Vélez Sarsfield are averaging 10.4 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 22.8 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 Estudiantes, a profile of referee Pablo Dóvalo, and a full match-by-match log.
Rodrigo Aliendro leads with 15 fouls across 10 qualifying appearances (1.5/g, 70% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Vélez Sarsfield player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Vélez Sarsfield are averaging 10.4 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.4 for a match-total of 22.8. That ranks 18th of 30 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Vélez Sarsfield pick up one yellow card every 0.25 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 Estudiantes the page weights each Vélez Sarsfield defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Vélez Sarsfield 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.
Pablo Dóvalo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Robertone | midfielder | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 86% |
| Rodrigo Aliendro | midfielder | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 70% |
| Elías Gómez | defender | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 67% |
| Matías Pellegrini | attacker | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 67% |
| Tobías Andrada | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Joaquín García | defender | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 60% |
| Manuel Lanzini | midfielder | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 60% |
| Dilan Godoy | attacker | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 57% |
| Claudio Baeza | midfielder | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Thiago Aguirre | attacker | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Lisandro Magallán | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Florián Monzón | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Simón Valentín Escobar | left-back | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Aarón Quirós | defender | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Diego Valdés | midfielder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 40% |
| Thiago Silvero | defender | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Emanuel Mammana | defender | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Tomás Marchiori | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Álvaro Montero | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Á. Verón | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Luca Feler | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Braian Romero | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Matías Arias | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Deportivo Riestra | Away | 1-1 | 9 | 14 | 23 | Lucas Robertone (3) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | River Plate | Away | 2-2 | 13 | 13 | 26 | Rodrigo Aliendro (4) |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Defensa y Justicia | Home | 1-1 | 15 | 19 | 34 | Joaquín García (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Boca Juniors | Away | 1-1 | 10 | 12 | 22 | Rodrigo Aliendro (3) |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Independiente | Home | 1-0 | 17 | 13 | 30 | Diego Valdés (3) |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Talleres Córdoba | Away | 1-3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | Matías Pellegrini (2) |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Instituto | Home | 1-0 | 7 | 9 | 16 | Claudio Baeza (2) |
| 11 May 2026 | Gimnasia La Plata | Home | 0-1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Joaquín García (3) |
| 4 May 2026 | Newell's Old Boys | Home | 1-1 | 10 | 12 | 22 | Aarón Quirós (3) |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Unión Santa Fe | Home | 2-2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | Lucas Robertone (4) |