Minnesota Fouls Stats 2026

Minnesota Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Minnesota are averaging 12.7 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 24.1 total fouls on average. That puts them 10th 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 Houston, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minnesota players commit the most fouls?

Owen Gene leads with 17 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.89/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Minnesota player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Minnesota's foul profile look this season?

Minnesota are averaging 12.7 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.4 for a match-total of 24.1. That ranks 10th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Minnesota pick up one yellow card every 0.15 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 Houston the page weights each Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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.

Minnesota player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Owen Gene	midfielder	9	17	1.89	100%
Carlos Harvey	midfielder	3	6	2	100%
AZ Jackson	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Nectarios Triantis	midfielder	1	3	3	100%
Anthony Markanich Jr.	defender	10	11	1.1	80%
Michael Boxall	defender	9	12	1.33	78%
Jefferson Díaz	defender	8	11	1.38	75%
Kyle Duncan	defender	9	10	1.11	67%
Joaquín Pereyra	midfielder	9	8	0.89	67%
Mamadou Dieng	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Tomás Chancalay	attacker	7	6	0.86	57%
Wil Trapp	midfielder	10	6	0.6	50%
Kelvin Yeboah	attacker	8	9	1.13	50%
Nicolás Romero	defender	2	3	1.5	50%
Morris Duggan	defender	9	6	0.67	44%
Marcus Caldeira	attacker	7	3	0.43	29%
Drake Callender	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Devin Padelford	defender	1	0	0	0%
Alec Smir	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

Minnesota fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
27 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Seattle Sounders	Away	3-1	6	12	18	Mauricio Gonzalez (2)
20 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy	Home	2-3	14	8	22	Nicolás Romero (3)
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	St. Louis City	Away	4-2	15	14	29	Kelvin Yeboah (5)
10 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Dallas	Home	1-2	13	21	34	Nectarios Triantis (3)
6 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Portland Timbers	Away	5-4	18	12	30	Owen Gene (3)
30 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Orlando City	Home	3-3	13	10	23	Kyle Duncan (3)
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	SJ Earthquakes	Away	1-5	15	14	29	Owen Gene (5)
20 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Atlanta United	Home	1-2	13	13	26	Tomás Chancalay (2)
16 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Real Salt Lake	Away	1-1	12	7	19	Tomás Chancalay (2)
2 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	San Diego	Home	1-1	8	3	11	Mamadou Dieng (2)

Minnesota fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 12.7
Fouls against per game: 11.4
Match total fouls per game: 24.1
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 9 of 30

Minnesota 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	12.2	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%
Away	5	13.2	80%	80%	80%	80%	60%
Overall	10	12.7	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%

Minnesota 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	11	60%	60%	40%	40%	40%
Away	5	11.8	80%	80%	80%	80%	40%
Overall	10	11.4	70%	70%	60%	60%	40%

Minnesota 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	23.2	80%	80%	60%	40%	20%
Away	5	25	80%	60%	60%	60%	60%
Overall	10	24.1	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.7	12.2	13.2
Yellow cards / match	1.9	2	1.8
Fouls per yellow card	6.7	6.1	7.3
Cards per foul	15%	16%	14%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	80%	80%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	80%	80%
Fouls over 10.5	80%	80%	80%
Fouls over 11.5	80%	80%	80%
Fouls over 12.5	70%	80%	60%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	11.4	11	11.8
Fouls against over 8.5	70%	60%	80%
Fouls against over 9.5	70%	60%	80%
Fouls against over 10.5	60%	40%	80%
Fouls against over 11.5	60%	40%	80%
Fouls against over 12.5	40%	40%	40%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	24.1	23.2	25
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	80%	80%
Match fouls over 20.5	70%	80%	60%
Match fouls over 22.5	60%	60%	60%
Match fouls over 24.5	50%	40%	60%
Match fouls over 26.5	40%	20%	60%

Minnesota 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	2	2.5	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	7	100%	100%	100%	50%
Overall	4	4.75	50%	50%	50%	25%

Minnesota 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	2	2.5	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	5.5	100%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	4	4	75%	25%	25%	25%

Minnesota 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	2	5	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	12.5	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	4	8.75	50%	50%	50%	50%

Minnesota fouls match by match 2026

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

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%

Minnesota 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	25	12.36	11.72	24.08	60%
Vs top half	65	12.72	11.15	23.88	63%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Minnesota 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	12.33	11.74	24.07	59%
Major League Soccer	2025	38	13	10.74	23.74	66%
Major League Soccer	2024	37	13.92	10.22	24.14	70%

Minnesota 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	Houston (home)	23	10.3	12.7	24.08	11.23	12.85
Thu 15 Oct 01:30	Colorado (away)	28.44	14.59	13.85	25.77	13.38	12.38
Sat 17 Oct 20:30	St. Louis (home)	25.04	13.74	11.3	26.71	14	12.71

Minnesota players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jefferson Díaz	defender	19	25	76%
2	Joaquín Pereyra	midfielder	18	26	69%
3	Owen Gene	midfielder	17	26	65%
4	Anthony Markanich Jr.	defender	17	27	63%
5	Kyle Duncan	defender	16	23	70%

Minnesota players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jefferson Díaz	defender	11	25	44%
2	Joaquín Pereyra	midfielder	10	26	38%
3	Tomás Chancalay	attacker	10	27	37%
4	Anthony Markanich Jr.	defender	8	27	30%
5	Nectarios Triantis	midfielder	7	21	33%

Minnesota players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Kyle Duncan	defender	4	23	17%
2	Nectarios Triantis	midfielder	3	21	14%
3	Tomás Chancalay	attacker	3	27	11%
4	Michael Boxall	defender	2	18	11%
5	Jefferson Díaz	defender	2	25	8%

Houston 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	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