Bradford are averaging 17.6 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 31.1 total tackles on average. That puts them 2nd of 24 for team tackles per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Mansfield, and a full match-by-match log.
Josh Neufville leads with 20 tackles across 10 qualifying appearances (2/g, 70% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Bradford player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Bradford are averaging 17.6 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 13.5 for a match-total of 31.1. That ranks 2nd of 24 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 19.56 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1 take-ons/g).
Tackle matchup blends the defender's tackles per game (50%), the opposition attacker's take-on rate (30%), and the defender's underlying tackle propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Mansfield, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Bradford's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Bradford fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their tackle rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted by 5-minute substitutions.
We count attempted tackles per Sportmonks' definition. That matches what Bet365 settles 1+ tackles markets on, so the page's hit-rate and the bookmaker's pricing are aligned.
| Player | Position | Apps | Tackles | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Lapslie | midfielder | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 100% |
| Jenson Metcalfe | midfielder | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 100% |
| Reece Welch | defender | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 100% |
| Stephen Humphrys | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Henry Cartwright | midfielder | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Ibou Touray | defender | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 89% |
| Antoni Sarcevic | midfielder | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 89% |
| Macaulay Gillesphey | defender | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 83% |
| Callum Connolly | defender | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 83% |
| Aden Baldwin | defender | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 78% |
| M. Power | midfielder | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Curtis Tilt | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Josh Neufville | midfielder | 10 | 20 | 2 | 70% |
| Will Swan | attacker | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 67% |
| Bobby Pointon | midfielder | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 67% |
| Tyreik Wright | midfielder | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Matthew Pennington | defender | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 60% |
| Kayden Jackson | attacker | 9 | 9 | 1 | 56% |
| J. Wright | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Nick Powell | midfielder | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| A. Phillips | midfielder | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Jake Beesley | attacker | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Jon McCracken | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sam Walker | goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Cambridge United | Home | 1-2 | 19 | 15 | 34 | Ibou Touray (5) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 2-0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Antoni Sarcevic (3) |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Burnley | Home | 0-0 | 18 | 15 | 33 | Reece Welch (3) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 0-1 | 23 | 20 | 43 | Aden Baldwin (5) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Peterborough United | Home | 2-0 | 18 | 8 | 26 | Josh Neufville (4) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Rochdale | Home | 2-0 | 24 | 14 | 38 | Macaulay Gillesphey (4) |
| 14 May 2026 | Bolton Wanderers | Home | 0-1 | 16 | 14 | 30 | Bobby Pointon (3) |
| 9 May 2026 | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 1-0 | 20 | 12 | 32 | Josh Neufville (5) |
| 2 May 2026 | Exeter City | Away | 1-2 | 12 | 13 | 25 | Jenson Metcalfe (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Bolton Wanderers | Home | 1-1 | 16 | 14 | 30 | Josh Neufville (3) |