Barnsley are averaging 13.5 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 32.6 total tackles on average. That puts them 21st 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 Blackpool, and a full match-by-match log.
Arley Kay leads with 14 tackles across 4 qualifying appearances (3.5/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Barnsley player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Barnsley are averaging 13.5 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 19.1 for a match-total of 32.6. That ranks 21st of 24 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 5.87 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 2.3 take-ons/g).
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 Blackpool, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Barnsley's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Barnsley 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.
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.
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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Tackles | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey O'Keeffe | defender | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 100% |
| M. de Gevigney | defender | 5 | 10 | 2 | 100% |
| Sam Gale | defender | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 100% |
| Cameron McGeehan | midfielder | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 100% |
| Arley Kay | defender | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 100% |
| Tyrese Noslin | midfielder | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 100% |
| Scott Banks | attacker | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| K. Nwakali | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Eoghan O'Connell | defender | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 80% |
| J. Bland | midfielder | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 78% |
| L. Connell | midfielder | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 75% |
| L. Alker | attacker | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| J. Earl | defender | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 71% |
| Patrick Kelly | midfielder | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 60% |
| Reyes Cleary | attacker | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 56% |
| M. Roberts | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| David McGoldrick | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Noah Town | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| A. Phillips | midfielder | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Amani Richards | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Makenzie Kirk | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Tom Bradshaw | attacker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rogan Ravenhill | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Owen Goodman | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| G. Gent | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Leyton Orient | Away | 1-3 | 11 | 29 | 40 | Tyrese Noslin (4) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Crewe Alexandra | Home | 3-2 | 14 | 23 | 37 | Arley Kay (5) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Doncaster Rovers | Away | 0-0 | 16 | 21 | 37 | Arley Kay (5) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Bromley | Home | 0-1 | 9 | 28 | 37 | Arley Kay (2) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Wigan Athletic | Home | 1-1 | 16 | 13 | 29 | J. Bland (4) |
| 2 May 2026 | Stockport County | Home | 1-3 | 12 | 14 | 26 | M. de Gevigney (2) |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Northampton Town | Away | 0-1 | 13 | 13 | 26 | J. Earl (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Luton Town | Away | 2-1 | 17 | 13 | 30 | J. Earl (4) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Stevenage | Away | 1-0 | 15 | 20 | 35 | L. Connell (5) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Bradford City | Home | 2-2 | 12 | 17 | 29 | Corey O'Keeffe (3) |