Heerenveen Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Heerenveen Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Heerenveen are averaging 8.6 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 18.2 total fouls on average. That puts them 12th of 18 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 PSV, a profile of referee Joey Kooij, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Heerenveen players commit the most fouls?

Oliver Braude leads with 16 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.78/g, 78% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Heerenveen player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Heerenveen's foul profile look this season?

Heerenveen are averaging 8.6 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.6 for a match-total of 18.2. That ranks 12th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Heerenveen pick up one yellow card every 0.105 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 PSV the page weights each Heerenveen 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 Heerenveen fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. 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?

Joey Kooij is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Heerenveen player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Lasse Nordås	attacker	2	3	1.5	100%
Nolhan Courtens	midfielder	5	4	0.8	80%
Dirk Proper	midfielder	5	8	1.6	80%
Oliver Braude	defender	9	16	1.78	78%
Marcus Linday	midfielder	7	6	0.86	71%
Vasilios Zagaritis	defender	10	8	0.8	70%
Dylan Vente	attacker	10	8	0.8	60%
M. Willemsen	defender	10	5	0.5	50%
Levi Smans	midfielder	4	5	1.25	50%
Luuk Brouwers	midfielder	2	2	1	50%
Joris van Overeem	midfielder	2	2	1	50%
R. Uldriķis	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Sam Kersten	defender	10	5	0.5	40%
Ringo Meerveld	midfielder	9	3	0.33	33%
Maxence Rivera	attacker	6	2	0.33	33%
Luca Oyen	attacker	7	2	0.29	29%
Hristiyan Petrov	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Jacob Trenskow	attacker	10	2	0.2	20%
Bernt Klaverboer	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
L. Machine	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Mats Egbring	defender	1	0	0	0%

Heerenveen fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
19 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam	Away	0-4	9	11	20	Levi Smans (3)
13 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	Telstar	Home	0-0	13	8	21	Dylan Vente (3)
6 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	AZ	Home	2-3	8	11	19	Dirk Proper (2)
30 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Willem II	Away	2-2	5	9	14	M. Willemsen (1)
22 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle	Home	0-2	6	13	19	Oliver Braude (2)
16 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Ajax	Away	2-2	10	8	18	Oliver Braude (3)
9 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	FC Twente	Home	1-0	7	7	14	Dirk Proper (4)
21 May 2026	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht	Away	3-2	6	11	17	Oliver Braude (2)
17 May 2026	Eredivisie	Ajax	Home	0-0	9	8	17	Oliver Braude (3)
11 May 2026	Eredivisie	NAC Breda	Away	2-0	13	10	23	Sam Kersten (2)

Heerenveen fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 8.6
Fouls against per game: 9.6
Match total fouls per game: 18.2
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 14 of 18

Heerenveen Fouls for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	5	8.6	40%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Away	5	8.6	60%	40%	20%	20%	20%
Overall	10	8.6	50%	30%	20%	20%	20%

Heerenveen Fouls against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	5	9.4	40%	40%	40%	20%	20%
Away	5	9.8	80%	60%	40%	0%	0%
Overall	10	9.6	60%	50%	40%	10%	10%

Heerenveen Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	5	18	60%	20%	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	18.4	40%	20%	20%	0%	0%
Overall	10	18.2	50%	20%	10%	0%	0%

Heerenveen Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	8.6	8.6	8.6
Yellow cards / match	1	1.2	0.75
Fouls per yellow card	8.6	7.2	11.5
Cards per foul	12%	14%	9%
Fouls over 8.5	50%	40%	60%
Fouls over 9.5	30%	20%	40%
Fouls over 10.5	20%	20%	20%
Fouls over 11.5	20%	20%	20%
Fouls over 12.5	20%	20%	20%

Heerenveen Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	9.6	9.4	9.8
Fouls against over 8.5	60%	40%	80%
Fouls against over 9.5	50%	40%	60%
Fouls against over 10.5	40%	40%	40%
Fouls against over 11.5	10%	20%	0%
Fouls against over 12.5	10%	20%	0%

Heerenveen Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	18.2	18	18.4
Match fouls over 18.5	50%	60%	40%
Match fouls over 20.5	20%	20%	20%
Match fouls over 22.5	10%	0%	20%
Match fouls over 24.5	0%	0%	0%
Match fouls over 26.5	0%	0%	0%

Heerenveen 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	3	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	3.67	67%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	6	3.33	33%	17%	0%	0%

Heerenveen 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	4.67	100%	33%	33%	0%
Away	3	5	67%	67%	33%	33%
Overall	6	4.83	83%	50%	33%	17%

