Athletic Club Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Athletic Club Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Athletic Club are averaging 12.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 22.7 total fouls on average. That puts them 10th 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 Rayo, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Athletic Club players commit the most fouls?

Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta leads with 14 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (2/g, 71% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Athletic Club player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Athletic Club's foul profile look this season?

Athletic Club are averaging 12.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.2 for a match-total of 22.7. That ranks 10th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Athletic Club pick up one yellow card every 0.128 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 Rayo the page weights each Athletic Club 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 Athletic Club fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. 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.

Athletic Club player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Iñigo Lekue	defender	1	1	1	100%
Hugo Rincón	defender	1	1	1	100%
Gorka Guruzeta	attacker	7	11	1.57	86%
Yuri Berchiche	defender	6	5	0.83	83%
Johaneko Louis Jean	defender	4	4	1	75%
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta	midfielder	7	14	2	71%
Iñaki Williams	attacker	10	11	1.1	70%
Mikel Jauregizar	midfielder	9	10	1.11	67%
Alejandro Rego	midfielder	3	6	2	67%
Adama Boiro	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Álex Berenguer	attacker	8	5	0.63	63%
Beñat Gerenabarrena	midfielder	5	11	2.2	60%
Aymeric Laporte	defender	9	7	0.78	56%
Yeray Álvarez	defender	8	4	0.5	50%
Nico Williams	attacker	6	7	1.17	50%
Jesús Areso	defender	6	4	0.67	50%
Oihan Sancet	midfielder	7	3	0.43	43%
Robert Navarro	attacker	9	4	0.44	33%
Andoni Gorosabel	defender	3	2	0.67	33%
Dani Vivian	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Peio Canales	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Unai Gómez	midfielder	4	3	0.75	25%
Aitor Paredes	defender	5	3	0.6	20%
Unai Simón	goalkeeper	9	0	0	0%
Maroan Sannadi	attacker	2	0	0	0%

Athletic Club fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
19 Sep 2026	La Liga	Deportivo Alavés	Home	0-0	16	13	29	Nico Williams (4)
12 Sep 2026	La Liga	Elche	Home	1-1	11	12	23	Beñat Gerenabarrena (4)
5 Sep 2026	La Liga	Atlético Madrid	Home	3-0	7	7	14	Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (2)
30 Aug 2026	La Liga	Celta de Vigo	Away	0-2	17	8	25	Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (4)
27 Aug 2026	La Liga	FC Barcelona	Away	2-0	6	13	19	Iñaki Williams (1)
22 Aug 2026	La Liga	Sevilla	Home	1-3	11	16	27	Beñat Gerenabarrena (5)
23 May 2026	La Liga	Real Madrid	Away	4-2	20	6	26	Mikel Jauregizar (5)
17 May 2026	La Liga	Celta de Vigo	Home	1-1	14	11	25	Gorka Guruzeta (4)
13 May 2026	La Liga	Espanyol	Away	2-0	14	9	23	Iñaki Williams (3)
10 May 2026	La Liga	Valencia	Home	0-1	9	7	16	Alejandro Rego (3)

Athletic Club fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 12.5
Fouls against per game: 10.2
Match total fouls per game: 22.7
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 13 of 20

Athletic Club Fouls for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	11.33	83%	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	4	14.25	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%
Overall	10	12.5	80%	70%	70%	50%	50%

Athletic Club Fouls against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	11	67%	67%	67%	50%	33%
Away	4	9	50%	25%	25%	25%	25%
Overall	10	10.2	60%	50%	50%	40%	30%

Athletic Club Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	6	22.33	67%	67%	67%	50%	33%
Away	4	23.25	100%	75%	75%	50%	0%
Overall	10	22.7	80%	70%	70%	50%	20%

Athletic Club Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.5	11.33	14.25
Yellow cards / match	1.78	1.83	1.67
Fouls per yellow card	7	6.2	8.5
Cards per foul	14%	16%	12%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	83%	75%
Fouls over 9.5	70%	67%	75%
Fouls over 10.5	70%	67%	75%
Fouls over 11.5	50%	33%	75%
Fouls over 12.5	50%	33%	75%

Athletic Club Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.2	11	9
Fouls against over 8.5	60%	67%	50%
Fouls against over 9.5	50%	67%	25%
Fouls against over 10.5	50%	67%	25%
Fouls against over 11.5	40%	50%	25%
Fouls against over 12.5	30%	33%	25%

Athletic Club Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	22.7	22.33	23.25
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	67%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	70%	67%	75%
Match fouls over 22.5	70%	67%	75%
Match fouls over 24.5	50%	50%	50%
Match fouls over 26.5	20%	33%	0%

Athletic Club 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	7.33	100%	100%	100%	67%
Away	2	9.5	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	5	8.2	100%	100%	100%	80%

Athletic Club 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	5.33	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	2	4	50%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	5	4.8	60%	60%	20%	20%

