NYCFC Yellow Cards Stats 2026

NYCFC Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

NYCFC are averaging 1.9 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 4.6 cards on average. That puts them 11th of 30 for total cards per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against Chicago Fire, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which NYCFC players get booked most often?

Use the booking-rate table on this page to see each NYCFC player's yellow cards per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), plus their hit-rate over the last six appearances and current bookmaker odds to be carded.

How is the matchup risk score calculated?

Matchup risk blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the defender's underlying card rate (20%). Scores above 0.7 are flagged high risk, 0.4–0.7 medium and below 0.4 low.

Where do these yellow card stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz. Player odds are taken from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.

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 booking rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

How accurate are these predictions?

Yellow cards are inherently noisy - we surface signal (form, matchup, referee profile, market price), not certainties. Use the booking-rate table and matchup risk as inputs, not guarantees.

Does the referee affect the chance of a yellow card?

Yes. The referee profile module shows the assigned official's average yellows per match this season alongside their season fouls and red-card rate so you can adjust expectations for the upcoming fixture.

NYCFC player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Keaton Parks	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	9	3	0.33	33%
Talles Magno	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Malachi Jones	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Aiden O'Neill	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Luighi	attacker	9	2	0.22	22%
Kevin O'Toole	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Raul Gustavo	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Nico Cavallo	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Tayvon Gray	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Matt Freese	goalkeeper	9	1	0.11	11%
Andrés Perea	midfielder	10	1	0.1	10%
James Sands	midfielder	10	0	0	0%
Agustín Ojeda	attacker	10	0	0	0%
Bénie Traoré	attacker	9	0	0	0%
Thiago Martins	defender	7	0	0	0%
Hannes Wolf	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Jonathan Shore	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Mitja Ilenčič	defender	3	0	0	0%
Max Murray	defender	2	0	0	0%
Máximo Carrizo	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Seymour Reid	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Alonso Martínez	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Tomás Romero	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

NYCFC yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
26 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Atlanta United	Away	2-2	1	1	2
18 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New York RB	Home	0-1	2	3	5
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Real Salt Lake	Away	0-2	2	2	4
10 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Home	1-2	0	2	2
4 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC	Home	0-0	2	4	6
29 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Away	1-1	3	3	6
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Away	1-1	1	1	2
19 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati	Away	2-1	3	3	6
16 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia Union	Home	2-3	3	4	7
31 Jul 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Home	1-1	2	4	6

NYCFC cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.9
Cards against per game: 2.7
Match total cards per game: 4.6
Games: 10
League rank for match cards: 5 of 30

NYCFC Cards for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	5	1.8	80%	80%	20%	0%	0%
Away	5	2	100%	60%	40%	0%	0%
Overall	10	1.9	90%	70%	30%	0%	0%

NYCFC Cards against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	5	3.4	100%	100%	80%	60%	0%
Away	5	2	100%	60%	40%	0%	0%
Overall	10	2.7	100%	80%	60%	30%	0%

NYCFC Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	5.2	80%	80%	80%	60%	20%
Away	5	4	60%	60%	40%	40%	0%
Overall	10	4.6	70%	70%	60%	50%	10%

NYCFC Team cards 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.9	1.8	2
Fouls / match	11.4	11	11.8
Fouls per yellow card	6	6.1	5.9
Cards over 0.5	90%	80%	100%
Cards over 1.5	70%	80%	60%
Cards over 2.5	30%	20%	40%
Cards over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

NYCFC Cards against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	2.7	3.4	2
Cards against over 0.5	100%	100%	100%
Cards against over 1.5	80%	100%	60%
Cards against over 2.5	60%	80%	40%
Cards against over 3.5	30%	60%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

NYCFC Match cards 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	4.6	5.2	4
Match cards over 2.5	70%	80%	60%
Match cards over 3.5	70%	80%	60%
Match cards over 4.5	60%	80%	40%
Match cards over 5.5	50%	60%	40%
Match cards over 6.5	10%	20%	0%

NYCFC 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	1.5	100%	50%	0%
Away	1	1	100%	0%	0%
Overall	3	1.33	100%	33%	0%

NYCFC 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	2	100%	100%	0%
Away	1	1	100%	0%	0%
Overall	3	1.67	100%	67%	0%

