Varaždin are averaging 13.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 27.7 total fouls on average. That puts them 7th of 10 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 Istra 1961, a profile of referee Duje Strukan, and a full match-by-match log.
Mario Marina leads with 15 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.67/g, 78% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Varaždin player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Varaždin are averaging 13.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 14.2 for a match-total of 27.7. That ranks 7th of 10 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Varaždin pick up one yellow card every 0.148 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 Istra 1961 the page weights each Varaždin defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Varaždin 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.
Duje Strukan is the referee for this fixture — they average 21 fouls and 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Borsic | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| Luka Posinković | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ivan Posavec | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Aleksa Latkovic | midfielder | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 80% |
| Mario Marina | midfielder | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 78% |
| Frane Maglica | defender | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 70% |
| Novak Tepsic | defender | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 67% |
| David Puclin | midfielder | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 67% |
| Tomislav Duvnjak | midfielder | 8 | 8 | 1 | 63% |
| Iuri Tavares | attacker | 10 | 10 | 1 | 60% |
| Sven Lesjak | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Mario Mladenovski | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Gregor Sikosek | defender | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 43% |
| Luka Mamic | midfielder | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 40% |
| Ivan Canjuga | attacker | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Roberto Puncec | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Luka Skaricic | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Matej Vuk | attacker | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Ivan Mamut | attacker | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Josip Silic | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oliver Zelenika | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Elvir Durakovic | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Silvio Ilinkovic | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Rudeš | Home | 2-0 | 10 | 16 | 26 | Aleksa Latkovic (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Dinamo Zagreb | Away | 3-1 | 13 | 11 | 24 | Frane Maglica (3) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Rijeka | Home | 2-0 | 11 | 14 | 25 | Aleksa Latkovic (2) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Slaven Koprivnica | Away | 1-4 | 12 | 8 | 20 | Novak Tepsic (2) |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Hajduk Split | Home | 2-1 | 12 | 20 | 32 | Mario Marina (4) |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Jablonec | Away | 2-0 | 14 | 17 | 31 | |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Jablonec | Home | 3-2 | 12 | 16 | 28 | |
| 23 May 2026 | Istra 1961 | Home | 2-0 | 18 | 11 | 29 | David Puclin (4) |
| 15 May 2026 | Vukovar | Away | 0-2 | 18 | 13 | 31 | Aleksa Latkovic (3) |
| 9 May 2026 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | Home | 1-1 | 15 | 16 | 31 | Frane Maglica (3) |