Celje Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Celje Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Celje are averaging 12 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 26.67 total fouls on average. That puts them 32nd of 76 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 Salzburg, a profile of referee John Brooks, and a full match-by-match log.

Celje Fouls Questions

Which Celje players commit the most fouls?

Juanjo Nieto leads with 11 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (1.57/g, 71% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Celje player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Celje's foul profile look this season?

Celje are averaging 12 fouls per game over 15 games and draw 14.67 for a match-total of 26.67. That ranks 32nd of 76 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Celje pick up one yellow card every 0.194 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 Salzburg the page weights each Celje 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 - 15 Celje 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?

John Brooks is the referee for this fixture - they average 19.8 fouls and 5.4 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Celje player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Ivica Vidovic	midfielder	3	5	1.67	100%
Zan Karnicnik	defender	2	2	1	100%
Vitaliy Lisakovich	attacker	1	1	1	100%
David Castro	defender	1	3	3	100%
Zan Zuzek	defender	1	1	1	100%
Juanjo Nieto	defender	7	11	1.57	71%
Lukasz Bejger	defender	9	6	0.67	67%
Franko Kovacevic	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Damjan Vuklisevic	defender	5	4	0.8	60%
Benjamin Verbic	attacker	5	6	1.2	60%
Artemijus Tutyškinas	defender	12	11	0.92	58%
Nikita Iosifov	attacker	7	8	1.14	57%
Milot Avdyli	attacker	13	10	0.77	54%
Darko Hrka	midfielder	12	11	0.92	50%
Veton Tusha	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Blaz Kramer	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Luka Tičić	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Pijus Sirvys	defender	7	4	0.57	43%
Svit Seslar	midfielder	12	9	0.75	42%
Papa Daniel	midfielder	10	9	0.9	40%
Rudi Pozeg Vancas	midfielder	5	3	0.6	40%
Danijel Sturm	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Matej Poplatnik	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Mario Kvesic	midfielder	14	4	0.29	29%
Mark Zabukovnik	midfielder	7	3	0.43	29%

Celje fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
15 Oct 2026	Europa League	Omonia Nicosia	Home	0-3	9	9	18	Artemijus Tutyškinas (2)
16 Sep 2026	Europa League	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Away	2-0	10	16	26	Benjamin Verbic (3)
26 Aug 2026	Champions League	Slovan Bratislava	Home	1-2	15	12	27	Milot Avdyli (4)
19 Aug 2026	Champions League	Slovan Bratislava	Away	1-1	13	12	25	Svit Seslar (3)
11 Aug 2026	Champions League	Ararat-Armenia	Home	2-0	15	14	29
4 Aug 2026	Champions League	Ararat-Armenia	Away	2-1	8	11	19
28 Jul 2026	Champions League	Egnatia Rrogozhinë	Home	2-2	12	20	32
22 Jul 2026	Champions League	Egnatia Rrogozhinë	Away	3-3	12	13	25
19 Mar 2026	Europa Conference League	AEK Athens	Away	0-2	13	10	23	Papa Daniel (3)
12 Mar 2026	Europa Conference League	AEK Athens	Home	0-4	14	10	24	Juanjo Nieto (3)
26 Feb 2026	Europa Conference League	Drita	Home	3-2	18	22	40	Darko Hrka (4)
19 Feb 2026	Europa Conference League	Drita	Away	2-3	12	17	29	Juanjo Nieto (3)

Celje fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 12
Fouls against per game: 14.67
Match total fouls per game: 26.67
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 33 of 36

Celje Fouls for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	7	13.29	86%	71%	71%	57%	57%
Away	8	10.88	75%	63%	50%	25%	0%
Overall	15	12	80%	67%	60%	40%	27%

Celje Fouls against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	7	14.14	86%	71%	71%	43%	43%
Away	8	15.13	100%	88%	75%	63%	50%
Overall	15	14.67	93%	80%	73%	53%	47%

