Cardiff are averaging 14.5 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 30.8 total tackles on average. That puts them 10th 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 QPR, and a full match-by-match log.
Joel Bagan leads with 19 tackles across 9 qualifying appearances (2.11/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Cardiff player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Cardiff are averaging 14.5 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 16.3 for a match-total of 30.8. That ranks 10th of 24 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 6.9 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 2.1 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 QPR, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Cardiff's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Cardiff 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Bagan | defender | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 100% |
| Perry Ng | defender | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 100% |
| Omari Kellyman | midfielder | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 100% |
| Ryan Wintle | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Noah Williams | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Krystian Bielik | defender | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Alex Robertson | midfielder | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 90% |
| Ollie Tanner | attacker | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 88% |
| Ronan Kpakio | defender | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 83% |
| Jack Moylan | midfielder | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Gabriel Osho | defender | 6 | 6 | 1 | 67% |
| Callum Scanlon | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Dylan Lawlor | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Cian Ashford | midfielder | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Rubin Colwill | midfielder | 9 | 9 | 1 | 56% |
| David Turnbull | midfielder | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 50% |
| Joel Colwill | midfielder | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Will Fish | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Yousef Salech | attacker | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 44% |
| Chris Willock | attacker | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 33% |
| Callum Robinson | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Isaak Davies | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Nathan Trott | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Harry Tyrer | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Noah Anyadike | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Sheffield United | Home | 2-2 | 12 | 8 | 20 | Alex Robertson (3) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Norwich City | Home | 1-2 | 12 | 14 | 26 | Rubin Colwill (3) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Derby County | Away | 2-2 | 19 | 13 | 32 | Rubin Colwill (3) |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Wrexham | Home | 1-1 | 14 | 19 | 33 | Ollie Tanner (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Swindon Town | Home | 3-2 | 15 | 23 | 38 | Joel Bagan (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | Mansfield Town | Away | 5-4 | 10 | 21 | 31 | Ollie Tanner (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Northampton Town | Home | 5-1 | 17 | 21 | 38 | Ronan Kpakio (5) |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Port Vale | Home | 1-0 | 19 | 13 | 32 | Omari Kellyman (3) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Reading | Away | 1-3 | 15 | 15 | 30 | Alex Robertson (4) |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Huddersfield Town | Away | 1-1 | 12 | 16 | 28 | Perry Ng (3) |