Sassuolo are averaging 11.1 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.5 total fouls on average. That puts them 16th 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 Bologna, a profile of referee Marco Di Bello, and a full match-by-match log.
Armand Laurienté leads with 12 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.2/g, 70% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Sassuolo player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Sassuolo are averaging 11.1 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.4 for a match-total of 23.5. That ranks 16th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Sassuolo pick up one yellow card every 0.162 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 Bologna the page weights each Sassuolo defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Sassuolo 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.
Marco Di Bello is the referee for this fixture — they average 18 fouls and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simone Cinquegrano | defender | 4 | 8 | 2 | 100% |
| Alieu Fadera | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Kristian Thorstvedt | midfielder | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 78% |
| Cristian Volpato | midfielder | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 75% |
| Sebastian Walukiewicz | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Ulisses Garcia | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Andrea Pinamonti | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Kieron Bowie | attacker | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Armand Laurienté | attacker | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 70% |
| Woyo Coulibaly | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Domenico Berardi | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Ismaël Koné | midfielder | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 50% |
| Luca Lipani | midfielder | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| M'Bala Nzola | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Josh Doig | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Pedro Felipe | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Fedde Leysen | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Rafa Obrador | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Andrea Ghion | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Nemanja Matic | midfielder | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 44% |
| Jay Idzes | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Tarik Muharemović | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Tommaso Macchioni | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Vasilije Adžić | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Cas Odenthal | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | Frosinone | Home | 1-1 | 11 | 19 | 30 | Simone Cinquegrano (4) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Torino | Home | 2-1 | 12 | 9 | 21 | Kieron Bowie (2) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Atalanta | Away | 2-1 | 10 | 9 | 19 | Cristian Volpato (2) |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Cesena | Home | 3-0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | Kieron Bowie (2) |
| 24 May 2026 | Parma | Away | 1-0 | 14 | 10 | 24 | Domenico Berardi (2) |
| 17 May 2026 | Lecce | Home | 2-3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | Nemanja Matic (1) |
| 8 May 2026 | Torino | Away | 2-1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Woyo Coulibaly (2) |
| 3 May 2026 | AC Milan | Home | 2-0 | 16 | 16 | 32 | Ismaël Koné (4) |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Fiorentina | Away | 0-0 | 12 | 13 | 25 | Armand Laurienté (4) |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Como | Home | 2-1 | 14 | 11 | 25 | Kristian Thorstvedt (3) |