Minnesota Fouls Stats 2026

Minnesota Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Minnesota are averaging 12.07 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 Houston, and a full match-by-match log.

Minnesota Fouls Questions

Which Minnesota players commit the most fouls?

Owen Gene leads with 22 fouls across 13 qualifying appearances (1.69/g, 100% 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.

How does Minnesota's foul profile look this season?

Minnesota are averaging 12.07 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 11.33 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 0.16 fouls.

How is the foul matchup read calculated?

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 Houston the page weights each Minnesota defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.

Where do these foul stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 15 Minnesota fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

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.

Does the referee affect foul counts?

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.

Minnesota player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Owen Gene	midfielder	13	22	1.69	100%
AZ Jackson	midfielder	3	5	1.67	100%
Cherrion Valerius	defender	3	4	1.33	100%
Carlos Harvey	midfielder	4	6	1.5	75%
Joaquín Pereyra	midfielder	11	11	1	73%
Jefferson Díaz	defender	11	15	1.36	73%
Anthony Markanich Jr.	defender	14	16	1.14	71%
Michael Boxall	defender	13	15	1.15	69%
Nectarios Triantis	midfielder	3	4	1.33	67%
Mauricio Gonzalez	midfielder	3	3	1	67%
Kyle Duncan	defender	11	11	1	64%
Kelvin Yeboah	attacker	13	15	1.15	62%
Mamadou Dieng	attacker	5	5	1	60%
Tomás Chancalay	attacker	11	8	0.73	55%
Devin Padelford	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Nicolás Romero	defender	2	3	1.5	50%
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	attacker	7	3	0.43	43%
Wil Trapp	midfielder	15	7	0.47	40%
Marcus Caldeira	attacker	10	6	0.6	40%
Morris Duggan	defender	14	7	0.5	36%
Drake Callender	goalkeeper	15	0	0	0%
Peter Stroud	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Alec Smir	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

Minnesota fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
17 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	St. Louis City	Home	3-2	14	15	29	Anthony Markanich Jr. (3)
15 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Colorado Rapids	Away	2-2	10	7	17	Jefferson Díaz (2)
11 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Houston Dynamo	Home	2-2	16	4	20	Anthony Markanich Jr. (2)
27 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Seattle Sounders	Away	3-1	6	12	18	Mauricio Gonzalez (2)
20 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy	Home	2-3	14	8	22	Nicolás Romero (3)
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	St. Louis City	Away	4-2	15	14	29	Kelvin Yeboah (5)
10 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Dallas	Home	1-2	13	21	34	Nectarios Triantis (3)
6 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Portland Timbers	Away	5-4	18	12	30	Owen Gene (3)
30 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Orlando City	Home	3-3	13	10	23	Kyle Duncan (3)
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	SJ Earthquakes	Away	1-5	15	14	29	Owen Gene (5)
20 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Atlanta United	Home	1-2	13	13	26	Tomás Chancalay (2)
16 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Real Salt Lake	Away	1-1	12	7	19	Tomás Chancalay (2)

Minnesota fouls 2026: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 12.07
Fouls against per game: 11.33
Match total fouls per game: 23.4
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 12 of 30

Minnesota Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	8	12.25	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%
Away	7	11.86	71%	71%	57%	57%	43%
Overall	15	12.07	73%	73%	67%	67%	60%

Minnesota Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	8	10.88	63%	63%	50%	50%	50%
Away	7	11.86	71%	71%	71%	71%	43%
Overall	15	11.33	67%	67%	60%	60%	47%

Minnesota Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	8	23.13	88%	63%	50%	38%	25%
Away	7	23.71	71%	57%	57%	43%	43%
Overall	15	23.4	80%	60%	53%	40%	33%

Minnesota Team fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.07	12.25	11.86
Yellow cards / match	1.93	2	1.86
Fouls per yellow card	6.3	6.1	6.4
Cards per foul	16%	16%	16%
Fouls over 8.5	73%	75%	71%
Fouls over 9.5	73%	75%	71%
Fouls over 10.5	67%	75%	57%
Fouls over 11.5	67%	75%	57%
Fouls over 12.5	60%	75%	43%

Minnesota Fouls against 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	11.33	10.88	11.86
Fouls against over 8.5	67%	63%	71%
Fouls against over 9.5	67%	63%	71%
Fouls against over 10.5	60%	50%	71%
Fouls against over 11.5	60%	50%	71%
Fouls against over 12.5	47%	50%	43%

Minnesota Match fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.4	23.13	23.71
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	88%	71%
Match fouls over 20.5	60%	63%	57%
Match fouls over 22.5	53%	50%	57%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	38%	43%
Match fouls over 26.5	33%	25%	43%

Minnesota 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 6 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	3.67	33%	33%	33%	0%
Away	3	6	100%	67%	67%	33%
Overall	6	4.83	67%	50%	50%	17%

Minnesota 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 6 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	3	67%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	6	100%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	6	4.5	83%	33%	33%	33%

Minnesota 1st-half match total 2026 (from 6 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	3	6.67	33%	33%	0%	0%
Away	3	12	100%	100%	100%	67%
Overall	6	9.33	67%	67%	50%	33%

