FC Groningen are averaging 10.4 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 20.1 total fouls on average. That puts them 9th 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 FC Utrecht, and a full match-by-match log.
D. Janse leads with 14 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.4/g, 80% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every FC Groningen player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
FC Groningen are averaging 10.4 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.7 for a match-total of 20.1. That ranks 9th of 16 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average FC Groningen pick up one yellow card every 0.154 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 FC Utrecht the page weights each FC Groningen defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 FC Groningen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Zawada | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Mats Seuntjens | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| D. Janse | defender | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 80% |
| Younes Taha | attacker | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 75% |
| Jorg Schreuders | attacker | 10 | 10 | 1 | 70% |
| Marvin Peersman | defender | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 70% |
| Wouter Prins | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | defender | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Brynjólfur Willumsson | attacker | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 60% |
| David van der Werff | midfielder | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Thom van Bergen | attacker | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 50% |
| Marco Rente | defender | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 40% |
| Tika de Jonge | midfielder | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 40% |
| Ryan Metu | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Tygo Land | midfielder | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Travis Hernes | midfielder | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Etienne Vaessen | goalkeeper | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Hidde Jurjus | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Tyrique Mercera | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | Ajax | Away | 2-0 | 17 | 13 | 30 | D. Janse (3) |
| 17 May 2026 | Heracles Almelo | Away | 1-2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | Jorg Schreuders (2) |
| 10 May 2026 | NEC Nijmegen | Home | 2-1 | 16 | 12 | 28 | Thom van Bergen (4) |
| 2 May 2026 | Excelsior | Home | 2-3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | D. Janse (1) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Feyenoord | Away | 3-1 | 15 | 10 | 25 | Marvin Peersman (3) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Go Ahead Eagles | Home | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Thom van Bergen (2) |
| 4 Apr 2026 | Telstar | Away | 0-2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | D. Janse (2) |
| 22 Mar 2026 | AZ | Home | 3-0 | 16 | 8 | 24 | Brynjólfur Willumsson (3) |
| 13 Mar 2026 | PEC Zwolle | Away | 1-1 | 10 | 12 | 22 | Thom van Bergen (4) |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Ajax | Home | 3-1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | Thijmen Blokzijl (1) |