São Paulo Fouls Stats 2026

São Paulo Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

São Paulo are averaging 12.3 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 25.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 5th of 20 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 Cruzeiro, a profile of referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which São Paulo players commit the most fouls?

Marcos Antônio leads with 12 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.33/g, 56% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every São Paulo player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does São Paulo's foul profile look this season?

São Paulo are averaging 12.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 13 for a match-total of 25.3. That ranks 5th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average São Paulo pick up one yellow card every 0.13 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 Cruzeiro the page weights each São Paulo 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 São Paulo 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?

Wilton Pereira Sampaio is the referee for this fixture - they average 22.8 fouls and 3 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

São Paulo player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Djhordney	midfielder	3	5	1.67	100%
Pedro Lima	defender	2	5	2.5	100%
Luis Osorio Messias de Oliveira	defender	1	2	2	100%
Damián Bobadilla	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Wendell	defender	4	7	1.75	75%
Pablo Maia	midfielder	6	10	1.67	67%
Domingos Duarte	defender	8	6	0.75	63%
Newton	midfielder	5	6	1.2	60%
Lucas Ramon	defender	5	6	1.2	60%
Sabino	defender	7	6	0.86	57%
Marcos Antônio	midfielder	9	12	1.33	56%
Luciano	attacker	9	9	1	56%
Iago	defender	9	10	1.11	56%
Danielzinho	midfielder	8	7	0.88	50%
Jonathan Calleri	attacker	6	6	1	50%
Gustavo Santana	midfielder	6	6	1	50%
André Silva	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Aurélio Buta	defender	2	3	1.5	50%
Ryan Francisco	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Rafael Tolói	defender	3	2	0.67	33%
Victor Sá	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Artur	attacker	10	2	0.2	20%
Robert Arboleda	defender	8	1	0.13	13%
Rafael	goalkeeper	8	0	0	0%
Ferreirinha	attacker	4	0	0	0%

São Paulo fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
2 Oct 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Santos	Home	1-2	13	10	23	Marcos Antônio (4)
20 Sep 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Internacional	Home	1-0	15	13	28	Djhordney (3)
16 Sep 2026	Copa Sudamericana	Boca Juniors	Home	1-1	8	16	24	Luciano (2)
12 Sep 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Palmeiras	Away	2-0	12	21	33	Wendell (5)
9 Sep 2026	Copa Sudamericana	Boca Juniors	Away	1-0	8	6	14	Iago (4)
5 Sep 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Atlético Mineiro	Home	2-0	17	12	29	Iago (3)
29 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Bragantino	Home	2-1	11	14	25	Danielzinho (3)
23 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Chapecoense	Away	1-0	7	17	24	Newton (2)
19 Aug 2026	Copa Sudamericana	Club Bolívar	Home	3-1	17	11	28	Marcos Antônio (3)
16 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Coritiba	Home	1-1	15	10	25	Jonathan Calleri (4)

São Paulo fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 12.3
Fouls against per game: 13
Match total fouls per game: 25.3
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 5 of 20

São Paulo 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	13.71	86%	86%	86%	71%	71%
Away	3	9	33%	33%	33%	33%	0%
Overall	10	12.3	70%	70%	70%	60%	50%

São Paulo 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	100%	100%	71%	57%	43%
Away	3	14.67	67%	67%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	10	13	90%	90%	70%	60%	50%

São Paulo 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	26	100%	100%	100%	71%	43%
Away	3	23.67	67%	67%	67%	33%	33%
Overall	10	25.3	90%	90%	90%	60%	40%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.3	13.71	9
Yellow cards / match	1.6	1.86	1
Fouls per yellow card	7.7	7.4	9
Cards per foul	13%	14%	11%
Fouls over 8.5	70%	86%	33%
Fouls over 9.5	70%	86%	33%
Fouls over 10.5	70%	86%	33%
Fouls over 11.5	60%	71%	33%
Fouls over 12.5	50%	71%	0%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	13	12.29	14.67
Fouls against over 8.5	90%	100%	67%
Fouls against over 9.5	90%	100%	67%
Fouls against over 10.5	70%	71%	67%
Fouls against over 11.5	60%	57%	67%
Fouls against over 12.5	50%	43%	67%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	25.3	26	23.67
Match fouls over 18.5	90%	100%	67%
Match fouls over 20.5	90%	100%	67%
Match fouls over 22.5	90%	100%	67%
Match fouls over 24.5	60%	71%	33%
Match fouls over 26.5	40%	43%	33%

São Paulo 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 3 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	1	1	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	3	4.33	67%	33%	33%	33%

