New England are averaging 8.3 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 20 total fouls on average. That puts them 26th 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 LA Galaxy, a profile of referee Drew Fischer, and a full match-by-match log.
Alhassan Yusuf leads with 15 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.5/g, 80% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every New England player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
New England are averaging 8.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.7 for a match-total of 20. That ranks 26th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average New England pick up one yellow card every 0.193 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 LA Galaxy the page weights each New England defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 New England 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.
Drew Fischer is the referee for this fixture — they average 19.67 fouls and 1.67 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayan Ceballos | defender | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Diego Fagúndez | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Wilson Harris | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Alhassan Yusuf | midfielder | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 80% |
| Brooklyn Raines | midfielder | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Griffin Yow | attacker | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 67% |
| Mamadou Fofana | defender | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Ethan Kohler | defender | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Peyton Miller | defender | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Will Sands | defender | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Cody Baker | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Jackson Yueill | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Jack Harrison | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Matt Polster | midfielder | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 33% |
| Luca Langoni | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Dor Turgeman | attacker | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Marcos Zambrano | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Carles Gil | midfielder | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Matt Turner | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| J. Siqueira | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Columbus Crew | Away | 1-3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | Jack Harrison (2) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | New York City | Home | 1-1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | Mamadou Fofana (1) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | DC United | Away | 0-3 | 10 | 15 | 25 | Matt Polster (3) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Toronto | Away | 2-1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | Brooklyn Raines (2) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Houston Dynamo | Home | 0-2 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Brooklyn Raines (2) |
| 1 Aug 2026 | CF Montréal | Away | 2-2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | Mamadou Fofana (2) |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Atlanta United | Home | 4-1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | Wilson Harris (2) |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Toronto | Home | 0-0 | 10 | 13 | 23 | Griffin Yow (4) |
| 23 May 2026 | Charlotte | Away | 1-0 | 13 | 9 | 22 | Alhassan Yusuf (4) |
| 16 May 2026 | Minnesota United | Home | 2-1 | 11 | 12 | 23 | Brooklyn Raines (3) |