NYCFC Yellow Cards Stats 2026

NYCFC Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

NYCFC are averaging 1.9 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 4.8 cards on average. That puts them 9th of 30 for total cards per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against New York RB, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which NYCFC players get booked most often?

Use the booking-rate table on this page to see each NYCFC player's yellow cards per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), plus their hit-rate over the last six appearances and current bookmaker odds to be carded.

How is the matchup risk score calculated?

Matchup risk blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the defender's underlying card rate (20%). Scores above 0.7 are flagged high risk, 0.4–0.7 medium and below 0.4 low.

Where do these yellow card stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz. Player odds are taken from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.

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 booking rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

How accurate are these predictions?

Yellow cards are inherently noisy - we surface signal (form, matchup, referee profile, market price), not certainties. Use the booking-rate table and matchup risk as inputs, not guarantees.

Does the referee affect the chance of a yellow card?

Yes. The referee profile module shows the assigned official's average yellows per match this season alongside their season fouls and red-card rate so you can adjust expectations for the upcoming fixture.

NYCFC player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Keaton Parks	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	9	4	0.44	44%
Luighi	attacker	7	2	0.29	29%
Tayvon Gray	defender	8	2	0.25	25%
Talles Magno	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Malachi Jones	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Kevin O'Toole	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
James Sands	midfielder	10	1	0.1	10%
Andrés Perea	midfielder	10	1	0.1	10%
Matt Freese	goalkeeper	10	1	0.1	10%
Agustín Ojeda	attacker	10	0	0	0%
Bénie Traoré	attacker	9	0	0	0%
Nico Cavallo	defender	7	0	0	0%
Thiago Martins	defender	7	0	0	0%
Jonathan Shore	midfielder	6	0	0	0%
Raul Gustavo	defender	5	0	0	0%
Hannes Wolf	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Mitja Ilenčič	defender	3	0	0	0%
Max Murray	defender	2	0	0	0%
Aiden O'Neill	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Máximo Carrizo	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Seymour Reid	attacker	1	0	0	0%

NYCFC yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Real Salt Lake	Away	0-2	2	2	4
10 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Home	1-2	0	2	2
4 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC	Home	0-0	2	4	6
29 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Away	1-1	3	3	6
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Away	1-1	1	1	2
19 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati	Away	2-1	3	3	6
16 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia Union	Home	2-3	3	4	7
31 Jul 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Home	1-1	2	4	6
25 Jul 2026	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire	Home	3-1	1	3	4
22 Jul 2026	Major League Soccer	Columbus Crew	Away	1-2	2	3	5

NYCFC cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.9
Cards against per game: 2.9
Match total cards per game: 4.8
Games: 10
League rank for match cards: 5 of 45

NYCFC Cards for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	5	1.6	80%	60%	20%	0%	0%
Away	5	2.2	100%	80%	40%	0%	0%
Overall	10	1.9	90%	70%	30%	0%	0%

NYCFC Cards against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	5	3.4	100%	100%	80%	60%	0%
Away	5	2.4	100%	80%	60%	0%	0%
Overall	10	2.9	100%	90%	70%	30%	0%

NYCFC Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	5	80%	80%	60%	60%	20%
Away	5	4.6	80%	80%	60%	40%	0%
Overall	10	4.8	80%	80%	60%	50%	10%

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

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.9	1.6	2.2
Fouls / match	10.9	10.6	11.2
Fouls per yellow card	5.7	6.6	5.1
Cards over 0.5	90%	80%	100%
Cards over 1.5	70%	60%	80%
Cards over 2.5	30%	20%	40%
Cards over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	2.9	3.4	2.4
Cards against over 0.5	100%	100%	100%
Cards against over 1.5	90%	100%	80%
Cards against over 2.5	70%	80%	60%
Cards against over 3.5	30%	60%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	4.8	5	4.6
Match cards over 2.5	80%	80%	80%
Match cards over 3.5	80%	80%	80%
Match cards over 4.5	60%	60%	60%
Match cards over 5.5	50%	60%	40%
Match cards over 6.5	10%	20%	0%

NYCFC 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	1.5	100%	50%	0%
Away	2	1	100%	0%	0%
Overall	4	1.25	100%	25%	0%

NYCFC 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	2	100%	100%	0%
Away	2	0.5	50%	0%	0%
Overall	4	1.25	75%	50%	0%

NYCFC 1st-half match total 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	3.5	100%	100%	100%	50%
Away	2	1.5	100%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	4	2.5	100%	75%	50%	25%

NYCFC cards match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	RSL (A)	0-2	2	2	4	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	New England (H)	1-2	0	2	2	-
4 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (H)	0-0	2	4	6	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Toronto (A)	1-1	3	3	6	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	New England (A)	1-1	1	1	2	-
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (A)	2-1	3	3	6	2
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (H)	2-3	3	4	7	3
31 Jul	Major League Soccer	Toronto (H)	1-1	2	4	6	4
25 Jul	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (H)	3-1	1	3	4	-
22 Jul	Major League Soccer	Columbus (A)	1-2	2	3	5	1

