Tackles and fouls
Brasileirão tackles and fouls props by player
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For Brasileirão tackles props, Gustavo Henrique Pereira (Santos FC Sao Paulo) makes the most tackles among starters: 3.82 per 90, clearing 1.5 tackles in 79% of 19 starts. José Vitor Silva Neves commits the most fouls (2.98 per 90) and Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior draws the most (4.51).
Possession gives tackles a small push here: opponents made 15.8 tackles a match against teams with 60% or more possession, and 13.7 against teams with under 40% (correlation 0.15). Fouls follow it even less, at 0.12.
CR Vasco da Gama's opponents make the most tackles, 18.8 a match, against 54.7% possession. Based on 329 Brasileirão matches in the 2026 season, Jan 28, 2026 to Oct 31, 2026.
- Gustavo Henrique Pereira: most tackles per 90
- 3.82
- José Vitor Silva Neves: most fouls per 90
- 2.98
- Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior: most fouls drawn per 90
- 4.51
- Jorge Luiz Frello Filho: most pass attempts per 90
- 84.0
Brasileirão tackles per 90 and hit rates
Starts only, players with 13 or more starts. Each rung is the share of starts over that line.
Brasileirão fouls per 90 and hit rates
Brasileirão fouls drawn per 90 and hit rates
Brasileirão pass attempts per 90 and hit rates
Passing follows possession closely here (correlation 0.84), so check the team table below too.
Does possession force tackles in the Brasileirão?
Across 658 team games in the Brasileirão, the correlation between a team's possession and the other team's tackles is 0.15. For the other team's fouls it's 0.12. For the team's own pass attempts it's 0.84. Closer to 1 means possession explains more of it.
Which Brasileirão teams draw the most tackles
Green on opp tackles means this team's opponents make the most tackles. Check it against the player ladder above when a tackle prop is up against this team.
Using tackles and fouls on a prop
Read the player ladder
Gustavo Henrique Pereira clears 1.5 tackles in 79% of starts and 2.5 in 53%, 15 and 10 of 19 starts. Start from the rung that matches the line.
Find the matchup
Against CR Vasco da Gama, opponents make 18.8 tackles a match. Opponents make 15.8 tackles against teams with 60% or more possession and 13.7 against teams with under 40%. The correlation with possession in the Brasileirão is 0.15, so read it as a nudge rather than a rule.
Treat fouls as a player stat
Fouls barely follow possession (0.12), so they rest more on the player. José Vitor Silva Neves clears 0.5 fouls in 87% of starts and 1.5 in 73%.
Check today's line
Today's Brasileirão tackles and fouls lines, and each player's hit rate against them, are in PickFinder.
How this is counted
Player tables count starts in 329 Brasileirão matches in the 2026 season, Jan 28, 2026 to Oct 31, 2026, for outfield players with 13 or more starts. A rung is the share of starts strictly over the line. Tackles are Opta's total tackles, fouls are fouls committed, fouls drawn are times fouled. The possession section uses 658 team games, each team's possession against the other team's tackles and fouls. A correlation of 1 would mean possession explains the stat fully, 0 not at all. A team's opponent fouls come from the team's fouls won, because OpticOdds stores fouls committed at the team level as 0. Only matches with full Opta coverage in OpticOdds are counted, so a match with missing stats never reads as zeros.
Tackles and fouls FAQ
Who makes the most tackles in the Brasileirão?
Gustavo Henrique Pereira (Santos FC Sao Paulo), at 3.82 tackles per 90 in 19 starts.
Who commits the most fouls in the Brasileirão?
José Vitor Silva Neves (EC Vitória), at 2.98 fouls per 90, clearing 1.5 fouls in 73% of starts.
Who draws the most fouls in the Brasileirão?
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (Santos FC Sao Paulo), at 4.51 fouls drawn per 90.
Who attempts the most passes?
Jorge Luiz Frello Filho (CR Flamengo), at 84.0 pass attempts per 90.
Whose opponents make the most tackles?
CR Vasco da Gama, at 18.8 a match, with 54.7% possession.
Do high-possession teams force more tackles?
The correlation in the Brasileirão is 0.15. Opponents made 15.8 tackles a match against teams with 60% or more possession and 13.7 against teams with under 40%.
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