Lens Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Lens Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Lens are averaging 8.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 17.2 total fouls on average. That puts them 4th 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 Lyon, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Lens players commit the most fouls?

Ruben Aguilar leads with 10 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (1.43/g, 71% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Lens player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Lens's foul profile look this season?

Lens are averaging 8.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 8.7 for a match-total of 17.2. That ranks 4th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Lens pick up one yellow card every 0.188 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 Lyon the page weights each Lens 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 Lens 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.

Lens player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Franjo Ivanović	attacker	4	5	1.25	100%
Saud Abdulhamid	defender	2	3	1.5	100%
Jean-Clair Todibo	defender	2	4	2	100%
Nidal Celik	defender	1	3	3	100%
Mamadou Sangaré	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Junior Kadile	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Michal Skoras	attacker	6	6	1	83%
Abdallah Sima	attacker	8	9	1.13	75%
Andrija Bulatovic	midfielder	4	4	1	75%
Ruben Aguilar	defender	7	10	1.43	71%
Thorgan Hazard	midfielder	3	2	0.67	67%
Michaël Cuisance	midfielder	5	4	0.8	60%
Florian Thauvin	attacker	8	4	0.5	50%
Ismaëlo Ganiou	defender	6	4	0.67	50%
Souleymane Sagnan	defender	4	3	0.75	50%
Malang Sarr	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Wesley Saïd	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Adrien Thomasson	midfielder	2	2	1	50%
Jonathan Gradit	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Maik Nawrocki	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Amadou Haidara	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Matthieu Udol	defender	8	4	0.5	38%
Kyllian Antonio	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Yassine Titraoui	midfielder	3	2	0.67	33%
Odsonne Édouard	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%

Lens fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
18 Sep 2026	Ligue 1	Monaco	Away	2-1	11	13	24	Jean-Clair Todibo (2)
13 Sep 2026	Ligue 1	Le Mans	Away	2-2	11	17	28	Abdallah Sima (2)
10 Sep 2026	Champions League	Slavia Praha	Away	2-3	8	8	16	Florian Sotoca (1)
5 Sep 2026	Ligue 1	Lorient	Home	0-1	18	5	23	Ruben Aguilar (4)
29 Aug 2026	Ligue 1	Strasbourg	Away	2-1	11	10	21	Ruben Aguilar (2)
22 Aug 2026	Ligue 1	Auxerre	Home	5-2	6	21	27	Matthieu Udol (2)
17 May 2026	Ligue 1	Olympique Lyonnais	Away	0-4	11	10	21	Nidal Celik (3)
16 May 2026	Ligue 1	Olympique Lyonnais	Away	0-0	0	0	0
13 May 2026	Ligue 1	Paris Saint Germain	Home	0-2	9	3	12	Wesley Saïd (2)
9 May 2026	Ligue 1	Nantes	Home	0-0	0	0	0

Lens fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 11
Fouls against per game: 11.3
Match total fouls per game: 22.3
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 8 of 18

Lens 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	12	75%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	6	10.33	83%	83%	67%	0%	0%
Overall	10	11	80%	70%	60%	20%	20%

Lens 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	11	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	6	11.5	83%	83%	50%	33%	33%
Overall	10	11.3	70%	70%	50%	40%	40%

Lens 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	23	75%	75%	75%	50%	50%
Away	6	21.83	83%	83%	33%	17%	17%
Overall	10	22.3	80%	80%	50%	30%	30%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	11	12	10.33
Yellow cards / match	2.1	1.75	2.33
Fouls per yellow card	5.2	6.9	4.4
Cards per foul	19%	15%	23%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	75%	83%
Fouls over 9.5	70%	50%	83%
Fouls over 10.5	60%	50%	67%
Fouls over 11.5	20%	50%	0%
Fouls over 12.5	20%	50%	0%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	11.3	11	11.5
Fouls against over 8.5	70%	50%	83%
Fouls against over 9.5	70%	50%	83%
Fouls against over 10.5	50%	50%	50%
Fouls against over 11.5	40%	50%	33%
Fouls against over 12.5	40%	50%	33%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	22.3	23	21.83
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	75%	83%
Match fouls over 20.5	80%	75%	83%
Match fouls over 22.5	50%	75%	33%
Match fouls over 24.5	30%	50%	17%
Match fouls over 26.5	30%	50%	17%

Lens 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	5	33%	33%	33%	33%
Away	2	5.5	100%	100%	50%	0%
Overall	5	5.2	60%	60%	40%	20%