Celje 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	7	27.43	86%	86%	71%	57%	57%
Away	8	26	100%	88%	88%	75%	25%
Overall	15	26.67	93%	87%	80%	67%	40%

Celje Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12	13.29	10.88
Yellow cards / match	2.5	3.29	1.71
Fouls per yellow card	4.8	4	6.4
Cards per foul	21%	25%	16%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	86%	75%
Fouls over 10.5	67%	71%	63%
Fouls over 11.5	60%	71%	50%
Fouls over 12.5	40%	57%	25%
Fouls over 13.5	27%	57%	0%

Celje Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	14.67	14.14	15.13
Fouls against over 9.5	93%	86%	100%
Fouls against over 10.5	80%	71%	88%
Fouls against over 11.5	73%	71%	75%
Fouls against over 12.5	53%	43%	63%
Fouls against over 13.5	47%	43%	50%

Celje Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	26.67	27.43	26
Match fouls over 18.5	93%	86%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	87%	86%	88%
Match fouls over 22.5	80%	71%	88%
Match fouls over 24.5	67%	57%	75%
Match fouls over 26.5	40%	57%	25%

Celje 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 15 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	7	5.43	100%	57%	43%	29%	14%
Away	8	5.63	100%	63%	50%	38%	13%
Overall	15	5.53	100%	60%	47%	33%	13%

Celje 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 15 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	7	6.29	100%	57%	43%	29%	29%
Away	8	8.5	100%	88%	75%	75%	63%
Overall	15	7.47	100%	73%	60%	53%	47%

Celje 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 15 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	7	11.71	71%	43%	43%	43%	43%
Away	8	14.13	88%	88%	75%	63%	63%
Overall	15	13	80%	67%	60%	53%	53%

Celje fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
15 Oct	Europa League	Omonia (H)	0-3	9	9	18	8
16 Sep	Europa League	Leverkusen (A)	2-0	10	16	26	12
26 Aug	Champions League	Slovan (H)	1-2	15	12	27	10
19 Aug	Champions League	Slovan (A)	1-1	13	12	25	11
11 Aug	Champions League	Ararat (H)	2-0	15	14	29	14
4 Aug	Champions League	Ararat (A)	2-1	8	11	19	8
28 Jul	Champions League	Egnatia (H)	2-2	12	20	32	14
22 Jul	Champions League	Egnatia (A)	3-3	12	13	25	17
19 Mar	Europa Conference League	AEK Athens (A)	0-2	13	10	23	16
12 Mar	Europa Conference League	AEK Athens (H)	0-4	14	10	24	8
26 Feb	Europa Conference League	Drita (H)	3-2	18	22	40	18
19 Feb	Europa Conference League	Drita (A)	2-3	12	17	29	15
18 Dec	Europa Conference League	Shelbourne (H)	0-0	10	12	22	10
11 Dec	Europa Conference League	Rijeka (A)	3-0	11	14	25	15
27 Nov	Europa Conference League	Sigma Olomouc (A)	2-1	8	28	36	19

