Barnsley Tackles Stats 2026/2027

Barnsley Tackles Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Barnsley are averaging 14.6 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 36.7 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 Cambridge, and a full match-by-match log.

Barnsley Tackles Questions

Which Barnsley players make the most tackles?

Arley Kay leads with 35 tackles across 10 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.

How does Barnsley's tackle profile look this season?

Barnsley are averaging 14.6 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 22.1 for a match-total of 36.7. That ranks 21st of 24 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 7.3 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 2.22 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 Cambridge, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Barnsley's defenders.

Where do these tackle stats come from?

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.

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.

Barnsley player tackles rates

Player	Position	Apps	Tackles	Per game	1+ hit rate
Arley Kay	defender	10	35	3.5	100%
Sam Gale	defender	10	17	1.7	100%
Tyrese Noslin	midfielder	10	19	1.9	100%
Jack Shepherd	defender	2	2	1	100%
Vimal Yoganathan	midfielder	2	2	1	100%
Jubril Okedina	defender	1	1	1	100%
Rylan Brownlie	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Ziyad Larkeche	defender	1	3	3	100%
Corey O'Keeffe	defender	1	1	1	100%
Cameron McGeehan	midfielder	10	15	1.5	70%
L. Connell	midfielder	6	5	0.83	67%
J. Bland	midfielder	8	7	0.88	63%
L. Alker	attacker	8	10	1.25	63%
Patrick Kelly	midfielder	10	13	1.3	60%
Connor O'Riordan	defender	7	7	1	57%
J. Earl	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Reyes Cleary	attacker	9	4	0.44	33%
Ben Touré	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Noah Town	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Amani Richards	attacker	8	2	0.25	25%
Makenzie Kirk	attacker	6	1	0.17	17%
Rogan Ravenhill	goalkeeper	9	0	0	0%
Clayton Taylor	attacker	3	0	0	0%
L. Farrell	attacker	2	0	0	0%
K. Flavell	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

Barnsley tackles match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team tackles	Opposition tackles	Match total	Top player
10 Oct 2026	League One	Stockport County	Away	3-1	16	22	38	Cameron McGeehan (4)
19 Sep 2026	League One	Leicester City	Home	1-1	18	10	28	Arley Kay (5)
15 Sep 2026	Carabao Cup	Peterborough United	Away	3-3	15	14	29	Arley Kay (4)
12 Sep 2026	League One	Plymouth Argyle	Away	3-0	13	22	35	Sam Gale (3)
5 Sep 2026	League One	Stevenage	Home	1-5	13	29	42	Ziyad Larkeche (3)
2 Sep 2026	League One	Blackpool	Home	2-1	21	23	44	Arley Kay (7)
29 Aug 2026	League One	Leyton Orient	Away	1-3	11	29	40	Tyrese Noslin (4)
25 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Crewe Alexandra	Home	3-2	14	23	37	Arley Kay (5)
22 Aug 2026	League One	Doncaster Rovers	Away	0-0	16	21	37	Arley Kay (5)
15 Aug 2026	League One	Bromley	Home	0-1	9	28	37	Arley Kay (2)

Barnsley tackles 2026/2027: last 10 games

Tackles for per game: 14.6
Tackles against per game: 22.1
Match total tackles per game: 36.7
Games: 10
League rank for match tackles: 2 of 24

Barnsley 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	15	80%	40%	40%	20%	20%
Away	5	14.2	80%	60%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	14.6	80%	50%	20%	10%	10%

Barnsley 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	22.6	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%
Away	5	21.6	100%	80%	80%	80%	80%
Overall	10	22.1	90%	80%	80%	80%	80%

Barnsley 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	37.6	100%	80%	80%	80%	40%
Away	5	35.8	100%	80%	80%	80%	20%
Overall	10	36.7	100%	80%	80%	80%	30%

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

Team tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles / match	14.6	15	14.2
Tackles over 12.5	80%	80%	80%
Tackles over 14.5	50%	40%	60%
Tackles over 16.5	20%	40%	0%
Tackles over 18.5	10%	20%	0%
Tackles over 20.5	10%	20%	0%

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

Tackles against	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles against / match	22.1	22.6	21.6
Tackles against over 12.5	90%	80%	100%
Tackles against over 14.5	80%	80%	80%
Tackles against over 16.5	80%	80%	80%
Tackles against over 18.5	80%	80%	80%
Tackles against over 20.5	80%	80%	80%

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

Match tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Match tackles / match	36.7	37.6	35.8
Match tackles over 26.5	100%	100%	100%
Match tackles over 30.5	80%	80%	80%
Match tackles over 32.5	80%	80%	80%
Match tackles over 34.5	80%	80%	80%
Match tackles over 38.5	30%	40%	20%

