Sparta Yellow Cards Stats 2026/2027

Sparta Yellow Cards Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Sparta are averaging 1.9 yellow cards per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 3 cards on average. That puts them 11th of 18 for total cards per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against Ajax, a profile of referee Danny Desmond Makkelie, and a full match-by-match log.

Sparta Yellow Cards Questions

Which Sparta players get booked most often?

Use the booking-rate table on this page to see each Sparta player's yellow cards per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), plus their hit-rate over the last six appearances and current bookmaker odds to be carded.

How is the matchup risk score calculated?

Matchup risk blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the defender's underlying card rate (20%). Scores above 0.7 are flagged high risk, 0.4–0.7 medium and below 0.4 low.

Where do these yellow card stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz. Player odds are taken from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.

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 booking rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

How accurate are these predictions?

Yellow cards are inherently noisy - we surface signal (form, matchup, referee profile, market price), not certainties. Use the booking-rate table and matchup risk as inputs, not guarantees.

Does the referee affect the chance of a yellow card?

Yes. The referee profile module shows the assigned official's average yellows per match this season alongside their season fouls and red-card rate so you can adjust expectations for the upcoming fixture.

Sparta player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Vito van Crooij	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Lushendry Edward Martes	defender	9	3	0.33	33%
Julian Baas	midfielder	7	2	0.29	29%
Teo Quintero	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Jens Toornstra	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Cedric Hatenboer	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Isaac Babadi	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Casper Terho	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Bruno Martins Indi	defender	8	1	0.13	13%
Milan Zonneveld	attacker	9	1	0.11	11%
Bas Kuipers	defender	9	1	0.11	11%
Marvin Young	defender	10	1	0.1	10%
N. Verschuren	defender	7	0	0	0%
Shunsuke Mito	attacker	6	0	0	0%
Robin van Cruijsen	midfielder	6	0	0	0%
Michael Brouwer	goalkeeper	5	0	0	0%
Mitchell van Bergen	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Ayoni Santos	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Filip Bednarek	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Nökkvi Þórisson	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Joël Drommel	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%
Saïd Bakari	defender	1	0	0	0%
Giannino Felicio Vianello	defender	1	0	0	0%
Pelle Clement	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Joshua Kitolano	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Sparta yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
17 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	Willem II	Home	3-2	4	4	8
10 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	Go Ahead Eagles	Away	3-3	3	0	3
19 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	SC Heerenveen	Home	0-4	2	0	2
13 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	PSV	Away	4-1	1	1	2
4 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle	Home	2-2	0	2	2
29 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Excelsior	Away	2-1	1	2	3
22 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht	Home	3-3	0	0	0
14 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Telstar	Away	1-3	1	1	2
9 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Feyenoord	Home	0-1	3	1	4
17 May 2026	Eredivisie	Excelsior	Home	2-3	4	0	4

Sparta cards 2026/2027: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 2.11
Cards against per game: 1.22
Match total cards per game: 3.33
Games: 9
League rank for match cards: 9 of 18

Sparta Cards for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	5	2.6	80%	80%	60%	40%	0%
Away	4	1.5	100%	25%	25%	0%	0%
Overall	9	2.11	89%	56%	44%	22%	0%

Sparta Cards against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	5	1.4	60%	40%	20%	20%	0%
Away	4	1	75%	25%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	9	1.22	67%	33%	11%	11%	0%

Sparta Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	4	60%	60%	20%	20%	20%
Away	4	2.5	50%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	9	3.33	56%	33%	11%	11%	11%

Sparta Team cards 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	2.11	2.6	1.5
Fouls / match	9.89	10.8	8.75
Fouls per yellow card	4.7	4.2	5.8
Cards over 0.5	89%	80%	100%
Cards over 1.5	56%	80%	25%
Cards over 2.5	44%	60%	25%
Cards over 3.5	22%	40%	0%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

Sparta Cards against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.22	1.4	1
Cards against over 0.5	67%	60%	75%
Cards against over 1.5	33%	40%	25%
Cards against over 2.5	11%	20%	0%
Cards against over 3.5	11%	20%	0%
Cards against over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

Sparta Match cards 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	3.33	4	2.5
Match cards over 2.5	56%	60%	50%
Match cards over 3.5	33%	60%	0%
Match cards over 4.5	11%	20%	0%
Match cards over 5.5	11%	20%	0%
Match cards over 6.5	11%	20%	0%

Sparta 1st-half cards for 2026/2027 (from 8 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	4	0.75	75%	0%	0%
Away	4	0.75	75%	0%	0%
Overall	8	0.75	75%	0%	0%

Sparta 1st-half cards against 2026/2027 (from 8 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	4	0.25	25%	0%	0%
Away	4	0.75	50%	25%	0%
Overall	8	0.5	38%	13%	0%

Sparta 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 8 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	4	1	100%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	1.5	75%	50%	25%	0%
Overall	8	1.25	88%	25%	13%	0%

Sparta cards match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
17 Oct	Eredivisie	Willem II (H)	3-2	4	4	8	1
10 Oct	Eredivisie	GA Eagles (A)	3-3	3	0	3	0
19 Sep	Eredivisie	Heerenveen (H)	0-4	2	0	2	1
13 Sep	Eredivisie	PSV (A)	4-1	1	1	2	1
4 Sep	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle (H)	2-2	0	2	2	-
29 Aug	Eredivisie	Excelsior (A)	2-1	1	2	3	3
14 Aug	Eredivisie	Telstar (A)	1-3	1	1	2	2
9 Aug	Eredivisie	Feyenoord (H)	0-1	3	1	4	1
17 May	Eredivisie	Excelsior (H)	2-3	4	0	4	1

Eredivisie cards table 2026/2027: every team's cards per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
1	Ajax	7	2.71	2.14	4.86	29%
2	SC Cambuur	8	2.13	2.13	4.25	63%
3	PSV	9	1.78	2.11	3.89	33%
4	Telstar	8	1.63	2	3.63	25%
5	PEC Zwolle	6	2	1.5	3.5	17%
6	Feyenoord	7	1.57	1.86	3.43	14%
7	FC Utrecht	8	2.38	1	3.38	25%
8	NEC Nijmegen	9	1.44	1.89	3.33	11%
9	Sparta Rotterdam	8	1.88	1.38	3.25	13%
10	ADO Den Haag	9	1.78	1.44	3.22	22%
11	Fortuna Sittard	9	1.44	1.78	3.22	22%
12	Willem II	7	1.71	1.43	3.14	14%
13	AZ	8	1.38	1.5	2.88	25%
14	FC Twente	8	0.88	1.88	2.75	0%
15	SC Heerenveen	8	1.13	1.5	2.63	0%
16	Go Ahead Eagles	6	1.17	1.33	2.5	0%
17	FC Groningen	9	1	1.44	2.44	11%
18	Excelsior	8	1.5	0.88	2.38	0%

Sparta cards against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Vs top six	14	1.93	1.79	3.71	21%
Vs top half	22	1.86	1.86	3.73	27%
Vs bottom half	20	1.95	2	3.95	35%
Vs bottom six	15	2.2	1.93	4.13	40%

Sparta cards per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Eredivisie	2026/2027	8	1.88	1.38	3.25	13%
Eredivisie	2025/2026	34	1.91	2.06	3.97	35%
Eredivisie	2024/2025	31	1.65	1.58	3.23	26%

Sparta next three opponents: cards per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their cards for	Their cards against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sun 25 Oct 15:45	Ajax (home)	4.86	2.71	2.14	4.33	3	1.33
Sun 1 Nov 15:45	FC Groningen (away)	2.44	1	1.44	3.2	1	2.2
Sat 7 Nov 17:45	ADO Den Haag (away)	3.22	1.78	1.44	3.75	1.5	2.25

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Lushendry Edward Martes	defender	3	9	33%
2	Alwande Roaldsøy	midfielder	1	5	20%
3	Cedric Hatenboer	midfielder	1	5	20%
4	Isaac Babadi	midfielder	1	5	20%
5	Jens Toornstra	midfielder	1	6	17%

Ajax yellow cards match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Oct	Eredivisie	FC Groningen (A)	2-5	2	1	3	2
15 Oct	Europa Conference League	Hajduk Split (A)	2-1	1	2	3	1
10 Oct	Eredivisie	NEC Nijmegen (H)	1-1	2	2	4	2
19 Sep	Eredivisie	Excelsior (H)	2-2	1	2	3	1
12 Sep	Eredivisie	Fortuna (A)	1-5	5	1	6	3
5 Sep	Eredivisie	PSV (H)	1-3	4	6	10	2
27 Aug	Europa Conference League	Sion (H)	5-3	0	2	2	-
20 Aug	Europa Conference League	Sion (A)	2-4	4	1	5	2