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

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
1	Colorado Rapids	25	2.56	2.64	5.2	56%
2	LA Galaxy	26	2.23	2.46	4.69	54%
3	Charlotte	25	2.04	2.64	4.68	48%
4	Charlotte	25	2.04	2.64	4.68	48%
5	New York City	25	1.76	2.92	4.68	52%
6	New York City	25	1.76	2.92	4.68	52%
7	Philadelphia Union	24	2.33	2.33	4.67	46%
8	Philadelphia Union	24	2.33	2.33	4.67	46%
9	St. Louis City	23	2.3	2.3	4.61	48%
10	Inter Miami	25	2.64	1.96	4.6	44%
11	Inter Miami	25	2.64	1.96	4.6	44%
12	Houston Dynamo	25	2	2.48	4.48	48%
13	DC United	23	2.22	2.22	4.43	57%
14	DC United	23	2.22	2.22	4.43	57%
15	Dallas	25	2.4	2	4.4	56%
16	Los Angeles FC	23	1.91	2.48	4.39	43%
17	San Diego	24	2.08	2.29	4.38	46%
18	Real Salt Lake	23	2.43	1.91	4.35	52%
19	SJ Earthquakes	25	2.32	1.92	4.24	44%
20	Orlando City	25	2.28	1.96	4.24	44%
21	Orlando City	25	2.28	1.96	4.24	44%
22	Vancouver Whitecaps	23	2	2.22	4.22	39%
23	Austin	24	1.96	2.25	4.21	50%
24	Chicago Fire	23	2.26	1.87	4.13	30%
25	Chicago Fire	23	2.26	1.87	4.13	30%
26	CF Montréal	25	2.16	1.96	4.12	44%
27	CF Montréal	25	2.16	1.96	4.12	44%
28	Atlanta United	25	2.24	1.8	4.04	28%
29	Atlanta United	25	2.24	1.8	4.04	28%
30	Cincinnati	24	2.21	1.79	4	42%
31	Cincinnati	24	2.21	1.79	4	42%
32	Toronto	25	1.84	2.08	3.92	32%
33	Toronto	25	1.84	2.08	3.92	32%
34	Portland Timbers	25	1.64	2.24	3.88	36%
35	Minnesota United	25	2.04	1.76	3.8	24%
36	New York RB	25	2.08	1.68	3.76	24%
37	New York RB	25	2.08	1.68	3.76	24%
38	Columbus Crew	25	1.64	2.04	3.68	32%
39	Columbus Crew	25	1.64	2.04	3.68	32%
40	New England	23	1.78	1.78	3.57	35%
41	New England	23	1.78	1.78	3.57	35%
42	Nashville SC	25	1.84	1.56	3.4	36%
43	Nashville SC	25	1.84	1.56	3.4	36%
44	Sporting KC	24	1.71	1.67	3.38	21%
45	Seattle Sounders	21	1.86	1.48	3.33	24%

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

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Vs top six	20	2.45	2.1	4.55	50%
Vs top half	42	2.12	2.02	4.14	43%
Vs bottom half	20	1.8	3.05	4.85	60%
Vs bottom six	9	2.11	3.33	5.44	78%

NYCFC cards per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Major League Soccer	2026	25	1.76	2.92	4.68	52%
Major League Soccer	2025	37	2.19	1.97	4.16	46%
Major League Soccer	2024	38	2.13	2.21	4.34	50%

NYCFC next three opponents: cards per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their cards for	Their cards against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Fri 18 Sep 23:30	New York RB (home)	3.76	2.08	1.68	3.54	2.15	1.38
Sat 26 Sep 23:30	Atlanta (away)	4.04	2.24	1.8	3.58	2.25	1.33
Sat 10 Oct 18:30	Chicago Fire (away)	4.13	2.26	1.87	3.91	2	1.91

NYCFC players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	8	24	33%
2	Keaton Parks	midfielder	5	18	28%
3	Tayvon Gray	defender	5	22	23%
4	Malachi Jones	attacker	3	14	21%
5	Kai Trewin	midfielder	3	15	20%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
12 Sep	Major League Soccer	Columbus (A)	0-1	2	2	4	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	LAFC (A)	2-0	2	2	4	-
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	Seattle (A)	0-0	3	1	4	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (H)	1-3	1	2	3	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (H)	1-1	1	2	3	1
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (H)	0-1	1	2	3	1
15 Aug	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (A)	2-1	1	3	4	-
1 Aug	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (H)	3-2	3	2	5	1
25 Jul	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (H)	0-2	5	1	6	-
22 Jul	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (A)	3-1	3	0	3	-