Most Tackles, Fouls & Cards - Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

Scottish Premiership Defending leaders

Afeez Aremu leads the Scottish Premiership for Tackles in 2026/2027 with 24. The full leaderboard is below, with every ranked player and team linked to their Statz stats.

Most tackles in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Afeez Aremu	Aberdeen	24
2	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	21
3	Josh Mulligan	Hibernian	19
4	Paul Nsio	St. Mirren	19
5	Ryan Strain	Falkirk	18
6	Ryan Finnigan	Dundee	18
7	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	17
8	Dylan Tait	Dundee United	17
9	Callum McGregor	Celtic	16
10	Tom Sparrow	Motherwell	16
11	Colby Donovan	Celtic	16
12	Cammy Devlin	Rangers	15
13	Mika Baur	Celtic	15
14	Will Ferry	Dundee United	14
15	Laurent Mendy	Hearts	14

Most interceptions in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Liam Henderson	Falkirk	14
2	Cathal McCarthy	Kilmarnock	13
3	Will Ferry	Dundee United	12
4	Ryan Astley	Dundee	12
5	Cammy Devlin	Rangers	12
6	Alex Gogic	St. Mirren	11
7	Liam Smith	St. Johnstone	11
8	Jason Kerr	Hibernian	11
9	Michael Forbes	Dundee United	11
10	Owen Bevan	Dundee	11
11	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	11
12	Jamie McCart	Hearts	10
13	Ryan Strain	Falkirk	10
14	Vicko Sevelj	Dundee United	10
15	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	10

Most tackles + Interceptions in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Afeez Aremu	Aberdeen	32
2	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	32
3	Ryan Strain	Falkirk	28
4	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	27
5	Dylan Tait	Dundee United	27
6	Cammy Devlin	Rangers	27
7	Will Ferry	Dundee United	26
8	Ryan Finnigan	Dundee	25
9	Callum McGregor	Celtic	25
10	Colby Donovan	Celtic	25
11	Paul Nsio	St. Mirren	24
12	Josh Mulligan	Hibernian	23
13	Henry Fieldson	St. Mirren	23
14	Vicko Sevelj	Dundee United	23
15	Calvin Ramsay	St. Mirren	23

Most clearances in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Owen Bevan	Dundee	66
2	Ryan Astley	Dundee	59
3	Emmanuel Fernandez	Rangers	55
4	Michael Forbes	Dundee United	51
5	Alex Gogic	St. Mirren	50
6	Zach Mitchell	St. Johnstone	50
7	Bert Esselink	Dundee United	49
8	George Stanger	Kilmarnock	47
9	Cheick Diabate	St. Johnstone	46
10	Cameron Carter-Vickers	Celtic	41
11	Liam Henderson	Falkirk	41
12	Lewis Mayo	Aberdeen	41
13	Oisin McEntee	Hearts	39
14	Stuart Findlay	Hearts	37
15	Jason Kerr	Hibernian	37

Most blocked Shots in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Ryan Astley	Dundee	14
2	Bert Esselink	Dundee United	13
3	Owen Bevan	Dundee	12
4	George Stanger	Kilmarnock	9
5	Henry Fieldson	St. Mirren	9
6	Martin Moormann	Motherwell	8
7	Jake Girdwood-Reich	Motherwell	8
8	Michael Forbes	Dundee United	8
9	Jason Kerr	Hibernian	7
10	Jamie McCart	Hearts	7
11	Lewis Neilson	Falkirk	7
12	Jamie Knight-Lebel	Motherwell	7
13	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	6
14	Lewis Mayo	Aberdeen	6
15	Zach Mitchell	St. Johnstone	6

Most dribbled Past in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Dylan Tait	Dundee United	13
2	Afeez Aremu	Aberdeen	11
3	Reece McAlear	St. Johnstone	10
4	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	8
5	Jordi Altena	Hearts	8
6	Colby Donovan	Celtic	8
7	Sabah Kerjota	Hearts	8
8	Connor Ronan	Aberdeen	7
9	Panutche Camara	Dundee United	7
10	Chris Cadden	Aberdeen	7
11	Ryan Strain	Falkirk	7
12	Drey Wright	Dundee	6
13	Callum McGregor	Celtic	6
14	Felix Passlack	Hibernian	6
15	Alan Forrest	Dundee	6

Most total Duels in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Ryan Don Naderi	Rangers	100
2	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	96
3	Cláudio Braga	Hearts	88
4	Ryan Strain	Falkirk	85
5	Josh Mulligan	Hibernian	84
6	Toyosi Olusanya	Aberdeen	83
7	Tyreece John-Jules	Kilmarnock	82
8	Paul Nsio	St. Mirren	82
9	Michael Forbes	Dundee United	81
10	Dylan Tait	Dundee United	80
11	Emmanuel Fernandez	Rangers	78
12	Greg Kiltie	Kilmarnock	76
13	Jason Kerr	Hibernian	76
14	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	74
15	Josh McPake	Hearts	74

Most duels Won in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Michael Forbes	Dundee United	59
2	Emmanuel Fernandez	Rangers	55
3	Jason Kerr	Hibernian	53
4	Cameron Carter-Vickers	Celtic	51
5	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	51
6	Ryan Strain	Falkirk	46
7	Afeez Aremu	Aberdeen	44
8	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	44
9	Josh Mulligan	Hibernian	42
10	Ryan Don Naderi	Rangers	42
11	Owen Bevan	Dundee	42
12	Ryan Astley	Dundee	41
13	Josh McPake	Hearts	41
14	Laurent Mendy	Hearts	40
15	Dylan Tait	Dundee United	39

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