Houston are averaging 11.2 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 23 total fouls on average. That puts them 7th 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 Charlotte, a profile of referee Guido Gonzalez, and a full match-by-match log.
Agustin Resch leads with 16 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.6/g, 80% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Houston player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Houston are averaging 11.2 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.8 for a match-total of 23. That ranks 7th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Houston pick up one yellow card every 0.17 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 Charlotte the page weights each Houston defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Houston 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.
Guido Gonzalez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agustín Bouzat | midfielder | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 100% |
| Ondrej Lingr | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Erik Sviatchenko | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Agustin Resch | defender | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 80% |
| Felipe Andrade | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 75% |
| Mateusz Bogusz | midfielder | 9 | 9 | 1 | 67% |
| Guilherme | attacker | 9 | 9 | 1 | 67% |
| Ezequiel Ponce | attacker | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 67% |
| Antônio Carlos | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Franco Negri | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Lawrence Ennali | attacker | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Lucas Halter | defender | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 57% |
| Héctor Herrera | midfielder | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 56% |
| Ibrahim Aliyu | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Jack McGlynn | midfielder | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 40% |
| Duncan McGuire | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Diadié Samassékou | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Artur | midfielder | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | 30% |
| Jonathan Bond | goalkeeper | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Duane Holmes | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Marcelo Saracchi | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | SJ Earthquakes | Home | 0-0 | 8 | 9 | 17 | Guilherme (2) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | St. Louis City | Away | 2-1 | 10 | 18 | 28 | Lucas Halter (2) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Away | 0-1 | 12 | 13 | 25 | Agustin Resch (5) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | LA Galaxy | Home | 1-0 | 15 | 14 | 29 | Jack McGlynn (2) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | New England | Away | 0-2 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Ezequiel Ponce (3) |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Sporting KC | Away | 0-2 | 12 | 10 | 22 | Lucas Halter (2) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Austin | Home | 3-0 | 12 | 10 | 22 | Ezequiel Ponce (2) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | DC United | Home | 1-1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | Agustin Resch (2) |
| 24 May 2026 | LA Galaxy | Away | 1-1 | 9 | 6 | 15 | Felipe Andrade (2) |
| 17 May 2026 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Home | 1-0 | 16 | 13 | 29 | Agustin Resch (3) |