Nice Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Nice Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Nice are averaging 10.67 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 20.73 total fouls on average. That puts them 13th 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 Lyon, a profile of referee François Letexier, and a full match-by-match log.

Nice Fouls Questions

Which Nice players commit the most fouls?

Antoine Mendy leads with 11 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.1/g, 80% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Nice player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Nice's foul profile look this season?

Nice are averaging 10.67 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 10.07 for a match-total of 20.73. That ranks 13th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Nice pick up one yellow card every 0.138 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 Lyon the page weights each Nice 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 Nice fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. 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?

François Letexier is the referee for this fixture - they average 19.75 fouls and 2 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Nice player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Ali Abdi	defender	4	6	1.5	100%
Charles Vanhoutte	midfielder	4	6	1.5	100%
Kevin Carlos	attacker	1	3	3	100%
Isak Jansson	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Alidu Seidu	defender	1	1	1	100%
Zoumana Diallo	attacker	1	3	3	100%
Everton Pereira	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Antoine Mendy	defender	10	11	1.1	80%
Morgan Sanson	midfielder	8	11	1.38	75%
Dante	defender	4	4	1	75%
Kojo Peprah Oppong	defender	6	7	1.17	67%
Djibril Coulibaly	midfielder	6	10	1.67	67%
Salis Abdul Samed	midfielder	3	5	1.67	67%
Youssouf Ndayishimiye	defender	7	5	0.71	57%
Hicham Boudaoui	midfielder	9	7	0.78	56%
Elye Wahi	attacker	12	11	0.92	50%
Melvin Bard	defender	10	8	0.8	50%
Gauthier Hein	attacker	6	3	0.5	50%
Xavier Mandza Tsiendi	midfielder	6	3	0.5	50%
Mohamed Amoura	attacker	4	3	0.75	50%
Niels Nkounkou	defender	4	4	1	50%
Sofiane Diop	attacker	11	5	0.45	45%
Jonathan Clauss	defender	14	8	0.57	43%
Juma Bah	defender	7	5	0.71	43%
Kaïl Boudache	attacker	5	3	0.6	40%

Nice fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
11 Oct 2026	Ligue 1	Strasbourg	Home	2-1	3	8	11	Niels Nkounkou (2)
20 Sep 2026	Ligue 1	LOSC Lille	Home	2-1	16	9	25	Djibril Coulibaly (4)
12 Sep 2026	Ligue 1	Auxerre	Away	1-0	7	9	16	Djibril Coulibaly (3)
5 Sep 2026	Ligue 1	Le Mans	Home	1-1	4	11	15	Mohamed Abdelmonem (1)
30 Aug 2026	Ligue 1	Paris	Away	3-0	7	7	14	Djibril Coulibaly (2)
22 Aug 2026	Ligue 1	Lorient	Home	0-0	15	8	23	Zoumana Diallo (3)
17 May 2026	Ligue 1	Metz	Home	0-0	11	15	26	Elye Wahi (3)
10 May 2026	Ligue 1	Auxerre	Away	2-1	9	15	24	Morgan Sanson (2)
2 May 2026	Ligue 1	Lens	Home	1-1	11	10	21	Kojo Peprah Oppong (3)
26 Apr 2026	Ligue 1	Olympique Marseille	Away	1-1	7	14	21	Elye Wahi (3)
18 Apr 2026	Ligue 1	LOSC Lille	Away	0-0	10	9	19	Salis Abdul Samed (4)
12 Apr 2026	Ligue 1	Le Havre	Home	1-1	20	14	34	Antoine Mendy (4)

Nice fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 10.67
Fouls against per game: 10.07
Match total fouls per game: 20.73
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 17 of 18

Nice Fouls for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	8	11.5	75%	75%	75%	50%	38%
Away	7	9.71	57%	43%	29%	29%	29%
Overall	15	10.67	67%	60%	53%	40%	33%

Nice Fouls against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	8	10	63%	50%	38%	25%	25%
Away	7	10.14	71%	43%	29%	29%	29%
Overall	15	10.07	67%	47%	33%	27%	27%

Nice Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	8	21.5	63%	63%	50%	38%	13%
Away	7	19.86	71%	57%	29%	0%	0%
Overall	15	20.73	67%	60%	40%	20%	7%

Nice Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	10.67	11.5	9.71
Yellow cards / match	1.47	1.63	1.29
Fouls per yellow card	7.3	7.1	7.5
Cards per foul	14%	14%	13%
Fouls over 8.5	67%	75%	57%
Fouls over 9.5	60%	75%	43%
Fouls over 10.5	53%	75%	29%
Fouls over 11.5	40%	50%	29%
Fouls over 12.5	33%	38%	29%

Nice Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.07	10	10.14
Fouls against over 8.5	67%	63%	71%
Fouls against over 9.5	47%	50%	43%
Fouls against over 10.5	33%	38%	29%
Fouls against over 11.5	27%	25%	29%
Fouls against over 12.5	27%	25%	29%

Nice Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	20.73	21.5	19.86
Match fouls over 18.5	67%	63%	71%
Match fouls over 20.5	60%	63%	57%
Match fouls over 22.5	40%	50%	29%
Match fouls over 24.5	20%	38%	0%
Match fouls over 26.5	7%	13%	0%

Nice 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 10 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	7	80%	80%	80%	60%
Away	5	5	80%	60%	20%	20%
Overall	10	6	80%	70%	50%	40%

