NEC Nijmegen are averaging 12.1 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 25.1 total fouls on average. That puts them 6th of 18 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 Excelsior, a profile of referee Erwin Blank, and a full match-by-match log.
Bryan Linssen leads with 17 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.7/g, 90% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every NEC Nijmegen player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
NEC Nijmegen are averaging 12.1 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 13 for a match-total of 25.1. That ranks 6th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average NEC Nijmegen pick up one yellow card every 0.124 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 Excelsior the page weights each NEC Nijmegen defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 NEC Nijmegen 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.
Erwin Blank is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sami Ouaissa | midfielder | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 100% |
| Jamiro Monteiro | midfielder | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 100% |
| Bryan Linssen | attacker | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 90% |
| T. Storm | defender | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 86% |
| Noé Lebreton | midfielder | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 80% |
| Deveron Fonville | defender | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 67% |
| Almugera Kabar | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Adam Tahaui | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Brayann Pereira | defender | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 63% |
| Kodai Sano | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Isak Hansen-Aarøen | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Dušan Tadić | attacker | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 43% |
| Philippe Sandler | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 40% |
| Darko Nejašmić | midfielder | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 33% |
| Tjaronn Chery | midfielder | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Clement Bischoff | attacker | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Bram Nuytinck | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| K. Sierhuis | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Emre Mor | attacker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Willum Thór Willumsson | midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Başar Önal | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Danilo | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Eli Dasa | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nikolas Polster | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | Feyenoord | Home | 1-3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Bryan Linssen (3) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | PEC Zwolle | Away | 1-3 | 12 | 17 | 29 | T. Storm (4) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Bodø / Glimt | Away | 3-0 | 8 | 10 | 18 | Noé Lebreton (3) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Bodø / Glimt | Home | 1-3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | Noé Lebreton (2) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Willem II | Away | 1-4 | 14 | 10 | 24 | Deveron Fonville (3) |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Olympiacos F.C. | Home | 2-1 | 17 | 19 | 36 | Brayann Pereira (4) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Telstar | Home | 1-2 | 12 | 14 | 26 | Isak Hansen-Aarøen (3) |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Olympiacos F.C. | Away | 0-0 | 16 | 11 | 27 | Noé Lebreton (5) |
| 17 May 2026 | Go Ahead Eagles | Home | 2-1 | 12 | 8 | 20 | Philippe Sandler (3) |
| 10 May 2026 | FC Groningen | Away | 2-1 | 12 | 16 | 28 | Sami Ouaissa (4) |