Nashville SC Fouls Stats 2026

Nashville SC Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Nashville SC are averaging 12.13 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 21.73 total fouls on average. That puts them 11th 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 CF Montréal, and a full match-by-match log.

Nashville SC Fouls Questions

Which Nashville SC players commit the most fouls?

Cristian Espinoza leads with 18 fouls across 12 qualifying appearances (1.5/g, 83% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Nashville SC player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Nashville SC's foul profile look this season?

Nashville SC are averaging 12.13 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 9.6 for a match-total of 21.73. That ranks 11th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Nashville SC pick up one yellow card every 0.121 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 CF Montréal the page weights each Nashville SC 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 Nashville SC 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.

Nashville SC player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Shak Mohammed	attacker	3	5	1.67	100%
Jordan Knight	defender	1	1	1	100%
Patrick Yazbek	midfielder	8	17	2.13	88%
Cristian Espinoza	attacker	12	18	1.5	83%
Ahmed Qasem	attacker	5	5	1	80%
Elias Saad	attacker	13	15	1.15	77%
Daniel Lovitz	defender	7	7	1	71%
Sam Surridge	attacker	15	14	0.93	67%
Jack Maher	defender	3	3	1	67%
Andy Nájar	defender	14	12	0.86	64%
Matthew Corcoran	midfielder	15	16	1.07	60%
Shakur Mohammed	attacker	5	4	0.8	60%
Jeison Palacios	defender	12	12	1	58%
Edvard Tagseth	midfielder	11	15	1.36	55%
Reed Baker-Whiting	defender	11	6	0.55	55%
Bryan Acosta	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Josh Bauer	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Hany Mukhtar	midfielder	15	8	0.53	47%
Maxwell Woledzi	defender	15	7	0.47	33%
Alex Muyl	attacker	4	3	0.75	25%
Brian Schwake	goalkeeper	14	0	0	0%
Warren Madrigal	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Joe Willis	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

Nashville SC fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
18 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	SJ Earthquakes	Away	1-1	15	11	26	Cristian Espinoza (4)
15 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC	Home	4-0	14	10	24	Jeison Palacios (2)
11 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Austin	Away	1-4	11	5	16	Matthew Corcoran (3)
27 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Home	2-0	12	9	21	Cristian Espinoza (2)
20 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire	Home	3-0	12	9	21	Patrick Yazbek (3)
12 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami	Away	2-2	18	13	31	Patrick Yazbek (4)
9 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Away	2-1	10	9	19	Maxwell Woledzi (2)
4 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New York City	Away	0-0	12	14	26	Edvard Tagseth (5)
30 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati	Home	4-0	14	9	23	Cristian Espinoza (3)
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Columbus Crew	Home	3-2	8	7	15	Edvard Tagseth (2)
19 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New York RB	Away	0-1	12	4	16	Edvard Tagseth (3)
16 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami	Home	4-1	15	10	25	Jeison Palacios (4)

Nashville SC fouls 2026: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 12.13
Fouls against per game: 9.6
Match total fouls per game: 21.73
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 26 of 30

Nashville SC Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	7	12	86%	71%	71%	71%	43%
Away	8	12.25	100%	100%	63%	50%	25%
Overall	15	12.13	93%	87%	67%	60%	33%

Nashville SC Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	7	9.43	86%	43%	14%	14%	0%
Away	8	9.75	63%	50%	50%	38%	38%
Overall	15	9.6	73%	47%	33%	27%	20%

Nashville SC Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	7	21.43	86%	86%	43%	14%	0%
Away	8	22	63%	50%	50%	38%	13%
Overall	15	21.73	73%	67%	47%	27%	7%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12.13	12	12.25
Yellow cards / match	1.57	1.33	1.75
Fouls per yellow card	7.7	9	7
Cards per foul	13%	11%	14%
Fouls over 8.5	93%	86%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	87%	71%	100%
Fouls over 10.5	67%	71%	63%
Fouls over 11.5	60%	71%	50%
Fouls over 12.5	33%	43%	25%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	9.6	9.43	9.75
Fouls against over 8.5	73%	86%	63%
Fouls against over 9.5	47%	43%	50%
Fouls against over 10.5	33%	14%	50%
Fouls against over 11.5	27%	14%	38%
Fouls against over 12.5	20%	0%	38%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	21.73	21.43	22
Match fouls over 18.5	73%	86%	63%
Match fouls over 20.5	67%	86%	50%
Match fouls over 22.5	47%	43%	50%
Match fouls over 24.5	27%	14%	38%
Match fouls over 26.5	7%	0%	13%

