Columbus Fouls Stats 2026

Columbus Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Columbus are averaging 10.33 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 21.47 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 Toronto, and a full match-by-match log.

Columbus Fouls Questions

Which Columbus players commit the most fouls?

Taha Habroune leads with 18 fouls across 13 qualifying appearances (1.38/g, 77% 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.

How does Columbus's foul profile look this season?

Columbus are averaging 10.33 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 11.13 for a match-total of 21.47. That ranks 30th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Columbus pick up one yellow card every 0.187 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 Toronto the page weights each Columbus 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 Columbus 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.

Columbus player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Tarun Karumanchi	defensive-midfied	6	11	1.83	100%
Gonzalo Tapia	attacker	6	11	1.83	100%
Max Arfsten	attacker	2	4	2	100%
Taha Habroune	midfielder	13	18	1.38	77%
André Gomes	midfielder	12	13	1.08	75%
Santiago Rodríguez	midfielder	8	12	1.5	75%
Sekou Tidiany Bangoura	midfielder	4	5	1.25	75%
Jamal Thiaré	attacker	4	4	1	75%
Dylan Chambost	midfielder	9	9	1	67%
Brooks Lennon	defender	8	6	0.75	63%
Brais Méndez	midfielder	13	13	1	62%
Andrés Herrera	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Josef Martínez	attacker	9	5	0.56	44%
Cesar Ruvalcaba	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Malte Amundsen	defender	13	7	0.54	38%
Sean Zawadzki	midfielder	15	7	0.47	33%
Dániel Gazdag	midfielder	3	2	0.67	33%
Chase Adams	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Eric Bailly	defender	3	2	0.67	33%
Mohamed Farsi	midfielder	12	4	0.33	25%
Anass Zaroury	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Steven Moreira	defender	14	4	0.29	21%
Patrick Schulte	goalkeeper	15	0	0	0%
Rudy Camacho	defender	3	0	0	0%
Hugo Picard	midfielder	2	0	0	0%

Columbus fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
18 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati	Away	0-2	16	13	29	Santiago Rodríguez (3)
14 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Charlotte	Home	3-1	6	6	12	Taha Habroune (3)
10 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Orlando City	Away	3-2	11	14	25	Santiago Rodríguez (2)
27 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami	Home	2-1	18	17	35	Dylan Chambost (3)
19 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal	Away	0-2	11	20	31	Gonzalo Tapia (3)
12 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New York RB	Home	0-1	12	14	26	Brais Méndez (4)
9 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	DC United	Away	2-1	12	8	20	Gonzalo Tapia (3)
5 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Colorado Rapids	Home	3-0	13	16	29	Santiago Rodríguez (3)
30 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Home	1-3	10	7	17	Tarun Karumanchi (3)
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC	Away	3-2	7	8	15	Sean Zawadzki (2)
19 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal	Home	1-2	7	7	14	André Gomes (2)
15 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Charlotte	Away	3-1	9	9	18	Dylan Chambost (2)

Columbus fouls 2026: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 10.33
Fouls against per game: 11.13
Match total fouls per game: 21.47
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 28 of 30

Columbus Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	8	10.5	63%	63%	50%	38%	25%
Away	7	10.14	71%	57%	57%	29%	14%
Overall	15	10.33	67%	60%	53%	33%	20%

Columbus Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	8	10.75	50%	50%	50%	38%	38%
Away	7	11.57	71%	43%	43%	43%	43%
Overall	15	11.13	60%	47%	47%	40%	40%

