Chicago Fire Fouls Stats 2026

Chicago Fire Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Chicago Fire are averaging 12.33 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 22.93 total fouls on average. That puts them 7th of 30 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 Atlanta, and a full match-by-match log.

Chicago Fire Fouls Questions

Which Chicago Fire players commit the most fouls?

Philip Zinckernagel leads with 27 fouls across 14 qualifying appearances (1.93/g, 86% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Chicago Fire player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Chicago Fire's foul profile look this season?

Chicago Fire are averaging 12.33 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 10.6 for a match-total of 22.93. That ranks 7th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Chicago Fire pick up one yellow card every 0.173 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 Atlanta the page weights each Chicago Fire 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 Chicago Fire fixtures in the active window for 2026. 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?

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.

Chicago Fire player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Viktor Radojević	defender	3	4	1.33	100%
David Poreba	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Anzor Mekvabishvili	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Philip Zinckernagel	attacker	14	27	1.93	86%
Djé D'Avilla	midfielder	13	22	1.69	85%
Mbekezeli Mbokazi	defender	5	7	1.4	80%
Andrew Gutman	defender	9	10	1.11	78%
Robert Lewandowski	attacker	13	18	1.38	77%
Johan Arath Gomez	midfielder	4	5	1.25	75%
Joel Waterman	defender	4	6	1.5	75%
Sergio Oregel	midfielder	4	5	1.25	75%
Robin Lod	midfielder	10	15	1.5	70%
Maren Haile-Selassie	midfielder	14	11	0.79	64%
Sam Rogers	defender	5	4	0.8	60%
Leonardo Barroso	defender	10	10	1	50%
Noah Allen	defender	6	4	0.67	50%
Andreas Hanche-Olsen	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Jonathan Bamba	attacker	12	6	0.5	42%
Mauricio Pineda	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Anton Salétros	midfielder	12	5	0.42	33%
Jack Elliott	defender	13	6	0.46	31%
Jonathan Dean	defender	11	4	0.36	27%
P. Dithejane	attacker	9	1	0.11	11%
Chris Brady	goalkeeper	13	0	0	0%
Josh Cohen	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%

Chicago Fire fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
17 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Away	1-0	17	9	26	Philip Zinckernagel (5)
15 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia Union	Home	1-3	12	16	28	Philip Zinckernagel (4)
10 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	New York City	Home	2-1	18	10	28	Djé D'Avilla (4)
7 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Vancouver Whitecaps	Home	3-1	8	11	19	Philip Zinckernagel (2)
26 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Charlotte	Away	0-1	15	14	29	Maren Haile-Selassie (3)
20 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC	Away	3-0	9	12	21	Philip Zinckernagel (2)
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Home	1-2	14	9	23	Djé D'Avilla (4)
10 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami	Home	1-1	16	14	30	Robert Lewandowski (4)
5 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Away	4-4	7	9	16	Sam Rogers (2)
29 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Seattle Sounders	Away	2-2	9	9	18	Robin Lod (2)
22 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New York RB	Away	1-1	10	10	20	Leonardo Barroso (2)
19 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Orlando City	Away	1-2	11	15	26	Viktor Radojević (2)

Chicago Fire fouls 2026: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 12.33
Fouls against per game: 10.6
Match total fouls per game: 22.93
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 13 of 30

Chicago Fire Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	7	13	71%	71%	71%	71%	57%
Away	8	11.75	88%	63%	50%	38%	38%
Overall	15	12.33	80%	67%	60%	53%	47%

Chicago Fire Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	7	10.43	71%	57%	43%	29%	29%
Away	8	10.75	88%	50%	38%	38%	25%
Overall	15	10.6	80%	53%	40%	33%	27%

Chicago Fire Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	7	23.43	86%	71%	57%	43%	43%
Away	8	22.5	75%	63%	50%	38%	13%
Overall	15	22.93	80%	67%	53%	40%	27%

Chicago Fire Team fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.33	13	11.75
Yellow cards / match	2.13	2.71	1.63
Fouls per yellow card	5.8	4.8	7.2
Cards per foul	17%	21%	14%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	71%	88%
Fouls over 9.5	67%	71%	63%
Fouls over 10.5	60%	71%	50%
Fouls over 11.5	53%	71%	38%
Fouls over 12.5	47%	57%	38%

Chicago Fire Fouls against 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.6	10.43	10.75
Fouls against over 8.5	80%	71%	88%
Fouls against over 9.5	53%	57%	50%
Fouls against over 10.5	40%	43%	38%
Fouls against over 11.5	33%	29%	38%
Fouls against over 12.5	27%	29%	25%

Chicago Fire Match fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	22.93	23.43	22.5
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	86%	75%
Match fouls over 20.5	67%	71%	63%
Match fouls over 22.5	53%	57%	50%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	43%	38%
Match fouls over 26.5	27%	43%	13%

Chicago Fire 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 5 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	3.5	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	5	67%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	5	4.4	60%	20%	20%	20%

Chicago Fire 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 5 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	4	100%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	4.67	67%	67%	67%	0%
Overall	5	4.4	80%	40%	40%	0%

