Valencia are averaging 11.3 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.4 total fouls on average. That puts them 9th 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 Barcelona, and a full match-by-match log.
Umar Sadiq leads with 17 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (2.13/g, 75% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Valencia player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Valencia are averaging 11.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.1 for a match-total of 23.4. That ranks 9th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Valencia pick up one yellow card every 0.142 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 Barcelona the page weights each Valencia defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Valencia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unai Núñez | defender | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Lucas Beltrán | attacker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Aliou Dieng | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Justin de Haas | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| César Tárrega | defender | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 80% |
| Renzo Saravia | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 80% |
| Umar Sadiq | attacker | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 75% |
| Diego López | attacker | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 71% |
| Hugo Duro | attacker | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 71% |
| José Gayà | defender | 6 | 6 | 1 | 67% |
| Eray Cömert | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Ryunosuke Sato | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Guido Rodríguez | midfielder | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 56% |
| Jesús Vázquez | defender | 6 | 6 | 1 | 50% |
| Arnaut Danjuma | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Pepelu | midfielder | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 44% |
| Filip Ugrinic | midfielder | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Luis Rioja | attacker | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 33% |
| Largie Ramazani | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Mouctar Diakhaby | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Javi Guerra | midfielder | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Stole Dimitrievski | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Pablo Maffeo | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Arnau Martínez | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| David Otorbi | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Deportivo La Coruña | Away | 3-1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | Mouctar Diakhaby (1) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Real Betis | Home | 0-1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | Guido Rodríguez (3) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Celta de Vigo | Home | 0-0 | 17 | 17 | 34 | Jesús Vázquez (3) |
| 23 May 2026 | FC Barcelona | Home | 3-1 | 11 | 8 | 19 | Guido Rodríguez (5) |
| 17 May 2026 | Real Sociedad | Away | 3-4 | 11 | 13 | 24 | César Tárrega (3) |
| 14 May 2026 | Rayo Vallecano | Home | 1-1 | 9 | 20 | 29 | Umar Sadiq (2) |
| 10 May 2026 | Athletic Club | Away | 0-1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | Umar Sadiq (2) |
| 2 May 2026 | Atlético Madrid | Home | 0-2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | César Tárrega (2) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Girona | Home | 2-1 | 22 | 8 | 30 | Umar Sadiq (6) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Mallorca | Away | 1-1 | 12 | 9 | 21 | Umar Sadiq (5) |