Lens 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	6.33	67%	67%	67%	67%
Away	2	3.5	50%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	5	5.2	60%	60%	40%	40%

Lens 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	11.33	67%	67%	67%	67%
Away	2	9	50%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	5	10.4	60%	60%	40%	40%

Lens fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Sep	Ligue 1	Monaco (A)	2-1	11	13	24	-
13 Sep	Ligue 1	Le Mans (A)	2-2	11	17	28	-
10 Sep	Champions League	Slavia Praha (A)	2-3	8	8	16	-
5 Sep	Ligue 1	Lorient (H)	0-1	18	5	23	-
29 Aug	Ligue 1	Strasbourg (A)	2-1	11	10	21	-
22 Aug	Ligue 1	Auxerre (H)	5-2	6	21	27	12
17 May	Ligue 1	Lyon (A)	0-4	11	10	21	10
13 May	Ligue 1	PSG (H)	0-2	9	3	12	5
8 May	Ligue 1	Nantes (H)	1-0	15	15	30	17
2 May	Ligue 1	Nice (A)	1-1	10	11	21	8

Ligue 1 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	Toulouse	5	16.8	13.2	30	100%
2	Brest	5	14.6	14.4	29	80%
3	Le Havre	5	14.6	13	27.6	100%
4	Olympique Lyonnais	5	11.6	14.4	26	80%
5	Le Mans	5	14.4	11.4	25.8	80%
6	Angers SCO	5	10.6	14.8	25.4	100%
7	Troyes	5	12	12.8	24.8	80%
8	Lens	5	11.4	13.2	24.6	80%
9	LOSC Lille	5	10.6	14	24.6	80%
10	Rennes	5	13.2	11.2	24.4	80%
11	Lorient	5	9	15.4	24.4	80%
12	Paris	5	13.8	10	23.8	80%
13	Auxerre	5	14.6	8.4	23	60%
14	Strasbourg	5	11.8	10	21.8	40%
15	Monaco	5	11	10.2	21.2	40%
16	Olympique Marseille	5	9.6	10.2	19.8	40%
17	Nice	5	9.8	8.8	18.6	40%
18	Paris Saint Germain	5	6.2	10.2	16.4	0%

Lens 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	11	12	12.36	24.36	64%
Vs top half	19	11.84	12	23.84	58%
Vs bottom half	20	13.15	12.15	25.3	65%
Vs bottom six	12	14.67	12.33	27	67%

Lens fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Ligue 1	2026/2027	5	11.4	13.2	24.6	80%
Champions League	2026/2027	1	8	8	16	0%
Ligue 1	2025/2026	34	12.68	11.91	24.59	59%
Ligue 1	2024/2025	34	14.65	11.21	25.85	85%

Lens 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
Fri 9 Oct 18:45	Lyon (home)	26	11.6	14.4	31	14	17
Tue 13 Oct 16:45	Sporting (home)	24.5	11.6	12.9	22.25	11.5	10.75
Sat 17 Oct 18:45	Troyes (away)	24.8	12	12.8	22	7	15

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Abdallah Sima	attacker	5	6	83%
2	Michal Skoras	attacker	5	6	83%
3	Franjo Ivanović	attacker	4	4	100%
4	Ruben Aguilar	defender	4	5	80%
5	Michaël Cuisance	midfielder	3	5	60%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jean-Clair Todibo	defender	2	2	100%
2	Ruben Aguilar	defender	2	5	40%
3	Abdallah Sima	attacker	2	6	33%
4	Yassine Titraoui	midfielder	1	3	33%
5	Franjo Ivanović	attacker	1	4	25%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ruben Aguilar	defender	1	5	20%
2	Abdallah Sima	attacker	1	6	17%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Ligue 1	Rennes (H)	4-0	13	14	27	-
16 Sep	Europa League	Anderlecht (A)	1-2	12	14	26	-
12 Sep	Ligue 1	Paris (A)	0-0	13	19	32	-
4 Sep	Ligue 1	Auxerre (H)	3-1	10	8	18	-
29 Aug	Ligue 1	Le Havre (H)	1-1	7	16	23	-
26 Aug	Champions League	Fenerbahçe (H)	1-2	12	17	29	-
22 Aug	Ligue 1	Toulouse (A)	0-2	15	15	30	14
18 Aug	Champions League	Fenerbahçe (A)	1-1	13	13	26	15
11 Aug	Champions League	Sparta Praha (H)	3-0	20	14	34	22
4 Aug	Champions League	Sparta Praha (A)	2-1	7	11	18	5