Minnesota fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
17 Oct	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (H)	3-2	14	15	29	-
15 Oct	Major League Soccer	Colorado (A)	2-2	10	7	17	-
11 Oct	Major League Soccer	Houston (H)	2-2	16	4	20	-
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Seattle (A)	3-1	6	12	18	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy (H)	2-3	14	8	22	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (A)	4-2	15	14	29	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	Dallas (H)	1-2	13	21	34	-
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	Portland (A)	5-4	18	12	30	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (H)	3-3	13	10	23	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	San Jose (A)	1-5	15	14	29	13
20 Aug	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (H)	1-2	13	13	26	7
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	RSL (A)	1-1	12	7	19	12
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	San Diego (H)	1-1	8	3	11	3
26 Jul	Major League Soccer	Vancouver (H)	0-0	7	13	20	10
23 Jul	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC (A)	2-1	7	17	24	11

Major League Soccer fouls table 2026: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Colorado Rapids	30	14.57	13.77	28.33	87%
2	Philadelphia Union	30	15.6	12.03	27.63	90%
3	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	13.9	12.8	26.7	80%
4	St. Louis City	30	14	11.43	25.43	73%
5	Inter Miami	30	13.2	12.17	25.37	77%
6	SJ Earthquakes	30	12.07	13.13	25.2	73%
7	New York City	30	11.43	13.13	24.57	73%
8	CF Montréal	30	12.67	11.73	24.4	63%
9	San Diego	30	10.6	13.6	24.2	60%
10	Toronto	30	11.33	12.8	24.13	67%
11	DC United	29	13	11.03	24.03	69%
12	Minnesota United	30	12.43	11.43	23.87	57%
13	Chicago Fire	30	12.7	10.83	23.53	60%
14	Sporting KC	30	12.37	11.17	23.53	63%
15	Orlando City	30	10.73	12.8	23.53	60%
16	Houston Dynamo	30	10.23	13.13	23.37	60%
17	Dallas	30	13.03	10.27	23.3	63%
18	LA Galaxy	31	10.39	12.77	23.16	61%
19	New York RB	30	12.43	10.63	23.07	63%
20	Real Salt Lake	30	11.8	11.27	23.07	70%
21	Austin	30	10.33	12.7	23.03	53%
22	Portland Timbers	30	9.63	13.03	22.67	60%
23	Cincinnati	29	11.21	11.03	22.24	52%
24	Los Angeles FC	31	10.81	11.16	21.97	55%
25	New England	30	9.53	12.43	21.97	50%
26	Nashville SC	30	11.87	9.97	21.83	47%
27	Atlanta United	30	11.57	9.83	21.4	53%
28	Columbus Crew	30	10.37	10.73	21.1	40%
29	Charlotte	30	9.67	11.27	20.93	47%
30	Seattle Sounders	30	10.07	9.27	19.33	27%

Minnesota fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	27	12.56	11.56	24.11	59%
Vs top half	68	12.75	11.04	23.79	62%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Minnesota fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Major League Soccer	2026	30	12.43	11.43	23.87	57%
Major League Soccer	2025	38	13	10.74	23.74	66%
Major League Soccer	2024	37	13.92	10.22	24.14	70%

Minnesota next three opponents: fouls per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their fouls for	Their fouls against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sun 25 Oct 00:30	Houston (away)	23.37	10.23	13.13	22.73	9.67	13.07
Thu 29 Oct 00:30	Sporting KC (home)	23.53	12.37	11.17	23.67	12.6	11.07
Mon 2 Nov 01:30	LAFC (away)	21.97	10.81	11.16	23.33	12.13	11.2

Minnesota players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jefferson Díaz	defender	21	27	78%
2	Joaquín Pereyra	midfielder	19	28	68%
3	Owen Gene	midfielder	19	28	68%
4	Anthony Markanich Jr.	defender	19	29	66%
5	Morris Duggan	defender	17	29	59%

Minnesota players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jefferson Díaz	defender	13	27	48%
2	Joaquín Pereyra	midfielder	10	28	36%
3	Anthony Markanich Jr.	defender	10	29	34%
4	Tomás Chancalay	attacker	10	30	33%
5	Kelvin Yeboah	attacker	8	29	28%

Minnesota players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Kyle Duncan	defender	4	24	17%
2	Nectarios Triantis	midfielder	3	24	13%
3	Tomás Chancalay	attacker	3	30	10%
4	Michael Boxall	defender	2	21	10%
5	Jefferson Díaz	defender	2	27	7%

Houston fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Oct	Major League Soccer	Dallas (H)	2-2	13	20	33	-
15 Oct	Major League Soccer	San Diego (A)	3-3	12	15	27	-
11 Oct	Major League Soccer	Minnesota (A)	2-2	4	16	20	-
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC (H)	0-2	3	11	14	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (H)	2-2	7	13	20	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	San Jose (A)	1-0	14	17	31	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	RSL (H)	2-1	7	18	25	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (A)	0-0	11	13	24	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	San Jose (H)	0-0	8	9	17	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (A)	2-1	10	18	28	14