Wigan are averaging 13.8 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 27.9 total tackles on average. That puts them 14th 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 MK Dons, and a full match-by-match log.
Jensen Weir leads with 13 tackles across 10 qualifying appearances (1.3/g, 90% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Wigan player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Wigan are averaging 13.8 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 14.1 for a match-total of 27.9. That ranks 14th of 24 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 13.8 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1 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 MK Dons, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Wigan's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Wigan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Aimson | defender | 6 | 12 | 2 | 100% |
| Connor Barrett | defender | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 100% |
| Jon Mellish | defender | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 100% |
| Reggie Walsh | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Tobias Brenan | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Jensen Weir | midfielder | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 90% |
| Raphael Borges Rodrigues | attacker | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 83% |
| Jason Kerr | defender | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 80% |
| M. Power | midfielder | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Fraser Murray | midfielder | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 67% |
| James Carragher | defender | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 67% |
| Callum Wright | midfielder | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Matthew Smith | midfielder | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 67% |
| Archie Harris | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Morgan Fox | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Dara Costelloe | attacker | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 50% |
| Sonny Perkins | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Ryan Trevitt | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Christian Saydee | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Harrison Bettoni | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| K'Marni Miller | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Finley Burns | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Joe Taylor | attacker | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Akeel Higgins | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Joe Walsh | goalkeeper | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | AFC Wimbledon | Away | 1-0 | 15 | 15 | 30 | M. Power (3) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Leyton Orient | Home | 0-2 | 12 | 13 | 25 | Reggie Walsh (2) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Cambridge United | Away | 3-2 | 10 | 13 | 23 | Connor Barrett (3) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Barnsley | Away | 1-1 | 13 | 16 | 29 | James Carragher (3) |
| 2 May 2026 | Stevenage | Away | 1-0 | 13 | 14 | 27 | Will Aimson (2) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | AFC Wimbledon | Home | 0-1 | 12 | 20 | 32 | Will Aimson (4) |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Port Vale | Away | 0-0 | 16 | 17 | 33 | Harrison Bettoni (4) |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Rotherham United | Home | 3-0 | 19 | 9 | 28 | Will Aimson (3) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Mansfield Town | Home | 2-1 | 10 | 14 | 24 | Raphael Borges Rodrigues (5) |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Northampton Town | Away | 1-3 | 18 | 10 | 28 | Jason Kerr (4) |