Bristol Rovers Tackles Stats 2026/2027

Bristol Rovers Tackles Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Bristol Rovers are averaging 15.3 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 29.1 total tackles on average. That puts them 12th 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 Shrewsbury, and a full match-by-match log.

Bristol Rovers Tackles Questions

Which Bristol Rovers players make the most tackles?

Clinton Mola leads with 33 tackles across 10 qualifying appearances (3.3/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 15.3 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 13.8 for a match-total of 29.1. That ranks 12th of 24 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 13.91 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.1 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 Shrewsbury, 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	33	3.3	100%
Ciaran Kelly	defender	6	9	1.5	100%
Keenan Gough	midfielder	4	6	1.5	100%
Richard Smallwood	midfielder	8	25	3.13	88%
Riley Harbottle	defender	6	11	1.83	83%
B. Purrington	defender	8	11	1.38	75%
Thomas James	defender	9	11	1.22	67%
Jack Sparkes	defender	3	4	1.33	67%
Kofi Balmer	defender	10	11	1.1	60%
Shaqai Forde	attacker	10	12	1.2	60%
Tommy Leigh	midfielder	7	4	0.57	57%
A. Kilgour	defender	2	2	1	50%
Joe Quigley	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Bobby Kamwa	attacker	7	4	0.57	43%
J. Aitchison	midfielder	3	2	0.67	33%
Ellis Harrison	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Fabrizio Cavegn	attacker	9	1	0.11	11%
Brad Young	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Philip Sanyaolu	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Macauley Southam	defender	1	0	0	0%

Bristol Rovers tackles match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team tackles	Opposition tackles	Match total	Top player
10 Oct 2026	League Two	Barnet	Home	1-3	14	9	23	Clinton Mola (6)
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)

Bristol Rovers tackles 2026/2027: last 10 games

Tackles for per game: 15.3
Tackles against per game: 13.8
Match total tackles per game: 29.1
Games: 10
League rank for match tackles: 18 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	14.6	80%	40%	40%	40%	0%
Away	5	16	80%	60%	40%	20%	20%
Overall	10	15.3	80%	50%	40%	30%	10%

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	12.8	40%	20%	20%	20%	0%
Away	5	14.8	60%	40%	40%	20%	0%
Overall	10	13.8	50%	30%	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	27.4	60%	40%	20%	0%	0%
Away	5	30.8	60%	60%	60%	60%	0%
Overall	10	29.1	60%	50%	40%	30%	0%

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

Team tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles / match	15.3	14.6	16
Tackles over 12.5	80%	80%	80%
Tackles over 14.5	50%	40%	60%
Tackles over 16.5	40%	40%	40%
Tackles over 18.5	30%	40%	20%
Tackles over 20.5	10%	0%	20%

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

Tackles against	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles against / match	13.8	12.8	14.8
Tackles against over 12.5	50%	40%	60%
Tackles against over 14.5	30%	20%	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	29.1	27.4	30.8
Match tackles over 26.5	60%	60%	60%
Match tackles over 30.5	50%	40%	60%
Match tackles over 32.5	40%	20%	60%
Match tackles over 34.5	30%	0%	60%
Match tackles over 38.5	0%	0%	0%

Bristol Rovers tackles match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League Two	Barnet (H)	1-3	14	9	23	-
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	-

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	10	16.9	18.8	35.7	60%
2	Swindon Town	10	19.7	13.8	33.5	40%
3	Salford City	10	13.4	19.8	33.2	60%
4	Walsall	9	14.11	18.56	32.67	44%
5	Port Vale	8	13.88	18.75	32.63	63%
6	Chesterfield	10	15.7	15.8	31.5	40%
7	Crawley Town	8	14.13	17.25	31.38	38%
8	Northampton Town	8	13.88	17.13	31	50%
9	Newport County	10	18.8	11.7	30.5	20%
10	Shrewsbury Town	10	15.3	14.9	30.2	40%
11	Cheltenham Town	10	15	15.2	30.2	40%
12	Colchester United	9	13.22	16.89	30.11	33%
13	Grimsby Town	10	16.2	13.8	30	30%
14	Tranmere Rovers	10	16.2	13.6	29.8	30%
15	Crewe Alexandra	10	15.1	14.7	29.8	40%
16	Barnet	8	14.63	15.13	29.75	38%
17	Gillingham	10	14.6	15.1	29.7	50%
18	Bristol Rovers	10	15.3	13.8	29.1	40%
19	Exeter City	10	14.5	13.3	27.8	10%
20	York City	9	13.78	13.78	27.56	22%
21	Accrington Stanley	10	15.9	11.5	27.4	20%
22	Oldham Athletic	9	13.44	13.33	26.78	0%
23	Rotherham United	10	13.3	11.7	25	0%
24	Rochdale	10	11.6	13.4	25	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	16	16.38	12.44	28.81	25%
Vs top half	30	16.17	12.87	29.03	27%
Vs bottom half	26	16.42	14.04	30.46	35%
Vs bottom six	15	16.6	12.6	29.2	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	10	15.3	13.8	29.1	40%
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 17 Oct 11:30	Shrewsbury (away)	30.2	15.3	14.9	27.4	13.6	13.8
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	Salford (home)	33.2	13.4	19.8	32	14.8	17.2
Sat 24 Oct 11:30	Swindon (home)	33.5	19.7	13.8	30.6	19	11.6

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Clinton Mola	defender	11	11	100%
2	B. Purrington	defender	8	10	80%
3	Richard Smallwood	midfielder	8	10	80%
4	Kofi Balmer	defender	7	11	64%
5	Shaqai Forde	attacker	7	11	64%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Clinton Mola	defender	8	11	73%
2	Richard Smallwood	midfielder	7	10	70%
3	Kofi Balmer	defender	5	11	45%
4	Shaqai Forde	attacker	5	11	45%
5	B. Purrington	defender	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	6	11	55%
3	B. Purrington	defender	3	10	30%
4	Shaqai Forde	attacker	3	11	27%
5	Riley Harbottle	defender	2	7	29%

Shrewsbury 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 Two	Exeter City (H)	0-1	15	6	21	-
3 Oct	League Two	Grimsby (A)	1-2	19	17	36	-
26 Sep	League Two	Colchester (H)	2-2	6	13	19	-
19 Sep	League Two	Crewe (A)	1-1	11	11	22	-
12 Sep	League Two	Northampton (H)	2-0	18	17	35	-
5 Sep	League Two	Fleetwood (A)	2-0	20	30	50	-
1 Sep	League Two	Rochdale (A)	3-0	21	8	29	-
29 Aug	League Two	Salford (H)	1-0	21	19	40	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Fleetwood (A)	4-0	7	18	25	-
22 Aug	League Two	Barnet (H)	1-3	8	14	22	-