Excelsior are averaging 11.4 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 19 total fouls on average. That puts them 11th of 18 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 NEC Nijmegen, a profile of referee Erwin Blank, and a full match-by-match log.
Rick Meissen leads with 12 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.2/g, 60% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Excelsior player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Excelsior are averaging 11.4 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 7.6 for a match-total of 19. That ranks 11th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Excelsior pick up one yellow card every 0.053 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 NEC Nijmegen the page weights each Excelsior defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Excelsior 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.
Erwin Blank 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Naujoks | midfielder | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 100% |
| Lewis Schouten | defender | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | attacker | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Simon Janssen | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Nesto Groen | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Adam Carlén | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Mike van Duinen | attacker | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Osman Turay | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Irakli Yegoian | midfielder | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 80% |
| David Garden | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Gyan de Regt | attacker | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 71% |
| Arthur Zagré | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Ilano Silva Timas | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Rick Meissen | defender | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Lennard Hartjes | midfielder | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 60% |
| Jan Plug | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Eric da Silva Moreira | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Casper Widell | defender | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Stijn van Gassel | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Emil Hansson | attacker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Daniel van Vianen | midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aymen Sliti | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | Willem II | Away | 0-3 | 13 | 10 | 23 | Lennard Hartjes (4) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Sparta Rotterdam | Home | 2-1 | 13 | 7 | 20 | Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson (3) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | PSV | Home | 1-2 | 9 | 3 | 12 | Ilano Silva Timas (2) |
| 7 Aug 2026 | SC Cambuur | Away | 0-4 | 11 | 6 | 17 | Noah Naujoks (3) |
| 17 May 2026 | Sparta Rotterdam | Away | 2-3 | 15 | 11 | 26 | Lewis Schouten (3) |
| 10 May 2026 | FC Volendam | Home | 1-1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Rick Meissen (2) |
| 2 May 2026 | FC Groningen | Away | 2-3 | 10 | 5 | 15 | Casper Widell (3) |
| 26 Apr 2026 | FC Utrecht | Home | 5-0 | 12 | 8 | 20 | Rick Meissen (5) |
| 12 Apr 2026 | PEC Zwolle | Away | 2-2 | 13 | 10 | 23 | Mike van Duinen (3) |
| 4 Apr 2026 | NEC Nijmegen | Home | 0-2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | Noah Naujoks (2) |