Palmeiras are averaging 12.2 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 26.4 total fouls on average. That puts them 8th of 20 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 Botafogo, a profile of referee Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima, and a full match-by-match log.
Alexander Barboza leads with 12 fouls across 6 qualifying appearances (2/g, 83% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Palmeiras player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Palmeiras are averaging 12.2 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 14.2 for a match-total of 26.4. That ranks 8th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Palmeiras pick up one yellow card every 0.115 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 Botafogo the page weights each Palmeiras defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Palmeiras 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.
Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramón Sosa | attacker | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| Emiliano Martínez | midfielder | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 100% |
| Luighi | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Luis Pacheco | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Marlon Freitas | midfielder | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 90% |
| Alexander Barboza | defender | 6 | 12 | 2 | 83% |
| Agustín Giay | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| José Manuel López | attacker | 7 | 7 | 1 | 71% |
| Allan | attacker | 7 | 7 | 1 | 71% |
| Jhon Arias | attacker | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 71% |
| Murilo | defender | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 70% |
| Arthur Gabriel | defender | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Mauricio | midfielder | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| Khellven | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50% |
| Lucas Evangelista | midfielder | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 50% |
| Paulinho | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Vitor Roque | attacker | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 43% |
| Gustavo Gómez | defender | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 43% |
| Joaquín Piquerez | defender | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 43% |
| Andreas Pereira | midfielder | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 38% |
| Felipe Anderson | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Carlos Miguel | goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Heittor Vinicius da Silva Nunes | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Bruno Fuchs | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Marcelo Lomba | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Mirassol | Away | 1-1 | 11 | 16 | 27 | Arthur Gabriel (3) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Vasco da Gama | Home | 4-1 | 8 | 21 | 29 | Allan (2) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Cerro Porteño | Away | 0-1 | 17 | 17 | 34 | Vitor Roque (4) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Fluminense | Away | 3-2 | 17 | 16 | 33 | Jhon Arias (5) |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Cerro Porteño | Home | 1-1 | 10 | 16 | 26 | Alexander Barboza (4) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Internacional | Home | 0-0 | 12 | 16 | 28 | Alexander Barboza (2) |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Vitória | Away | 0-4 | 15 | 10 | 25 | Alexander Barboza (2) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Atlético Mineiro | Home | 1-2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | Murilo (2) |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Coritiba | Away | 1-3 | 16 | 10 | 26 | Alexander Barboza (3) |
| 31 May 2026 | Chapecoense | Home | 1-0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | Khellven (2) |