Barnsley tackles match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League One	Stockport (A)	3-1	16	22	38	-
19 Sep	League One	Leicester (H)	1-1	18	10	28	-
15 Sep	Carabao Cup	Peterborough (A)	3-3	15	14	29	-
12 Sep	League One	Plymouth (A)	3-0	13	22	35	-
5 Sep	League One	Stevenage (H)	1-5	13	29	42	-
2 Sep	League One	Blackpool (H)	2-1	21	23	44	-
29 Aug	League One	Orient (A)	1-3	11	29	40	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Crewe (H)	3-2	14	23	37	-
22 Aug	League One	Doncaster (A)	0-0	16	21	37	-
15 Aug	League One	Bromley (H)	0-1	9	28	37	-

League One 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	Oxford United	8	17.88	20.88	38.75	88%
2	Barnsley	8	14.63	23	37.63	88%
3	Burton Albion	10	18.5	17.2	35.7	60%
4	Leicester City	8	14.13	19.38	33.5	50%
5	Leyton Orient	9	17	16	33	44%
6	Notts County	8	18.38	14.5	32.88	50%
7	Stevenage	8	19.75	13	32.75	75%
8	Blackpool	8	17.25	15.38	32.63	50%
9	Peterborough United	9	14.44	17	31.44	33%
10	Luton Town	8	14.88	16.5	31.38	38%
11	Mansfield Town	9	15.89	15	30.89	33%
12	Sheffield Wednesday	8	14.75	16	30.75	38%
13	Cambridge United	9	13.78	16.67	30.44	44%
14	Stockport County	9	14.78	15.56	30.33	44%
15	Plymouth Argyle	10	16.3	14	30.3	30%
16	Bromley	8	18.88	11.13	30	38%
17	Bradford City	9	17	11.89	28.89	44%
18	Huddersfield Town	9	13.89	14.33	28.22	22%
19	Milton Keynes Dons	8	14	14	28	25%
20	AFC Wimbledon	9	15	11.89	26.89	33%
21	Wigan Athletic	8	13	13.88	26.88	13%
22	Wycombe Wanderers	9	12	14.67	26.67	33%
23	Reading	9	10.22	14.89	25.11	0%
24	Doncaster Rovers	8	12.38	12.38	24.75	13%

Barnsley 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	14	19.57	33.57	50%
Vs top half	27	14.81	18.19	33	48%
Vs bottom half	27	15.15	17.37	32.52	52%
Vs bottom six	13	15.62	17.15	32.77	54%

Barnsley 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 One	2026/2027	8	14.63	23	37.63	88%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	3	15	16.67	31.67	33%
League One	2025/2026	46	15.04	16.87	31.91	43%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	3	15	17	32	33%
FA Cup	2025/2026	3	16.33	15.67	32	67%
League One	2024/2025	46	15.09	16.2	31.28	39%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	3	15.33	13.33	28.67	33%

Barnsley 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 17 Oct 14:00	Cambridge (home)	30.44	13.78	16.67	33.25	14	19.25
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	Luton (away)	31.38	14.88	16.5	30	12.25	17.75
Sat 24 Oct 14:00	Reading (away)	25.11	10.22	14.89	26	9.4	16.6

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Sam Gale	defender	11	11	100%
2	Arley Kay	defender	10	10	100%
3	Tyrese Noslin	midfielder	10	10	100%
4	Cameron McGeehan	midfielder	8	11	73%
5	Patrick Kelly	midfielder	7	11	64%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Arley Kay	defender	9	10	90%
2	Patrick Kelly	midfielder	5	11	45%
3	Tyrese Noslin	midfielder	4	10	40%
4	Cameron McGeehan	midfielder	4	11	36%
5	Sam Gale	defender	4	11	36%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Arley Kay	defender	5	10	50%
2	Tyrese Noslin	midfielder	3	10	30%
3	Cameron McGeehan	midfielder	3	11	27%
4	Sam Gale	defender	3	11	27%
5	L. Alker	attacker	2	8	25%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League One	Blackpool (H)	1-0	15	12	27	-
26 Sep	League One	Wimbledon (H)	1-1	15	26	41	-
19 Sep	League One	Oxford Utd (A)	1-1	19	22	41	-
12 Sep	League One	Reading (H)	2-1	13	15	28	-
5 Sep	League One	Burton (A)	2-2	15	19	34	-
1 Sep	League One	Bradford (A)	1-2	15	19	34	-
29 Aug	League One	Huddersfield (H)	1-2	12	10	22	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Millwall (H)	0-1	13	21	34	-
22 Aug	League One	Bromley (A)	1-1	7	17	24	-
15 Aug	League One	Wigan (H)	3-2	13	10	23	-