Netherlands Fouls Stats 2026

Netherlands Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Netherlands are averaging 11 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 22 total fouls on average. That puts them 39th of 54 for team fouls per match among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Greece, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Netherlands players commit the most fouls?

Denzel Dumfries leads with 11 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.22/g, 67% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Netherlands player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Netherlands's foul profile look this season?

Netherlands are averaging 11 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11 for a match-total of 22. That ranks 39th of 54 for team fouls among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Netherlands pick up one yellow card every 0.091 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 Greece the page weights each Netherlands 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 Netherlands 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.

Netherlands player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Memphis Depay	attacker	2	3	1.5	100%
Wout Weghorst	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Jurriën Timber	defender	1	2	2	100%
Kenneth Taylor	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Marten de Roon	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Justin Kluivert	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Mats Wieffer	defender	1	1	1	100%
Brian Brobbey	attacker	5	5	1	80%
Denzel Dumfries	defender	9	11	1.22	67%
Crysencio Summerville	attacker	9	7	0.78	67%
Frenkie de Jong	midfielder	6	7	1.17	67%
Ruben van Bommel	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Jan Paul van Hecke	defender	8	7	0.88	63%
Teun Koopmeiners	midfielder	5	3	0.6	60%
Quinten Timber	midfielder	5	4	0.8	60%
Cody Gakpo	attacker	7	6	0.86	57%
Micky van de Ven	defender	9	7	0.78	56%
Virgil van Dijk	defender	10	7	0.7	50%
Ryan Gravenberch	midfielder	10	8	0.8	50%
Mexx Meerdink	attacker	4	3	0.75	50%
Joey Veerman	midfielder	4	4	1	50%
Joshua Zirkzee	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Tijjani Reijnders	midfielder	9	5	0.56	44%
Nathan Aké	defender	3	2	0.67	33%
Jorrel Hato	defender	3	1	0.33	33%

Netherlands fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
4 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Serbia	Home	2-1	14	13	27	Joshua Zirkzee (2)
1 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Greece	Away	2-2	7	6	13	Quinten Timber (2)
27 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Serbia	Away	1-2	10	7	17	Virgil van Dijk (2)
24 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Germany	Home	1-1	11	16	27	Virgil van Dijk (2)
30 Jun 2026	World Cup	Morocco	Home	1-1	18	15	33	Denzel Dumfries (4)
25 Jun 2026	World Cup	Tunisia	Away	1-3	10	11	21	Nathan Aké (2)
20 Jun 2026	World Cup	Sweden	Home	5-1	9	12	21	Ryan Gravenberch (2)
14 Jun 2026	World Cup	Japan	Home	2-2	7	7	14	Micky van de Ven (2)
8 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Uzbekistan	Home	2-1	13	14	27	Ryan Gravenberch (2)
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Algeria	Home	0-1	11	9	20	Marten de Roon (2)

Netherlands fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 11
Fouls against per game: 11
Match total fouls per game: 22
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 41 of 54

Netherlands Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	7	11.86	86%	71%	71%	43%	43%
Away	3	9	67%	67%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	11	80%	70%	50%	30%	30%

Netherlands Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	7	12.29	86%	71%	71%	71%	57%
Away	3	8	33%	33%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	10	11	70%	60%	60%	50%	40%

Netherlands Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	7	24.14	86%	71%	57%	57%	57%
Away	3	17	33%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	22	70%	60%	40%	40%	40%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	11	11.86	9
Yellow cards / match	1.25	1.33	1
Fouls per yellow card	8.8	8.9	9
Cards per foul	11%	11%	11%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	86%	67%
Fouls over 9.5	70%	71%	67%
Fouls over 10.5	50%	71%	0%
Fouls over 11.5	30%	43%	0%
Fouls over 12.5	30%	43%	0%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	11	12.29	8
Fouls against over 8.5	70%	86%	33%
Fouls against over 9.5	60%	71%	33%
Fouls against over 10.5	60%	71%	33%
Fouls against over 11.5	50%	71%	0%
Fouls against over 12.5	40%	57%	0%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	22	24.14	17
Match fouls over 18.5	70%	86%	33%
Match fouls over 20.5	60%	71%	33%
Match fouls over 22.5	40%	57%	0%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	57%	0%
Match fouls over 26.5	40%	57%	0%

Netherlands 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	4.8	60%	60%	40%	20%
Away	1	4	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	6	4.67	67%	50%	33%	17%

Netherlands 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	4.4	60%	40%	20%	20%
Away	1	5	100%	100%	0%	0%
Overall	6	4.5	67%	50%	17%	17%

Netherlands 1st-half match total 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	5	9.2	60%	40%	40%	20%
Away	1	9	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	6	9.17	67%	33%	33%	17%

Netherlands fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
4 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Serbia (H)	2-1	14	13	27	-
1 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Greece (A)	2-2	7	6	13	-
27 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Serbia (A)	1-2	10	7	17	-
24 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Germany (H)	1-1	11	16	27	-
30 Jun	World Cup	Morocco (H)	1-1	18	15	33	11
25 Jun	World Cup	Tunisia (A)	1-3	10	11	21	9
20 Jun	World Cup	Sweden (H)	5-1	9	12	21	9
14 Jun	World Cup	Japan (H)	2-2	7	7	14	6
8 Jun	Friendly International	Uzbekistan (H)	2-1	13	14	27	15
3 Jun	Friendly International	Algeria (H)	0-1	11	9	20	5

UEFA Nations League 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	Andorra	7	18.29	12.86	31.14	100%
2	Lithuania	6	13.17	17.17	30.33	100%
3	Estonia	3	17.33	11.33	28.67	100%
4	Gibraltar	7	13.57	15	28.57	86%
5	Belarus	6	17.17	11.17	28.33	100%
6	Bulgaria	4	11	17	28	100%
7	Hungary	8	12.25	15.63	27.88	100%
8	Georgia	7	15.71	12	27.71	86%
9	Scotland	10	13.6	13.9	27.5	70%
10	Malta	7	12.43	14.86	27.29	100%
11	Iceland	8	12.5	14.38	26.88	88%
12	Azerbaijan	7	12.57	13.57	26.14	71%
13	Republic of Ireland	9	11.78	14.22	26	78%
14	Kosovo	8	11.63	14	25.63	75%
15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	14.18	11.36	25.55	73%
16	San Marino	6	12.17	13.33	25.5	67%
17	Czech Republic	9	13.67	11.56	25.22	78%
18	Turkey	11	11.27	13.36	24.64	73%
19	Switzerland	13	11.46	13	24.46	69%
20	Luxembourg	7	12.71	11.43	24.14	86%
21	Finland	7	11.29	12.43	23.71	86%
22	England	15	9.4	14.27	23.67	60%
23	Poland	8	11.5	12.13	23.63	38%
24	Italy	8	12.13	11.38	23.5	63%
25	Wales	8	11.13	12.13	23.25	50%
26	Moldova	5	13	10.2	23.2	60%
27	Belgium	14	12.36	10.79	23.14	50%
28	Slovenia	6	13.17	9.83	23	67%
29	Austria	11	14.09	8.82	22.91	55%
30	Liechtenstein	5	13.4	9.4	22.8	80%
31	Slovakia	6	9	13.67	22.67	50%
32	Romania	7	14.14	8.43	22.57	57%
33	Albania	7	9.29	13.14	22.43	43%
34	Spain	15	11.67	10.67	22.33	53%
35	Germany	12	12.33	9.92	22.25	50%
36	Northern Ireland	8	9.5	12.75	22.25	50%
37	Montenegro	6	11.33	10.83	22.17	67%
38	North Macedonia	7	12.29	9.57	21.86	43%
39	Denmark	7	8.86	13	21.86	43%
40	Kazakhstan	6	13.33	8.5	21.83	33%
41	Netherlands	12	10.58	11.25	21.83	42%
42	Ukraine	7	13.14	8.57	21.71	57%
43	Sweden	12	9.67	12	21.67	50%
44	Armenia	6	9.5	12.17	21.67	50%
45	Latvia	6	10.83	10.67	21.5	33%
46	Portugal	13	9.38	12	21.38	38%
47	Croatia	11	11.18	10.18	21.36	55%
48	Greece	8	9.75	11.13	20.88	50%
49	Israel	6	10	10.83	20.83	33%
50	Serbia	8	10	10.38	20.38	25%
51	France	16	10	10.19	20.19	50%
52	Cyprus	6	8	11.33	19.33	33%
53	Faroe Islands	5	10	8.4	18.4	20%
54	Norway	14	9	8.64	17.64	14%

Netherlands 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	12	10.25	12.58	22.83	58%
Vs top half	12	10.25	12.58	22.83	58%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Netherlands fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	4	10.5	10.5	21	50%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	8	10	12	22	50%
World Cup	2026	4	11	11.25	22.25	25%
Friendly International	2026	4	10.25	12	22.25	50%
UEFA Nations League	2024/2025	8	10.13	13.63	23.75	63%

Netherlands 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 13 Nov 19:45	Greece (home)	19.75	8	11.75	20.5	9	11.5
Mon 16 Nov 19:45	Germany (away)	24	13.75	10.25	22	11	11

Netherlands players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Denzel Dumfries	defender	8	11	73%
2	Brian Brobbey	attacker	6	9	67%
3	Crysencio Summerville	attacker	6	10	60%
4	Micky van de Ven	defender	6	11	55%
5	Ryan Gravenberch	midfielder	6	11	55%

Netherlands players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Denzel Dumfries	defender	4	11	36%
2	Ryan Gravenberch	midfielder	3	11	27%
3	Joey Veerman	midfielder	2	4	50%
4	Frenkie de Jong	midfielder	2	6	33%
5	Brian Brobbey	attacker	2	9	22%

Netherlands players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Frenkie de Jong	midfielder	1	6	17%
2	Denzel Dumfries	defender	1	11	9%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
4 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Germany (H)	0-0	8	17	25	-
1 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Netherlands (H)	2-2	6	7	13	-
27 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Germany (A)	0-1	11	12	23	-
24 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Serbia (A)	1-2	7	11	18	-
7 Jun	Friendly International	Italy (H)	0-1	11	13	24	11
4 Jun	Friendly International	Sweden (A)	2-2	11	6	17	8
31 Mar	Friendly International	Hungary (A)	0-0	15	11	26	16
27 Mar	Friendly International	Paraguay (H)	0-1	9	12	21	-
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Belarus (A)	0-0	16	13	29	14
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Scotland (H)	3-2	9	14	23	13