Watford are averaging 17.9 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 36.6 total tackles on average. That puts them 8th 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 WBA, and a full match-by-match log.
Kévin Keben leads with 13 tackles across 8 qualifying appearances (1.63/g, 88% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Watford player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Watford are averaging 17.9 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 18.7 for a match-total of 36.6. That ranks 8th of 24 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 12.79 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.56 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 WBA, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Watford's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Watford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edoardo Bove | midfielder | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Nampalys Mendy | midfielder | 4 | 12 | 3 | 100% |
| James Abankwah | defender | 4 | 8 | 2 | 100% |
| Jordan Zemura | defender | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 100% |
| Jeremy Ngakia | defender | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 100% |
| Saba Goglichidze | defender | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Jérémy Pétris | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Jack Grieves | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Albert Eames | defender | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Michael Adu-Poku | attacker | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Branimir Mlacic | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Leo Ramirez-Espain | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| James Clarridge | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Mattie Pollock | defender | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 89% |
| Kévin Keben | defender | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 88% |
| Hector Kyprianou | midfielder | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 83% |
| Martín Payero | midfielder | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 80% |
| Imrân Louza | midfielder | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Amin Nabizada | attacker | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 71% |
| Othmane Maamma | attacker | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 70% |
| Edo Kayembe | midfielder | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 67% |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Iker Bravo | attacker | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Omar Traoré | defender | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Mamadou Doumbia | attacker | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 38% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Swansea City | Away | 2-0 | 18 | 19 | 37 | Amin Nabizada (4) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | West Ham United | Home | 1-1 | 13 | 16 | 29 | Omar Traoré (3) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Peterborough United | Home | 1-5 | 21 | 16 | 37 | Othmane Maamma (4) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Wrexham | Away | 1-1 | 20 | 17 | 37 | Kévin Keben (5) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Southampton | Home | 2-1 | 17 | 20 | 37 | Hector Kyprianou (4) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Crawley Town | Home | 1-0 | 17 | 30 | 47 | Hector Kyprianou (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | Coventry City | Home | 0-4 | 16 | 21 | 37 | Jeremy Ngakia (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Middlesbrough | Away | 5-1 | 18 | 13 | 31 | Edo Kayembe (4) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 3-0 | 21 | 14 | 35 | Nampalys Mendy (5) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Sheffield United | Home | 0-2 | 18 | 21 | 39 | Nampalys Mendy (3) |