Instituto are averaging 12.3 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 22.4 total fouls on average. That puts them 10th 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 Unión Santa Fe, a profile of referee Nicolás Lamolina, and a full match-by-match log.
Jhon Córdoba leads with 18 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.8/g, 90% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Instituto player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Instituto are averaging 12.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.1 for a match-total of 22.4. That ranks 10th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Instituto pick up one yellow card every 0.195 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 Unión Santa Fe the page weights each Instituto defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Instituto 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.
Nicolás Lamolina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matías Fonseca | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Jhon Córdoba | attacker | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 90% |
| Gustavo Abregú | midfielder | 10 | 10 | 1 | 80% |
| Fernando Alarcón | defender | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 78% |
| Nicolás Guerra | attacker | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 75% |
| Alex Luna | midfielder | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 63% |
| Leonel Mosevich | defender | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 60% |
| Giuliano Cerato | defender | 10 | 10 | 1 | 60% |
| Matías Gallardo | midfielder | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 57% |
| Jonatan Galván | defender | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 50% |
| Agustín Massaccesi | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Matías Tissera | attacker | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 44% |
| Diego Sosa | defender | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 40% |
| Jeremías Lázaro | midfielder | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 33% |
| Gastón Lodico | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Marcos Ledesma | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Manuel Roffo | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Franco Jara | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Facundo Suárez | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Juan Ignacio Méndez | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | San Lorenzo | Home | 1-0 | 8 | 11 | 19 | Matías Gallardo (4) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Atlético Tucumán | Away | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | Juan Ignacio Méndez (1) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Central Cordoba SdE | Away | 0-1 | 10 | 13 | 23 | Diego Sosa (2) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza | Home | 1-0 | 17 | 12 | 29 | Facundo Suárez (2) |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Lanús | Away | 0-1 | 16 | 5 | 21 | Alex Luna (4) |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Platense | Home | 2-1 | 18 | 12 | 30 | Alex Luna (4) |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Vélez Sarsfield | Away | 1-0 | 9 | 7 | 16 | Jhon Córdoba (3) |
| 5 May 2026 | Estudiantes de Río Cuarto | Away | 0-2 | 15 | 6 | 21 | Nicolás Guerra (4) |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Newell's Old Boys | Away | 1-1 | 11 | 10 | 21 | Jhon Córdoba (3) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Estudiantes | Home | 0-1 | 16 | 17 | 33 | Jhon Córdoba (4) |