Nashville SC are averaging 11 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 20.9 total fouls on average. That puts them 12th 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 NYCFC, and a full match-by-match log.
Cristian Espinoza leads with 9 fouls across 6 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.
Nashville SC are averaging 11 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.9 for a match-total of 20.9. That ranks 12th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Nashville SC pick up one yellow card every 0.155 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 NYCFC the page weights each Nashville SC defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Nashville SC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Maher | defender | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Jordan Knight | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Cristian Espinoza | attacker | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 83% |
| Bryan Acosta | midfielder | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 80% |
| Elias Saad | attacker | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 80% |
| Ahmed Qasem | attacker | 7 | 7 | 1 | 71% |
| Reed Baker-Whiting | defender | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 67% |
| Warren Madrigal | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Josh Bauer | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Patrick Yazbek | midfielder | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Andy Nájar | defender | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 63% |
| Shakur Mohammed | attacker | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Jeison Palacios | defender | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 57% |
| Matthew Corcoran | midfielder | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 50% |
| Sam Surridge | attacker | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 50% |
| Daniel Lovitz | defender | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 43% |
| Hany Mukhtar | midfielder | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Edvard Tagseth | midfielder | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 38% |
| Maxwell Woledzi | defender | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 20% |
| Brian Schwake | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Alex Muyl | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Cincinnati | Home | 4-0 | 14 | 9 | 23 | Cristian Espinoza (3) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Columbus Crew | Home | 3-2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | Edvard Tagseth (2) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | New York RB | Away | 0-1 | 12 | 4 | 16 | Edvard Tagseth (3) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Inter Miami | Home | 4-1 | 15 | 10 | 25 | Jeison Palacios (4) |
| 1 Aug 2026 | DC United | Away | 2-2 | 10 | 14 | 24 | Bryan Acosta (2) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Orlando City | Away | 1-0 | 10 | 8 | 18 | Jack Maher (2) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | CF Montréal | Home | 1-0 | 9 | 12 | 21 | Daniel Lovitz (3) |
| 18 Jul 2026 | Atlanta United | Home | 1-0 | 10 | 13 | 23 | Shakur Mohammed (3) |
| 24 May 2026 | New York City | Home | 2-1 | 11 | 12 | 23 | Bryan Acosta (2) |
| 18 May 2026 | Los Angeles FC | Home | 3-2 | 11 | 10 | 21 | Jeison Palacios (2) |