Leverkusen are averaging 7.9 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 17.8 total fouls on average. That puts them 14th of 15 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 Elversberg, and a full match-by-match log.
Edmond Tapsoba leads with 13 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.44/g, 78% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Leverkusen player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Leverkusen are averaging 7.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.9 for a match-total of 17.8. That ranks 14th of 15 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Leverkusen pick up one yellow card every 0.203 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 Elversberg the page weights each Leverkusen defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Leverkusen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loïc Badé | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| Ezequiel Fernández | midfielder | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Edmond Tapsoba | defender | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 78% |
| Ibrahim Maza | midfielder | 10 | 10 | 1 | 70% |
| Robert Andrich | midfielder | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 67% |
| Nathan Tella | attacker | 6 | 6 | 1 | 67% |
| Christian Kofane | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Patrik Schick | attacker | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 50% |
| Montrell Culbreath | attacker | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Malik Tillman | midfielder | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| Arthur | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Exequiel Palacios | midfielder | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 44% |
| Jarell Quansah | defender | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 38% |
| Ernest Poku | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Aleix García | midfielder | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 11% |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | defender | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 11% |
| Mark Flekken | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Janis Blaswich | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Martin Terrier | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Lucas Vázquez | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jonas Hofmann | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2026 | Hamburger SV | Home | 1-1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | Malik Tillman (2) |
| 9 May 2026 | VfB Stuttgart | Away | 3-1 | 8 | 13 | 21 | Edmond Tapsoba (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | RB Leipzig | Home | 4-1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | Nathan Tella (2) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | FC Köln | Away | 1-2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | Patrik Schick (2) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | FC Augsburg | Home | 1-2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | Jarell Quansah (1) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Borussia Dortmund | Away | 0-1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Christian Kofane (2) |
| 4 Apr 2026 | VfL Wolfsburg | Home | 6-3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | Edmond Tapsoba (2) |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Heidenheim | Away | 3-3 | 12 | 11 | 23 | Jarell Quansah (3) |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Arsenal | Away | 2-0 | 8 | 4 | 12 | Ibrahim Maza (2) |
| 14 Mar 2026 | FC Bayern München | Home | 1-1 | 12 | 13 | 25 | Edmond Tapsoba (4) |