Europa League 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	Torreense	2	13.5	16.5	30	100%
2	Sunderland	2	16.5	13	29.5	100%
3	Juventus	2	14	15.5	29.5	100%
4	Jagiellonia Białystok	6	16.5	12.83	29.33	100%
5	AZ	2	13.5	15.5	29	100%
6	Levski Sofia	2	11.5	17.5	29	100%
7	TSG Hoffenheim	2	20.5	8	28.5	100%
8	Dinamo Zagreb	2	17	11.5	28.5	100%
9	NEC Nijmegen	2	16.5	11.5	28	100%
10	Viktoria Plzeň	4	16	12	28	75%
11	Sparta Praha	2	15.5	12.5	28	50%
12	AFC Bournemouth	2	12	16	28	100%
13	Ararat-Armenia	4	10.75	17	27.75	50%
14	Real Sociedad	2	13.5	14	27.5	100%
15	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2	13.5	13.5	27	100%
16	Anderlecht	8	14	12.88	26.88	75%
17	Lillestrøm	4	14.5	11.5	26	75%
18	Union Saint-Gilloise	2	13	13	26	100%
19	AC Milan	2	13	12.5	25.5	100%
20	Celta de Vigo	2	13.5	11.5	25	50%
21	OFI	4	9.5	15.25	24.75	75%
22	Omonia Nicosia	6	9.5	15.17	24.67	67%
23	Olympique Marseille	2	13.5	11	24.5	100%
24	Olympiacos F.C.	2	10.5	14	24.5	100%
25	Ferencvárosi	10	12.7	11.6	24.3	80%
26	Celtic	2	12.5	11.5	24	50%
27	Beşiktaş	8	9.63	14.13	23.75	63%
28	Lech Poznań	6	8.67	15	23.67	67%
29	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	2	16	7.5	23.5	50%
30	Sturm Graz	2	15	8.5	23.5	50%
31	Salzburg	6	12.5	11	23.5	67%
32	Benfica	8	10.38	11.63	22	50%
33	Celje	2	9.5	12.5	22	50%
34	Rennes	2	9.5	11.5	21	50%
35	Olympique Lyonnais	2	8	11	19	50%
36	Crystal Palace	2	9.5	5.5	15	0%

Celje 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	2	9.5	12.5	22	50%
Vs top half	2	9.5	12.5	22	50%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Celje fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Champions League	2026/2027	6	12.5	13.67	26.17	83%
Europa League	2026/2027	2	9.5	12.5	22	50%
Europa Conference League	2025/2026	14	12.64	14.93	27.57	100%
Europa League	2025/2026	4	13.5	15.5	29	75%
Champions League	2024/2025	4	11	6.25	17.25	25%
Europa League	2024/2025	2	14	13	27	100%

Celje 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
Thu 22 Oct 19:00	Salzburg (home)	23.5	12.5	11	25.67	14.67	11
Thu 5 Nov 20:00	Sturm Graz (away)	21.5	12.2	9.3	20.5	10.33	10.17
Thu 26 Nov 20:00	Ferencvárosi (away)	24.3	12.7	11.6	23.6	11.2	12.4

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Artemijus Tutyškinas	defender	4	7	57%
2	Benjamin Verbic	attacker	3	5	60%
3	Pijus Sirvys	defender	3	7	43%
4	Papa Daniel	midfielder	2	7	29%
5	Mark Zabukovnik	midfielder	2	8	25%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Benjamin Verbic	attacker	2	5	40%
2	Artemijus Tutyškinas	defender	2	7	29%
3	Papa Daniel	midfielder	2	7	29%
4	Svit Seslar	midfielder	2	8	25%
5	Blaz Kramer	attacker	1	2	50%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Benjamin Verbic	attacker	1	5	20%
2	Papa Daniel	midfielder	1	7	14%
3	Milot Avdyli	attacker	1	8	13%
4	Svit Seslar	midfielder	1	8	13%

Salzburg fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Oct	Austrian Bundesliga	Altach (H)	3-0	10	14	24	10
15 Oct	Europa League	AC Milan (H)	0-4	13	12	25	13
10 Oct	Austrian Bundesliga	Grazer AK (A)	0-0	11	14	25	9
20 Sep	Austrian Bundesliga	Sturm Graz (H)	3-0	11	14	25	12
17 Sep	Europa League	Levski Sofia (A)	0-1	21	9	30	12
11 Sep	Austrian Bundesliga	Ried (A)	1-1	6	8	14	7
2 Sep	Austrian Bundesliga	SK Rapid (H)	5-1	8	8	16	8
30 Aug	Austrian Bundesliga	Austria Wien (H)	4-1	3	7	10	5
27 Aug	Europa League	Mjällby (H)	3-0	5	10	15	9
20 Aug	Europa League	Mjällby (A)	0-1	7	12	19	12