Napoli are averaging 7.9 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 17.4 total fouls on average. That puts them 18th of 20 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 Arsenal, and a full match-by-match log.
Alessandro Buongiorno leads with 11 fouls across 6 qualifying appearances (1.83/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Napoli player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Napoli are averaging 7.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.5 for a match-total of 17.4. That ranks 18th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Napoli pick up one yellow card every 0.114 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 Arsenal the page weights each Napoli defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Napoli 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandro Buongiorno | defender | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 100% |
| Rafa Marín | defender | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 100% |
| David Neres | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Scott McTominay | midfielder | 9 | 9 | 1 | 67% |
| Amir Rrahmani | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 63% |
| Sam Beukema | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Miguel Gutiérrez | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Matteo Politano | attacker | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 56% |
| Mathías Olivera | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Frank Anguissa | midfielder | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Billy Gilmour | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Antonio Vergara | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Alisson Santos | attacker | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 33% |
| Eljif Elmas | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Rasmus Højlund | attacker | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | 30% |
| Stanislav Lobotka | midfielder | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Kevin De Bruyne | midfielder | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Leonardo Spinazzola | defender | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Vanja Milinković-Savić | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Alex Meret | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Giovane | attacker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Juan Jesus | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Noa Lang | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Pasquale Mazzocchi | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | Inter | Away | 3-2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | Rafa Marín (3) |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Como | Home | 1-2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | Amir Rrahmani (4) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Genoa | Away | 0-2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | Rafa Marín (3) |
| 24 May 2026 | Udinese | Home | 1-0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | Billy Gilmour (1) |
| 17 May 2026 | Pisa | Away | 0-3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | Alisson Santos (2) |
| 11 May 2026 | Bologna | Home | 2-3 | 10 | 12 | 22 | Miguel Gutiérrez (2) |
| 2 May 2026 | Como | Away | 0-0 | 10 | 11 | 21 | Miguel Gutiérrez (2) |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Cremonese | Home | 4-0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | Alessandro Buongiorno (2) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Lazio | Home | 0-2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | Alessandro Buongiorno (3) |
| 12 Apr 2026 | Parma | Away | 1-1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | Alessandro Buongiorno (2) |