NYCFC 1st-half match total 2026 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	3.5	100%	100%	100%	50%
Away	1	2	100%	100%	0%	0%
Overall	3	3	100%	100%	67%	33%

NYCFC cards match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
26 Sep	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (A)	2-2	1	1	2	-
18 Sep	Major League Soccer	New York RB (H)	0-1	2	3	5	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	RSL (A)	0-2	2	2	4	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	New England (H)	1-2	0	2	2	-
4 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (H)	0-0	2	4	6	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Toronto (A)	1-1	3	3	6	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	New England (A)	1-1	1	1	2	-
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (A)	2-1	3	3	6	2
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (H)	2-3	3	4	7	3
31 Jul	Major League Soccer	Toronto (H)	1-1	2	4	6	4

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

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
1	Colorado Rapids	27	2.56	2.48	5.04	52%
2	Inter Miami	27	2.78	2	4.78	44%
3	Philadelphia Union	27	2.37	2.41	4.78	48%
4	Charlotte	27	2.19	2.59	4.78	48%
5	New York City	27	1.74	2.85	4.59	52%
6	LA Galaxy	28	2.14	2.43	4.57	50%
7	Houston Dynamo	26	1.96	2.58	4.54	54%
8	Real Salt Lake	26	2.38	2.12	4.5	54%
9	St. Louis City	25	2.24	2.24	4.48	44%
10	Dallas	27	2.37	2.07	4.44	56%
11	Los Angeles FC	25	2	2.44	4.44	44%
12	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	2.04	2.27	4.31	42%
13	Orlando City	27	2.26	2.04	4.3	44%
14	DC United	25	2.16	2.12	4.28	52%
15	SJ Earthquakes	27	2.33	1.89	4.22	44%
16	Chicago Fire	26	2.19	2	4.19	31%
17	Austin	27	2.04	2.15	4.19	48%
18	San Diego	27	1.96	2.22	4.19	41%
19	CF Montréal	27	2.15	1.93	4.07	41%
20	Cincinnati	25	2.2	1.8	4	40%
21	Atlanta United	27	2.19	1.78	3.96	26%
22	Columbus Crew	27	1.74	2.22	3.96	37%
23	Portland Timbers	27	1.63	2.22	3.85	33%
24	Toronto	27	1.78	2.04	3.81	30%
25	New York RB	27	2.07	1.7	3.78	30%
26	Minnesota United	27	2	1.74	3.74	22%
27	New England	26	1.88	1.73	3.62	31%
28	Sporting KC	27	1.81	1.7	3.52	26%
29	Seattle Sounders	25	1.84	1.52	3.36	24%
30	Nashville SC	27	1.78	1.48	3.26	33%

NYCFC cards against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Vs top six	30	2.23	2.4	4.63	50%
Vs top half	64	2	2.34	4.34	48%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

NYCFC cards per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Major League Soccer	2026	27	1.74	2.85	4.59	52%
Major League Soccer	2025	37	2.19	1.97	4.16	46%
Major League Soccer	2024	38	2.13	2.21	4.34	50%

NYCFC next three opponents: cards per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their cards for	Their cards against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 10 Oct 18:30	Chicago Fire (away)	4.19	2.19	2	3.92	2	1.92
Wed 14 Oct 23:30	Inter Miami (away)	4.78	2.78	2	4.31	2.62	1.69
Sat 17 Oct 23:30	LAFC (home)	4.44	2	2.44	4.07	1.87	2.2

NYCFC players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	8	26	31%
2	Keaton Parks	midfielder	5	18	28%
3	Tayvon Gray	defender	5	23	22%
4	Raul Gustavo	defender	4	21	19%
5	Aiden O'Neill	midfielder	3	15	20%

Chicago Fire yellow cards match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
26 Sep	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (A)	0-1	2	6	8	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (A)	3-0	1	1	2	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	New England (H)	1-2	2	2	4	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (H)	1-1	2	3	5	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Toronto (A)	4-4	2	2	4	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Seattle (A)	2-2	0	1	1	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	New York RB (A)	1-1	2	1	3	1
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (A)	1-2	2	2	4	-
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Portland (H)	2-1	2	2	4	-
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (H)	2-1	3	0	3	1