against over 10.5	50%	80%	20%
Fouls against over 11.5	50%	80%	20%
Fouls against over 12.5	30%	40%	20%

NYCFC Match fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.1	24.8	21.4
Match fouls over 18.5	70%	80%	60%
Match fouls over 20.5	60%	80%	40%
Match fouls over 22.5	60%	80%	40%
Match fouls over 24.5	30%	40%	20%
Match fouls over 26.5	20%	20%	20%

NYCFC 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	5	67%	67%	67%	33%
Away	3	6.33	100%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	6	5.67	83%	67%	67%	50%

NYCFC 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	9.33	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	3	2	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	6	5.67	50%	50%	50%	50%

NYCFC 1st-half match total 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	3	14.33	100%	100%	67%	67%
Away	3	8.33	67%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	6	11.33	83%	50%	33%	33%

NYCFC fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	RSL (A)	0-2	11	18	29	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	New England (H)	1-2	5	10	15	-
4 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (H)	0-0	14	12	26	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Toronto (A)	1-1	13	10	23	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	New England (A)	1-1	12	6	18	9
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (A)	2-1	9	10	19	7
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (H)	2-3	15	21	36	19
31 Jul	Major League Soccer	Toronto (H)	1-1	11	12	23	14
25 Jul	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (H)	3-1	8	16	24	10
22 Jul	Major League Soccer	Columbus (A)	1-2	11	7	18	9

Major League Soccer fouls table 2026: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Colorado Rapids	25	14.28	13.88	28.16	88%
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	23	14.43	12.96	27.39	87%
3	Philadelphia Union	24	15.21	11.83	27.04	88%
4	Philadelphia Union	24	15.21	11.83	27.04	88%
5	SJ Earthquakes	25	12.56	13.36	25.92	80%
6	Inter Miami	25	12.68	12.6	25.28	76%
7	Inter Miami	25	12.68	12.6	25.28	76%
8	St. Louis City	25	13.68	11.36	25.04	68%
9	DC United	24	13.63	10.79	24.42	75%
10	DC United	24	13.63	10.79	24.42	75%
11	Minnesota United	25	12.52	11.88	24.4	60%
12	CF Montréal	25	12.28	12	24.28	60%
13	CF Montréal	25	12.28	12	24.28	60%
14	Sporting KC	24	12.67	11.58	24.25	63%
15	Austin	24	10.75	13.42	24.17	63%
16	New York City	25	11.32	12.84	24.16	68%
17	New York City	25	11.32	12.84	24.16	68%
18	Toronto	25	11.24	12.48	23.72	64%
19	Toronto	25	11.24	12.48	23.72	64%
20	San Diego	24	10.42	13.29	23.71	58%
21	Dallas	25	13.28	10.32	23.6	64%
22	Houston Dynamo	25	10.72	12.76	23.48	64%
23	Orlando City	25	10.72	12.44	23.16	56%
24	Orlando City	25	10.72	12.44	23.16	56%
25	Chicago Fire	23	12.52	10.61	23.13	57%
26	Chicago Fire	23	12.52	10.61	23.13	57%
27	LA Galaxy	26	10.5	12.46	22.96	62%
28	Real Salt Lake	24	12.04	10.67	22.71	71%
29	Cincinnati	24	11.25	11.42	22.67	54%
30	Cincinnati	24	11.25	11.42	22.67	54%
31	Portland Timbers	25	9.48	13.04	22.52	64%
32	New England	24	9.71	12.75	22.46	50%
33	New England	24	9.71	12.75	22.46	50%
34	New York RB	25	11.84	10.36	22.2	60%
35	New York RB	25	11.84	10.36	22.2	60%
36	Los Angeles FC	26	10.96	11.08	22.04	54%
37	Nashville SC	25	11.68	10.2	21.88	48%
38	Nashville SC	25	11.68	10.2	21.88	48%
39	Atlanta United	25	11.56	9.44	21	52%
40	Atlanta United	25	11.56	9.44	21	52%
41	Charlotte	25	9.16	11.24	20.4	44%
42	Charlotte	25	9.16	11.24	20.4	44%
43	Columbus Crew	25	9.96	10.08	20.04	32%
44	Columbus Crew	25	9.96	10.08	20.04	32%
45	Seattle Sounders	23	9.96	9.48	19.43	26%

NYCFC fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	20	12.45	11.15	23.6	55%
Vs top half	44	11.91	11.93	23.84	66%
Vs bottom half	20	11.35	11.8	23.15	65%
Vs bottom six	9	11.56	13.44	25	78%

NYCFC fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Major League Soccer	2026	25	11.32	12.84	24.16	68%
Major League Soccer	2025	39	12	11.28	23.28	64%
Major League Soccer	2024	38	12.97	13.34	26.32	84%

NYCFC next three opponents: fouls per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their fouls for	Their fouls against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Fri 18 Sep 23:30	New York RB (home)	22.2	11.84	10.36	22.38	12.23	10.15
Sat 26 Sep 23:30	Atlanta (away)	21	11.56	9.44	19.25	10.58	8.67
Sat 10 Oct 18:30	Chicago Fire (away)	23.13	12.52	10.61	23	12.73	10.27

NYCFC players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	20	24	83%
2	Tayvon Gray	defender	16	22	73%
3	Keaton Parks	midfielder	14	18	78%
4	Hannes Wolf	attacker	12	19	63%
5	Raul Gustavo	defender	12	20	60%

NYCFC players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	12	24	50%
2	Keaton Parks	midfielder	6	18	33%
3	Tayvon Gray	defender	6	22	27%
4	Kai Trewin	midfielder	5	15	33%
5	Agustín Ojeda	attacker	5	25	20%

NYCFC players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	6	24	25%
2	Aiden O'Neill	midfielder	3	14	21%
3	Keaton Parks	midfielder	3	18	17%
4	Luighi	attacker	2	7	29%
5	Hannes Wolf	attacker	2	19	11%

New York RB fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
12 Sep	Major League Soccer	Columbus (A)	0-1	14	12	26	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	LAFC (A)	2-0	13	11	24	-
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	Seattle (A)	0-0	13	11	24	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (H)	1-3	12	13	25	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (H)	1-1	10	10	20	9
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (H)	0-1	4	12	16	6
15 Aug	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (A)	2-1	12	14	26	9
1 Aug	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (H)	3-2	10	10	20	13
25 Jul	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (H)	0-2	14	5	19	7
22 Jul	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (A)	3-1	10	13	23	13