Heerenveen 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	3	7.67	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	8.67	67%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	6	8.17	50%	17%	0%	0%

Heerenveen fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Eredivisie	Sparta (A)	0-4	9	11	20	-
13 Sep	Eredivisie	Telstar (H)	0-0	13	8	21	-
6 Sep	Eredivisie	AZ (H)	2-3	8	11	19	-
30 Aug	Eredivisie	Willem II (A)	2-2	5	9	14	-
22 Aug	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle (H)	0-2	6	13	19	9
16 Aug	Eredivisie	Ajax (A)	2-2	10	8	18	7
9 Aug	Eredivisie	FC Twente (H)	1-0	7	7	14	7
21 May	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht (A)	3-2	6	11	17	9
17 May	Eredivisie	Ajax (H)	0-0	9	8	17	7
11 May	Eredivisie	NAC Breda (A)	2-0	13	10	23	10

Eredivisie fouls table 2026/2027: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	FC Utrecht	7	17.29	10.29	27.57	86%
2	SC Cambuur	7	11.71	14	25.71	57%
3	Telstar	7	11.29	13.86	25.14	71%
4	NEC Nijmegen	7	11.14	13.29	24.43	71%
5	ADO Den Haag	7	13.71	10.57	24.29	71%
6	AZ	7	10.86	11.43	22.29	43%
7	Feyenoord	7	8.86	11.86	20.71	43%
8	PEC Zwolle	7	11.29	9	20.29	29%
9	Sparta Rotterdam	7	9.71	10.43	20.14	29%
10	Fortuna Sittard	7	9	10.57	19.57	14%
11	FC Groningen	7	8.43	10.29	18.71	29%
12	FC Twente	7	9.86	8.57	18.43	14%
13	Excelsior	7	11.86	6.43	18.29	14%
14	SC Heerenveen	7	8.29	9.57	17.86	0%
15	Go Ahead Eagles	7	7.43	10.43	17.86	29%
16	Willem II	7	9	8.71	17.71	29%
17	Ajax	7	8.71	9	17.71	29%
18	PSV	7	8.29	8.43	16.71	29%

Heerenveen fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	16	10	9.69	19.69	25%
Vs top half	20	10.25	9.3	19.55	30%
Vs bottom half	22	10.64	9.59	20.23	36%
Vs bottom six	15	10.27	9.67	19.93	33%

Heerenveen fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Eredivisie	2026/2027	7	8.29	9.57	17.86	0%
Eredivisie	2025/2026	35	10.89	9.43	20.31	40%
Eredivisie	2024/2025	35	11.69	10	21.69	51%

Heerenveen 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 9 Oct 18:00	PSV (away)	16.71	8.29	8.43	12.67	8.33	4.33
Fri 16 Oct 18:00	Excelsior (home)	18.29	11.86	6.43	19.75	13	6.75
Sat 24 Oct 19:00	ADO Den Haag (away)	24.29	13.71	10.57	29.67	16.33	13.33

Heerenveen players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	M. Willemsen	defender	5	7	71%
2	Vasilios Zagaritis	defender	5	7	71%
3	Dirk Proper	midfielder	4	5	80%
4	Nolhan Courtens	midfielder	4	5	80%
5	Oliver Braude	defender	4	6	67%

Heerenveen players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Oliver Braude	defender	4	6	67%
2	Dirk Proper	midfielder	2	5	40%
3	Levi Smans	midfielder	2	5	40%
4	Marcus Linday	midfielder	1	4	25%
5	Dylan Vente	attacker	1	7	14%

Heerenveen players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Dirk Proper	midfielder	1	5	20%
2	Levi Smans	midfielder	1	5	20%
3	Oliver Braude	defender	1	6	17%
4	Dylan Vente	attacker	1	7	14%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
20 Sep	Eredivisie	FC Twente (A)	3-2	12	10	22	-
13 Sep	Eredivisie	Sparta (H)	4-1	6	3	9	-
10 Sep	Champions League	Shakhtar Donetsk (H)	1-1	14	15	29	-
5 Sep	Eredivisie	Ajax (A)	1-3	10	6	16	-
30 Aug	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht (A)	1-6	8	21	29	-
23 Aug	Eredivisie	FC Groningen (H)	5-1	10	4	14	8
15 Aug	Eredivisie	Excelsior (A)	1-2	3	9	12	5
8 Aug	Eredivisie	Fortuna (H)	2-2	9	6	15	7
17 May	Eredivisie	FC Twente (H)	5-1	7	5	12	5
10 May	Eredivisie	GA Eagles (A)	1-4	7	9	16	12