Houston Fouls Stats 2026

Houston Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Houston are averaging 9.7 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 23.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 9th of 30 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 Minnesota, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Houston players commit the most fouls?

Mateusz Bogusz leads with 12 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.2/g, 80% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Houston player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Houston's foul profile look this season?

Houston are averaging 9.7 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 13.6 for a match-total of 23.3. That ranks 9th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Houston pick up one yellow card every 0.175 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 Minnesota the page weights each Houston 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 Houston 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.

Houston player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Ezequiel Ponce	attacker	1	3	3	100%
Ondrej Lingr	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Agustín Bouzat	midfielder	6	8	1.33	83%
Mateusz Bogusz	midfielder	10	12	1.2	80%
Agustin Resch	defender	7	10	1.43	71%
Lucas Halter	defender	9	8	0.89	67%
Guilherme	attacker	9	11	1.22	67%
Duncan McGuire	attacker	5	4	0.8	60%
Felipe Andrade	defender	7	8	1.14	57%
Franco Negri	defender	6	4	0.67	50%
Jack McGlynn	midfielder	5	3	0.6	40%
Ibrahim Aliyu	attacker	6	4	0.67	33%
Lawrence Ennali	attacker	10	3	0.3	30%
Antônio Carlos	defender	4	2	0.5	25%
Héctor Herrera	midfielder	10	3	0.3	20%
Artur	midfielder	10	1	0.1	10%
Jonathan Bond	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Diadié Samassékou	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Duane Holmes	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Marcelo Saracchi	defender	1	0	0	0%

Houston fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
27 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC	Home	0-2	3	11	14	Lawrence Ennali (1)
20 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati	Home	2-2	7	13	20	Antônio Carlos (2)
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	SJ Earthquakes	Away	1-0	14	17	31	Guilherme (3)
10 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Real Salt Lake	Home	2-1	7	18	25	Guilherme (2)
5 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Charlotte	Away	0-0	11	13	24	Lucas Halter (2)
30 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	SJ Earthquakes	Home	0-0	8	9	17	Guilherme (2)
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	St. Louis City	Away	2-1	10	18	28	Lucas Halter (2)
20 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Vancouver Whitecaps	Away	0-1	12	13	25	Agustin Resch (5)
16 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy	Home	1-0	15	14	29	Jack McGlynn (2)
8 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Away	0-2	10	10	20	Ezequiel Ponce (3)

Houston fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 9.7
Fouls against per game: 13.6
Match total fouls per game: 23.3
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 19 of 30

Houston Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	5	8	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Away	5	11.4	100%	100%	60%	40%	20%
Overall	10	9.7	60%	60%	40%	30%	20%

Houston Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	5	13	100%	80%	80%	60%	60%
Away	5	14.2	100%	100%	80%	80%	80%
Overall	10	13.6	100%	90%	80%	70%	70%

Houston Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	5	21	60%	40%	40%	40%	20%
Away	5	25.6	100%	80%	80%	60%	40%
Overall	10	23.3	80%	60%	60%	50%	30%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	9.7	8	11.4
Yellow cards / match	1.89	1.5	2.2
Fouls per yellow card	5.1	5.3	5.2
Cards per foul	19%	19%	19%
Fouls over 8.5	60%	20%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	60%	20%	100%
Fouls over 10.5	40%	20%	60%
Fouls over 11.5	30%	20%	40%
Fouls over 12.5	20%	20%	20%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	13.6	13	14.2
Fouls against over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls against over 9.5	90%	80%	100%
Fouls against over 10.5	80%	80%	80%
Fouls against over 11.5	70%	60%	80%
Fouls against over 12.5	70%	60%	80%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.3	21	25.6
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	60%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	60%	40%	80%
Match fouls over 22.5	60%	40%	80%
Match fouls over 24.5	50%	40%	60%
Match fouls over 26.5	30%	20%	40%

Houston 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	1	6	100%	100%	100%	0%
Away	3	5.33	100%	67%	33%	33%
Overall	4	5.5	100%	75%	50%	25%

Houston 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	1	6	100%	100%	100%	0%
Away	3	7	67%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	4	6.75	75%	75%	75%	50%

Houston 1st-half match total 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	1	12	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	3	12.33	67%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	4	12.25	75%	75%	75%	75%

