Scotland are averaging 14.1 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 26.9 total tackles on average. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Slovenia, and a full match-by-match log.
Lewis Ferguson leads with 25 tackles across 8 qualifying appearances (3.13/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Scotland player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Scotland are averaging 14.1 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 12.8 for a match-total of 26.9. They average 14.1 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.25 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 Slovenia, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Scotland's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Scotland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Ferguson | midfielder | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 100% |
| Findlay Curtis | attacker | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| T. Fletcher | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Aaron Hickey | defender | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 80% |
| Nathan Patterson | defender | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 80% |
| Ben Gannon-Doak | attacker | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 75% |
| Ryan Christie | midfielder | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 71% |
| Kenny McLean | midfielder | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 71% |
| Andrew Robertson | defender | 10 | 10 | 1 | 60% |
| Lawrence Shankland | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| John McGinn | midfielder | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 56% |
| Grant Hanley | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| Kieran Tierney | defender | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 50% |
| George Hirst | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Dominic Hyam | defender | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Scott McTominay | midfielder | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 44% |
| Scott McKenna | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Jack Hendry | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Lyndon Dykes | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| John Souttar | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Ché Adams | attacker | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Angus Gunn | goalkeeper | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Craig Gordon | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Anthony Ralston | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Liam Kelly | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | Brazil | Home | 0-3 | 11 | 14 | 25 | Lewis Ferguson (4) |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Morocco | Home | 0-1 | 20 | 9 | 29 | Lewis Ferguson (7) |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Haiti | Away | 0-1 | 12 | 12 | 24 | Ryan Christie (3) |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Bolivia | Away | 0-4 | 11 | 13 | 24 | Findlay Curtis (3) |
| 30 May 2026 | Curacao | Home | 4-1 | 15 | 9 | 24 | Kenny McLean (3) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Côte d'Ivoire | Away | 1-0 | 19 | 7 | 26 | Kieran Tierney (4) |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Japan | Home | 0-1 | 9 | 14 | 23 | Nathan Patterson (2) |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Denmark | Home | 4-2 | 26 | 20 | 46 | Lewis Ferguson (7) |
| 15 Nov 2025 | Greece | Away | 3-2 | 10 | 17 | 27 | Aaron Hickey (2) |
| 12 Oct 2025 | Belarus | Home | 2-1 | 8 | 13 | 21 | Ben Gannon-Doak (3) |