Celje are averaging 13.2 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 27.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 16th of 70 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 Leverkusen, and a full match-by-match log.
Juanjo Nieto leads with 10 fouls across 4 qualifying appearances (2.5/g, 100% 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.
Celje are averaging 13.2 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 14.1 for a match-total of 27.3. That ranks 16th of 70 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Celje pick up one yellow card every 0.197 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 Leverkusen the page weights each Celje defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Celje 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juanjo Nieto | defender | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 100% |
| Lukasz Bejger | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| David Castro | defender | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Zan Karnicnik | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Nikita Iosifov | attacker | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Benjamin Verbic | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Milot Avdyli | attacker | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 60% |
| Svit Seslar | midfielder | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 50% |
| Darko Hrka | midfielder | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 40% |
| Rudi Pozeg Vancas | midfielder | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Artemijus Tutyškinas | defender | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 38% |
| Pijus Sirvys | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Damjan Vuklisevic | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Matej Poplatnik | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Matic Ivansek | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Mario Kvesic | midfielder | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Armandas Kucys | attacker | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 30% |
| Papa Daniel | midfielder | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 29% |
| Ivan Ćalušić | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Andrej Kotnik | midfielder | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Mark Zabukovnik | midfielder | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Yaya Dukuly | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Zan Luk Leban | goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Alpha Diounkou | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Leonardo Koutris | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2026 | Slovan Bratislava | Home | 1-2 | 15 | 12 | 27 | Milot Avdyli (4) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Slovan Bratislava | Away | 1-1 | 13 | 12 | 25 | Svit Seslar (3) |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Ararat-Armenia | Home | 2-0 | 15 | 14 | 29 | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Ararat-Armenia | Away | 2-1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Egnatia Rrogozhinë | Home | 2-2 | 12 | 20 | 32 | |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Egnatia Rrogozhinë | Away | 3-3 | 12 | 13 | 25 | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | AEK Athens | Away | 0-2 | 13 | 10 | 23 | Papa Daniel (3) |
| 12 Mar 2026 | AEK Athens | Home | 0-4 | 14 | 10 | 24 | Juanjo Nieto (3) |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Drita | Home | 3-2 | 18 | 22 | 40 | Darko Hrka (4) |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Drita | Away | 2-3 | 12 | 17 | 29 | Juanjo Nieto (3) |