Celtic Tackles Stats 2026/2027

Celtic Tackles Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Celtic are averaging 16.2 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 32.6 total tackles on average. That puts them 12th of 12 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 Motherwell, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Celtic players make the most tackles?

Colby Donovan leads with 25 tackles across 9 qualifying appearances (2.78/g, 89% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Celtic 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 Celtic's tackle profile look this season?

Celtic are averaging 16.2 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 16.4 for a match-total of 32.6. That ranks 12th of 12 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 7.36 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 2.2 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 Motherwell, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Celtic's defenders.

Where do these tackle stats come from?

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

Celtic player tackles rates

Player	Position	Apps	Tackles	Per game	1+ hit rate
Callum McGregor	midfielder	9	22	2.44	100%
Alistair Johnston	defender	2	3	1.5	100%
Arne Engels	midfielder	2	2	1	100%
Reo Hatate	midfielder	2	3	1.5	100%
Anthony Ralston	defender	1	1	1	100%
Colby Donovan	defender	9	25	2.78	89%
Hyun-jun Yang	attacker	7	16	2.29	86%
Auston Trusty	defender	9	10	1.11	78%
Mika Baur	attacker	8	17	2.13	75%
Cameron Carter-Vickers	defender	9	14	1.56	67%
James Forrest	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Oliver Sørensen	midfielder	3	3	1	67%
Benjamin Nygren	attacker	10	8	0.8	60%
Liam Scales	defender	7	6	0.86	57%
Kieran Tierney	defender	7	11	1.57	57%
Dane Murray	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Camilo Durán	attacker	9	5	0.56	44%
Kasper Høgh	attacker	7	4	0.57	43%
Haissem Hassan	attacker	5	2	0.4	40%
Luke McCowan	midfielder	3	2	0.67	33%
Sebastian Tounekti	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Viljami Sinisalo	goalkeeper	9	0	0	0%
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Callum Osmand	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Sam Johnstone	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

Celtic tackles match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team tackles	Opposition tackles	Match total	Top player
20 Sep 2026	Scottish Premiership	Rangers	Home	0-1	27	19	46	Callum McGregor (6)
17 Sep 2026	Europa League	Ferencvárosi	Home	1-3	18	9	27	Kieran Tierney (5)
9 Sep 2026	Scottish Premiership	St. Johnstone	Away	0-1	9	10	19	Mika Baur (4)
5 Sep 2026	Scottish Premiership	St. Mirren	Away	1-2	19	28	47	Cameron Carter-Vickers (4)
2 Sep 2026	Scottish Premiership	Aberdeen	Home	3-0	14	18	32	Colby Donovan (4)
29 Aug 2026	Scottish Premiership	Falkirk	Home	2-1	13	15	28	Hyun-jun Yang (4)
25 Aug 2026	Champions League	LASK Linz	Away	5-1	20	20	40	Callum McGregor (3)
19 Aug 2026	Champions League	LASK Linz	Home	3-0	12	17	29	Auston Trusty (2)
9 Aug 2026	Scottish Premiership	Kilmarnock	Away	1-5	16	16	32	Hyun-jun Yang (4)
3 Aug 2026	Scottish Premiership	Dundee	Home	1-0	14	12	26	Hyun-jun Yang (4)

Celtic tackles 2026/2027: last 10 games

Tackles for per game: 16.2
Tackles against per game: 16.4
Match total tackles per game: 32.6
Games: 10
League rank for match tackles: 10 of 12

Celtic 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	6	16.33	83%	33%	33%	17%	17%
Away	4	16	75%	75%	50%	50%	0%
Overall	10	16.2	80%	50%	40%	30%	10%

Celtic 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	6	15	67%	67%	50%	17%	0%
Away	4	18.5	75%	75%	50%	50%	25%
Overall	10	16.4	70%	70%	50%	30%	10%

Celtic 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	6	31.33	83%	33%	17%	17%	17%
Away	4	34.5	75%	75%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	10	32.6	80%	50%	30%	30%	30%

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

Team tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles / match	16.2	16.33	16
Tackles over 12.5	80%	83%	75%
Tackles over 14.5	50%	33%	75%
Tackles over 16.5	40%	33%	50%
Tackles over 18.5	30%	17%	50%
Tackles over 20.5	10%	17%	0%

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

Tackles against	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles against / match	16.4	15	18.5
Tackles against over 12.5	70%	67%	75%
Tackles against over 14.5	70%	67%	75%
Tackles against over 16.5	50%	50%	50%
Tackles against over 18.5	30%	17%	50%
Tackles against over 20.5	10%	0%	25%