Houston fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC (H)	0-2	3	11	14	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (H)	2-2	7	13	20	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	San Jose (A)	1-0	14	17	31	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	RSL (H)	2-1	7	18	25	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (A)	0-0	11	13	24	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	San Jose (H)	0-0	8	9	17	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (A)	2-1	10	18	28	14
20 Aug	Major League Soccer	Vancouver (A)	0-1	12	13	25	16
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy (H)	1-0	15	14	29	12
8 Aug	Major League Soccer	New England (A)	0-2	10	10	20	7

Major League Soccer fouls table 2026: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Colorado Rapids	27	14.59	13.85	28.44	89%
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	14.31	12.92	27.23	85%
3	Philadelphia Union	27	15.3	11.89	27.19	89%
4	Inter Miami	27	13.11	12.7	25.81	78%
5	SJ Earthquakes	27	12.22	13.04	25.26	74%
6	St. Louis City	27	13.74	11.3	25.04	70%
7	New York City	27	11.37	13.11	24.48	70%
8	CF Montréal	27	12.41	11.78	24.19	59%
9	Minnesota United	27	12.33	11.74	24.07	59%
10	DC United	26	13.23	10.81	24.04	69%
11	San Diego	27	10.33	13.52	23.85	59%
12	Toronto	27	11.07	12.63	23.7	63%
13	Austin	27	10.7	13	23.7	59%
14	Sporting KC	27	12.22	11.19	23.41	59%
15	Dallas	27	13.11	10.22	23.33	63%
16	LA Galaxy	28	10.5	12.79	23.29	64%
17	Chicago Fire	26	12.54	10.73	23.27	58%
18	Orlando City	27	10.59	12.52	23.11	56%
19	Houston Dynamo	27	10.3	12.7	23	59%
20	Real Salt Lake	27	11.85	10.89	22.74	70%
21	New York RB	27	12.11	10.41	22.52	63%
22	Cincinnati	26	11.15	11.12	22.27	50%
23	Portland Timbers	27	9.33	12.85	22.19	59%
24	New England	27	9.78	12.33	22.11	52%
25	Los Angeles FC	28	10.86	11.11	21.96	54%
26	Nashville SC	27	11.7	10.11	21.81	44%
27	Atlanta United	27	11.7	9.41	21.11	52%
28	Columbus Crew	27	10.3	10.7	21	37%
29	Charlotte	27	9.44	11.22	20.67	44%
30	Seattle Sounders	27	10.07	9.41	19.48	26%

Houston fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	27	13.44	14.44	27.89	85%
Vs top half	61	12.72	12.92	25.64	74%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Houston fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Major League Soccer	2026	27	10.3	12.7	23	59%
Major League Soccer	2025	34	14.65	13.09	27.74	85%
Major League Soccer	2024	36	12.72	12.56	25.28	81%

Houston 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 00:30	Minnesota (away)	24.07	12.33	11.74	23.15	11.62	11.54
Thu 15 Oct 02:30	San Diego (away)	23.85	10.33	13.52	24.57	11.07	13.5
Sun 18 Oct 00:30	Dallas (home)	23.33	13.11	10.22	23.79	13.21	10.57

Houston players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Felipe Andrade	defender	17	21	81%
2	Agustín Bouzat	midfielder	17	23	74%
3	Agustin Resch	defender	16	23	70%
4	Guilherme	attacker	16	26	62%
5	Mateusz Bogusz	midfielder	15	26	58%

Houston players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Felipe Andrade	defender	10	21	48%
2	Agustin Resch	defender	8	23	35%
3	Guilherme	attacker	8	26	31%
4	Ezequiel Ponce	attacker	7	17	41%
5	Mateusz Bogusz	midfielder	7	26	27%

Houston players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Agustin Resch	defender	3	23	13%
2	Erik Sviatchenko	defender	2	10	20%
3	Felipe Andrade	defender	2	21	10%
4	Ibrahim Aliyu	attacker	2	20	10%
5	Agustín Bouzat	midfielder	2	23	9%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Seattle (A)	3-1	6	12	18	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy (H)	2-3	14	8	22	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (A)	4-2	15	14	29	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	Dallas (H)	1-2	13	21	34	-
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	Portland (A)	5-4	18	12	30	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (H)	3-3	13	10	23	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	San Jose (A)	1-5	15	14	29	13
20 Aug	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (H)	1-2	13	13	26	7
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	RSL (A)	1-1	12	7	19	12
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	San Diego (H)	1-1	8	3	11	3