Mechelen are averaging 9.9 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.8 total fouls on average. That puts them 15th 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 Anderlecht, and a full match-by-match log.
Fredrik Hammar leads with 13 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.3/g, 70% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Mechelen player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Mechelen are averaging 9.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.9 for a match-total of 21.8. That ranks 15th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Mechelen pick up one yellow card every 0.162 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 Anderlecht the page weights each Mechelen defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Mechelen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redouane Halhal | defender | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 100% |
| Malcolm Bendele Lohunanu-Mbasi | attacker | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Mory Konaté | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Gora Diouf | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Moncef Zekri | defender | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| M. Decoene | midfielder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Dennis Praet | midfielder | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 80% |
| Luc Marijnissen | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Cedric Van Meirvenne | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Fredrik Hammar | midfielder | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 70% |
| Tommy St. Jago | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Keano Vanrafelghem | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Adeshina Ayodele | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Bilal Bafdili | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Kerim Mrabti | midfielder | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Dikeni Salifou | midfielder | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 57% |
| José Marsà | defender | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 50% |
| Bouke Boersma | attacker | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| Bill Antonio | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Thérence Koudou | defender | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Myron van Brederode | attacker | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 20% |
| Benito Raman | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Mathis Servais | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 20% |
| Nacho Miras | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | Westerlo | Home | 0-4 | 14 | 14 | 28 | Fredrik Hammar (4) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | La Louvière | Away | 2-2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | Fredrik Hammar (1) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Sporting Charleroi | Away | 2-0 | 15 | 8 | 23 | Fredrik Hammar (4) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Standard Liège | Home | 3-3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | Luc Marijnissen (2) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Gent | Away | 2-0 | 11 | 11 | 22 | Moncef Zekri (3) |
| 24 May 2026 | Sint-Truiden | Away | 3-0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | Redouane Halhal (1) |
| 21 May 2026 | Club Brugge | Home | 2-2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | Redouane Halhal (3) |
| 17 May 2026 | Anderlecht | Away | 2-2 | 15 | 16 | 31 | José Marsà (3) |
| 10 May 2026 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Away | 3-0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | Redouane Halhal (2) |
| 3 May 2026 | Gent | Home | 1-0 | 10 | 14 | 24 | Mathis Servais (2) |