AZ are averaging 10.3 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.8 total fouls on average. That puts them 10th of 16 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 ADO Den Haag, and a full match-by-match log.
Weslley Patati leads with 14 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (2/g, 71% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every AZ player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
AZ are averaging 10.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.5 for a match-total of 21.8. That ranks 10th of 16 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average AZ pick up one yellow card every 0.117 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 ADO Den Haag the page weights each AZ defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 AZ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mateo Chávez | defender | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 100% |
| Rion Ichihara | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Bendegúz Kovács | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Peer Koopmeiners | midfielder | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 80% |
| Denso Kasius | defender | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 80% |
| Kees Smit | midfielder | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 71% |
| Weslley Patati | attacker | 7 | 14 | 2 | 71% |
| Alexandre Penetra | defender | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 67% |
| Mees de Wit | defender | 6 | 6 | 1 | 67% |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | attacker | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 67% |
| Mexx Meerdink | attacker | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Wouter Goes | defender | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 50% |
| Jordy Clasie | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Matej Sin | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | attacker | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 43% |
| Billy van Duijl | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Sven Mijnans | midfielder | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 33% |
| Kasper Boogaard | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Isak Jensen | attacker | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 22% |
| Elijah Dijkstra | defender | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Troy Parrott | attacker | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Jeroen Zoet | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Seiya Maikuma | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ayoub Oufkir | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2026 | NAC Breda | Home | 3-3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | Wouter Goes (2) |
| 10 May 2026 | Feyenoord | Away | 1-1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | Peer Koopmeiners (3) |
| 3 May 2026 | FC Twente | Home | 2-2 | 9 | 14 | 23 | Kees Smit (3) |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Go Ahead Eagles | Away | 0-0 | 13 | 9 | 22 | Mexx Meerdink (3) |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Home | 2-2 | 19 | 17 | 36 | Weslley Patati (6) |
| 12 Apr 2026 | SC Heerenveen | Home | 3-0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | Mees de Wit (2) |
| 9 Apr 2026 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Away | 3-0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | Weslley Patati (4) |
| 4 Apr 2026 | Fortuna Sittard | Home | 2-0 | 11 | 14 | 25 | Isak Jensen (4) |
| 22 Mar 2026 | FC Groningen | Away | 3-0 | 8 | 16 | 24 | Wouter Goes (3) |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Sparta Praha | Away | 0-4 | 11 | 8 | 19 | Denso Kasius (3) |