Athletic Club 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	3	12.67	100%	67%	67%	67%
Away	2	13.5	100%	100%	100%	50%
Overall	5	13	100%	80%	80%	60%

Athletic Club fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	La Liga	Alaves (H)	0-0	16	13	29	-
12 Sep	La Liga	Elche (H)	1-1	11	12	23	-
5 Sep	La Liga	Atlético (H)	3-0	7	7	14	-
30 Aug	La Liga	Celta (A)	0-2	17	8	25	-
27 Aug	La Liga	Barcelona (A)	2-0	6	13	19	-
22 Aug	La Liga	Sevilla (H)	1-3	11	16	27	15
23 May	La Liga	Real Madrid (A)	4-2	20	6	26	16
17 May	La Liga	Celta (H)	1-1	14	11	25	14
13 May	La Liga	Espanyol (A)	2-0	14	9	23	11
10 May	La Liga	Valencia (H)	0-1	9	7	16	9

La Liga fouls table 2026/2027: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Sevilla	7	14.43	14.43	28.86	71%
2	Getafe	7	14.71	13.86	28.57	86%
3	Espanyol	7	17.29	10.71	28	100%
4	Racing Santander	7	13.86	14	27.86	86%
5	Osasuna	7	14	13.14	27.14	71%
6	Deportivo Alavés	7	13.57	13.43	27	86%
7	Elche	7	13.57	12.43	26	86%
8	Rayo Vallecano	7	12.86	12.71	25.57	71%
9	Málaga	7	12.86	11.71	24.57	71%
10	Atlético Madrid	7	12.57	11.71	24.29	71%
11	Celta de Vigo	7	10.86	13.29	24.14	71%
12	Deportivo La Coruña	7	12	11.29	23.29	71%
13	Athletic Club	6	11.33	11.5	22.83	67%
14	Villarreal	7	10.29	12.43	22.71	71%
15	Real Sociedad	7	12.29	10.29	22.57	43%
16	Real Madrid	7	8.43	14.14	22.57	71%
17	Levante	6	10	11.33	21.33	50%
18	Valencia	7	10.29	10.86	21.14	14%
19	Real Betis	7	9.57	11.57	21.14	29%
20	FC Barcelona	7	9.71	9.86	19.57	43%

Athletic Club fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	16	12.19	9.69	21.88	50%
Vs top half	24	12	10.63	22.63	58%
Vs bottom half	20	14.65	10.9	25.55	70%
Vs bottom six	13	15.54	10.38	25.92	77%

Athletic Club fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
La Liga	2026/2027	6	11.33	11.5	22.83	67%
La Liga	2025/2026	38	13.5	10.63	24.13	63%
Champions League	2025/2026	8	17.63	10.75	28.38	88%
Copa Del Rey	2025/2026	5	11	17.2	28.2	80%
La Liga	2024/2025	38	12.5	10.58	23.08	63%
Europa League	2024/2025	13	14.54	10.46	25	69%
Copa Del Rey	2024/2025	2	16	15.5	31.5	100%

Athletic Club 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
Sat 10 Oct 12:00	Rayo (away)	25.57	12.86	12.71	24	11.67	12.33
Sat 17 Oct 19:00	Valencia (away)	21.14	10.29	10.86	22	10.25	11.75
Wed 21 Oct 18:00	Levante (away)	21.33	10	11.33	19	10	9

Athletic Club players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Yuri Berchiche	defender	5	5	100%
2	Mikel Jauregizar	midfielder	4	5	80%
3	Iñaki Williams	attacker	4	6	67%
4	Gorka Guruzeta	attacker	3	4	75%
5	Beñat Gerenabarrena	midfielder	3	5	60%

Athletic Club players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Beñat Gerenabarrena	midfielder	3	5	60%
2	Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta	midfielder	3	5	60%
3	Aitor Paredes	defender	1	4	25%
4	Gorka Guruzeta	attacker	1	4	25%
5	Jesús Areso	defender	1	5	20%

Athletic Club players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Beñat Gerenabarrena	midfielder	2	5	40%
2	Aitor Paredes	defender	1	4	25%
3	Gorka Guruzeta	attacker	1	4	25%
4	Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta	midfielder	1	5	20%
5	Nico Williams	attacker	1	6	17%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	La Liga	Osasuna (A)	1-1	13	21	34	-
15 Sep	La Liga	Espanyol (H)	2-1	10	15	25	-
12 Sep	La Liga	Real Madrid (A)	4-1	13	9	22	-
5 Sep	La Liga	Racing (H)	3-2	11	9	20	-
31 Aug	La Liga	Barcelona (A)	5-2	11	4	15	-
20 Aug	La Liga	Alaves (H)	1-1	14	13	27	13
15 Aug	La Liga	Sevilla (A)	2-1	18	18	36	15
27 May	Europa Conference League	Palace (A)	1-0	15	16	31	11
23 May	La Liga	Alaves (A)	1-2	14	13	27	12
17 May	La Liga	Villarreal (H)	2-0	12	10	22	9