Argentina Fouls Stats 2026

Argentina Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Argentina are averaging 13.7 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 27.7 total fouls on average. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Benin, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Argentina players commit the most fouls?

Lautaro Martínez leads with 12 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.5/g, 88% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Argentina player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Argentina's foul profile look this season?

Argentina are averaging 13.7 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 14 for a match-total of 27.7. On average Argentina pick up one yellow card every 0.124 fouls.

How is the foul matchup read calculated?

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 Benin the page weights each Argentina defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.

Where do these foul stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Argentina fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

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.

Does the referee affect foul counts?

Yes - the referee profile module shows the assigned official's average fouls and yellows per match this season. Some referees blow for materially more fouls than others.

Argentina player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Giuliano Simeone	attacker	4	11	2.75	100%
Nico Paz	midfielder	3	3	1	100%
José Manuel López	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Gianluca Prestianni	attacker	1	2	2	100%
Román Vega	defender	1	1	1	100%
Cristian Romero	defender	9	11	1.22	89%
Lautaro Martínez	attacker	8	12	1.5	88%
Lisandro Martínez	defender	9	9	1	78%
Enzo Fernández	midfielder	8	12	1.5	75%
Gonzalo Montiel	defender	4	3	0.75	75%
Nicolás Otamendi	defender	4	4	1	75%
Alexis Mac Allister	midfielder	10	11	1.1	70%
Nicolás Tagliafico	defender	6	9	1.5	67%
Exequiel Palacios	midfielder	3	2	0.67	67%
Facundo Medina	defender	5	4	0.8	60%
Julián Alvarez	attacker	9	11	1.22	56%
Leandro Paredes	midfielder	6	8	1.33	50%
Giovani Lo Celso	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Valentín Barco	midfielder	2	2	1	50%
Agustín Giay	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Nahuel Molina	defender	7	3	0.43	43%
Nico González	attacker	8	4	0.5	38%
Lionel Messi	attacker	9	3	0.33	33%
Thiago Almada	attacker	6	2	0.33	33%
Rodrigo De Paul	midfielder	7	2	0.29	29%

Argentina fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
1 Oct 2026	Friendly International	Bolivia	Home	4-0	11	12	23	Lautaro Martínez (3)
19 Jul 2026	World Cup	Spain	Away	1-0	25	21	46	Nicolás Tagliafico (5)
15 Jul 2026	World Cup	England	Away	1-2	15	11	26	Giuliano Simeone (5)
12 Jul 2026	World Cup	Switzerland	Home	3-1	14	18	32	Julián Alvarez (3)
7 Jul 2026	World Cup	Egypt	Home	3-2	13	11	24	Julián Alvarez (3)
3 Jul 2026	World Cup	Cape Verde Islands	Home	3-2	13	12	25	Cristian Romero (2)
28 Jun 2026	World Cup	Jordan	Away	1-3	7	13	20	Nicolás Tagliafico (1)
22 Jun 2026	World Cup	Austria	Home	2-0	13	13	26	Nicolás Otamendi (2)
17 Jun 2026	World Cup	Algeria	Home	3-0	13	8	21	Cristian Romero (2)
10 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Iceland	Home	3-0	13	21	34	Valentín Barco (2)

Argentina fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 13.7
Fouls against per game: 14
Match total fouls per game: 27.7
Games: 10

Argentina Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	7	12.86	100%	100%	100%	86%	86%
Away	3	15.67	67%	67%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	10	13.7	90%	90%	90%	80%	80%

Argentina Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	7	13.57	86%	86%	86%	71%	43%
Away	3	15	100%	100%	100%	67%	67%
Overall	10	14	90%	90%	90%	70%	50%

Argentina Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	7	26.43	100%	100%	86%	57%	29%
Away	3	30.67	100%	67%	67%	67%	33%
Overall	10	27.7	100%	90%	80%	60%	30%

