São Paulo are averaging 11.3 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 21.9 total fouls on average. That puts them 5th of 20 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 Atlético-MG, a profile of referee Braulio da Silva Machado, and a full match-by-match log.
Pablo Maia leads with 12 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (1.71/g, 86% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every São Paulo player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
São Paulo are averaging 11.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.6 for a match-total of 21.9. That ranks 5th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average São Paulo pick up one yellow card every 0.168 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 Atlético-MG the page weights each São Paulo defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 São Paulo 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.
Braulio da Silva Machado is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell | defender | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 100% |
| Luis Osorio Messias de Oliveira | defender | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 100% |
| Enzo Díaz | defender | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Alan Franco | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Pablo Maia | midfielder | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 86% |
| Danielzinho | midfielder | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 83% |
| Domingos Duarte | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 80% |
| Newton | midfielder | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Lucas Ramon | defender | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 71% |
| André Silva | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Sabino | defender | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Luciano | attacker | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 63% |
| Iago | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Aurélio Buta | defender | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Gustavo Santana | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Victor Sá | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Jonathan Calleri | attacker | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 38% |
| Marcos Antônio | midfielder | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 33% |
| Robert Arboleda | defender | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Ferreirinha | attacker | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Damián Bobadilla | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Artur | attacker | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 29% |
| Rafael | goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Cauly | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rafael Tolói | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Bragantino | Home | 2-1 | 11 | 14 | 25 | Danielzinho (3) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Chapecoense | Away | 1-0 | 7 | 17 | 24 | Newton (2) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Club Bolívar | Home | 3-1 | 17 | 11 | 28 | Marcos Antônio (3) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Coritiba | Home | 1-1 | 15 | 10 | 25 | Jonathan Calleri (4) |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Club Bolívar | Away | 1-1 | 11 | 7 | 18 | Pablo Maia (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Grêmio | Away | 2-1 | 19 | 12 | 31 | Jonathan Calleri (4) |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Santos | Home | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Flamengo | Away | 1-1 | 18 | 15 | 33 | Lucas Ramon (3) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Athletico PR | Home | 1-2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | Wendell (2) |
| 31 May 2026 | Remo | Away | 1-0 | 8 | 5 | 13 | Enzo Díaz (3) |