NYCFC Fouls Stats 2026

NYCFC Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

NYCFC are averaging 11.27 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 24.27 total fouls on average. That puts them 6th 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 Orlando City, and a full match-by-match log.

NYCFC Fouls Questions

Which NYCFC players commit the most fouls?

Nicolás Fernández Mercau leads with 20 fouls across 14 qualifying appearances (1.43/g, 71% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every NYCFC player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does NYCFC's foul profile look this season?

NYCFC are averaging 11.27 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 13 for a match-total of 24.27. That ranks 6th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average NYCFC pick up one yellow card every 0.148 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 Orlando City the page weights each NYCFC 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 NYCFC 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.

NYCFC player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Seymour Reid	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Jonathan Shore	midfielder	7	7	1	86%
Raul Gustavo	defender	7	8	1.14	86%
Malachi Jones	attacker	5	5	1	80%
Hannes Wolf	attacker	9	10	1.11	78%
Tayvon Gray	defender	12	11	0.92	75%
Keaton Parks	midfielder	4	4	1	75%
Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	14	20	1.43	71%
Andrés Perea	midfielder	15	17	1.13	67%
Luighi	attacker	12	15	1.25	67%
Talles Magno	attacker	6	7	1.17	67%
Aiden O'Neill	midfielder	6	5	0.83	67%
James Sands	midfielder	15	12	0.8	60%
Max Murray	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Bénie Traoré	attacker	13	8	0.62	46%
Kevin O'Toole	defender	9	6	0.67	44%
Thiago Martins	defender	12	7	0.58	42%
Agustín Ojeda	attacker	15	8	0.53	40%
Nico Cavallo	defender	11	5	0.45	36%
Mitja Ilenčič	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Matt Freese	goalkeeper	14	0	0	0%
Alonso Martínez	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Máximo Carrizo	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Tomás Romero	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

NYCFC fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
17 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Los Angeles FC	Home	1-1	18	8	26	Nicolás Fernández Mercau (3)
14 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami	Away	2-0	8	14	22	James Sands (1)
10 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire	Away	2-1	10	18	28	Nicolás Fernández Mercau (2)
26 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Atlanta United	Away	2-2	14	14	28	Nicolás Fernández Mercau (3)
18 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New York RB	Home	0-1	10	19	29	Hannes Wolf (2)
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Real Salt Lake	Away	0-2	11	18	29	Luighi (5)
10 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Home	1-2	5	10	15	Andrés Perea (2)
4 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC	Home	0-0	14	12	26	Thiago Martins (3)
29 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Away	1-1	13	10	23	James Sands (2)
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Away	1-1	12	6	18	Nico Cavallo (2)
19 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati	Away	2-1	9	10	19	Keaton Parks (2)
16 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia Union	Home	2-3	15	21	36	Luighi (3)

NYCFC fouls 2026: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 11.27
Fouls against per game: 13
Match total fouls per game: 24.27
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 7 of 30

NYCFC 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	11.57	71%	71%	57%	43%	43%
Away	8	11	88%	75%	63%	38%	25%
Overall	15	11.27	80%	73%	60%	40%	33%

NYCFC 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	14	86%	86%	71%	71%	43%
Away	8	12.13	75%	75%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	15	13	80%	80%	60%	60%	47%

NYCFC 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	25.57	86%	86%	86%	57%	29%
Away	8	23.13	75%	63%	50%	38%	38%
Overall	15	24.27	80%	73%	67%	47%	33%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	11.27	11.57	11
Yellow cards / match	1.67	1.86	1.5
Fouls per yellow card	6.7	6.2	7.3
Cards per foul	15%	16%	14%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	71%	88%
Fouls over 9.5	73%	71%	75%
Fouls over 10.5	60%	57%	63%
Fouls over 11.5	40%	43%	38%
Fouls over 12.5	33%	43%	25%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	13	14	12.13
Fouls against over 8.5	80%	86%	75%
Fouls against over 9.5	80%	86%	75%
Fouls against over 10.5	60%	71%	50%
Fouls against over 11.5	60%	71%	50%
Fouls against over 12.5	47%	43%	50%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	24.27	25.57	23.13
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	86%	75%
Match fouls over 20.5	73%	86%	63%
Match fouls over 22.5	67%	86%	50%
Match fouls over 24.5	47%	57%	38%
Match fouls over 26.5	33%	29%	38%