São Paulo 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 3 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	1	8	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	3	6	100%	100%	33%	33%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	2	11	100%	50%	50%	50%
Away	1	9	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	3	10.33	100%	33%	33%	33%

São Paulo fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
2 Oct	Campeonato Brasileiro	Santos (H)	1-2	13	10	23	-
20 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Internacional (H)	1-0	15	13	28	-
16 Sep	Copa Sudamericana	Boca Juniors (H)	1-1	8	16	24	-
12 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Palmeiras (A)	2-0	12	21	33	-
9 Sep	Copa Sudamericana	Boca Juniors (A)	1-0	8	6	14	-
5 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Atlético-MG (H)	2-0	17	12	29	-
29 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Bragantino (H)	2-1	11	14	25	-
23 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Chapecoense (A)	1-0	7	17	24	9
19 Aug	Copa Sudamericana	Club Bolívar (H)	3-1	17	11	28	13
16 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Coritiba (H)	1-1	15	10	25	9

Campeonato Brasileiro 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	Internacional	28	15.14	13.96	29.11	79%
2	Corinthians	28	13.29	15.79	29.07	93%
3	Cruzeiro	28	13.96	14.93	28.89	86%
4	Bahia	28	13.86	13.82	27.68	86%
5	São Paulo	28	13.75	13.32	27.07	86%
6	Vitória	28	12.32	14.68	27	93%
7	Palmeiras	28	13.32	12.68	26	79%
8	Grêmio	28	12.86	12.86	25.71	71%
9	Athletico PR	28	13.64	11.75	25.39	71%
10	Atlético Mineiro	28	11.5	13.89	25.39	71%
11	Botafogo	28	13.32	11.96	25.29	71%
12	Santos	28	12.36	12.82	25.18	82%
13	Bragantino	28	13.61	11.54	25.14	68%
14	Vasco da Gama	27	12.74	12.15	24.89	78%
15	Fluminense	28	12.68	12.21	24.89	71%
16	Mirassol	28	12.54	11.04	23.57	64%
17	Coritiba	28	10.57	12.96	23.54	61%
18	Flamengo	28	11.57	11.82	23.39	61%
19	Chapecoense	27	12.93	10.11	23.04	63%
20	Remo	28	10.61	12.14	22.75	64%

São Paulo 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	20	12.5	13.5	26	80%
Vs top half	32	13.31	12.72	26.03	81%
Vs bottom half	34	14.79	14.85	29.65	88%
Vs bottom six	21	14.33	15.1	29.43	81%

São Paulo fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Campeonato Brasileiro	2026	28	13.75	13.32	27.07	86%
Copa Sudamericana	2026	10	10.2	11.8	22	40%
Campeonato Brasileiro	2025	38	14.32	14.18	28.5	84%
Copa Libertadores	2025	8	12	10.25	22.25	50%
Campeonato Brasileiro	2024	38	12.18	13.5	25.68	79%

São Paulo 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
Thu 8 Oct 00:30	Cruzeiro (away)	28.89	13.96	14.93	26.71	12.93	13.79
Sun 11 Oct 00:00	Vitória (home)	27	12.32	14.68	25.93	11.43	14.5
Sun 18 Oct 00:00	Vasco (home)	24.89	12.74	12.15	26	13.69	12.31

São Paulo players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jonathan Calleri	attacker	21	29	72%
2	Wendell	defender	19	23	83%
3	Sabino	defender	19	25	76%
4	Luciano	attacker	17	29	59%
5	Danielzinho	midfielder	17	34	50%

São Paulo players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jonathan Calleri	attacker	12	29	41%
2	Enzo Díaz	defender	11	17	65%
3	Wendell	defender	10	23	43%
4	Pablo Maia	midfielder	9	24	38%
5	Sabino	defender	8	25	32%

São Paulo players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Pablo Maia	midfielder	7	24	29%
2	Enzo Díaz	defender	6	17	35%
3	Jonathan Calleri	attacker	5	29	17%
4	Wendell	defender	4	23	17%
5	Marcos Antônio	midfielder	4	26	15%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
20 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Vitória (A)	1-3	19	10	29	-
13 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Santos (A)	2-1	14	19	33	-
6 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Athletico PR (H)	3-1	8	9	17	-
30 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Vasco (A)	3-1	12	15	27	-
22 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Flamengo (H)	2-1	13	7	20	11
20 Aug	Copa Libertadores	Flamengo (A)	2-1	13	9	22	13
16 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Corinthians (A)	1-2	14	16	30	13
13 Aug	Copa Libertadores	Flamengo (H)	1-1	11	14	25	10
9 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Mirassol (H)	3-1	14	18	32	16
31 Jul	Campeonato Brasileiro	Coritiba (A)	0-1	18	13	31	14