MK Dons are averaging 13.5 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 26.7 total tackles on average. That puts them 24th 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 Wigan, and a full match-by-match log.
Marvin Ekpiteta leads with 20 tackles across 10 qualifying appearances (2/g, 70% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every MK Dons player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
MK Dons are averaging 13.5 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 13.2 for a match-total of 26.7. That ranks 24th of 24 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 8.44 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.6 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 Wigan, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight MK Dons's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 MK Dons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohen Bramall | defender | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 100% |
| Ryan Wintle | midfielder | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Aaron Nemane | midfielder | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Joseph Tomlinson | midfielder | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 100% |
| Curtis Nelson | defender | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 90% |
| A. Collins | attacker | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 75% |
| Dan Barlaser | midfielder | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| C. Goode | defender | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| S. Nombe | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Liam Kelly | midfielder | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 71% |
| Marvin Ekpiteta | defender | 10 | 20 | 2 | 70% |
| G. Jones | defender | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 50% |
| Ben Wiles | midfielder | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 50% |
| Alex Gilbey | midfielder | 6 | 6 | 1 | 50% |
| Jack Sanders | defender | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | attacker | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| Jon Mellish | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Ryan Barnett | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Connor Lemonheigh-Evans | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Callum Paterson | attacker | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 22% |
| Craig MacGillivray | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sam Silvera | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Leicester City | Home | 0-0 | 12 | 13 | 25 | Dan Barlaser (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 1-1 | 13 | 13 | 26 | Curtis Nelson (3) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Oxford United | Away | 2-2 | 24 | 16 | 40 | Marvin Ekpiteta (6) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Norwich City | Away | 4-1 | 14 | 14 | 28 | Curtis Nelson (4) |
| 2 May 2026 | Fleetwood Town | Away | 1-1 | 16 | 17 | 33 | Marvin Ekpiteta (5) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | 3-0 | 16 | 12 | 28 | Joseph Tomlinson (3) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Crewe Alexandra | Away | 1-3 | 11 | 14 | 25 | Joseph Tomlinson (4) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Bromley | Home | 2-1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | Liam Kelly (2) |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 1-1 | 8 | 18 | 26 | Marvin Ekpiteta (2) |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Barrow | Home | 0-0 | 12 | 10 | 22 | Callum Paterson (2) |