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

Scottish Premiership Defending leaders

Josh Mulligan leads the Scottish Premiership for Tackles in 2026/2027 with 18. 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	Josh Mulligan	Hibernian	18
2	Ryan Finnigan	Dundee	18
3	Paul Nsio	St. Mirren	18
4	Afeez Aremu	Aberdeen	17
5	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	17
6	Dylan Tait	Dundee United	16
7	Ryan Strain	Falkirk	15
8	Cammy Devlin	Rangers	15
9	Tom Sparrow	Motherwell	15
10	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	14
11	Hyun-jun Yang	Celtic	14
12	Felix Passlack	Hibernian	13
13	Will Ferry	Dundee United	13
14	Vicko Sevelj	Dundee United	13
15	Henry Fieldson	St. Mirren	13

Most interceptions in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

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

Most tackles + Interceptions in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	27
2	Cammy Devlin	Rangers	26
3	Ryan Finnigan	Dundee	25
4	Will Ferry	Dundee United	25
5	Afeez Aremu	Aberdeen	24
6	Ryan Strain	Falkirk	24
7	Vicko Sevelj	Dundee United	23
8	Josh Mulligan	Hibernian	22
9	Paul Nsio	St. Mirren	22
10	Dylan Tait	Dundee United	22
11	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	22
12	Liam Henderson	Falkirk	22
13	Colby Donovan	Celtic	21
14	Henry Fieldson	St. Mirren	20
15	Lukas Fadinger	Motherwell	20

Most clearances in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Owen Bevan	Dundee	62
2	Ryan Astley	Dundee	54
3	Zach Mitchell	St. Johnstone	45
4	Cheick Diabate	St. Johnstone	44
5	Bert Esselink	Dundee United	44
6	Emmanuel Fernandez	Rangers	44
7	Michael Forbes	Dundee United	43
8	Alex Gogic	St. Mirren	42
9	George Stanger	Kilmarnock	42
10	Lewis Mayo	Aberdeen	41
11	Oisin McEntee	Hearts	39
12	Lewis Neilson	Falkirk	37
13	Liam Henderson	Falkirk	35
14	Daniel Happe	Aberdeen	33
15	Stuart Findlay	Hearts	33

Most blocked Shots in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

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

Most dribbled Past in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Dylan Tait	Dundee United	13
2	Afeez Aremu	Aberdeen	9
3	Jordi Altena	Hearts	8
4	Sabah Kerjota	Hearts	8
5	Panutche Camara	Dundee United	7
6	Ryan Strain	Falkirk	7
7	Reece McAlear	St. Johnstone	7
8	Colby Donovan	Celtic	7
9	Felix Passlack	Hibernian	6
10	Chris Cadden	Aberdeen	6
11	Liam Henderson	Falkirk	6
12	Lewis Smith	Aberdeen	6
13	Lukas Fadinger	Motherwell	6
14	R. Paton	St. Johnstone	6
15	Tom Sparrow	Motherwell	6

Most total Duels in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	79
2	Cláudio Braga	Hearts	76
3	Ryan Strain	Falkirk	75
4	Hyun-jun Yang	Celtic	74
5	Michael Forbes	Dundee United	73
6	Emmanuel Fernandez	Rangers	72
7	Toyosi Olusanya	Aberdeen	70
8	Dylan Tait	Dundee United	70
9	Josh Mulligan	Hibernian	70
10	Paul Nsio	St. Mirren	69
11	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	67
12	Ryan Finnigan	Dundee	67
13	Jordi Altena	Hearts	67
14	Ethan Hamilton	Dundee	66
15	Ryan Don Naderi	Rangers	66

Most duels Won in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Emmanuel Fernandez	Rangers	52
2	Michael Forbes	Dundee United	51
3	Jason Kerr	Hibernian	46
4	Ryan Carr	St. Mirren	43
5	Ryan Strain	Falkirk	40
6	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	39
7	Owen Bevan	Dundee	39
8	Ryan Astley	Dundee	38
9	Ryan Finnigan	Dundee	38
10	Josh Mulligan	Hibernian	37
11	Cameron Carter-Vickers	Celtic	35
12	Jordi Altena	Hearts	35
13	Greg Kiltie	Kilmarnock	34
14	Tom Sparrow	Motherwell	34
15	Hyun-jun Yang	Celtic	34

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