NEC Nijmegen are averaging 11.4 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.6 total fouls on average. That puts them 4th of 16 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 Olympiacos F.C., and a full match-by-match log.
Kodai Sano leads with 15 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.5/g, 80% 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 11.4 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.2 for a match-total of 21.6. That ranks 4th of 16 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average NEC Nijmegen pick up one yellow card every 0.132 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 Olympiacos F.C. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | defender | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 100% |
| Dirk Proper | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Noé Lebreton | midfielder | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 80% |
| Kodai Sano | midfielder | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 80% |
| Philippe Sandler | defender | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Sami Ouaissa | midfielder | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 70% |
| Bryan Linssen | attacker | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 70% |
| Darko Nejašmić | midfielder | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 60% |
| Brayann Pereira | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Bram Nuytinck | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Eli Dasa | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Tjaronn Chery | midfielder | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Deveron Fonville | defender | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 50% |
| Youssef El Kachati | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Koki Ogawa | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Başar Önal | attacker | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Danilo | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jasper Cillessen | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jetro Willems | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Virgil Misidjan | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rijk Janse | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 2 May 2026 | Telstar | Home | 1-1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | Noé Lebreton (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | FC Twente | Away | 1-1 | 16 | 6 | 22 | Eli Dasa (3) |
| 12 Apr 2026 | Feyenoord | Home | 1-1 | 17 | 14 | 31 | Ahmetcan Kaplan (4) |
| 4 Apr 2026 | Excelsior | Away | 0-2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | Deveron Fonville (2) |
| 22 Mar 2026 | SC Heerenveen | Home | 2-2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | Ahmetcan Kaplan (2) |
| 14 Mar 2026 | PSV | Away | 2-3 | 12 | 8 | 20 | Kodai Sano (4) |
| 8 Mar 2026 | FC Volendam | Home | 3-0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Philippe Sandler (2) |
| 28 Feb 2026 | Fortuna Sittard | Home | 2-3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | Kodai Sano (4) |