Swindon are averaging 19.1 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 32.4 total tackles on average. That puts them 10th 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 Port Vale, and a full match-by-match log.
Billy Kirkman leads with 19 tackles across 3 qualifying appearances (6.33/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Swindon player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Swindon are averaging 19.1 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 13.3 for a match-total of 32.4. That ranks 10th of 24 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 9.1 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 2.63 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 Port Vale, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Swindon's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Swindon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Oldaker | midfielder | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 100% |
| Mitchell Clark | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Stephan Negru | defender | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 100% |
| Matthew Virtue-Thick | midfielder | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 100% |
| Billy Kirkman | defender | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 100% |
| Joe Snowdon | midfielder | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Anthony Munda | midfielder | 2 | 6 | 3 | 100% |
| J. Pearman | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Gavin Kilkenny | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| James Scanlon | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| S. Inwood | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| James Debayo | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Lucas Griffiths-Brown | defender | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Jack Thomson | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Ryan Tafazolli | defender | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 86% |
| Jamie Knight-Lebel | defender | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 83% |
| Jake Thomas Batty | defender | 6 | 12 | 2 | 83% |
| Junior Hoilett | attacker | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 80% |
| Ben Middlemas | midfielder | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 80% |
| Tom Nichols | midfielder | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 75% |
| Aidan Borland | midfielder | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 67% |
| Will Wright | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Billy Bodin | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Michael Olakigbe | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Kaelan Majekodunmi | defender | 3 | 6 | 2 | 67% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 3-0 | 17 | 14 | 31 | Kaelan Majekodunmi (5) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Cheltenham Town | Home | 2-1 | 29 | 9 | 38 | Billy Kirkman (12) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Northampton Town | Away | 0-0 | 22 | 13 | 35 | Matthew Virtue-Thick (6) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Cardiff City | Away | 3-2 | 23 | 15 | 38 | Ben Middlemas (4) |
| 2 May 2026 | Chesterfield | Home | 1-2 | 20 | 21 | 41 | Fletcher Holman (4) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Grimsby Town | Away | 4-0 | 11 | 16 | 27 | Tom Nichols (6) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Accrington Stanley | Home | 2-2 | 21 | 10 | 31 | Aidan Borland (4) |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Colchester United | Away | 3-0 | 11 | 13 | 24 | Filozofe Mabete (2) |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Walsall | Home | 2-1 | 25 | 13 | 38 | Joel McGregor (8) |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Cambridge United | Away | 1-1 | 12 | 9 | 21 | Tom Nichols (2) |