Sunderland are averaging 14.6 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 27.3 total tackles on average. That puts them 18th of 20 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 Brentford, and a full match-by-match log.
Enzo Le Fée leads with 22 tackles across 9 qualifying appearances (2.44/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Sunderland player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Sunderland are averaging 14.6 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 12.7 for a match-total of 27.3. That ranks 18th of 20 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 11.23 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.44 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 Brentford, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Sunderland's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Sunderland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzo Le Fée | midfielder | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 100% |
| Nilson Angulo | attacker | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 100% |
| Reinildo Mandava | defender | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 89% |
| Luke O'Nien | defender | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 83% |
| Dan Ballard | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Trai Hume | defender | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 78% |
| Nordi Mukiele | defender | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 75% |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Chris Rigg | midfielder | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Granit Xhaka | midfielder | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 70% |
| Omar Alderete | defender | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 63% |
| Noah Sadiki | midfielder | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 60% |
| Thomas Meunier | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Habib Diarra | midfielder | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 40% |
| Chemsdine Talbi | attacker | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Wilson Isidor | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Brian Brobbey | attacker | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Robin Roefs | goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Melker Ellborg | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Fulham | Home | 1-0 | 13 | 11 | 24 | Trai Hume (4) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Ipswich Town | Away | 2-1 | 16 | 22 | 38 | Reinildo Mandava (3) |
| 24 May 2026 | Chelsea | Home | 2-1 | 18 | 7 | 25 | Reinildo Mandava (4) |
| 17 May 2026 | Everton | Away | 1-3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | Lutsharel Geertruida (2) |
| 9 May 2026 | Manchester United | Home | 0-0 | 10 | 14 | 24 | Granit Xhaka (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 1-1 | 17 | 12 | 29 | Enzo Le Fée (6) |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 0-5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | Enzo Le Fée (2) |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Aston Villa | Away | 4-3 | 14 | 10 | 24 | Noah Sadiki (4) |
| 12 Apr 2026 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 1-0 | 22 | 10 | 32 | Granit Xhaka (5) |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Newcastle United | Away | 1-2 | 17 | 13 | 30 | Chris Rigg (4) |