Columbus are averaging 8.4 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 18.7 total fouls on average. That puts them 30th 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 Colorado, a profile of referee Alexis Da Silva, and a full match-by-match log.
André Gomes leads with 9 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1/g, 67% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Columbus player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Columbus are averaging 8.4 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.3 for a match-total of 18.7. That ranks 30th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Columbus pick up one yellow card every 0.179 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 Colorado the page weights each Columbus defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Columbus fixtures in the active window for 2026. 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.
Alexis Da Silva 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Thiaré | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Tarun Karumanchi | defensive-midfied | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 100% |
| Brooks Lennon | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Eric Bailly | defender | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Gonzalo Tapia | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Sekou Tidiany Bangoura | midfielder | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 83% |
| Taha Habroune | midfielder | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 78% |
| André Gomes | midfielder | 9 | 9 | 1 | 67% |
| Dylan Chambost | midfielder | 6 | 6 | 1 | 67% |
| Max Arfsten | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Rudy Camacho | defender | 6 | 6 | 1 | 50% |
| Malte Amundsen | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Mohamed Farsi | midfielder | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Dániel Gazdag | midfielder | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Diego Rossi | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Chase Adams | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Josef Martínez | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Sean Zawadzki | midfielder | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 30% |
| Cesar Ruvalcaba | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Hugo Picard | midfielder | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Brais Méndez | midfielder | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Steven Moreira | defender | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Patrick Schulte | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Andrés Herrera | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Owen Presthus | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | New England | Home | 1-3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Tarun Karumanchi (3) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Nashville SC | Away | 3-2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | Sean Zawadzki (2) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | CF Montréal | Home | 1-2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | André Gomes (2) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Charlotte | Away | 3-1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | Dylan Chambost (2) |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Inter Miami | Away | 2-2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | Sekou Tidiany Bangoura (2) |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Cincinnati | Home | 2-1 | 11 | 8 | 19 | Dániel Gazdag (2) |
| 22 Jul 2026 | New York City | Home | 1-2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | Max Arfsten (3) |
| 24 May 2026 | Atlanta United | Home | 2-0 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Rudy Camacho (2) |
| 16 May 2026 | Philadelphia Union | Away | 1-1 | 12 | 14 | 26 | Rudy Camacho (3) |
| 13 May 2026 | New York RB | Away | 3-2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | Rudy Camacho (1) |