Question 1

Which İstanbul Başakşehir players commit the most fouls?

Accepted Answer

Jerome Opoku leads with 17 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.89/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every İstanbul Başakşehir player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

Question 2

How does İstanbul Başakşehir's foul profile look this season?

Accepted Answer

İstanbul Başakşehir are averaging 11.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.5 for a match-total of 24.4. That ranks 5th of 15 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average İstanbul Başakşehir pick up one yellow card every 0.168 fouls.

Question 3

How is the foul matchup read calculated?

Accepted Answer

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 Inter Turku the page weights each İstanbul Başakşehir defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.

Question 4

Where do these foul stats come from?

Accepted Answer

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 İstanbul Başakşehir fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

Question 5

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

Does the referee affect foul counts?

Accepted Answer

Juan Martínez Munuera is the referee for this fixture — they average 20 fouls and 6 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.