Mainz are averaging 10.5 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21 total fouls on average. That puts them 2nd 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 Hamburg, and a full match-by-match log.
Phillip Tietz leads with 17 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.7/g, 90% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Mainz player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Mainz are averaging 10.5 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.5 for a match-total of 21. That ranks 2nd of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Mainz pick up one yellow card every 0.152 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 Hamburg the page weights each Mainz defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Mainz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sota Kawasaki | midfielder | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 100% |
| Fabio Gruber | defender | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Phillip Tietz | attacker | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 90% |
| Phillipp Mwene | defender | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 80% |
| Kacper Potulski | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Anthony Caci | defender | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Dominik Kohr | defender | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 67% |
| Paul Nebel | midfielder | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 56% |
| Kaishu Sano | midfielder | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 50% |
| Sheraldo Becker | attacker | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 50% |
| Jae-sung Lee | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Nelson Weiper | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Stefan Posch | defender | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 44% |
| Silvan Widmer | defender | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 43% |
| Nikolas Veratschnig | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Nadiem Amiri | midfielder | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 38% |
| Danny da Costa | defender | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Daniel Batz | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Armindo Sieb | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Robin Zentner | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| William Bøving | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ransford Königsdörffer | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Otto Ruoppi | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Paderborn | Home | 0-0 | 8 | 10 | 18 | Fabio Gruber (2) |
| 16 May 2026 | Heidenheim | Away | 0-2 | 12 | 8 | 20 | Phillip Tietz (5) |
| 10 May 2026 | FC Union Berlin | Home | 1-3 | 11 | 10 | 21 | Anthony Caci (3) |
| 3 May 2026 | St. Pauli | Away | 1-2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | Sheraldo Becker (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | FC Bayern München | Home | 3-4 | 14 | 10 | 24 | Paul Nebel (3) |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Away | 1-1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | Phillip Tietz (2) |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Strasbourg | Away | 4-0 | 12 | 11 | 23 | Phillipp Mwene (3) |
| 12 Apr 2026 | SC Freiburg | Home | 0-1 | 11 | 13 | 24 | Sheraldo Becker (2) |
| 9 Apr 2026 | Strasbourg | Home | 2-0 | 16 | 10 | 26 | Phillipp Mwene (3) |
| 4 Apr 2026 | TSG Hoffenheim | Away | 1-2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | Phillip Tietz (3) |