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Matty Jacob

England Defender·21 apps·1,246 mins
Last 6
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Tackles /90
1.66
tackles
Interceptions /90
1.52
interceptions
Duels won
58%
of duels
Blocks /90
0.36
blocks
Pass accuracy
75%
of passes
Fouls /90
0.94
committed
Summary

Matty Jacob has been a workhorse for his side in the 2025/26 League One campaign, featuring in 21 matches and logging 1,246 minutes. He has not scored or assisted, but his defensive output is above the positional baseline, with 23 tackles and 21 interceptions, translating to 1.66 tackles per 90 minutes versus a baseline of 1.55. His contribution off the ball is highlighted by 9 key passes, 0.65 per 90 compared to the baseline of 0.53, and a modest 0.22 shots per 90, below the 0.41 baseline, showing a focus on defensive duties rather than attacking risk. With an average match rating of 6.73, Jacob’s season so far underscores his role as a consistent, high-volume defender, leading the team in defensive activity and ball distribution from deep.

Matty Jacob has played 1,246 minutes across 21 appearances in League One, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.05, converting 0% of 3 shots and averaging 6.73 a match.

Written by Pythia from this player's own numbers.
01 Historic Performance02 Player Strength Analysis03 VS other players04 Player value05 Squad Statistics06 Season log07 Match log
01Historic Performance📊
Tackles per match
Total
15
Per match
1.50
2EXE11/10CAR18/102NOR21/103DON25/10BLA11/01SOU17/011SWA24/01BLA31/016WAT03/021BRI07/02
Interceptions per match
Total
7
Per match
0.70
1EXE11/101CAR18/10NOR21/10DON25/10BLA11/012SOU17/011SWA24/011BLA31/011WAT03/02BRI07/02
Duels won per match
Dotted line: duels won %
Total
41
Win rate
72%
6EXE11/10CAR18/107NOR21/1011DON25/103BLA11/011SOU17/011SWA24/011BLA31/017WAT03/024BRI07/02
Blocks per match
Total
0
Per match
0.00
EXE11/10CAR18/10NOR21/10DON25/10BLA11/01SOU17/01SWA24/01BLA31/01WAT03/02BRI07/02
Pass accuracy per match
Dotted line: accuracy %
Completed
136
Accuracy
72%
20EXE11/103CAR18/1023NOR21/1030DON25/103BLA11/019SOU17/013SWA24/015BLA31/0116WAT03/0224BRI07/02
Fouls per match
Total
5
Per match
0.50
1EXE11/101CAR18/10NOR21/10DON25/10BLA11/011SOU17/011SWA24/01BLA31/011WAT03/02BRI07/02
Dribbled past per match
Total
3
Per match
0.30
EXE11/10CAR18/10NOR21/10DON25/10BLA11/01SOU17/011SWA24/01BLA31/012WAT03/02BRI07/02
Saves per match
Total
0
Per match
0.00
Save rate
-
EXE11/10CAR18/10NOR21/10DON25/10BLA11/01SOU17/01SWA24/01BLA31/01WAT03/02BRI07/02
Form per match
0-10 against his own baseline · 5 is normal
Average
5.5
Best
8.3
5.04.3EXE11/102.7CAR18/104.9NOR21/106.5DON25/105.4BLA11/013.8SOU17/016.1SWA24/015.1BLA31/018.0WAT03/028.3BRI07/02
02Player Strength Analysis💪
Where they rank
Tackles
=385thof 560 · 14 level14
Interceptions
=303rdof 560 · 16 level10
Duels won
180thof 53456%
Pass accuracy
327thof 56071%
Saves
=45thof 560 · 516 level0
Ranked against 560 players in League One with 450+ minutes this season, every position included. Rates need 20+ attempts, so a percentage off a handful of tries is left out rather than ranked. Each chart draws the top 40, plus this player where he falls outside them.

🛡️ Tackles

Season total · per 90 beside it
Conor McGrandles
126(2.88)
Oliver Norwood
112(2.57)
Fraser Murray
105(2.52)
Ibou Touray
103(2.42)
Ilmari Niskanen
103(2.24)
Josh Neufville
99(2.51)
Lewis Wing
98(2.16)
Ethan Pye
96(1.96)
Malachi Boateng
95(2.08)
Alistair Smith
94(2.11)
Louis Reed
86(2.68)
Jack McMillan
86(2.26)
Jenson Metcalfe
86(2.56)
Jamie McDonnell
85(4.64)
Jordi Osei-Tutu
84(2.67)
Dean Campbell
84(2.17)
Isaac Ogundere
84(1.88)
Ben House
82(3.43)
Nesta Guinness-Walker
81(2.48)
Kyran Lofthouse
80(1.79)
Max Power
79(1.75)
Max Conway
79(2.14)
Ben Osborn
77(2.16)
Ryan Ledson
77(1.95)
Joel Bagan
77(1.90)
Tendayi Darikwa
75(1.69)
Luca Connell
73(1.86)
Charlie Savage
73(1.89)
Raphael Rodrigues
72(2.60)
Lewis Freestone
71(2.49)
Jamal Baptiste
71(2.11)
Idris El Mizouni
70(3.67)
Bali Mumba
70(1.68)
Daniel Harvie
70(1.60)
Luther James-Wildin
69(2.18)
Owen Bailey
67(1.46)
Marcus Harness
66(1.81)
Jordan Brown
66(1.65)
Oliver Casey
66(1.58)
Archie Collins
65(1.46)
Matty Jacob
14(1.29)

