Portland Fouls Stats 2026

Portland Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Portland are averaging 9.3 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 22.8 total fouls on average. That puts them 14th 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 Sporting KC, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Portland players commit the most fouls?

Kristoffer Velde leads with 10 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1/g, 50% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Portland player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Portland's foul profile look this season?

Portland are averaging 9.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 13.5 for a match-total of 22.8. That ranks 14th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Portland pick up one yellow card every 0.161 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 Sporting KC the page weights each Portland 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 Portland 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.

Portland player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Joel Waterman	defender	2	2	1	100%
Kevin Kelsy	attacker	4	7	1.75	75%
José Luis Caicedo Barrera	midfielder	4	5	1.25	75%
Brandon Bye	defender	3	3	1	67%
Ian Smith	defender	3	3	1	67%
Kamal Miller	defender	8	6	0.75	63%
David Da Costa	midfielder	8	6	0.75	63%
Joao Ortiz	midfielder	5	3	0.6	60%
Kristoffer Velde	attacker	10	10	1	50%
Eric Miller	defender	6	4	0.67	50%
Omir Fernandez	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Gage Guerra	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Jimer Fory	defender	9	8	0.89	44%
Diego Chará	midfielder	7	5	0.71	43%
Cole Bassett	midfielder	10	7	0.7	40%
Vincent Janssen	attacker	5	6	1.2	40%
Finn Surman	defender	9	4	0.44	33%
Ariel Lassiter	attacker	10	4	0.4	30%
Ronald Hernández	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Antony	attacker	9	3	0.33	22%
James Pantemis	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Eric Iziota	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Portland fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
27 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	SJ Earthquakes	Away	3-1	11	8	19	Jimer Fory (3)
20 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Atlanta United	Home	0-1	4	13	17	Diego Chará (2)
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Dallas	Away	2-1	4	13	17	Ian Smith (2)
10 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	St. Louis City	Home	2-2	10	21	31	Kamal Miller (2)
6 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Minnesota United	Home	5-4	12	18	30	Vincent Janssen (3)
30 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Austin	Home	1-2	9	14	23	Cole Bassett (4)
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Los Angeles FC	Away	1-1	15	10	25	Vincent Janssen (3)
20 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	San Diego	Home	3-1	15	11	26	Jimer Fory (3)
16 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire	Away	2-1	6	15	21	Brandon Bye (2)
2 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Seattle Sounders	Home	2-1	7	12	19	Kevin Kelsy (2)

Portland fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 9.3
Fouls against per game: 13.5
Match total fouls per game: 22.8
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 23 of 30

Portland Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	9.5	67%	50%	33%	33%	17%
Away	4	9	50%	50%	50%	25%	25%
Overall	10	9.3	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%

Portland Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	14.83	100%	100%	100%	83%	67%
Away	4	11.5	75%	75%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	10	13.5	90%	90%	80%	70%	60%

Portland Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	6	24.33	83%	67%	67%	50%	33%
Away	4	20.5	75%	50%	25%	25%	0%
Overall	10	22.8	80%	60%	50%	40%	20%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	9.3	9.5	9
Yellow cards / match	1.5	1.5	1.5
Fouls per yellow card	6.2	6.3	6
Cards per foul	16%	16%	17%
Fouls over 8.5	60%	67%	50%
Fouls over 9.5	50%	50%	50%
Fouls over 10.5	40%	33%	50%
Fouls over 11.5	30%	33%	25%
Fouls over 12.5	20%	17%	25%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	13.5	14.83	11.5
Fouls against over 8.5	90%	100%	75%
Fouls against over 9.5	90%	100%	75%
Fouls against over 10.5	80%	100%	50%
Fouls against over 11.5	70%	83%	50%
Fouls against over 12.5	60%	67%	50%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	22.8	24.33	20.5
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	83%	75%
Match fouls over 20.5	60%	67%	50%
Match fouls over 22.5	50%	67%	25%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	50%	25%
Match fouls over 26.5	20%	33%	0%

Portland 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	7.5	100%	100%	100%	50%
Away	2	5.5	100%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	4	6.5	100%	75%	75%	50%

Portland 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	5	100%	100%	0%	0%
Away	2	3	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	4	50%	50%	0%	0%

Portland 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	12.5	100%	100%	100%	50%
Away	2	8.5	50%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	4	10.5	75%	75%	50%	25%

Portland fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	San Jose (A)	3-1	11	8	19	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (H)	0-1	4	13	17	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	Dallas (A)	2-1	4	13	17	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (H)	2-2	10	21	31	-
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	Minnesota (H)	5-4	12	18	30	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Austin (H)	1-2	9	14	23	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	LAFC (A)	1-1	15	10	25	10
20 Aug	Major League Soccer	San Diego (H)	3-1	15	11	26	14
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (A)	2-1	6	15	21	7
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	Seattle (H)	2-1	7	12	19	11

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%

Portland 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	29	11.03	12.31	23.34	59%
Vs top half	65	10.62	12.09	22.71	60%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Portland 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	9.33	12.85	22.19	59%
Major League Soccer	2025	38	11.53	11.55	23.08	61%
Major League Soccer	2024	35	11.89	13.63	25.51	66%

Portland 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	Sporting KC (away)	23.41	12.22	11.19	23.15	11.62	11.54
Thu 15 Oct 02:30	LA Galaxy (away)	23.29	10.5	12.79	24.71	11	13.71
Sun 18 Oct 02:30	Colorado (home)	28.44	14.59	13.85	30.93	15.71	15.21

Portland players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jimer Fory	defender	17	25	68%
2	Kristoffer Velde	attacker	17	26	65%
3	Kevin Kelsy	attacker	14	20	70%
4	Cole Bassett	midfielder	14	23	61%
5	Brandon Bye	defender	13	20	65%

Portland players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Kristoffer Velde	attacker	10	26	38%
2	Kevin Kelsy	attacker	8	20	40%
3	Jimer Fory	defender	6	25	24%
4	Brandon Bye	defender	5	20	25%
5	Diego Chará	midfielder	4	21	19%

Portland players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Kevin Kelsy	attacker	4	20	20%
2	Jimer Fory	defender	4	25	16%
3	Kristoffer Velde	attacker	3	26	12%
4	Vincent Janssen	attacker	2	7	29%
5	José Luis Caicedo Barrera	midfielder	2	16	13%

Sporting KC 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	Seattle (A)	2-1	4	7	11	-
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Houston (A)	0-2	11	3	14	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (H)	3-4	11	14	25	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	LAFC (H)	3-1	6	9	15	-
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	Dallas (A)	4-3	10	9	19	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Vancouver (H)	0-3	15	20	35	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (A)	2-1	13	8	21	10
20 Aug	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (H)	1-1	12	11	23	15
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Colorado (A)	2-0	12	12	24	14
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	Houston (H)	0-2	10	12	22	16