Schalke are averaging 11.3 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 24.4 total fouls on average. That puts them 7th of 18 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 Bayern, a profile of referee Robert Schröder, and a full match-by-match log.
Ron Schallenberg leads with 2 fouls across 1 qualifying appearances (2/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Schalke player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Schalke are averaging 11.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 13.1 for a match-total of 24.4. That ranks 7th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Schalke pick up one yellow card every 0.168 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 Bayern the page weights each Schalke defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Schalke 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.
Robert Schröder 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasan Kuruçay | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ron Schallenberg | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Soufian El-Faouzi | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Nikola Katic | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Maximilian Wöber | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Loris Karius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Timo Becker | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Robin Gosens | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Moussa Sylla | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Junior Adamu | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dejan Ljubicic | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Adil Aouchiche | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Junior Dina Ebimbe | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Vitalie Becker | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | FC Augsburg | Away | 3-0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Ron Schallenberg (2) |
| 27 May 2023 | RB Leipzig | Away | 4-2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | |
| 20 May 2023 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Home | 2-2 | 11 | 16 | 27 | |
| 13 May 2023 | FC Bayern München | Away | 6-0 | 10 | 12 | 22 | |
| 5 May 2023 | FSV Mainz 05 | Away | 2-3 | 10 | 12 | 22 | |
| 29 Apr 2023 | Werder Bremen | Home | 2-1 | 11 | 17 | 28 | |
| 23 Apr 2023 | SC Freiburg | Away | 4-0 | 11 | 9 | 20 | |
| 14 Apr 2023 | Hertha BSC | Home | 5-2 | 12 | 19 | 31 | |
| 9 Apr 2023 | TSG Hoffenheim | Away | 2-0 | 12 | 14 | 26 | |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Home | 0-3 | 19 | 13 | 32 |