Gent Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Gent Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Gent are averaging 9.6 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 18.2 total fouls on average. That puts them 15th 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 Zulte-Waregem, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Gent players commit the most fouls?

Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom leads with 13 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.3/g, 50% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Gent player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Gent's foul profile look this season?

Gent are averaging 9.6 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 8.6 for a match-total of 18.2. That ranks 15th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Gent pick up one yellow card every 0.156 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 Zulte-Waregem the page weights each Gent 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 Gent 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.

Gent player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Ibrahima Cissé	attacker	2	3	1.5	100%
Aimé Omgba	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Tiago Araújo	defender	10	7	0.7	60%
Leonardo Lopes	midfielder	5	6	1.2	60%
Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom	defender	10	13	1.3	50%
Josué Vergara	attacker	10	8	0.8	50%
Abdelkahar Kadri	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
Maksim Paskotsi	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Tibe De Vlieger	midfielder	9	11	1.22	44%
Siebe Van der Heyden	defender	10	5	0.5	40%
Kyrell Wilson	attacker	5	3	0.6	40%
Matties Volckaert	defender	9	6	0.67	33%
El Hadji Seck	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Mathias Delorge	midfielder	8	2	0.25	25%
Michel-Ange Balikwisha	attacker	4	2	0.5	25%
Momodou Lamin Sonko	attacker	10	2	0.2	20%
Christian Burgess	defender	10	2	0.2	20%
László Bénes	midfielder	5	2	0.4	20%
Davy Roef	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Hyllarion Goore	attacker	1	0	0	0%

Gent fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
18 Sep 2026	Belgian Pro League	Standard Liège	Home	2-1	11	5	16	Matties Volckaert (4)
13 Sep 2026	Belgian Pro League	Genk	Away	1-1	10	8	18	Tibe De Vlieger (3)
6 Sep 2026	Belgian Pro League	Cercle Brugge	Away	0-3	8	11	19	Tibe De Vlieger (3)
3 Sep 2026	Belgian Pro League	OH Leuven	Home	1-0	9	8	17	Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom (4)
30 Aug 2026	Belgian Pro League	Club Brugge	Home	2-1	14	10	24	Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom (2)
27 Aug 2026	Europa Conference League	Hibernian	Away	2-3	9	8	17	Tiago Araújo (2)
20 Aug 2026	Europa Conference League	Hibernian	Home	0-0	10	6	16
16 Aug 2026	Belgian Pro League	La Louvière	Away	1-2	5	12	17	Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom (2)
13 Aug 2026	Europa Conference League	IFK Göteborg	Home	1-1	9	7	16
9 Aug 2026	Belgian Pro League	Mechelen	Home	2-0	11	11	22	Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom (3)

Gent fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 9.6
Fouls against per game: 8.6
Match total fouls per game: 18.2
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 17 of 18

Gent 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	10.67	100%	67%	50%	17%	17%
Away	4	8	50%	25%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	9.6	80%	50%	30%	10%	10%

Gent 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	7.83	33%	33%	17%	0%	0%
Away	4	9.75	50%	50%	50%	25%	0%
Overall	10	8.6	40%	40%	30%	10%	0%

Gent 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	18.5	33%	33%	17%	0%	0%
Away	4	17.75	25%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	18.2	30%	20%	10%	0%	0%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	9.6	10.67	8
Yellow cards / match	1.5	1.33	1.75
Fouls per yellow card	6.4	8	4.6
Cards per foul	16%	12%	22%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	100%	50%
Fouls over 9.5	50%	67%	25%
Fouls over 10.5	30%	50%	0%
Fouls over 11.5	10%	17%	0%
Fouls over 12.5	10%	17%	0%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	8.6	7.83	9.75
Fouls against over 8.5	40%	33%	50%
Fouls against over 9.5	40%	33%	50%
Fouls against over 10.5	30%	17%	50%
Fouls against over 11.5	10%	0%	25%
Fouls against over 12.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	18.2	18.5	17.75
Match fouls over 18.5	30%	33%	25%
Match fouls over 20.5	20%	33%	0%
Match fouls over 22.5	10%	17%	0%
Match fouls over 24.5	0%	0%	0%
Match fouls over 26.5	0%	0%	0%

Gent 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	5	67%	67%	67%	33%
Away	1	4	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	4.75	75%	50%	50%	25%

Gent 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	3.33	33%	33%	0%	0%
Away	1	4	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	3.5	50%	25%	0%	0%

Gent 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	3	8.33	67%	0%	0%	0%
Away	1	8	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	8.25	50%	0%	0%	0%

