Cambridge are averaging 12.4 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 26.1 total tackles on average. That puts them 16th of 18 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 Barnet, and a full match-by-match log.
Dominic Ball leads with 20 tackles across 10 qualifying appearances (2/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Cambridge player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Cambridge are averaging 12.4 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 13.7 for a match-total of 26.1. That ranks 16th of 18 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 11.27 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.1 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 Barnet, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Cambridge's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Cambridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Ball | midfielder | 10 | 20 | 2 | 100% |
| Elliott Nevitt | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| James Gibbons | defender | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 90% |
| Adam Mayor | defender | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 89% |
| Liam Bennett | defender | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 80% |
| Sullay Kaikai | attacker | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu | midfielder | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 70% |
| Ben Knight | attacker | 10 | 10 | 1 | 60% |
| Mamadou Jobe | defender | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Shayne Francis Lavery | attacker | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Korey Smith | midfielder | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 33% |
| James Brophy | midfielder | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Kelland Watts | defender | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 20% |
| L. Appéré | attacker | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Jake Eastwood | goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| B. Purrington | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ben Hughes | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jack Walton | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Michael Morrison | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2026 | Crewe Alexandra | Away | 0-0 | 16 | 13 | 29 | Adam Mayor (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Barrow | Home | 3-0 | 11 | 15 | 26 | Dominic Ball (3) |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Grimsby Town | Home | 1-2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | James Gibbons (3) |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Bromley | Away | 0-0 | 13 | 12 | 25 | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (3) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Notts County | Home | 4-0 | 17 | 18 | 35 | Sullay Kaikai (4) |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Cheltenham Town | Away | 1-1 | 15 | 11 | 26 | Dominic Ball (4) |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Swindon Town | Home | 1-1 | 9 | 12 | 21 | James Gibbons (3) |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Barnet | Away | 1-0 | 7 | 13 | 20 | Adam Mayor (2) |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Salford City | Home | 1-0 | 10 | 12 | 22 | Liam Bennett (2) |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Walsall | Away | 0-0 | 18 | 14 | 32 | Korey Smith (4) |