Excelsior Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Excelsior Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Excelsior are averaging 11.8 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 18.6 total fouls on average. That puts them 11th 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 FC Groningen, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Excelsior players commit the most fouls?

Lennard Hartjes leads with 12 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.2/g, 60% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Excelsior player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Excelsior's foul profile look this season?

Excelsior are averaging 11.8 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 6.8 for a match-total of 18.6. That ranks 11th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Excelsior pick up one yellow card every 0.102 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 FC Groningen the page weights each Excelsior 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 Excelsior 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.

Excelsior player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Noah Naujoks	midfielder	4	6	1.5	100%
Lewis Schouten	defender	3	6	2	100%
Derensili Sanches Fernandes	attacker	3	3	1	100%
Adam Carlén	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Mike van Duinen	attacker	1	3	3	100%
Mario Dominguez	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Valentin Sulzbacher	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Osman Turay	defender	1	1	1	100%
Irakli Yegoian	midfielder	10	10	1	90%
Simon Janssen	defender	7	10	1.43	86%
David Garden	attacker	7	8	1.14	86%
Gyan de Regt	attacker	4	3	0.75	75%
Rick Meissen	defender	10	11	1.1	70%
Casper Widell	defender	9	10	1.11	67%
Arthur Zagré	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Nesto Groen	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Lennard Hartjes	midfielder	10	12	1.2	60%
Eric da Silva Moreira	defender	5	3	0.6	60%
Jan Plug	defender	7	5	0.71	57%
Ilano Silva Timas	attacker	4	3	0.75	50%
Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson	midfielder	5	4	0.8	40%
Kasey Bos	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Stijn van Gassel	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Aymen Sliti	attacker	6	0	0	0%
Daniel van Vianen	midfielder	4	0	0	0%

Excelsior fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
19 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	Ajax	Away	2-2	12	6	18	Jan Plug (2)
13 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht	Home	1-2	9	8	17	David Garden (2)
8 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	NEC Nijmegen	Away	2-2	16	5	21	Rick Meissen (3)
5 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	Willem II	Away	0-3	13	10	23	Lennard Hartjes (4)
29 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam	Home	2-1	13	7	20	Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson (3)
15 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	PSV	Home	1-2	9	3	12	Ilano Silva Timas (2)
7 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	SC Cambuur	Away	0-4	11	6	17	Noah Naujoks (3)
17 May 2026	Eredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam	Away	2-3	15	11	26	Lewis Schouten (3)
10 May 2026	Eredivisie	FC Volendam	Home	1-1	10	7	17	Rick Meissen (2)
2 May 2026	Eredivisie	FC Groningen	Away	2-3	10	5	15	Casper Widell (3)

Excelsior fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 11.8
Fouls against per game: 6.8
Match total fouls per game: 18.6
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 13 of 18

Excelsior 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	4	10.25	100%	50%	25%	25%	25%
Away	6	12.83	100%	100%	83%	67%	50%
Overall	10	11.8	100%	80%	60%	50%	40%

Excelsior 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	4	6.25	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	7.17	33%	33%	17%	0%	0%
Overall	10	6.8	20%	20%	10%	0%	0%

Excelsior 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	4	16.5	25%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	20	50%	50%	33%	17%	0%
Overall	10	18.6	40%	30%	20%	10%	0%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	11.8	10.25	12.83
Yellow cards / match	1.5	1.5	1.5
Fouls per yellow card	7.9	6.8	8.6
Cards per foul	13%	15%	12%
Fouls over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	50%	100%
Fouls over 10.5	60%	25%	83%
Fouls over 11.5	50%	25%	67%
Fouls over 12.5	40%	25%	50%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	6.8	6.25	7.17
Fouls against over 8.5	20%	0%	33%
Fouls against over 9.5	20%	0%	33%
Fouls against over 10.5	10%	0%	17%
Fouls against over 11.5	0%	0%	0%
Fouls against over 12.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	18.6	16.5	20
Match fouls over 18.5	40%	25%	50%
Match fouls over 20.5	30%	0%	50%
Match fouls over 22.5	20%	0%	33%
Match fouls over 24.5	10%	0%	17%
Match fouls over 26.5	0%	0%	0%

Excelsior 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	2	4	50%	50%	0%	0%
Away	3	5.33	100%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	5	4.8	80%	40%	20%	20%

Excelsior 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	2	3	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	2	33%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	5	2.4	40%	0%	0%	0%

Excelsior 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	2	7	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	7.33	33%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	5	7.2	40%	20%	20%	20%

