Schalke Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Schalke Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Schalke are averaging 9.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 6th 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 Freiburg, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Schalke players commit the most fouls?

Soufian El-Faouzi leads with 5 fouls across 4 qualifying appearances (1.25/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Schalke player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Schalke's foul profile look this season?

Schalke are averaging 9.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.8 for a match-total of 21.3. That ranks 6th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Schalke pick up one yellow card every 0.2 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 Freiburg the page weights each Schalke 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 Schalke 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?

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.

Schalke player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Soufian El-Faouzi	midfielder	4	5	1.25	100%
Ron Schallenberg	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Junior Dina Ebimbe	midfielder	4	3	0.75	75%
Satoshi Tanaka	midfielder	3	3	1	67%
Hasan Kuruçay	defender	4	4	1	50%
Robin Gosens	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Adil Aouchiche	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
Nikola Katic	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Junior Adamu	attacker	2	3	1.5	50%
Maximilian Wöber	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Vitalie Becker	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Loris Karius		4	0	0	0%
Timo Becker	defender	4	0	0	0%
Moussa Sylla	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Dejan Ljubicic	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Kenan Karaman	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Mertcan Ayhan	defender	1	0	0	0%
Hee-chan Hwang	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Edin Džeko	attacker	1	0	0	0%

Schalke fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
20 Sep 2026	Bundesliga	Elversberg	Home	0-0	10	10	20	Hasan Kuruçay (3)
11 Sep 2026	Bundesliga	FC Union Berlin	Away	1-3	10	11	21	Junior Adamu (3)
5 Sep 2026	Bundesliga	FC Bayern München	Home	0-0	5	12	17	Robin Gosens (1)
30 Aug 2026	Bundesliga	FC Augsburg	Away	3-0	6	5	11	Ron Schallenberg (2)
27 May 2023	Bundesliga	RB Leipzig	Away	4-2	11	14	25
20 May 2023	Bundesliga	Eintracht Frankfurt	Home	2-2	11	16	27
13 May 2023	Bundesliga	FC Bayern München	Away	6-0	10	12	22
5 May 2023	Bundesliga	FSV Mainz 05	Away	2-3	10	12	22
29 Apr 2023	Bundesliga	Werder Bremen	Home	2-1	11	17	28
23 Apr 2023	Bundesliga	SC Freiburg	Away	4-0	11	9	20

Schalke fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 9.5
Fouls against per game: 11.8
Match total fouls per game: 21.3
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 17 of 18

Schalke 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	4	9.25	75%	75%	50%	0%	0%
Away	6	9.67	83%	83%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	10	9.5	80%	80%	40%	0%	0%

Schalke 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	4	13.75	100%	100%	75%	75%	50%
Away	6	10.5	83%	67%	67%	50%	17%
Overall	10	11.8	90%	80%	70%	60%	30%

Schalke 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	4	23	75%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	6	20.17	83%	67%	17%	17%	0%
Overall	10	21.3	80%	60%	30%	30%	20%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	9.5	9.25	9.67
Yellow cards / match	1.9	2.5	1.5
Fouls per yellow card	5	3.7	6.4
Cards per foul	20%	27%	16%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	75%	83%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	75%	83%
Fouls over 10.5	40%	50%	33%
Fouls over 11.5	0%	0%	0%
Fouls over 12.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	11.8	13.75	10.5
Fouls against over 8.5	90%	100%	83%
Fouls against over 9.5	80%	100%	67%
Fouls against over 10.5	70%	75%	67%
Fouls against over 11.5	60%	75%	50%
Fouls against over 12.5	30%	50%	17%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	21.3	23	20.17
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	75%	83%
Match fouls over 20.5	60%	50%	67%
Match fouls over 22.5	30%	50%	17%
Match fouls over 24.5	30%	50%	17%
Match fouls over 26.5	20%	50%	0%

Schalke 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	2	3.5	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	2.5	25%	25%	0%	0%
Overall	6	2.83	33%	17%	0%	0%

Schalke 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	2	9	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	4	3.25	50%	50%	25%	0%
Overall	6	5.17	67%	67%	50%	33%

Schalke 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	2	12.5	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	4	5.75	50%	25%	0%	0%
Overall	6	8	67%	50%	33%	33%

