Defensa y Justicia are averaging 11.9 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 23.6 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 Lanús, a profile of referee Andrés Merlos, and a full match-by-match log.
César Pérez leads with 14 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.56/g, 89% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Defensa y Justicia player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Defensa y Justicia are averaging 11.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.7 for a match-total of 23.6. That ranks 30th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Defensa y Justicia pick up one yellow card every 0.193 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 Lanús the page weights each Defensa y Justicia defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Defensa y Justicia 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.
Andrés Merlos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Souto | defender | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 100% |
| Tiziano Perrota | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Jeremías Lucco | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Samuel Lucero | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Luciano González | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| César Pérez | midfielder | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 89% |
| Ayrton Portillo | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 75% |
| David Martínez | defender | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 71% |
| Leandro Fernández | attacker | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 71% |
| Santiago Sosa | midfielder | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 70% |
| Juan Gutiérrez | attacker | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 60% |
| David Barbona | attacker | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 57% |
| Damián Fernández | defender | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 50% |
| Agustín Hausch | midfielder | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Domingo Blanco | attacker | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 50% |
| Darío Cáceres | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Tomás Agustín Pérez | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Fernando Román | defender | 6 | 6 | 1 | 33% |
| Emiliano Amor | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Matías Borgogno | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Valentín Pucheta Loza | centre-back | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aarón Molinas | midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Cristopher Fiermarín | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rubén Botta | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Facundo Altamira | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | Platense | Home | 1-0 | 11 | 15 | 26 | Santiago Sosa (3) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Belgrano | Away | 1-2 | 15 | 7 | 22 | Fernando Román (2) |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Vélez Sarsfield | Away | 1-1 | 19 | 15 | 34 | Leandro Fernández (4) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Newell's Old Boys | Home | 2-1 | 14 | 10 | 24 | Fernando Román (4) |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Estudiantes | Away | 3-0 | 9 | 14 | 23 | Damián Fernández (3) |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Deportivo Riestra | Home | 2-1 | 13 | 12 | 25 | Leandro Fernández (2) |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Aldosivi | Home | 1-1 | 9 | 16 | 25 | César Pérez (2) |
| 4 May 2026 | Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza | Away | 2-1 | 12 | 10 | 22 | Santiago Sosa (2) |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Boca Juniors | Home | 0-4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | Éver Banega (1) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Independiente | Away | 3-1 | 12 | 7 | 19 | César Pérez (3) |