How many tackles St. Johnstone make, and who tackles most.
Updated 31 October 2026, after the last game
St. Johnstone make 13.5 tackles per game in the Scottish Premiership in 2026/2027, the 2nd fewest of the 12 clubs and below the league average of 15.9, across 12 league games, while St. Mirren make the most with 19.3.
Reece McAlear has made the most tackles for St. Johnstone in 2026/2027, 24 in 12 appearances, 2.00 a game, ahead of Enes Alic with 17 and Sam Stanton with 16, across all competitions.
Enes Alic is the St. Johnstone player most likely to make two or more tackles, with two or more tackles in six of their 10 games in 2026/2027, 60%, ahead of Reece McAlear on 58% and Taylor Steven on 50%.
St. Johnstone have made over 16.5 tackles in three of their 12 games in 2026/2027, 25%, averaging 13.5 a game, with one of six away and two of six at home, across all competitions.
St. Johnstone games have averaged 26.6 tackles in all over their 12 games in 2026/2027, both sides counted, from 14 to 36 a game, and two of those 12 went over 32.5 tackles.
St. Johnstone make more tackles away from home, 14.7 a game in their last 10 away games against 14.1 in their last 10 at home, and went over 16.5 tackles in three of those away games.
St. Johnstone made 18 tackles at home to Dundee United on 17 October, their joint most in a game in 2026/2027, against an average of 13.5 across their 12 games, and their fewest was eight away at Dundee on 2 September.
| Player | Apps | Tackles | Per game | Games with 1+ | Games with 2+ | Games with 3+ | Games with 4+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reece McAlear | 12 | 24 | 2.00 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Enes Alic | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Stanton | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Liam Smith | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Taylor Steven | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Foulds | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cheick Diabate | 11 | 9 | 0.82 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Holt | 12 | 9 | 0.75 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Finlayson | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Joel Cotterill | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty Todd | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Mitchell | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Chalmers | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Gullan | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Paton | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Macaulay Tait | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Schmidt | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Fowler | 12 | 3 | 0.25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Božo Mikulić | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai Fotheringham | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Campbell | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Sinclair | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Baird | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Lloyd | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Steward | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | St. Johnstone | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | Kilmarnock (A) | Scottish Premiership | 2-2 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | Motherwell (H) | Scottish Premiership | 2-2 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | Rangers (A) | Scottish Premiership | 4-0 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | Dundee United (H) | Scottish Premiership | 1-1 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Aberdeen (A) | Scottish Premiership | 0-1 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | Falkirk (H) | Scottish Premiership | 1-1 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Celtic (H) | Scottish Premiership | 0-1 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | Hibernian (H) | Scottish Premiership | 2-1 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Dundee (A) | Scottish Premiership | 1-1 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Hearts (A) | Scottish Premiership | 2-1 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 Aug 2026 | St. Mirren (A) | Scottish Premiership | 1-0 | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Kilmarnock (H) | Scottish Premiership | 4-3 | 18 | 11 | 29 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Johnstone tackles | Over 12.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| St. Johnstone tackles | Over 14.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| St. Johnstone tackles | Over 16.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| St. Johnstone tackles | Over 18.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| St. Johnstone tackles | Over 20.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent tackles | Over 12.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent tackles | Over 14.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent tackles | Over 16.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent tackles | Over 18.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent tackles | Over 20.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total tackles | Over 26.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total tackles | Over 30.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total tackles | Over 32.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total tackles | Over 34.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total tackles | Over 38.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |