Sparta Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Sparta Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Sparta are averaging 10.13 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 20.67 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 Ajax, a profile of referee Danny Desmond Makkelie, and a full match-by-match log.

Sparta Fouls Questions

Which Sparta players commit the most fouls?

Marvin Young leads with 19 fouls across 15 qualifying appearances (1.27/g, 53% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Sparta player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Sparta's foul profile look this season?

Sparta are averaging 10.13 fouls per game over 15 games and draw 10.53 for a match-total of 20.67. That ranks 13th of 18 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Sparta pick up one yellow card every 0.171 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 Ajax the page weights each Sparta 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 Sparta 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?

Danny Desmond Makkelie is the referee for this fixture - they average 24 fouls and 2.8 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Sparta player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Nökkvi Þórisson	attacker	3	9	3	100%
Alwande Roaldsøy	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Tobias Lauritsen	attacker	6	6	1	83%
Julian Baas	midfielder	10	12	1.2	80%
Jens Toornstra	midfielder	5	4	0.8	80%
Ayoni Santos	midfielder	9	12	1.33	78%
Teo Quintero	defender	8	8	1	75%
N. Verschuren	defender	7	5	0.71	71%
Milan Zonneveld	attacker	10	9	0.9	70%
Lushendry Edward Martes	defender	12	11	0.92	67%
Joshua Kitolano	midfielder	6	6	1	67%
Bruno Martins Indi	defender	10	11	1.1	60%
Giannino Felicio Vianello	defender	5	4	0.8	60%
Marvin Young	defender	15	19	1.27	53%
Bas Kuipers	defender	9	8	0.89	44%
Cedric Hatenboer	midfielder	5	3	0.6	40%
Isaac Babadi	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Casper Terho	attacker	9	3	0.33	33%
Vito van Crooij	midfielder	6	5	0.83	33%
Robin van Cruijsen	midfielder	6	2	0.33	33%
Shurandy Sambo	defender	3	2	0.67	33%
Shunsuke Mito	attacker	10	2	0.2	20%
Mitchell van Bergen	attacker	8	1	0.13	13%
Joël Drommel	goalkeeper	6	0	0	0%
Michael Brouwer	goalkeeper	5	0	0	0%

Sparta fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
17 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	Willem II	Home	3-2	12	12	24	Marvin Young (2)
10 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	Go Ahead Eagles	Away	3-3	8	4	12	Cedric Hatenboer (2)
19 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	SC Heerenveen	Home	0-4	11	9	20	Marvin Young (2)
13 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	PSV	Away	4-1	3	6	9	Bruno Martins Indi (1)
4 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle	Home	2-2	9	11	20	Bas Kuipers (4)
29 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Excelsior	Away	2-1	7	13	20	Julian Baas (2)
22 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht	Home	3-3	10	13	23	Marvin Young (2)
14 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Telstar	Away	1-3	17	13	30	Nökkvi Þórisson (6)
9 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Feyenoord	Home	0-1	11	8	19	Bruno Martins Indi (3)
17 May 2026	Eredivisie	Excelsior	Home	2-3	11	15	26	Teo Quintero (2)
10 May 2026	Eredivisie	FC Twente	Away	4-0	8	7	15	Marvin Young (3)
3 May 2026	Eredivisie	Go Ahead Eagles	Home	2-2	11	9	20	Marvin Young (4)

Sparta fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 10.13
Fouls against per game: 10.53
Match total fouls per game: 20.67
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 12 of 18

Sparta Fouls for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	8	10.13	75%	63%	13%	0%	0%
Away	7	10.14	29%	29%	29%	29%	29%
Overall	15	10.13	53%	47%	20%	13%	13%

Sparta Fouls against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	8	11.13	63%	63%	50%	25%	13%
Away	7	9.86	57%	57%	57%	43%	14%
Overall	15	10.53	60%	60%	53%	33%	13%

Sparta 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	21.25	88%	38%	38%	13%	0%
Away	7	20	57%	43%	43%	29%	29%
Overall	15	20.67	73%	40%	40%	20%	13%

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

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	10.13	10.13	10.14
Yellow cards / match	1.86	2.14	1.57
Fouls per yellow card	5.4	4.7	6.5
Cards per foul	18%	21%	15%
Fouls over 9.5	53%	75%	29%
Fouls over 10.5	47%	63%	29%
Fouls over 11.5	20%	13%	29%
Fouls over 12.5	13%	0%	29%
Fouls over 13.5	13%	0%	29%

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

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	10.53	11.13	9.86
Fouls against over 9.5	60%	63%	57%
Fouls against over 10.5	60%	63%	57%
Fouls against over 11.5	53%	50%	57%
Fouls against over 12.5	33%	25%	43%
Fouls against over 13.5	13%	13%	14%

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

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	20.67	21.25	20
Match fouls over 18.5	73%	88%	57%
Match fouls over 20.5	40%	38%	43%
Match fouls over 22.5	40%	38%	43%
Match fouls over 24.5	20%	13%	29%
Match fouls over 26.5	13%	0%	29%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	8	3.13	50%	13%	0%	0%	0%
Away	7	6.57	71%	57%	29%	29%	29%
Overall	15	4.73	60%	33%	13%	13%	13%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	8	3.88	50%	38%	25%	13%	13%
Away	7	5.71	86%	57%	43%	29%	14%
Overall	15	4.73	67%	47%	33%	20%	13%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	8	7	25%	25%	13%	0%	0%
Away	7	12.29	43%	43%	43%	29%	29%
Overall	15	9.47	33%	33%	27%	13%	13%

Sparta fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
17 Oct	Eredivisie	Willem II (H)	3-2	12	12	24	6
10 Oct	Eredivisie	GA Eagles (A)	3-3	8	4	12	4
19 Sep	Eredivisie	Heerenveen (H)	0-4	11	9	20	2
13 Sep	Eredivisie	PSV (A)	4-1	3	6	9	6
4 Sep	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle (H)	2-2	9	11	20	3
29 Aug	Eredivisie	Excelsior (A)	2-1	7	13	20	9
22 Aug	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht (H)	3-3	10	13	23	11
14 Aug	Eredivisie	Telstar (A)	1-3	17	13	30	30
9 Aug	Eredivisie	Feyenoord (H)	0-1	11	8	19	8
17 May	Eredivisie	Excelsior (H)	2-3	11	15	26	12
10 May	Eredivisie	FC Twente (A)	4-0	8	7	15	9
3 May	Eredivisie	GA Eagles (H)	2-2	11	9	20	7
22 Apr	Eredivisie	Telstar (A)	4-1	9	14	23	12
11 Apr	Eredivisie	PSV (H)	0-2	6	12	18	7
5 Apr	Eredivisie	NAC Breda (A)	0-0	19	12	31	16

Eredivisie 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	FC Utrecht	9	16.33	10.67	27	89%
2	SC Cambuur	9	12	14.33	26.33	67%
3	ADO Den Haag	9	14	10.11	24.11	67%
4	NEC Nijmegen	9	11.33	12.33	23.67	56%
5	Telstar	9	11	12.56	23.56	56%
6	AZ	9	11.78	11.44	23.22	56%
7	Feyenoord	9	8.89	12.22	21.11	44%
8	PEC Zwolle	9	11.33	9.56	20.89	33%
9	Fortuna Sittard	9	9.11	11.78	20.89	22%
10	FC Twente	9	11.22	8.89	20.11	33%
11	FC Groningen	9	9.11	11	20.11	33%
12	Sparta Rotterdam	9	9.78	9.89	19.67	33%
13	Willem II	9	9.78	9.78	19.56	44%
14	PSV	9	9.56	9.89	19.44	44%
15	Ajax	9	9.56	9.78	19.33	33%
16	SC Heerenveen	9	8.56	10.67	19.22	11%
17	Excelsior	9	11.44	7.22	18.67	11%
18	Go Ahead Eagles	9	7.11	9.78	16.89	22%

Sparta 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	9.43	8.71	18.14	29%
Vs top half	22	9.23	9.5	18.73	27%
Vs bottom half	21	10.48	11.76	22.24	57%
Vs bottom six	15	11	12.13	23.13	67%

Sparta fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Eredivisie	2026/2027	9	9.78	9.89	19.67	33%
Eredivisie	2025/2026	34	9.85	10.79	20.65	44%
Eredivisie	2024/2025	34	9.56	8.79	18.35	21%

Sparta 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 25 Oct 15:45	Ajax (home)	19.33	9.56	9.78	23	13	10
Sun 1 Nov 15:45	FC Groningen (away)	20.11	9.11	11	21.2	9.2	12
Sat 7 Nov 17:45	ADO Den Haag (away)	24.11	14	10.11	29.5	17.25	12.25

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Lushendry Edward Martes	defender	6	9	67%
2	Milan Zonneveld	attacker	6	9	67%
3	Jens Toornstra	midfielder	5	6	83%
4	Julian Baas	midfielder	5	6	83%
5	Bruno Martins Indi	defender	5	8	63%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Bruno Martins Indi	defender	3	8	38%
2	Marvin Young	defender	3	9	33%
3	Nökkvi Þórisson	attacker	2	3	67%
4	Julian Baas	midfielder	2	6	33%
5	Bas Kuipers	defender	2	9	22%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nökkvi Þórisson	attacker	1	3	33%
2	Bruno Martins Indi	defender	1	8	13%
3	Bas Kuipers	defender	1	9	11%
4	Lushendry Edward Martes	defender	1	9	11%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Oct	Eredivisie	FC Groningen (A)	2-5	17	12	29	18
15 Oct	Europa Conference League	Hajduk Split (A)	2-1	13	20	33	16
10 Oct	Eredivisie	NEC Nijmegen (H)	1-1	8	13	21	12
19 Sep	Eredivisie	Excelsior (H)	2-2	6	12	18	8
15 Sep	Eredivisie	Willem II (H)	5-1	6	3	9	4
12 Sep	Eredivisie	Fortuna (A)	1-5	12	5	17	9
5 Sep	Eredivisie	PSV (H)	1-3	6	10	16	7
30 Aug	Eredivisie	Telstar (A)	0-4	13	11	24	10
27 Aug	Europa Conference League	Sion (H)	5-3	5	7	12	8
20 Aug	Europa Conference League	Sion (A)	2-4	10	7	17	8