Bristol Rovers Tackles Stats 2026/2027

Bristol Rovers Tackles Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Bristol Rovers are averaging 16.9 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 31.4 total tackles on average. That puts them 13th 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 Barnet, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Bristol Rovers players make the most tackles?

Clinton Mola leads with 29 tackles across 10 qualifying appearances (2.9/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Bristol Rovers player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.

How does Bristol Rovers's tackle profile look this season?

Bristol Rovers are averaging 16.9 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 14.5 for a match-total of 31.4. That ranks 13th of 24 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 13 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.3 take-ons/g).

How is the tackle matchup read calculated?

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 Barnet, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Bristol Rovers's defenders.

Where do these tackle stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Bristol Rovers 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.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

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.

Do tackles count attempted or only successful?

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.

Bristol Rovers player tackles rates

Player	Position	Apps	Tackles	Per game	1+ hit rate
Clinton Mola	defender	10	29	2.9	100%
Ciaran Kelly	defender	5	7	1.4	100%
Keenan Gough	midfielder	4	6	1.5	100%
Richard Smallwood	midfielder	9	28	3.11	89%
Riley Harbottle	defender	7	12	1.71	86%
B. Purrington	defender	8	17	2.13	75%
Thomas James	defender	8	11	1.38	75%
Kofi Balmer	defender	10	15	1.5	70%
Jack Sparkes	defender	3	4	1.33	67%
Shaqai Forde	attacker	10	12	1.2	60%
Tommy Leigh	midfielder	7	6	0.86	57%
J. Aitchison	midfielder	4	3	0.75	50%
Macauley Southam	defender	2	4	2	50%
A. Kilgour	defender	2	2	1	50%
Bobby Kamwa	attacker	8	4	0.5	38%
Joe Quigley	attacker	3	2	0.67	33%
Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Ellis Harrison	attacker	6	1	0.17	17%
Fabrizio Cavegn	attacker	9	1	0.11	11%
Brad Young	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Philip Sanyaolu	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Bristol Rovers tackles match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team tackles	Opposition tackles	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	League Two	Crewe Alexandra	Away	3-1	16	20	36	Clinton Mola (7)
26 Sep 2026	League Two	Exeter City	Home	1-0	19	12	31	Thomas James (5)
19 Sep 2026	League Two	Gillingham	Away	3-0	18	18	36	Clinton Mola (3)
12 Sep 2026	League Two	Grimsby Town	Away	2-0	14	11	25	Richard Smallwood (5)
5 Sep 2026	League Two	Rotherham United	Home	1-0	13	10	23	Riley Harbottle (4)
1 Sep 2026	League Two	Colchester United	Home	2-0	20	13	33	Richard Smallwood (5)
29 Aug 2026	League Two	Crawley Town	Away	0-2	22	13	35	Richard Smallwood (6)
22 Aug 2026	League Two	Newport County	Home	5-3	7	20	27	Keenan Gough (2)
15 Aug 2026	League Two	York City	Away	3-2	10	12	22	Jack Sparkes (2)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Peterborough United	Home	0-1	30	16	46	B. Purrington (7)

Bristol Rovers tackles 2026/2027: last 10 games

Tackles for per game: 16.9
Tackles against per game: 14.5
Match total tackles per game: 31.4
Games: 10
League rank for match tackles: 16 of 24

Bristol Rovers Tackles for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	5	17.8	80%	60%	60%	60%	20%
Away	5	16	80%	60%	40%	20%	20%
Overall	10	16.9	80%	60%	50%	40%	20%

Bristol Rovers Tackles against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	5	14.2	60%	40%	20%	20%	0%
Away	5	14.8	60%	40%	40%	20%	0%
Overall	10	14.5	60%	40%	30%	20%	0%

Bristol Rovers Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 26.5 %	Over 30.5 %	Over 32.5 %	Over 34.5 %	Over 38.5 %
Home	5	32	80%	60%	40%	20%	20%
Away	5	30.8	60%	60%	60%	60%	0%
Overall	10	31.4	70%	60%	50%	40%	10%

Bristol Rovers Team tackles 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles / match	16.9	17.8	16
Tackles over 12.5	80%	80%	80%
Tackles over 14.5	60%	60%	60%
Tackles over 16.5	50%	60%	40%
Tackles over 18.5	40%	60%	20%
Tackles over 20.5	20%	20%	20%

Bristol Rovers Tackles against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Tackles against	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles against / match	14.5	14.2	14.8
Tackles against over 12.5	60%	60%	60%
Tackles against over 14.5	40%	40%	40%
Tackles against over 16.5	30%	20%	40%
Tackles against over 18.5	20%	20%	20%
Tackles against over 20.5	0%	0%	0%

Bristol Rovers Match tackles 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Match tackles / match	31.4	32	30.8
Match tackles over 26.5	70%	80%	60%
Match tackles over 30.5	60%	60%	60%
Match tackles over 32.5	50%	40%	60%
Match tackles over 34.5	40%	20%	60%
Match tackles over 38.5	10%	20%	0%

