Minnesota are averaging 11.1 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 23.4 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 Portland, and a full match-by-match log.
Owen Gene leads with 14 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.56/g, 89% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Minnesota player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Minnesota are averaging 11.1 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.3 for a match-total of 23.4. That ranks 10th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Minnesota 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 Portland the page weights each Minnesota defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Minnesota 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Jackson | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Owen Gene | midfielder | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 89% |
| Michael Boxall | defender | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 80% |
| Kelvin Yeboah | attacker | 7 | 7 | 1 | 71% |
| Anthony Markanich Jr. | defender | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 70% |
| Joaquín Pereyra | midfielder | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 70% |
| Tomás Chancalay | attacker | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 63% |
| Jefferson Díaz | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 63% |
| Kyle Duncan | defender | 9 | 9 | 1 | 56% |
| Wil Trapp | midfielder | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 56% |
| Mamadou Dieng | attacker | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Nicolás Romero | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Devin Padelford | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Morris Duggan | defender | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Bongokuhle Hlongwane | attacker | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Drake Callender | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nectarios Triantis | midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Marcus Caldeira | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| James Rodríguez | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Peter Stroud | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Carlos Harvey | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Alec Smir | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Orlando City | Home | 3-3 | 13 | 10 | 23 | Kyle Duncan (3) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | SJ Earthquakes | Away | 1-5 | 15 | 14 | 29 | Owen Gene (5) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Atlanta United | Home | 1-2 | 13 | 13 | 26 | Tomás Chancalay (2) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Real Salt Lake | Away | 1-1 | 12 | 7 | 19 | Tomás Chancalay (2) |
| 2 Aug 2026 | San Diego | Home | 1-1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | Mamadou Dieng (2) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Home | 0-0 | 7 | 13 | 20 | Kelvin Yeboah (2) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Sporting KC | Away | 2-1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | Joaquín Pereyra (2) |
| 23 May 2026 | Real Salt Lake | Home | 1-1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | Dominik Fitz (2) |
| 16 May 2026 | New England | Away | 2-1 | 12 | 11 | 23 | Kyle Duncan (2) |
| 14 May 2026 | Colorado Rapids | Home | 0-1 | 18 | 24 | 42 | Michael Boxall (3) |