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

Match tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Match tackles / match	32.6	31.33	34.5
Match tackles over 26.5	80%	83%	75%
Match tackles over 30.5	50%	33%	75%
Match tackles over 32.5	30%	17%	50%
Match tackles over 34.5	30%	17%	50%
Match tackles over 38.5	30%	17%	50%

Celtic tackles match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
20 Sep	Scottish Premiership	Rangers (H)	0-1	27	19	46	-
17 Sep	Europa League	Ferencvárosi (H)	1-3	18	9	27	-
9 Sep	Scottish Premiership	St. Johnstone (A)	0-1	9	10	19	-
5 Sep	Scottish Premiership	St. Mirren (A)	1-2	19	28	47	-
2 Sep	Scottish Premiership	Aberdeen (H)	3-0	14	18	32	-
29 Aug	Scottish Premiership	Falkirk (H)	2-1	13	15	28	-
25 Aug	Champions League	LASK Linz (A)	5-1	20	20	40	-
19 Aug	Champions League	LASK Linz (H)	3-0	12	17	29	-
9 Aug	Scottish Premiership	Kilmarnock (A)	1-5	16	16	32	-
3 Aug	Scottish Premiership	Dundee (H)	1-0	14	12	26	-

Scottish Premiership 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	St. Mirren	7	20.86	20.43	41.29	100%
2	Hearts	7	17.14	20.14	37.29	86%
3	Rangers	7	17.57	19	36.57	71%
4	Dundee United	7	18.29	15.86	34.14	71%
5	Kilmarnock	7	15.14	18.57	33.71	43%
6	Falkirk	7	17.29	16.29	33.57	57%
7	Motherwell	7	14.71	18.86	33.57	71%
8	Hibernian	7	17.86	15.57	33.43	57%
9	Aberdeen	7	19.71	13.57	33.29	57%
10	Celtic	7	16	16.86	32.86	29%
11	Dundee	7	14.43	15.43	29.86	29%
12	St. Johnstone	7	13.57	12	25.57	14%

Celtic 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	24	15.71	15.04	30.75	42%
Vs top half	24	15.71	15.04	30.75	42%
Vs bottom half	21	12.48	14.57	27.05	14%
Vs bottom six	21	12.48	14.57	27.05	14%

Celtic tackles per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
Scottish Premiership	2026/2027	7	16	16.86	32.86	29%
Champions League	2026/2027	2	16	18.5	34.5	50%
Europa League	2026/2027	1	18	9	27	0%
Scottish Premiership	2025/2026	38	13.87	14.45	28.32	29%
Europa League	2025/2026	10	15.1	13.7	28.8	30%
Champions League	2025/2026	2	12	26.5	38.5	50%
Scottish Premiership	2024/2025	38	14.37	15.34	29.71	37%
Champions League	2024/2025	10	20.3	13.5	33.8	50%

Celtic 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
Sun 11 Oct 11:00	Motherwell (away)	33.57	14.71	18.86	31.33	14.67	16.67
Thu 15 Oct 19:00	Benfica (away)	27.57	14.71	12.86	21.33	10.67	10.67
Sun 18 Oct 14:00	Hearts (home)	37.29	17.14	20.14	36.75	17.5	19.25

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Callum McGregor	midfielder	9	9	100%
2	Colby Donovan	defender	8	10	80%
3	Auston Trusty	defender	7	9	78%
4	Hyun-jun Yang	attacker	6	7	86%
5	Mika Baur	attacker	6	8	75%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Colby Donovan	defender	8	10	80%
2	Callum McGregor	midfielder	6	9	67%
3	Hyun-jun Yang	attacker	4	7	57%
4	Mika Baur	attacker	4	8	50%
5	Cameron Carter-Vickers	defender	4	9	44%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Colby Donovan	defender	7	10	70%
2	Mika Baur	attacker	4	8	50%
3	Callum McGregor	midfielder	4	9	44%
4	Hyun-jun Yang	attacker	3	7	43%
5	Kieran Tierney	defender	2	8	25%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Scottish Premiership	Dundee (A)	2-1	12	17	29	-
15 Sep	Scottish Premiership	Aberdeen (H)	0-4	9	16	25	-
5 Sep	Scottish Premiership	Rangers (A)	1-0	17	24	41	-
2 Sep	Scottish Premiership	Dundee Utd (H)	3-0	18	18	36	-
30 Aug	Scottish Premiership	St. Mirren (A)	3-3	17	20	37	-
27 Aug	Europa Conference League	Freiburg (A)	4-1	8	12	20	-
20 Aug	Europa Conference League	Freiburg (H)	1-3	18	23	41	-
9 Aug	Scottish Premiership	Falkirk (H)	0-0	17	16	33	-