Schalke fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
20 Sep	Bundesliga	Elversberg (H)	0-0	10	10	20	-
11 Sep	Bundesliga	U Berlin (A)	1-3	10	11	21	-
5 Sep	Bundesliga	Bayern (H)	0-0	5	12	17	-
30 Aug	Bundesliga	Augsburg (A)	3-0	6	5	11	-
27 May	Bundesliga	RB Leipzig (A)	4-2	11	14	25	1
20 May	Bundesliga	Frankfurt (H)	2-2	11	16	27	12
13 May	Bundesliga	Bayern (A)	6-0	10	12	22	9
5 May	Bundesliga	Mainz (A)	2-3	10	12	22	3
29 Apr	Bundesliga	Bremen (H)	2-1	11	17	28	13
23 Apr	Bundesliga	Freiburg (A)	4-0	11	9	20	10

Bundesliga 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	Hamburger SV	4	14.25	12.5	26.75	100%
2	SC Freiburg	4	10.25	14.25	24.5	100%
3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	13.75	9.75	23.5	100%
4	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4	12.75	10.5	23.25	50%
5	Werder Bremen	4	12.5	10.75	23.25	50%
6	Elversberg	4	11.25	11.75	23	50%
7	Borussia Dortmund	4	11	11.75	22.75	50%
8	FSV Mainz 05	4	11.25	11	22.25	50%
9	RB Leipzig	4	9.25	13	22.25	75%
10	TSG Hoffenheim	4	13.75	7.75	21.5	50%
11	FC Köln	4	10.25	10.5	20.75	75%
12	FC Union Berlin	4	10.25	10.5	20.75	0%
13	FC Bayern München	4	10.5	10	20.5	25%
14	VfB Stuttgart	4	9.5	11	20.5	75%
15	Paderborn	4	9	10.75	19.75	25%
16	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	9.5	9.75	19.25	25%
17	Schalke 04	4	7.75	9.5	17.25	0%
18	FC Augsburg	4	7	8.75	15.75	0%

Schalke 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	2	5.5	8.5	14	0%
Vs top half	3	7	9	16	0%
Vs bottom half	1	10	11	21	0%
Vs bottom six	1	10	11	21	0%

Schalke fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Bundesliga	2026/2027	4	7.75	9.5	17.25	0%
Bundesliga	2022/2023	34	12.12	12.35	24.47	82%

Schalke 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 15:30	Freiburg (away)	24.5	10.25	14.25	26	10	16
Sat 17 Oct 13:30	Mainz (home)	22.25	11.25	11	25.5	13	12.5
Sat 24 Oct 13:30	Koln (away)	20.75	10.25	10.5	24	11	13

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Soufian El-Faouzi	midfielder	4	4	100%
2	Junior Dina Ebimbe	midfielder	3	4	75%
3	Satoshi Tanaka	midfielder	2	3	67%
4	Adil Aouchiche	midfielder	2	4	50%
5	Hasan Kuruçay	defender	2	4	50%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Junior Adamu	attacker	1	2	50%
2	Ron Schallenberg	midfielder	1	2	50%
3	Satoshi Tanaka	midfielder	1	3	33%
4	Hasan Kuruçay	defender	1	4	25%
5	Soufian El-Faouzi	midfielder	1	4	25%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Junior Adamu	attacker	1	2	50%
2	Hasan Kuruçay	defender	1	4	25%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Bundesliga	Frankfurt (A)	2-2	11	12	23	-
12 Sep	Bundesliga	Gladbach (H)	5-0	7	16	23	-
5 Sep	Bundesliga	Paderborn (A)	0-1	10	13	23	-
30 Aug	Bundesliga	Bremen (H)	4-1	13	16	29	-
27 Aug	Europa Conference League	Motherwell (H)	4-1	6	11	17	-
20 Aug	Europa Conference League	Motherwell (A)	1-3	15	14	29	17
20 May	Europa League	Villa (H)	0-3	15	15	30	17
16 May	Bundesliga	RB Leipzig (H)	4-1	13	7	20	11
10 May	Bundesliga	Hamburg (A)	3-2	8	15	23	12
7 May	Europa League	Braga (H)	3-1	16	10	26	11