Excelsior are averaging 11 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 20 total fouls on average. That puts them 1st of 16 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 SC Cambuur, and a full match-by-match log.
Noah Naujoks leads with 13 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.3/g, 90% 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 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9 for a match-total of 20. That ranks 1st of 16 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Excelsior pick up one yellow card every 0.055 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 SC Cambuur 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.
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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Carlén | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Noah Naujoks | midfielder | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 90% |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | attacker | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 90% |
| Lewis Schouten | defender | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 80% |
| Arthur Zagré | defender | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 67% |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Rick Meissen | defender | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 50% |
| Lennard Hartjes | midfielder | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 50% |
| Irakli Yegoian | midfielder | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | defender | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 50% |
| Mike van Duinen | attacker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Gyan de Regt | attacker | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Casper Widell | defender | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 30% |
| Emil Hansson | attacker | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Stijn van Gassel | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Miliano Jonathans | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Simon Janssen | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Heracles Almelo | Away | 1-1 | 15 | 17 | 32 | Noah Naujoks (3) |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Feyenoord | Away | 2-1 | 12 | 10 | 22 | Ilias Bronkhorst (3) |
| 7 Mar 2026 | SC Heerenveen | Home | 1-2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | Noah Naujoks (2) |
| 1 Mar 2026 | Go Ahead Eagles | Home | 0-1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | Ilias Bronkhorst (3) |