Nashville SC 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	5.67	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	3	4.33	67%	67%	0%	0%
Overall	6	5	67%	67%	17%	17%

Nashville SC 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	4.67	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	3	4.67	67%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	6	4.67	67%	50%	33%	33%

Nashville SC 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	10.33	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	3	9	67%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	6	9.67	67%	50%	33%	33%

Nashville SC fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Oct	Major League Soccer	San Jose (A)	1-1	15	11	26	-
15 Oct	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC (H)	4-0	14	10	24	-
11 Oct	Major League Soccer	Austin (A)	1-4	11	5	16	-
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Toronto (H)	2-0	12	9	21	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (H)	3-0	12	9	21	-
12 Sep	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (A)	2-2	18	13	31	-
9 Sep	Major League Soccer	Toronto (A)	2-1	10	9	19	-
4 Sep	Major League Soccer	NYCFC (A)	0-0	12	14	26	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (H)	4-0	14	9	23	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	Columbus (H)	3-2	8	7	15	5
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	New York RB (A)	0-1	12	4	16	6
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (H)	4-1	15	10	25	16
1 Aug	Major League Soccer	DC United (A)	2-2	10	14	24	12
26 Jul	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (A)	1-0	10	8	18	9
23 Jul	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal (H)	1-0	9	12	21	10

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%

Nashville SC 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	14.19	11.11	25.3	70%
Vs top half	67	12.85	10.18	23.03	60%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Nashville SC 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	11.87	9.97	21.83	47%
Major League Soccer	2025	37	13.65	10.35	24	70%
Major League Soccer	2024	34	10.68	12.21	22.88	71%

Nashville SC 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
Sat 24 Oct 17:30	CF Montréal (away)	24.4	12.67	11.73	24.4	13	11.4
Thu 29 Oct 00:30	Philadelphia (home)	27.63	15.6	12.03	28.6	16.07	12.53
Sun 1 Nov 21:30	New York RB (home)	23.07	12.43	10.63	22.73	12.67	10.07

Nashville SC players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Cristian Espinoza	attacker	18	26	69%
2	Andy Nájar	defender	18	27	67%
3	Daniel Lovitz	defender	18	29	62%
4	Patrick Yazbek	midfielder	15	19	79%
5	Matthew Corcoran	midfielder	15	27	56%

Nashville SC players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Matthew Corcoran	midfielder	9	27	33%
2	Patrick Yazbek	midfielder	7	19	37%
3	Edvard Tagseth	midfielder	6	25	24%
4	Cristian Espinoza	attacker	6	26	23%
5	Daniel Lovitz	defender	6	29	21%

Nashville SC players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Patrick Yazbek	midfielder	4	19	21%
2	Daniel Lovitz	defender	4	29	14%
3	Woobens Pacius	attacker	2	12	17%
4	Shakur Mohammed	attacker	2	16	13%
5	Warren Madrigal	attacker	2	17	12%

CF Montréal 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	Seattle (A)	1-1	12	10	22	-
14 Oct	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (H)	0-3	16	15	31	-
10 Oct	Major League Soccer	Toronto (A)	2-1	17	9	26	-
26 Sep	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (H)	3-1	8	7	15	-
19 Sep	Major League Soccer	Columbus (H)	0-2	20	11	31	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	Colorado (A)	1-0	11	13	24	-
9 Sep	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (H)	1-2	11	12	23	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (A)	2-0	9	15	24	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (A)	7-1	11	10	21	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy (H)	2-2	9	8	17	4