Ajax are averaging 9.1 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 19.7 total fouls on average. That puts them 15th 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 Fortuna, and a full match-by-match log.
Anton Gaaei leads with 11 fouls across 5 qualifying appearances (2.2/g, 80% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Ajax player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Ajax are averaging 9.1 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.6 for a match-total of 19.7. That ranks 15th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Ajax pick up one yellow card every 0.165 fouls.
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 Fortuna the page weights each Ajax defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Ajax fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
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.
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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Gaaei | defender | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 80% |
| Jorthy Mokio | midfielder | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 78% |
| Owen Wijndal | defender | 4 | 8 | 2 | 75% |
| Youri Regeer | midfielder | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 63% |
| Abdellah Ouazane | midfielder | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Lucas Rosa | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Caio Henrique | defender | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 56% |
| Steven Berghuis | attacker | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 56% |
| A. Bouwman | defender | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 50% |
| Julian Brandt | midfielder | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Tolu Arokodare | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Davy Klaassen | midfielder | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 33% |
| Kasper Dolberg | attacker | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| D. Janse | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Marcos Leonardo | attacker | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Daley Blind | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Oliver Edvardsen | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Youri Baas | defender | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 14% |
| Oscar Gloukh | midfielder | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 11% |
| Marc-André ter Stegen | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mika Godts | attacker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Maarten Paes | goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sofyan Amrabat | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Viktor Tsygankov | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Maher Carrizo | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | PSV | Home | 1-3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | Anton Gaaei (2) |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Telstar | Away | 0-4 | 13 | 11 | 24 | Anton Gaaei (5) |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Sion | Home | 5-3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | Jorthy Mokio (3) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Sion | Away | 2-4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Anton Gaaei (3) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | SC Heerenveen | Home | 2-2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | Lucas Rosa (2) |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Shelbourne | Away | 2-2 | 12 | 10 | 22 | Youri Baas (2) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | PEC Zwolle | Away | 0-2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | Youri Regeer (3) |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Shelbourne | Home | 3-1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | Owen Wijndal (3) |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Vojvodina | Home | 4-1 | 9 | 17 | 26 | Jorthy Mokio (2) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Vojvodina | Away | 1-4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | Owen Wijndal (4) |