San Diego are averaging 9.7 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 23.4 total fouls on average. That puts them 18th 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, a profile of referee Joe Dickerson, and a full match-by-match log.
Marcus Ingvartsen leads with 10 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.25/g, 88% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every San Diego player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
San Diego are averaging 9.7 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 13.7 for a match-total of 23.4. That ranks 18th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average San Diego pick up one yellow card every 0.196 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 Orlando City the page weights each San Diego defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 San Diego 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.
Joe Dickerson is the referee for this fixture — they average 30 fouls and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Vazquez | midfielder | 4 | 8 | 2 | 100% |
| Pedro Soma | midfielder | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Marcus Ingvartsen | attacker | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 88% |
| Jeppe Tverskov | midfielder | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 83% |
| Alejandro Alvarado | midfielder | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 83% |
| Elias Achouri | attacker | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Luca Bombino | defender | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Oscar Verhoeven | defender | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 63% |
| Anders Dreyer | attacker | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 56% |
| Aníbal Godoy | midfielder | 6 | 6 | 1 | 50% |
| Dagur Dan Thórhallsson | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Onni Valakari | midfielder | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 44% |
| Ian Murphy | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Gabriel Pirani | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Alex Mighten | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Christopher McVey | defender | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Kieran Sargeant | defender | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 25% |
| Amahl Pellegrino | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Manu Duah | defender | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 20% |
| CJ dos Santos | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Duran Ferree | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Lewis Morgan | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | LA Galaxy | Home | 3-1 | 10 | 14 | 24 | Jeppe Tverskov (2) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Colorado Rapids | Home | 3-0 | 13 | 21 | 34 | Aníbal Godoy (3) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Portland Timbers | Away | 3-1 | 11 | 15 | 26 | Dagur Dan Thórhallsson (2) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Los Angeles FC | Away | 0-1 | 12 | 21 | 33 | Alejandro Alvarado (3) |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Minnesota United | Away | 1-1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | Onni Valakari (1) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Dallas | Home | 1-0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Jeppe Tverskov (2) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Colorado Rapids | Away | 1-0 | 7 | 17 | 24 | Marcus Ingvartsen (2) |
| 24 May 2026 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Home | 2-4 | 14 | 15 | 29 | Luca Bombino (3) |
| 17 May 2026 | Cincinnati | Home | 3-3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | Marcus Ingvartsen (2) |
| 14 May 2026 | Austin | Home | 5-0 | 9 | 7 | 16 | David Vazquez (4) |