Fouls and free kicks

[PaulG]

I know that refs can miss things and sometimes play the advantage. However, I would have thought that most fouls would lead to a free kick. Why then, in the in-play stats,are there always less free kick than fouls. Could someone explain this to me, please.

[Spartan117]

The fouls that count as freekicks in the match stats are fouls that result in direct freekicks and fouls close enough to the box for a player to cross into the box.

Every other foul does not register as a freekick in the match stats.

[PaulG]

Thanks.