Lyon are averaging 9.3 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21 total fouls on average. That puts them 8th 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 Auxerre, and a full match-by-match log.
Moussa Niakhaté leads with 12 fouls across 6 qualifying appearances (2/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Lyon player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Lyon are averaging 9.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.7 for a match-total of 21. That ranks 8th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Lyon pick up one yellow card every 0.086 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 Auxerre the page weights each Lyon defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Lyon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Niakhaté | defender | 6 | 12 | 2 | 100% |
| Endrick | attacker | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 100% |
| Felix Bacher | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Orel Mangala | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Rémi Himbert | attacker | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Ruben Kluivert | defender | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 80% |
| Malick Fofana | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Loïs Openda | attacker | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 80% |
| Zachary Athekame | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Corentin Tolisso | midfielder | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 63% |
| Tyler Morton | midfielder | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Abner | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | defender | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Ernest Nuamah | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Afonso Moreira | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Roman Yaremchuk | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Mads Bidstrup | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Noah Nartey | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| M. de Carvalho | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Mohamed Ouédraogo | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Kaïl Boudache | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Clinton Mata | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Tanner Tessmann | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Dominik Greif | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Le Havre | Home | 1-1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | Tyler Morton (2) |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Fenerbahçe | Home | 1-2 | 12 | 17 | 29 | Moussa Niakhaté (4) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Toulouse | Away | 0-2 | 15 | 15 | 30 | Rémi Himbert (3) |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Fenerbahçe | Away | 1-1 | 13 | 13 | 26 | Loïs Openda (4) |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Sparta Praha | Home | 3-0 | 20 | 14 | 34 | Ruben Kluivert (5) |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Sparta Praha | Away | 2-1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | Loïs Openda (2) |
| 17 May 2026 | Lens | Home | 0-4 | 10 | 11 | 21 | Endrick (3) |
| 16 May 2026 | Lens | Home | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 May 2026 | Toulouse | Away | 2-1 | 9 | 20 | 29 | Endrick (2) |
| 9 May 2026 | Toulouse | Away | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |