Benfica are averaging 11.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.2 total fouls on average. That puts them 17th 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 Marítimo, a profile of referee Sérgio José dos Santos Guelho, and a full match-by-match log.
Leandro Barreiro leads with 14 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.56/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Benfica player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Benfica are averaging 11.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.7 for a match-total of 23.2. That ranks 17th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Benfica pick up one yellow card every 0.078 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 Marítimo the page weights each Benfica defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Benfica 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.
Sérgio José dos Santos Guelho is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandro Barreiro | midfielder | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 100% |
| Dodi Lukébakio | attacker | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Tiago Gouveia | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Miguel Figueiredo | midfielder | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| João Palhinha | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| José Neto | defender | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Andreas Schjelderup | attacker | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 71% |
| Alexander Bah | defender | 9 | 9 | 1 | 67% |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | attacker | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Clément Lenglet | defender | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 67% |
| Georgiy Sudakov | midfielder | 9 | 9 | 1 | 67% |
| Jhon Durán | attacker | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 67% |
| Tomás Araújo | defender | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 50% |
| Richard Ríos | midfielder | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Jakub Kamiński | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Samuel Dahl | defender | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 44% |
| Rafa Silva | attacker | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 44% |
| Enzo Barrenechea | midfielder | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 44% |
| Manu Silva | midfielder | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| Gianluca Prestianni | attacker | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Samuel Soares | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Anatoliy Trubin | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Amar Dedić | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| António Silva | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Fredrik Aursnes | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | Estoril | Home | 2-1 | 14 | 12 | 26 | Leandro Barreiro (4) |
| 27 Aug 2026 | AGF | Away | 1-3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | Andreas Schjelderup (2) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | AGF | Home | 3-1 | 10 | 17 | 27 | Georgiy Sudakov (3) |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Casa Pia | Away | 0-7 | 13 | 11 | 24 | Clément Lenglet (2) |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Hearts | Away | 1-1 | 13 | 5 | 18 | Dodi Lukébakio (3) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Academico Viseu | Home | 2-2 | 14 | 13 | 27 | Samuel Dahl (3) |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Hearts | Home | 6-1 | 12 | 12 | 24 | Alexander Bah (4) |
| 30 Jul 2026 | St. Gallen | Home | 5-0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | Enzo Barrenechea (1) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | St. Gallen | Away | 2-1 | 13 | 15 | 28 | Manu Silva (3) |
| 16 May 2026 | Estoril | Away | 1-3 | 12 | 9 | 21 | Andreas Schjelderup (3) |