Excelsior fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Eredivisie	Ajax (A)	2-2	12	6	18	-
13 Sep	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht (H)	1-2	9	8	17	-
8 Sep	Eredivisie	NEC Nijmegen (A)	2-2	16	5	21	-
5 Sep	Eredivisie	Willem II (A)	0-3	13	10	23	-
29 Aug	Eredivisie	Sparta (H)	2-1	13	7	20	-
15 Aug	Eredivisie	PSV (H)	1-2	9	3	12	5
7 Aug	Eredivisie	SC Cambuur (A)	0-4	11	6	17	5
17 May	Eredivisie	Sparta (A)	2-3	15	11	26	12
10 May	Eredivisie	FC Volendam (H)	1-1	10	7	17	9
2 May	Eredivisie	FC Groningen (A)	2-3	10	5	15	5

Eredivisie 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	FC Utrecht	7	17.29	10.29	27.57	86%
2	SC Cambuur	7	11.71	14	25.71	57%
3	Telstar	7	11.29	13.86	25.14	71%
4	NEC Nijmegen	7	11.14	13.29	24.43	71%
5	ADO Den Haag	7	13.71	10.57	24.29	71%
6	AZ	7	10.86	11.43	22.29	43%
7	Feyenoord	7	8.86	11.86	20.71	43%
8	PEC Zwolle	7	11.29	9	20.29	29%
9	Sparta Rotterdam	7	9.71	10.43	20.14	29%
10	Fortuna Sittard	7	9	10.57	19.57	14%
11	FC Groningen	7	8.43	10.29	18.71	29%
12	FC Twente	7	9.86	8.57	18.43	14%
13	Excelsior	7	11.86	6.43	18.29	14%
14	SC Heerenveen	7	8.29	9.57	17.86	0%
15	Go Ahead Eagles	7	7.43	10.43	17.86	29%
16	Willem II	7	9	8.71	17.71	29%
17	Ajax	7	8.71	9	17.71	29%
18	PSV	7	8.29	8.43	16.71	29%

Excelsior 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	14	11.43	7.79	19.21	29%
Vs top half	20	10.9	7.5	18.4	25%
Vs bottom half	21	13.48	9.14	22.62	48%
Vs bottom six	13	13.85	9.46	23.31	54%

Excelsior fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Eredivisie	2026/2027	7	11.86	6.43	18.29	14%
Eredivisie	2025/2026	34	12.29	8.74	21.03	41%
Eredivisie	2023/2024	34	8.29	8.76	17.06	15%

Excelsior 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
Sun 11 Oct 14:45	FC Groningen (home)	18.71	8.43	10.29	18	8.33	9.67
Fri 16 Oct 18:00	Heerenveen (away)	17.86	8.29	9.57	18.25	8.5	9.75
Sun 25 Oct 11:15	Fortuna (away)	19.57	9	10.57	18.67	8	10.67

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Casper Widell	defender	6	7	86%
2	David Garden	attacker	6	7	86%
3	Irakli Yegoian	midfielder	6	7	86%
4	Simon Janssen	defender	6	7	86%
5	Lennard Hartjes	midfielder	5	7	71%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Lennard Hartjes	midfielder	3	7	43%
2	Simon Janssen	defender	3	7	43%
3	Casper Widell	defender	2	7	29%
4	David Garden	attacker	2	7	29%
5	Noah Naujoks	midfielder	1	1	100%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Lennard Hartjes	midfielder	2	7	29%
2	Noah Naujoks	midfielder	1	1	100%
3	Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson	midfielder	1	5	20%
4	Rick Meissen	defender	1	7	14%
5	Simon Janssen	defender	1	7	14%

FC Groningen fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Sep	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle (H)	3-0	7	11	18	-
12 Sep	Eredivisie	GA Eagles (A)	1-1	10	8	18	-
6 Sep	Eredivisie	FC Twente (H)	2-2	7	7	14	-
28 Aug	Eredivisie	Fortuna (H)	2-3	8	8	16	-
23 Aug	Eredivisie	PSV (A)	5-1	4	10	14	8
16 Aug	Eredivisie	ADO Den Haag (A)	1-4	11	11	22	8
9 Aug	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht (H)	2-1	12	17	29	12
21 May	Eredivisie	Ajax (A)	2-0	17	13	30	11
17 May	Eredivisie	Heracles Almelo (A)	1-2	5	8	13	6
10 May	Eredivisie	NEC Nijmegen (H)	2-1	16	12	28	13