run afoul vs go against

run afoul and go against both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
run afoul	No	No	Yes	No
go against	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, go against is a hypernym of run afoul; that is, go against is a word with a broader meaning than run afoul:

Other hypernyms of run afoul include breach, break, infract, offend, transgress, violate.

run afoul (verb)	go against (verb)
go against, as of rules and laws	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
	resist
	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns