Scottish Premiership Player Defending Stats 2026/2027

Who is leading the way on tackles, interceptions, clearances, duels won and much more.

Updated 8 November 2026, after the last game

Scottish Premiership Player Defending Stats Questions

Which Scottish Premiership player has made the most interceptions this season?

Ryan Astley of Dundee and Cathal McCarthy of Kilmarnock have made the most interceptions in the Scottish Premiership in 2026/2027, with 22 each. Alex Gogic is next on 21.

Which Scottish Premiership player has made the most clearances this season?

Ryan Astley of Dundee, Michael Forbes of Dundee United and Owen Bevan of Dundee have made the most clearances in the Scottish Premiership in 2026/2027, with 96 each. Emmanuel Fernandez is next on 94.

Which Scottish Premiership player has blocked the most shots this season?

Ryan Astley of Dundee has blocked the most shots in the Scottish Premiership in 2026/2027, with 24 from twelve appearances, an average of 2.0 a game. Bert Esselink is next on 23.

Which Scottish Premiership player has won the most aerial duels this season?

Michael Forbes of Dundee United and Emmanuel Fernandez of Rangers have won the most aerial duels in the Scottish Premiership in 2026/2027, with 58 each. Ryan Astley is next on 56.

Which Scottish Premiership player has won the most ground duels this season?

Ryan Carr of St. Mirren has won the most ground duels in the Scottish Premiership in 2026/2027, with 73 from twelve appearances, an average of 6.1 a game. Josh McPake is next on 71.

Which Scottish Premiership player has the most tackles and interceptions combined this season?

Ryan Carr of St. Mirren has the most tackles and interceptions combined in the Scottish Premiership in 2026/2027, with 52 from twelve appearances: 35 tackles and 17 interceptions. Afeez Aremu and Colby Donovan are next on 46.

Scottish Premiership Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	35
2	Mika Baur	Celtic	33
3	Tom Sparrow	Motherwell	31
4	Afeez Aremu	Aberdeen	30
5	Colby Donovan	Celtic	30
6	Joe Hodge	Motherwell	29
7	Dylan Tait	Dundee Utd	29
8	Luke Thomas	St. Mirren	27
9	George Stanger	Kilmarnock	27
10	Finley Barbrook	Falkirk	27

Scottish Premiership Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Ryan Astley	Dundee	22
2	Cathal McCarthy	Kilmarnock	22
3	Alex Gogic	St. Mirren	21
4	Bert Esselink	Dundee Utd	19
5	Owen Bevan	Dundee	18
6	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	17
7	Michael Forbes	Dundee Utd	17
8	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	17
9	Jason Kerr	Hibernian	16
10	Jamie McCart	Hearts	16

Scottish Premiership Tackles and Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	52
2	Afeez Aremu	Aberdeen	46
3	Colby Donovan	Celtic	46
4	Mika Baur	Celtic	45
5	Dylan Tait	Dundee Utd	44
6	George Stanger	Kilmarnock	42
7	Alex Gogic	St. Mirren	41
8	Joe Hodge	Motherwell	41
9	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	40
10	Cathal McCarthy	Kilmarnock	40

Scottish Premiership Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Ryan Astley	Dundee	96
2	Michael Forbes	Dundee Utd	96
3	Owen Bevan	Dundee	96
4	Emmanuel Fernandez	Rangers	94
5	Bert Esselink	Dundee Utd	93
6	George Stanger	Kilmarnock	92
7	Alex Gogic	St. Mirren	90
8	Cheick Diabate	St. Johnstone	90
9	Liam Henderson	Falkirk	81
10	Lewis Neilson	Falkirk	70

Scottish Premiership Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Ryan Astley	Dundee	24
2	Bert Esselink	Dundee Utd	23
3	Martin Moormann	Motherwell	19
4	Michael Forbes	Dundee Utd	18
5	Jason Kerr	Hibernian	16
6	Owen Bevan	Dundee	16
7	Lewis Neilson	Falkirk	13
8	Jake Girdwood-Reich	Motherwell	12
9	Henry Fieldson	St. Mirren	12
10	Alex Gogic	St. Mirren	10

Scottish Premiership Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	21
2	Dylan Tait	Dundee Utd	20
3	Afeez Aremu	Aberdeen	17
4	Sabah Kerjota	Hearts	17
5	Reece McAlear	St. Johnstone	13
6	Ben Krauhaus	Falkirk	12
7	Jordi Altena	Hearts	12
8	Luke Thomas	St. Mirren	11
9	Lukas Fadinger	Motherwell	11
10	Declan John	St. Mirren	10

Scottish Premiership Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Ryan Don Naderi	Rangers	205
2	Cláudio Braga	Hearts	160
3	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	160
4	Tyreece John-Jules	Kilmarnock	150
5	Dylan Tait	Dundee Utd	143
6	Finley Barbrook	Falkirk	141
7	Josh Mulligan	Hibernian	140
8	Josh McPake	Hearts	135
9	Jordi Altena	Hearts	134
10	Emmanuel Fernandez	Rangers	131

Scottish Premiership Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Emmanuel Fernandez	Rangers	90
2	Ryan Astley	Dundee	80
3	Michael Forbes	Dundee Utd	80
4	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	80
5	Jordi Altena	Hearts	79
6	Ryan Don Naderi	Rangers	77
7	Jason Kerr	Hibernian	75
8	Josh McPake	Hearts	74
9	Owen Bevan	Dundee	74
10	Cameron Carter-Vickers	Celtic	68

Scottish Premiership Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	73
2	Josh McPake	Hearts	71
3	Jordi Altena	Hearts	64
4	Ibrahim Said	Motherwell	60
5	Dylan Tait	Dundee Utd	59
6	Ethan Ross	Falkirk	56
7	Tom Sparrow	Motherwell	55
8	Djeidi Gassama	Rangers	54
9	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	53
10	Greg Kiltie	Kilmarnock	50

Scottish Premiership Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Michael Forbes	Dundee Utd	58
2	Emmanuel Fernandez	Rangers	58
3	Ryan Astley	Dundee	56
4	Owen Bevan	Dundee	53
5	Cameron Carter-Vickers	Celtic	44
6	Jason Kerr	Hibernian	43
7	Ryan Don Naderi	Rangers	41
8	Bert Esselink	Dundee Utd	41
9	Liam Scales	Celtic	40
10	Jamie McCart	Hearts	36

Scottish Premiership player stats in past seasons

Scottish Premiership player stats 2025/2026