NYCFC are averaging 16.1 tackles per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 30.7 total tackles on average. That puts them 8th of 30 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 Nashville SC, and a full match-by-match log.
Nico Cavallo leads with 26 tackles across 9 qualifying appearances (2.89/g, 89% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every NYCFC player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
NYCFC are averaging 16.1 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 14.6 for a match-total of 30.7. That ranks 8th of 30 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 10.73 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.5 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 Nashville SC, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight NYCFC's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 NYCFC fixtures in the active window for 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayvon Gray | defender | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 100% |
| Maxi Moralez | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Max Murray | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Mitja Ilenčič | defender | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Nico Cavallo | defender | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 89% |
| Nicolás Fernández Mercau | midfielder | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 89% |
| Andrés Perea | midfielder | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 89% |
| James Sands | midfielder | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 86% |
| Raul Gustavo | defender | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 83% |
| Hannes Wolf | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Malachi Jones | attacker | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 75% |
| Luighi | attacker | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Jonathan Shore | midfielder | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 71% |
| Keaton Parks | midfielder | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Thiago Martins | defender | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 43% |
| Bénie Traoré | attacker | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 43% |
| Agustín Ojeda | attacker | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 40% |
| Kai Trewin | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Kevin O'Toole | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Talles Magno | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Matt Freese | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Arnau Farnós | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Máximo Carrizo | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Seymour Reid | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Toronto | Away | 1-1 | 15 | 10 | 25 | Nico Cavallo (3) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | New England | Away | 1-1 | 14 | 9 | 23 | Nico Cavallo (3) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Cincinnati | Away | 2-1 | 12 | 16 | 28 | Tayvon Gray (4) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Philadelphia Union | Home | 2-3 | 8 | 18 | 26 | Nico Cavallo (2) |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Toronto | Home | 1-1 | 15 | 15 | 30 | Nico Cavallo (4) |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Chicago Fire | Home | 3-1 | 22 | 21 | 43 | James Sands (4) |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Columbus Crew | Away | 1-2 | 34 | 23 | 57 | Nicolás Fernández Mercau (5) |
| 24 May 2026 | Nashville SC | Away | 2-1 | 14 | 11 | 25 | Kai Trewin (2) |
| 16 May 2026 | New York RB | Away | 1-1 | 13 | 13 | 26 | Nico Cavallo (3) |
| 13 May 2026 | Charlotte | Away | 0-1 | 14 | 10 | 24 | Nico Cavallo (5) |