Independiente are averaging 12.3 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 26.4 total fouls on average. That puts them 26th 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 Central Cordoba SdE, a profile of referee Carlos Andrés Gariano, and a full match-by-match log.
Gabriel Ávalos leads with 14 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.56/g, 67% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Independiente player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Independiente are averaging 12.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 14.1 for a match-total of 26.4. That ranks 26th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Independiente pick up one yellow card every 0.171 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 Central Cordoba SdE the page weights each Independiente defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Independiente 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.
Carlos Andrés Gariano 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facundo Zabala | defender | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 100% |
| Leonardo Godoy | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Josias Emanuel Palais | midfielder | 3 | 6 | 2 | 100% |
| Milton Valenzuela | defender | 2 | 8 | 4 | 100% |
| Felipe Tempone | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Facundo Valdez | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ignacio Malcorra | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Santiago Arias | defender | 7 | 7 | 1 | 71% |
| Santiago Montiel | attacker | 9 | 9 | 1 | 67% |
| Gabriel Ávalos | attacker | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 67% |
| Juan Miguel Arrayago | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Maximiliano Gutiérrez | attacker | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 63% |
| Iván Marcone | midfielder | 10 | 10 | 1 | 60% |
| Sebastián Valdez | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Juan Fedorco | defender | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Mateo Pérez Curci | midfielder | 9 | 9 | 1 | 56% |
| Maximiliano Meza | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| D. Martínez | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Matías Abaldo | attacker | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 38% |
| Kevin Lomónaco | defender | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Lautaro Millán | midfielder | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Rodrigo Rey | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rodrigo Fernández Cedrés | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Chimy Ávila | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza | Home | 0-3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | Josias Emanuel Palais (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Independiente Rivadavia | Home | 0-0 | 8 | 12 | 20 | Josias Emanuel Palais (2) |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Lanús | Away | 1-3 | 11 | 18 | 29 | Facundo Zabala (2) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Platense | Home | 0-1 | 12 | 17 | 29 | Kevin Lomónaco (3) |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Vélez Sarsfield | Away | 1-0 | 13 | 17 | 30 | Santiago Arias (3) |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Newell's Old Boys | Home | 1-0 | 12 | 7 | 19 | Maximiliano Meza (2) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Estudiantes | Away | 0-2 | 14 | 15 | 29 | Gabriel Ávalos (3) |
| 10 May 2026 | Rosario Central | Away | 3-1 | 14 | 11 | 25 | Milton Valenzuela (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | San Lorenzo | Away | 1-2 | 19 | 13 | 32 | Milton Valenzuela (5) |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Deportivo Riestra | Away | 2-0 | 13 | 16 | 29 | Iván Marcone (5) |