Argentina Team fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	13.7	12.86	15.67
Yellow cards / match	1.89	1.33	3
Fouls per yellow card	7.2	9.7	5.2
Cards per foul	14%	10%	19%
Fouls over 8.5	90%	100%	67%
Fouls over 9.5	90%	100%	67%
Fouls over 10.5	90%	100%	67%
Fouls over 11.5	80%	86%	67%
Fouls over 12.5	80%	86%	67%

Argentina Fouls against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	14	13.57	15
Fouls against over 8.5	90%	86%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	90%	86%	100%
Fouls against over 10.5	90%	86%	100%
Fouls against over 11.5	70%	71%	67%
Fouls against over 12.5	50%	43%	67%

Argentina Match fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	27.7	26.43	30.67
Match fouls over 18.5	100%	100%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	90%	100%	67%
Match fouls over 22.5	80%	86%	67%
Match fouls over 24.5	60%	57%	67%
Match fouls over 26.5	30%	29%	33%

Argentina 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 9 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	7	100%	100%	83%	83%
Away	3	8.67	100%	100%	67%	67%
Overall	9	7.56	100%	100%	78%	78%

Argentina 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 9 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	6.5	83%	67%	33%	33%
Away	3	6.33	100%	100%	67%	67%
Overall	9	6.44	89%	78%	44%	44%

Argentina 1st-half match total 2026 (from 9 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	6	13.5	100%	83%	67%	67%
Away	3	15	100%	100%	67%	67%
Overall	9	14	100%	89%	67%	67%

Argentina fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
1 Oct	Friendly International	Bolivia (H)	4-0	11	12	23	-
19 Jul	World Cup	Spain (A)	1-0	25	21	46	16
15 Jul	World Cup	England (A)	1-2	15	11	26	19
12 Jul	World Cup	Switzerland (H)	3-1	14	18	32	19
7 Jul	World Cup	Egypt (H)	3-2	13	11	24	13
3 Jul	World Cup	Cape Verde (H)	3-2	13	12	25	9
28 Jun	World Cup	Jordan (A)	1-3	7	13	20	10
22 Jun	World Cup	Austria (H)	2-0	13	13	26	13
17 Jun	World Cup	Algeria (H)	3-0	13	8	21	10
10 Jun	Friendly International	Iceland (H)	3-0	13	21	34	17

Argentina fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Friendly International	2025	3	13	10.33	23.33	67%
Copa America	2024	6	10	14.33	24.33	67%
Friendly International	2024	4	13.25	15.25	28.5	100%
WC Qualification South America	2026	18	10.72	16.06	26.78	89%
World Cup	2026	8	14.13	13.38	27.5	75%
Friendly International	2026	5	13	13	26	80%

Argentina next three opponents: fouls per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their fouls for	Their fouls against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Tue 6 Oct 23:00	Benin (home)	36	20	16	-	-	-

Argentina players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Cristian Romero	defender	9	12	75%
2	Lautaro Martínez	attacker	8	10	80%
3	Lisandro Martínez	defender	8	10	80%
4	Enzo Fernández	midfielder	8	11	73%
5	Alexis Mac Allister	midfielder	8	13	62%

Argentina players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Lautaro Martínez	attacker	5	10	50%
2	Enzo Fernández	midfielder	5	11	45%
3	Cristian Romero	defender	4	12	33%
4	Alexis Mac Allister	midfielder	4	13	31%
5	Giuliano Simeone	attacker	3	7	43%

Argentina players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Julián Alvarez	attacker	3	11	27%
2	Giuliano Simeone	attacker	2	7	29%
3	Enzo Fernández	midfielder	2	11	18%
4	Agustín Giay	defender	1	4	25%
5	Leandro Paredes	midfielder	1	8	13%

Benin fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Mauritania (H)	2-1	20	18	38	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Burkina Faso (A)	1-1	15	16	31	-
5 Jun	Friendly International	Niger (H)	1-1	20	16	36	13
5 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt (A)	3-1	19	15	34	13
30 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Senegal (H)	0-3	20	19	39	24
27 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Botswana (H)	1-0	19	20	39	18