Newell's Old Boys are averaging 11.8 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 23.7 total fouls on average. That puts them 15th 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 Rosario Central, a profile of referee Yael Falcón Pérez, and a full match-by-match log.
Luca Regiardo leads with 11 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.1/g, 80% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Newell's Old Boys player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Newell's Old Boys are averaging 11.8 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.9 for a match-total of 23.7. That ranks 15th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Newell's Old Boys pick up one yellow card every 0.203 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 Rosario Central the page weights each Newell's Old Boys defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Newell's Old Boys 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.
Yael Falcón Pérez is the referee for this fixture — they average 20.67 fouls and 1.33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Núñez | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| F. Scarpeccio | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Luca Regiardo | midfielder | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 80% |
| Rodrigo Herrera | midfielder | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 80% |
| Jeronimo Russo | attacker | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 75% |
| Franco Escobar | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Walter Mazzantti | attacker | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 70% |
| Facundo Guch | attacker | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 70% |
| Thomas Rios | attacker | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 67% |
| Armando Méndez | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Luciano Herrera | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Martín Luciano | defender | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Matías Cóccaro | attacker | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 57% |
| Martín Ortega | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| Nicolás Goitea | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Bruno Cabrera | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50% |
| Fabián Noguera | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| David Sotelo | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Jerónimo Gómez Mattar | midfielder | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 43% |
| Lautaro Giannetti | defender | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 43% |
| Ignacio Ramírez | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Saúl Salcedo | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Josué Reinatti | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Lucas Carrizo | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mateo García | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | Estudiantes | Away | 0-0 | 15 | 10 | 25 | Rodrigo Herrera (4) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Banfield | Home | 2-1 | 12 | 15 | 27 | Thomas Rios (4) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Deportivo Riestra | Home | 2-0 | 12 | 16 | 28 | Martín Luciano (3) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Defensa y Justicia | Away | 2-1 | 10 | 14 | 24 | Bruno Cabrera (2) |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Boca Juniors | Home | 2-2 | 12 | 11 | 23 | Luca Regiardo (2) |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Independiente | Away | 1-0 | 7 | 12 | 19 | Luca Regiardo (1) |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Talleres Córdoba | Home | 1-0 | 14 | 12 | 26 | Matías Cóccaro (5) |
| 4 May 2026 | Vélez Sarsfield | Away | 1-1 | 12 | 10 | 22 | Walter Mazzantti (2) |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Instituto | Home | 1-1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | Luca Regiardo (1) |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Unión Santa Fe | Away | 2-3 | 14 | 8 | 22 | Luca Regiardo (2) |