Sparta Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Sparta Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Sparta are averaging 9.8 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 20.2 total fouls on average. That puts them 13th 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 GA Eagles, a profile of referee Jeroen Manschot, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Sparta players commit the most fouls?

Marvin Young leads with 12 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.2/g, 50% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Sparta player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Sparta's foul profile look this season?

Sparta are averaging 9.8 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.4 for a match-total of 20.2. That ranks 13th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Sparta pick up one yellow card every 0.153 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 GA Eagles the page weights each Sparta 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 Sparta 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?

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

Sparta player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Nökkvi Þórisson	attacker	3	9	3	100%
Alwande Roaldsøy	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Bruno Martins Indi	defender	7	11	1.57	86%
Julian Baas	midfielder	7	8	1.14	86%
Ayoni Santos	midfielder	6	8	1.33	83%
Teo Quintero	defender	5	5	1	80%
Milan Zonneveld	attacker	7	7	1	71%
Tobias Lauritsen	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Jens Toornstra	midfielder	3	2	0.67	67%
Lushendry Edward Martes	defender	8	8	1	63%
N. Verschuren	defender	5	3	0.6	60%
Marvin Young	defender	10	12	1.2	50%
Joshua Kitolano	midfielder	3	2	0.67	33%
Vito van Crooij	midfielder	3	2	0.67	33%
Cedric Hatenboer	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Isaac Babadi	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Casper Terho	attacker	7	2	0.29	29%
Bas Kuipers	defender	7	5	0.71	29%
Shunsuke Mito	attacker	8	2	0.25	25%
Robin van Cruijsen	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Mitchell van Bergen	attacker	6	1	0.17	17%
Filip Bednarek	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Joël Drommel	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%
Michael Brouwer	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%
Giannino Felicio Vianello	defender	2	0	0	0%

Sparta fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
19 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	SC Heerenveen	Home	0-4	11	9	20	Marvin Young (2)
13 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	PSV	Away	4-1	3	6	9	Bruno Martins Indi (1)
4 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle	Home	2-2	9	11	20	Bas Kuipers (4)
29 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Excelsior	Away	2-1	7	13	20	Julian Baas (2)
22 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht	Home	3-3	10	13	23	Marvin Young (2)
14 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Telstar	Away	1-3	17	13	30	Nökkvi Þórisson (6)
9 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Feyenoord	Home	0-1	11	8	19	Bruno Martins Indi (3)
17 May 2026	Eredivisie	Excelsior	Home	2-3	11	15	26	Teo Quintero (2)
10 May 2026	Eredivisie	FC Twente	Away	4-0	8	7	15	Marvin Young (3)
3 May 2026	Eredivisie	Go Ahead Eagles	Home	2-2	11	9	20	Marvin Young (4)

Sparta fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 9.8
Fouls against per game: 10.4
Match total fouls per game: 20.2
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 9 of 18

Sparta 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	6	10.5	100%	83%	67%	0%	0%
Away	4	8.75	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%
Overall	10	9.8	70%	60%	50%	10%	10%

Sparta 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	6	10.83	83%	50%	50%	33%	33%
Away	4	9.75	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	10	10.4	70%	50%	50%	40%	40%

Sparta 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	6	21.33	100%	33%	33%	17%	0%
Away	4	18.5	50%	25%	25%	25%	25%
Overall	10	20.2	80%	30%	30%	20%	10%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	9.8	10.5	8.75
Yellow cards / match	1.67	2	1.25
Fouls per yellow card	5.9	5.3	7
Cards per foul	17%	19%	14%
Fouls over 8.5	70%	100%	25%
Fouls over 9.5	60%	83%	25%
Fouls over 10.5	50%	67%	25%
Fouls over 11.5	10%	0%	25%
Fouls over 12.5	10%	0%	25%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.4	10.83	9.75
Fouls against over 8.5	70%	83%	50%
Fouls against over 9.5	50%	50%	50%
Fouls against over 10.5	50%	50%	50%
Fouls against over 11.5	40%	33%	50%
Fouls against over 12.5	40%	33%	50%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	20.2	21.33	18.5
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	100%	50%
Match fouls over 20.5	30%	33%	25%
Match fouls over 22.5	30%	33%	25%
Match fouls over 24.5	20%	17%	25%
Match fouls over 26.5	10%	0%	25%