Bristol Rovers tackles match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	League Two	Crewe (A)	3-1	16	20	36	-
26 Sep	League Two	Exeter City (H)	1-0	19	12	31	-
19 Sep	League Two	Gillingham (A)	3-0	18	18	36	-
12 Sep	League Two	Grimsby (A)	2-0	14	11	25	-
5 Sep	League Two	Rotherham (H)	1-0	13	10	23	-
1 Sep	League Two	Colchester (H)	2-0	20	13	33	-
29 Aug	League Two	Crawley (A)	0-2	22	13	35	-
22 Aug	League Two	Newport (H)	5-3	7	20	27	-
15 Aug	League Two	York (A)	3-2	10	12	22	-
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Peterborough (H)	0-1	30	16	46	-

League Two tackles table 2026/2027: every team's tackles per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
1	Fleetwood Town	9	16.67	18.11	34.78	56%
2	Swindon Town	9	20.56	13.78	34.33	44%
3	Salford City	9	12.78	20	32.78	56%
4	Port Vale	7	14.57	17.86	32.43	57%
5	Northampton Town	7	14.57	17.43	32	57%
6	Chesterfield	9	15.78	15.67	31.44	44%
7	Crawley Town	7	13.71	17.57	31.29	43%
8	Walsall	8	12.75	18.5	31.25	38%
9	Shrewsbury Town	9	15.33	15.89	31.22	44%
10	Gillingham	9	15.56	15.33	30.89	56%
11	Tranmere Rovers	9	16.78	14	30.78	33%
12	Barnet	7	15.43	15.29	30.71	43%
13	Newport County	9	19	11.44	30.44	22%
14	Crewe Alexandra	9	15.22	15	30.22	44%
15	Colchester United	8	13.13	16.88	30	38%
16	Bristol Rovers	9	15.44	14.33	29.78	44%
17	Grimsby Town	9	15.22	14.33	29.56	22%
18	Cheltenham Town	9	14.67	14.78	29.44	33%
19	Exeter City	9	15.44	13.11	28.56	11%
20	York City	8	13.63	14.38	28	25%
21	Accrington Stanley	9	16.22	11.11	27.33	22%
22	Oldham Athletic	8	13.25	13.38	26.63	0%
23	Rotherham United	9	13.33	12.33	25.67	0%
24	Rochdale	9	11.78	13.67	25.44	0%

Bristol Rovers tackles against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
Vs top six	14	16.43	12.29	28.71	21%
Vs top half	28	16.57	12.75	29.32	29%
Vs bottom half	27	16.07	14.26	30.33	33%
Vs bottom six	15	17	12.73	29.73	33%

Bristol Rovers tackles per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
League Two	2026/2027	9	15.44	14.33	29.78	44%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	30	16	46	100%
League Two	2025/2026	46	16.5	13.33	29.83	28%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	1	12	12	24	0%
League One	2024/2025	45	18.4	17.27	35.67	73%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	1	15	9	24	0%
FA Cup	2024/2025	1	14	10	24	0%

Bristol Rovers next three opponents: tackles per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their tackles for	Their tackles against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 10 Oct 14:00	Barnet (home)	30.71	15.43	15.29	29	15	14
Sat 17 Oct 11:30	Shrewsbury (away)	31.22	15.33	15.89	29	13.25	15.75
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	Salford (home)	32.78	12.78	20	30.75	13.75	17

Bristol Rovers players with the most games of 1+ tackles 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Clinton Mola	defender	10	10	100%
2	Richard Smallwood	midfielder	8	10	80%
3	B. Purrington	defender	7	9	78%
4	Kofi Balmer	defender	7	10	70%
5	Riley Harbottle	defender	6	7	86%

Bristol Rovers players with the most games of 2+ tackles 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Clinton Mola	defender	7	10	70%
2	Richard Smallwood	midfielder	7	10	70%
3	Kofi Balmer	defender	5	10	50%
4	B. Purrington	defender	4	9	44%
5	Shaqai Forde	attacker	4	10	40%

Bristol Rovers players with the most games of 3+ tackles 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Richard Smallwood	midfielder	6	10	60%
2	Clinton Mola	defender	5	10	50%
3	B. Purrington	defender	3	9	33%
4	Riley Harbottle	defender	2	7	29%
5	Kofi Balmer	defender	2	10	20%

Barnet tackles match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	League Two	Fleetwood (H)	3-1	17	9	26	-
12 Sep	League Two	Accrington (H)	2-1	8	21	29	-
5 Sep	League Two	Chesterfield (A)	3-3	11	18	29	-
1 Sep	League Two	Exeter City (A)	1-1	20	16	36	-
29 Aug	League Two	Cheltenham (H)	2-2	17	20	37	-
22 Aug	League Two	Shrewsbury (A)	1-3	14	8	22	-
15 Aug	League Two	Salford (H)	3-1	21	15	36	-
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Cambridge (A)	2-1	17	23	40	-
2 May	League Two	Harrogate Town (A)	1-2	19	16	35	-
25 Apr	League Two	Gillingham (H)	6-2	9	16	25	-