Gent fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Sep	Belgian Pro League	Standard (H)	2-1	11	5	16	-
13 Sep	Belgian Pro League	Genk (A)	1-1	10	8	18	-
6 Sep	Belgian Pro League	C Brugge (A)	0-3	8	11	19	-
3 Sep	Belgian Pro League	OH Leuven (H)	1-0	9	8	17	-
30 Aug	Belgian Pro League	Club Brugge (H)	2-1	14	10	24	-
27 Aug	Europa Conference League	Hibernian (A)	2-3	9	8	17	-
20 Aug	Europa Conference League	Hibernian (H)	0-0	10	6	16	9
16 Aug	Belgian Pro League	La Louvière (A)	1-2	5	12	17	8
13 Aug	Europa Conference League	IFK Göteborg (H)	1-1	9	7	16	9
9 Aug	Belgian Pro League	Mechelen (H)	2-0	11	11	22	7

Belgian Pro League 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	Mechelen	7	12.14	13.29	25.43	86%
2	Anderlecht	7	13	11.86	24.86	71%
3	Zulte-Waregem	7	11.57	13.29	24.86	71%
4	Antwerp	7	14.14	8.86	23	71%
5	OH Leuven	7	11.14	11.57	22.71	43%
6	Cercle Brugge	7	12.43	10.14	22.57	43%
7	Westerlo	7	12.29	10.29	22.57	43%
8	KV Kortrijk	7	12.29	9.86	22.14	57%
9	Genk	7	11.57	10.57	22.14	43%
10	Union Saint-Gilloise	7	10.71	11.29	22	57%
11	Sporting Charleroi	7	9.86	12.14	22	57%
12	La Louvière	7	12.14	9.29	21.43	43%
13	SK Beveren	7	9	11.57	20.57	57%
14	Standard Liège	7	9.29	10.86	20.14	57%
15	Club Brugge	7	7.57	12	19.57	29%
16	Sint-Truiden	7	10	9.43	19.43	29%
17	Gent	7	9.71	9.29	19	29%
18	Lommel SK	7	7.86	11.14	19	29%

Gent 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	21	9.9	11.52	21.43	48%
Vs top half	30	10.37	11.2	21.57	43%
Vs bottom half	18	9.5	10.67	20.17	39%
Vs bottom six	12	9.5	11.17	20.67	42%

Gent fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Belgian Pro League	2026/2027	7	9.71	9.29	19	29%
Europa Conference League	2026/2027	6	10.5	10.83	21.33	50%
Belgian Pro League	2025/2026	41	10.1	11.29	21.39	44%
Belgian Pro League	2024/2025	40	11.08	10.05	21.13	45%

Gent 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 18:45	Zulte-Waregem (away)	24.86	11.57	13.29	25.33	10.67	14.67
Thu 15 Oct 16:45	AGF (home)	23.7	11	12.7	25.17	11.5	13.67
Thu 22 Oct 19:00	Braga (away)	28.67	12	16.67	29.67	11	18.67

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Tiago Araújo	defender	6	13	46%
2	Josué Vergara	attacker	5	13	38%
3	Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom	defender	5	13	38%
4	Ibrahima Cissé	attacker	4	9	44%
5	Tibe De Vlieger	midfielder	4	12	33%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom	defender	5	13	38%
2	Tibe De Vlieger	midfielder	4	12	33%
3	Leonardo Lopes	midfielder	3	13	23%
4	Josué Vergara	attacker	2	13	15%
5	Michel-Ange Balikwisha	attacker	1	5	20%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Tibe De Vlieger	midfielder	3	12	25%
2	Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom	defender	2	13	15%
3	Matties Volckaert	defender	1	11	9%
4	Josué Vergara	attacker	1	13	8%

Zulte-Waregem fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Belgian Pro League	Anderlecht (A)	3-0	11	7	18	-
13 Sep	Belgian Pro League	Charleroi (H)	0-1	12	15	27	-
6 Sep	Belgian Pro League	KV Kortrijk (A)	0-2	13	10	23	-
30 Aug	Belgian Pro League	Westerlo (A)	2-2	12	18	30	-
22 Aug	Belgian Pro League	SK Beveren (H)	4-0	7	13	20	10
15 Aug	Belgian Pro League	Union SG (A)	0-0	13	14	27	15
9 Aug	Belgian Pro League	Genk (H)	2-1	13	16	29	14
9 May	Belgian Pro League	Dender (H)	2-1	8	12	20	12
1 May	Belgian Pro League	C Brugge (A)	2-3	12	13	25	16
26 Apr	Belgian Pro League	La Louvière (H)	4-0	13	15	28	9