NYCFC 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%
Away	3	6.33	100%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	6	5.67	83%	67%	67%	50%

NYCFC 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	9.33	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	3	2	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	6	5.67	50%	50%	50%	50%

NYCFC 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	14.33	100%	100%	67%	67%
Away	3	8.33	67%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	6	11.33	83%	50%	33%	33%

NYCFC fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
17 Oct	Major League Soccer	LAFC (H)	1-1	18	8	26	-
14 Oct	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (A)	2-0	8	14	22	-
10 Oct	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (A)	2-1	10	18	28	-
26 Sep	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (A)	2-2	14	14	28	-
18 Sep	Major League Soccer	New York RB (H)	0-1	10	19	29	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	RSL (A)	0-2	11	18	29	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	New England (H)	1-2	5	10	15	-
4 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (H)	0-0	14	12	26	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Toronto (A)	1-1	13	10	23	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	New England (A)	1-1	12	6	18	9
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (A)	2-1	9	10	19	7
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (H)	2-3	15	21	36	19
31 Jul	Major League Soccer	Toronto (H)	1-1	11	12	23	14
25 Jul	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (H)	3-1	8	16	24	10
22 Jul	Major League Soccer	Columbus (A)	1-2	11	7	18	9

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%

NYCFC 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	33	12.18	11.67	23.85	64%
Vs top half	69	11.75	12.09	23.84	68%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

NYCFC 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	11.43	13.13	24.57	73%
Major League Soccer	2025	39	12	11.28	23.28	64%
Major League Soccer	2024	38	12.97	13.34	26.32	84%

NYCFC 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 23:30	Orlando City (away)	23.53	10.73	12.8	23.07	11.33	11.73
Wed 28 Oct 23:30	Atlanta (home)	21.4	11.57	9.83	22.8	12.67	10.13
Sat 31 Oct 18:00	CF Montréal (home)	24.4	12.67	11.73	24.4	12.33	12.07

NYCFC players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	24	29	83%
2	Tayvon Gray	defender	19	26	73%
3	Hannes Wolf	attacker	17	24	71%
4	Keaton Parks	midfielder	14	18	78%
5	Raul Gustavo	defender	14	22	64%

NYCFC players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	15	29	52%
2	Hannes Wolf	attacker	7	24	29%
3	Keaton Parks	midfielder	6	18	33%
4	Andrés Perea	midfielder	6	20	30%
5	Tayvon Gray	defender	6	26	23%

NYCFC players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	8	29	28%
2	Aiden O'Neill	midfielder	3	18	17%
3	Keaton Parks	midfielder	3	18	17%
4	Luighi	attacker	2	12	17%
5	Hannes Wolf	attacker	2	24	8%

Orlando City fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
17 Oct	Major League Soccer	DC United (H)	4-1	10	18	28	-
14 Oct	Major League Soccer	Toronto (A)	3-3	12	17	29	-
10 Oct	Major League Soccer	Columbus (H)	3-2	14	11	25	-
26 Sep	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (A)	4-2	13	19	32	-
19 Sep	Major League Soccer	New England (A)	4-2	5	8	13	-
12 Sep	Major League Soccer	Toronto (H)	3-0	13	8	21	-
9 Sep	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (A)	2-3	9	9	18	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	San Diego (H)	1-0	11	9	20	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Minnesota (A)	3-3	10	13	23	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	RSL (H)	2-1	12	14	26	12