Chicago Fire 1st-half match total 2026 (from 5 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	2	7.5	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	9.67	100%	67%	0%	0%
Overall	5	8.8	60%	40%	0%	0%

Chicago Fire fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
17 Oct	Major League Soccer	New England (A)	1-0	17	9	26	-
15 Oct	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (H)	1-3	12	16	28	-
10 Oct	Major League Soccer	NYCFC (H)	2-1	18	10	28	-
7 Oct	Major League Soccer	Vancouver (H)	3-1	8	11	19	-
26 Sep	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (A)	0-1	15	14	29	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (A)	3-0	9	12	21	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	New England (H)	1-2	14	9	23	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (H)	1-1	16	14	30	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Toronto (A)	4-4	7	9	16	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Seattle (A)	2-2	9	9	18	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	New York RB (A)	1-1	10	10	20	9
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (A)	1-2	11	15	26	10
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Portland (H)	2-1	15	6	21	7
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (H)	2-1	8	7	15	8
25 Jul	Major League Soccer	NYCFC (A)	3-1	16	8	24	10

Major League Soccer fouls table 2026: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Colorado Rapids	30	14.57	13.77	28.33	87%
2	Philadelphia Union	30	15.6	12.03	27.63	90%
3	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	13.9	12.8	26.7	80%
4	St. Louis City	30	14	11.43	25.43	73%
5	Inter Miami	30	13.2	12.17	25.37	77%
6	SJ Earthquakes	30	12.07	13.13	25.2	73%
7	New York City	30	11.43	13.13	24.57	73%
8	CF Montréal	30	12.67	11.73	24.4	63%
9	San Diego	30	10.6	13.6	24.2	60%
10	Toronto	30	11.33	12.8	24.13	67%
11	DC United	29	13	11.03	24.03	69%
12	Minnesota United	30	12.43	11.43	23.87	57%
13	Chicago Fire	30	12.7	10.83	23.53	60%
14	Sporting KC	30	12.37	11.17	23.53	63%
15	Orlando City	30	10.73	12.8	23.53	60%
16	Houston Dynamo	30	10.23	13.13	23.37	60%
17	Dallas	30	13.03	10.27	23.3	63%
18	LA Galaxy	31	10.39	12.77	23.16	61%
19	New York RB	30	12.43	10.63	23.07	63%
20	Real Salt Lake	30	11.8	11.27	23.07	70%
21	Austin	30	10.33	12.7	23.03	53%
22	Portland Timbers	30	9.63	13.03	22.67	60%
23	Cincinnati	29	11.21	11.03	22.24	52%
24	Los Angeles FC	31	10.81	11.16	21.97	55%
25	New England	30	9.53	12.43	21.97	50%
26	Nashville SC	30	11.87	9.97	21.83	47%
27	Atlanta United	30	11.57	9.83	21.4	53%
28	Columbus Crew	30	10.37	10.73	21.1	40%
29	Charlotte	30	9.67	11.27	20.93	47%
30	Seattle Sounders	30	10.07	9.27	19.33	27%

Chicago Fire fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	30	12.83	11.83	24.67	73%
Vs top half	67	12.22	10.99	23.21	63%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Chicago Fire fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Major League Soccer	2026	30	12.7	10.83	23.53	60%
Major League Soccer	2025	37	11.84	11.11	22.95	65%
Major League Soccer	2024	34	12.82	10.71	23.53	62%

Chicago Fire 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
Sat 24 Oct 23:30	Atlanta (away)	21.4	11.57	9.83	20	10.47	9.53
Thu 29 Oct 00:30	Orlando City (home)	23.53	10.73	12.8	24	10.13	13.87
Sun 1 Nov 01:30	Colorado (away)	28.33	14.57	13.77	25.33	13.13	12.2

Chicago Fire players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Philip Zinckernagel	attacker	23	29	79%
2	Djé D'Avilla	midfielder	20	28	71%
3	Robin Lod	midfielder	18	24	75%
4	Andrew Gutman	defender	16	22	73%
5	Maren Haile-Selassie	midfielder	15	30	50%

Chicago Fire players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Philip Zinckernagel	attacker	13	29	45%
2	Djé D'Avilla	midfielder	10	28	36%
3	Robin Lod	midfielder	8	24	33%
4	Anton Salétros	midfielder	7	25	28%
5	Hugo Cuypers	attacker	6	11	55%

Chicago Fire players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Philip Zinckernagel	attacker	10	29	34%
2	Djé D'Avilla	midfielder	7	28	25%
3	Robin Lod	midfielder	5	24	21%
4	Robert Lewandowski	attacker	3	15	20%
5	Anton Salétros	midfielder	3	25	12%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
17 Oct	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (H)	1-3	8	11	19	-
14 Oct	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal (A)	0-3	15	16	31	-
10 Oct	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (H)	1-3	8	14	22	-
26 Sep	Major League Soccer	NYCFC (H)	2-2	14	14	28	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Portland (A)	0-1	13	4	17	-
12 Sep	Major League Soccer	DC United (A)	0-0	6	16	22	-
9 Sep	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (H)	2-3	9	9	18	-
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (A)	2-2	18	10	28	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (H)	0-2	8	5	13	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC (H)	2-1	8	13	21	10