Nice 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 10 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	4	40%	40%	40%	20%
Away	5	5.4	80%	60%	60%	40%
Overall	10	4.7	60%	50%	50%	30%

Nice 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 10 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	5	11	80%	40%	40%	20%
Away	5	10.4	80%	80%	60%	20%
Overall	10	10.7	80%	60%	50%	20%

Nice fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
11 Oct	Ligue 1	Strasbourg (H)	2-1	3	8	11	-
20 Sep	Ligue 1	Lille (H)	2-1	16	9	25	-
12 Sep	Ligue 1	Auxerre (A)	1-0	7	9	16	-
5 Sep	Ligue 1	Le Mans (H)	1-1	4	11	15	-
30 Aug	Ligue 1	Paris (A)	3-0	7	7	14	-
22 Aug	Ligue 1	Lorient (H)	0-0	15	8	23	9
17 May	Ligue 1	Metz (H)	0-0	11	15	26	9
10 May	Ligue 1	Auxerre (A)	2-1	9	15	24	10
2 May	Ligue 1	Lens (H)	1-1	11	10	21	8
26 Apr	Ligue 1	Marseille (A)	1-1	7	14	21	11
18 Apr	Ligue 1	Lille (A)	0-0	10	9	19	11
12 Apr	Ligue 1	Le Havre (H)	1-1	20	14	34	18
4 Apr	Ligue 1	Strasbourg (A)	3-1	15	7	22	12
21 Mar	Ligue 1	PSG (H)	0-4	12	5	17	11
14 Mar	Ligue 1	Angers (A)	0-2	13	10	23	8

Ligue 1 fouls table 2026/2027: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Toulouse	6	16.67	12.67	29.33	100%
2	Le Havre	6	14.17	13.67	27.83	100%
3	Brest	6	13	13.83	26.83	67%
4	Olympique Lyonnais	6	11.67	14.17	25.83	83%
5	Troyes	6	12.33	13.17	25.5	83%
6	LOSC Lille	6	11.67	13.67	25.33	83%
7	Le Mans	6	14.83	10	24.83	67%
8	Lens	6	11.67	13	24.67	83%
9	Rennes	6	13	11.17	24.17	83%
10	Lorient	6	9	15	24	83%
11	Angers SCO	6	10.67	13.17	23.83	83%
12	Paris	6	13.67	9.83	23.5	83%
13	Auxerre	6	14	9	23	67%
14	Monaco	6	10.83	11.17	22	50%
15	Olympique Marseille	6	10.5	10.83	21.33	50%
16	Strasbourg	6	11.17	8.83	20	33%
17	Nice	6	8.67	8.67	17.33	33%
18	Paris Saint Germain	6	5.67	11.33	17	0%

Nice fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	14	11	10.79	21.79	29%
Vs top half	21	11.48	10	21.48	33%
Vs bottom half	19	12.16	12.63	24.79	74%
Vs bottom six	12	12.58	12.33	24.92	75%

Nice fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Ligue 1	2026/2027	6	8.67	8.67	17.33	33%
Ligue 1	2025/2026	34	12.35	11.71	24.06	56%
Europa League	2025/2026	8	10.5	14.63	25.13	88%
Champions League	2025/2026	2	11	11.5	22.5	100%
Ligue 1	2024/2025	34	11.47	12.82	24.29	65%
Europa League	2024/2025	8	8.13	12.25	20.38	38%

Nice 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
Sun 18 Oct 18:45	Lyon (away)	25.83	11.67	14.17	22.67	10	12.67
Fri 23 Oct 18:45	Brest (away)	26.83	13	13.83	24.33	12.33	12
Sat 31 Oct 16:15	Rennes (home)	24.17	13	11.17	25.5	14.5	11

Nice players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Djibril Coulibaly	midfielder	4	6	67%
2	Gauthier Hein	attacker	3	6	50%
3	Xavier Mandza Tsiendi	midfielder	3	6	50%
4	Youssouf Ndayishimiye	defender	3	6	50%
5	H. Koutoune	defender	2	2	100%

Nice players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Djibril Coulibaly	midfielder	3	6	50%
2	Niels Nkounkou	defender	2	4	50%
3	Mohamed-Ali Cho	attacker	1	1	100%
4	Zoumana Diallo	attacker	1	1	100%
5	H. Koutoune	defender	1	2	50%

Nice players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Djibril Coulibaly	midfielder	2	6	33%
2	Zoumana Diallo	attacker	1	1	100%

Lyon fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
9 Oct	Ligue 1	Lens (A)	2-1	12	13	25	-
19 Sep	Ligue 1	Rennes (H)	4-0	13	14	27	-
16 Sep	Europa League	Anderlecht (A)	1-2	12	14	26	-
12 Sep	Ligue 1	Paris (A)	0-0	13	19	32	-
4 Sep	Ligue 1	Auxerre (H)	3-1	10	8	18	-
29 Aug	Ligue 1	Le Havre (H)	1-1	7	16	23	-
26 Aug	Champions League	Fenerbahçe (H)	1-2	12	17	29	-
22 Aug	Ligue 1	Toulouse (A)	0-2	15	15	30	14
18 Aug	Champions League	Fenerbahçe (A)	1-1	13	13	26	15
11 Aug	Champions League	Sparta Praha (H)	3-0	20	14	34	22