Luton are averaging 16.8 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 33.9 total tackles on average. That puts them 10th 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 Orient, and a full match-by-match log.
Kal Naismith leads with 22 tackles across 8 qualifying appearances (2.75/g, 75% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Luton player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Luton are averaging 16.8 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 17.1 for a match-total of 33.9. That ranks 10th of 24 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 14 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.2 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 Orient, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Luton's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Luton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davy van den Berg | midfielder | 3 | 9 | 3 | 100% |
| Nigel Cello Lonwijk | defender | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 100% |
| Sverre Sandal | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| D. Gore | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Harry Fox | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Liam Walsh | midfielder | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 90% |
| Gideon Kodua | attacker | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 83% |
| Shayden Morris | attacker | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 80% |
| J. Richards | midfielder | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 78% |
| Kal Naismith | defender | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 75% |
| Isaiah Jones | attacker | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 75% |
| Joseph Johnson | defender | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| H. Odoffin | midfielder | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 67% |
| Jordan Clark | midfielder | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 67% |
| Emilio Lawrence | attacker | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 63% |
| Kasey Palmer | midfielder | 10 | 10 | 1 | 60% |
| Callum Marshall | attacker | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| G. Johnston | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| Harrison Ashby | defender | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 50% |
| Jamie Paul Donley | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Nahki Wells | attacker | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 44% |
| Benedict Benagr | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Mads Juel Andersen | defender | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Josh Keeley | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ali Al-Hamadi | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | Stockport County | Home | 2-0 | 22 | 18 | 40 | H. Odoffin (5) |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Mansfield Town | Away | 5-2 | 13 | 14 | 27 | H. Odoffin (4) |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Chelsea | Away | 2-0 | 16 | 15 | 31 | Harrison Ashby (5) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Notts County | Home | 2-2 | 9 | 18 | 27 | J. Richards (3) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Reading | Away | 3-4 | 19 | 11 | 30 | Kal Naismith (10) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Gillingham | Away | 0-3 | 12 | 16 | 28 | Isaiah Jones (2) |
| 2 May 2026 | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 2-3 | 29 | 20 | 49 | Jordan Clark (5) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Barnsley | Home | 2-1 | 13 | 17 | 30 | Isaiah Jones (5) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Rotherham United | Away | 0-2 | 19 | 26 | 45 | Nigel Cello Lonwijk (5) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Mansfield Town | Away | 2-2 | 16 | 16 | 32 | Kal Naismith (5) |