New England Fouls Stats 2026

New England Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

New England are averaging 8.7 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 18.9 total fouls on average. That puts them 26th 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 Seattle, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which New England players commit the most fouls?

Matt Polster leads with 14 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.4/g, 70% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every New England player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does New England's foul profile look this season?

New England are averaging 8.7 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.2 for a match-total of 18.9. That ranks 26th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average New England pick up one yellow card every 0.218 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 Seattle the page weights each New England 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 New England 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.

New England player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Dániel Gazdag	midfielder	3	4	1.33	100%
Luca Langoni	attacker	1	2	2	100%
Brooklyn Raines	midfielder	8	8	1	75%
Mamadou Fofana	defender	10	9	0.9	70%
Matt Polster	midfielder	10	14	1.4	70%
Ethan Kohler	defender	10	8	0.8	70%
Will Sands	defender	10	11	1.1	70%
Peyton Miller	defender	9	8	0.89	67%
Alhassan Yusuf	midfielder	6	5	0.83	50%
Joshua Wynder	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Dor Turgeman	attacker	9	4	0.44	44%
Jack Harrison	attacker	7	5	0.71	43%
Cody Baker	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Griffin Yow	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Carles Gil	midfielder	10	2	0.2	20%
Matt Turner	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Jackson Yueill	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Marcos Zambrano	attacker	1	0	0	0%
J. Siqueira	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Wilson Harris	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Javaun Mussenden	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

New England fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
27 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Real Salt Lake	Away	3-0	14	8	22	Matt Polster (3)
19 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Orlando City	Home	4-2	8	5	13	Will Sands (2)
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire	Away	1-2	9	14	23	Peyton Miller (3)
10 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New York City	Away	1-2	10	5	15	Matt Polster (3)
6 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy	Away	2-1	8	12	20	Will Sands (3)
30 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Columbus Crew	Away	1-3	7	10	17	Jack Harrison (2)
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New York City	Home	1-1	6	12	18	Mamadou Fofana (1)
19 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	DC United	Away	0-3	10	15	25	Matt Polster (3)
15 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Away	2-1	5	11	16	Brooklyn Raines (2)
8 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Houston Dynamo	Home	0-2	10	10	20	Brooklyn Raines (2)

New England fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 8.7
Fouls against per game: 10.2
Match total fouls per game: 18.9
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 24 of 30

New England Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	3	8	33%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	7	9	57%	43%	14%	14%	14%
Overall	10	8.7	50%	40%	10%	10%	10%

New England Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	3	9	67%	67%	33%	33%	0%
Away	7	10.71	71%	71%	57%	43%	29%
Overall	10	10.2	70%	70%	50%	40%	20%

New England Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	3	17	33%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	7	19.71	57%	43%	29%	14%	0%
Overall	10	18.9	50%	30%	20%	10%	0%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	8.7	8	9
Yellow cards / match	1.9	2	1.86
Fouls per yellow card	4.6	4	4.8
Cards per foul	22%	25%	21%
Fouls over 8.5	50%	33%	57%
Fouls over 9.5	40%	33%	43%
Fouls over 10.5	10%	0%	14%
Fouls over 11.5	10%	0%	14%
Fouls over 12.5	10%	0%	14%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.2	9	10.71
Fouls against over 8.5	70%	67%	71%
Fouls against over 9.5	70%	67%	71%
Fouls against over 10.5	50%	33%	57%
Fouls against over 11.5	40%	33%	43%
Fouls against over 12.5	20%	0%	29%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	18.9	17	19.71
Match fouls over 18.5	50%	33%	57%
Match fouls over 20.5	30%	0%	43%
Match fouls over 22.5	20%	0%	29%
Match fouls over 24.5	10%	0%	14%
Match fouls over 26.5	0%	0%	0%

New England 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	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	4	50%	50%	50%	0%
Overall	4	3	25%	25%	25%	0%

New England 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	6	100%	50%	50%	50%
Away	2	5.5	100%	100%	50%	0%
Overall	4	5.75	100%	75%	50%	25%

New England 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	8	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	9.5	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	4	8.75	50%	25%	25%	25%

New England fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	RSL (A)	3-0	14	8	22	-
19 Sep	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (H)	4-2	8	5	13	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (A)	1-2	9	14	23	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	NYCFC (A)	1-2	10	5	15	-
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy (A)	2-1	8	12	20	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Columbus (A)	1-3	7	10	17	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	NYCFC (H)	1-1	6	12	18	9
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	DC United (A)	0-3	10	15	25	12
15 Aug	Major League Soccer	Toronto (A)	2-1	5	11	16	7
8 Aug	Major League Soccer	Houston (H)	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%

New England 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	23	10.7	13.04	23.74	65%
Vs top half	61	11.02	12.77	23.79	62%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

New England 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	9.78	12.33	22.11	52%
Major League Soccer	2025	34	12	13.12	25.12	71%
Major League Soccer	2024	34	11.74	11.35	23.09	65%

New England 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 23:30	Seattle (home)	19.48	10.07	9.41	19.62	10.92	8.69
Wed 14 Oct 23:30	Cincinnati (away)	22.27	11.15	11.12	23.83	12.08	11.75
Sat 17 Oct 23:30	Chicago Fire (home)	23.27	12.54	10.73	23.5	12.29	11.21

New England players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Brooklyn Raines	midfielder	20	24	83%
2	Alhassan Yusuf	midfielder	18	24	75%
3	Will Sands	defender	17	27	63%
4	Ethan Kohler	defender	13	23	57%
5	Peyton Miller	defender	13	24	54%

New England players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Brooklyn Raines	midfielder	13	24	54%
2	Alhassan Yusuf	midfielder	10	24	42%
3	Matt Polster	midfielder	6	22	27%
4	Will Sands	defender	6	27	22%
5	Brayan Ceballos	defender	5	9	56%

New England players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Brooklyn Raines	midfielder	8	24	33%
2	Matt Polster	midfielder	4	22	18%
3	Will Sands	defender	3	27	11%
4	Brayan Ceballos	defender	2	9	22%
5	Griffin Yow	attacker	2	21	10%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
2 Oct	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC (H)	2-1	7	4	11	-
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Minnesota (H)	3-1	12	6	18	-
24 Sep	Major League Soccer	RSL (H)	2-0	10	9	19	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Colorado (A)	3-3	14	17	31	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy (A)	1-1	15	9	24	-
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	New York RB (H)	0-0	11	13	24	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (H)	2-2	9	9	18	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (A)	1-1	14	7	21	10
20 Aug	Major League Soccer	Austin (H)	1-2	10	9	19	8
17 Aug	Major League Soccer	Vancouver (H)	0-2	16	11	27	11