Columbus Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	8	21.25	50%	38%	38%	38%	25%
Away	7	21.71	57%	43%	43%	43%	29%
Overall	15	21.47	53%	40%	40%	40%	27%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	10.33	10.5	10.14
Yellow cards / match	1.93	2.38	1.43
Fouls per yellow card	5.4	4.4	7.1
Cards per foul	19%	23%	14%
Fouls over 8.5	67%	63%	71%
Fouls over 9.5	60%	63%	57%
Fouls over 10.5	53%	50%	57%
Fouls over 11.5	33%	38%	29%
Fouls over 12.5	20%	25%	14%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	11.13	10.75	11.57
Fouls against over 8.5	60%	50%	71%
Fouls against over 9.5	47%	50%	43%
Fouls against over 10.5	47%	50%	43%
Fouls against over 11.5	40%	38%	43%
Fouls against over 12.5	40%	38%	43%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	21.47	21.25	21.71
Match fouls over 18.5	53%	50%	57%
Match fouls over 20.5	40%	38%	43%
Match fouls over 22.5	40%	38%	43%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	38%	43%
Match fouls over 26.5	27%	25%	29%

Columbus 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 6 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	4.67	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	3	1.67	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	6	3.17	33%	33%	17%	17%

Columbus 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 6 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	4	33%	33%	33%	33%
Away	3	4.33	33%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	6	4.17	33%	33%	33%	33%

Columbus 1st-half match total 2026 (from 6 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	3	8.67	67%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	6	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	6	7.33	33%	0%	0%	0%

Columbus fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Oct	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (A)	0-2	16	13	29	-
14 Oct	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (H)	3-1	6	6	12	-
10 Oct	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (A)	3-2	11	14	25	-
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (H)	2-1	18	17	35	-
19 Sep	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal (A)	0-2	11	20	31	-
12 Sep	Major League Soccer	New York RB (H)	0-1	12	14	26	-
9 Sep	Major League Soccer	DC United (A)	2-1	12	8	20	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Colorado (H)	3-0	13	16	29	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	New England (H)	1-3	10	7	17	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (A)	3-2	7	8	15	5
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal (H)	1-2	7	7	14	8
15 Aug	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (A)	3-1	9	9	18	6
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (A)	2-2	5	9	14	7
25 Jul	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (H)	2-1	11	8	19	9
22 Jul	Major League Soccer	NYCFC (H)	1-2	7	11	18	9

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%

Columbus 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	29	9.9	10.76	20.66	41%
Vs top half	67	10.22	11.25	21.48	43%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Columbus 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	10.37	10.73	21.1	40%
Major League Soccer	2025	37	10.11	11.68	21.78	46%
Major League Soccer	2024	36	8.25	13.86	22.11	58%

Columbus 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 19:30	Toronto (home)	24.13	11.33	12.8	23.64	10.71	12.93
Thu 29 Oct 00:30	Dallas (away)	23.3	13.03	10.27	22	12.5	9.5
Sat 31 Oct 18:00	DC United (home)	24.03	13	11.03	23.64	12.43	11.21

Columbus players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Taha Habroune	midfielder	22	29	76%
2	André Gomes	midfielder	17	22	77%
3	Dylan Chambost	midfielder	14	26	54%
4	Sekou Tidiany Bangoura	midfielder	13	20	65%
5	Max Arfsten	attacker	12	17	71%

Columbus players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Taha Habroune	midfielder	10	29	34%
2	André Gomes	midfielder	9	22	41%
3	Sekou Tidiany Bangoura	midfielder	7	20	35%
4	Max Arfsten	attacker	6	17	35%
5	Rudy Camacho	defender	5	19	26%

Columbus players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Taha Habroune	midfielder	5	29	17%
2	Rudy Camacho	defender	3	19	16%
3	Gonzalo Tapia	attacker	2	7	29%
4	Santiago Rodríguez	midfielder	2	8	25%
5	André Gomes	midfielder	2	22	9%

Toronto 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	New York RB (A)	0-2	15	14	29	-
14 Oct	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (H)	3-3	17	12	29	-
10 Oct	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal (H)	2-1	9	17	26	-
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (A)	2-0	9	12	21	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (A)	3-1	9	17	26	-
12 Sep	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (A)	3-0	8	13	21	-
9 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (H)	2-1	9	10	19	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (H)	4-4	9	7	16	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	NYCFC (H)	1-1	10	13	23	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (A)	1-2	8	15	23	10