Sparta 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	4	4.25	100%	25%	0%	0%
Away	2	11	100%	100%	50%	50%
Overall	6	6.5	100%	50%	17%	17%

Sparta 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	4	5.25	75%	50%	50%	25%
Away	2	8.5	100%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	6	6.33	83%	50%	50%	33%

Sparta 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	4	9.5	50%	50%	50%	25%
Away	2	19.5	100%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	6	12.83	67%	50%	50%	33%

Sparta fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Eredivisie	Heerenveen (H)	0-4	11	9	20	-
13 Sep	Eredivisie	PSV (A)	4-1	3	6	9	-
4 Sep	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle (H)	2-2	9	11	20	-
29 Aug	Eredivisie	Excelsior (A)	2-1	7	13	20	-
22 Aug	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht (H)	3-3	10	13	23	11
14 Aug	Eredivisie	Telstar (A)	1-3	17	13	30	30
9 Aug	Eredivisie	Feyenoord (H)	0-1	11	8	19	8
17 May	Eredivisie	Excelsior (H)	2-3	11	15	26	12
10 May	Eredivisie	FC Twente (A)	4-0	8	7	15	9
3 May	Eredivisie	GA Eagles (H)	2-2	11	9	20	7

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%

Sparta 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	14	9.43	8.71	18.14	29%
Vs top half	21	9.1	9.95	19.05	29%
Vs bottom half	20	10.6	11.55	22.15	55%
Vs bottom six	15	10.87	12.2	23.07	67%

Sparta 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	9.71	10.43	20.14	29%
Eredivisie	2025/2026	34	9.85	10.79	20.65	44%
Eredivisie	2024/2025	34	9.56	8.79	18.35	21%

Sparta 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
Sat 10 Oct 14:30	GA Eagles (away)	17.86	7.43	10.43	20.33	8	12.33
Sat 17 Oct 19:00	Willem II (home)	17.71	9	8.71	14.67	8.33	6.33
Sun 25 Oct 15:45	Ajax (home)	17.71	8.71	9	21	11.67	9.33

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Bruno Martins Indi	defender	5	6	83%
2	Julian Baas	midfielder	5	6	83%
3	Milan Zonneveld	attacker	5	7	71%
4	Lushendry Edward Martes	defender	4	7	57%
5	Nökkvi Þórisson	attacker	3	3	100%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Bruno Martins Indi	defender	3	6	50%
2	Nökkvi Þórisson	attacker	2	3	67%
3	Julian Baas	midfielder	2	6	33%
4	Lushendry Edward Martes	defender	2	7	29%
5	Marvin Young	defender	2	7	29%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nökkvi Þórisson	attacker	1	3	33%
2	Bruno Martins Indi	defender	1	6	17%
3	Bas Kuipers	defender	1	7	14%
4	Lushendry Edward Martes	defender	1	7	14%

GA Eagles 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	NEC Nijmegen (A)	1-1	6	8	14	-
12 Sep	Eredivisie	FC Groningen (H)	1-1	8	10	18	-
8 Sep	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht (A)	3-3	8	16	24	-
29 Aug	Eredivisie	AZ (A)	5-2	6	9	15	-
23 Aug	Eredivisie	ADO Den Haag (H)	3-1	10	13	23	12
16 Aug	Eredivisie	Feyenoord (A)	2-2	8	3	11	4
8 Aug	Eredivisie	Willem II (H)	4-1	6	14	20	11
17 May	Eredivisie	NEC Nijmegen (A)	2-1	8	12	20	4
10 May	Eredivisie	PSV (H)	1-4	9	7	16	12
3 May	Eredivisie	Sparta (A)	2-2	9	11	20	7