🧲 Interceptions

Season total · per 90 beside it
Ethan Pye
79(1.61)
Paudie O’Connor
67(1.88)
Lewis Wing
62(1.37)
Oliver Norwood
59(1.35)
Aden Baldwin
59(1.90)
Archie Collins
58(1.30)
Oliver Casey
58(1.39)
Tendayi Darikwa
57(1.29)
Jordan Brown
56(1.40)
Max Conway
54(1.46)
Charlie Goode
53(1.25)
Jamal Baptiste
53(1.57)
Ryan Johnson
52(1.32)
Finley Burns
52(2.35)
Alex Hartridge
50(1.34)
Nigel Lonwijk
50(1.55)
Conor McGrandles
49(1.12)
Joe Rafferty
45(1.22)
Josh Neufville
45(1.14)
Mads Andersen
44(1.50)
Mathias Ross
44(1.35)
George Saville
44(1.67)
George Johnston
44(0.96)
Ibou Touray
43(1.01)
Luca Connell
43(1.10)
Malachi Boateng
43(0.94)
Udoka Godwin-Malife
42(1.17)
Ryan Wintle
42(1.16)
Steve Seddon
42(0.92)
Owen Bailey
41(0.89)
Carl Piergianni
40(0.95)
Alex Mitchell
40(1.03)
Isaac Ogundere
40(0.90)
Will Aimson
39(0.91)
Luther James-Wildin
39(1.23)
Ryan Ledson
39(0.99)
Jack Grimmer
39(1.09)
Jason Kerr
39(1.22)
Josh Sheehan
39(1.17)
George Broadbent
39(1.60)
Matty Jacob
10(0.92)

💪 Duels won

Won / contested · count beside it
Owen Goodman
95%(20)
Nathan Bishop
92%(24)
Joel Pereira
92%(35)
Cameron Dawson
91%(21)
Lee Nicholls
87%(20)
Joe Gauci
86%(18)
Filip Marschall
85%(35)
Sam Tickle
85%(17)
Josh Keeley
84%(21)
George Wickens
83%(24)
Joe Whitworth
82%(18)
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
81%(22)
Murphy Cooper
79%(19)
Alex Bass
78%(28)
Chris Forino
76%(258)
Eoghan O'Connell
75%(135)
Charlie Goode
73%(338)
Jason Kerr
72%(214)
Hakeem Odofin
72%(116)
Tom Lees
71%(179)
Kyle John
71%(139)
Luke Robinson
71%(42)
David Okagbue
71%(145)
Omar Beckles
71%(130)
Patrick Bauer
70%(122)
Marc Roberts
70%(96)
Michael Ihiekwe
70%(187)
Fraser Horsfall
70%(198)
Carl Piergianni
69%(402)
Lewis Freestone
69%(236)
Derrick Williams
69%(122)
Mads Andersen
69%(184)
Paudie O’Connor
69%(278)
Josh Feeney
69%(133)
Ciaran Kelly
69%(111)
Murray Wallace
68%(289)
Joe Wright
68%(196)
Emmanuel Adegboyega
68%(45)
Connor Taylor
68%(152)
Gabriel Osho
67%(89)
Matty Jacob
56%(63)

📏 Pass accuracy

Completed / attempted · count beside it
Dylan Lawlor
90%(1722)
Ronan Kpakio
89%(937)
Chris Willock
89%(848)
Ryan Wintle
89%(2040)
Gabriel Osho
88%(713)
David Turnbull
88%(1236)
Cian Ashford
88%(623)
Tom Lees
88%(1773)
George Nevett
88%(704)
Marcus McGuane
88%(233)
Idris El Mizouni
87%(825)
Connor O'Riordan
87%(725)
Connor Taylor
87%(1316)
Chris Forino
87%(1373)
Jack Fitzwater
87%(1306)
Xavier Simons
86%(959)
David Okagbue
86%(1309)
Odin Bailey
86%(1225)
Eoin Toal
86%(2006)
William Forrester
86%(585)
Tennai Watson
85%(993)
Callum Robinson
85%(288)
Calum Chambers
85%(1173)
Alex Robertson
85%(1178)
Mads Andersen
85%(1388)
Josh Sheehan
85%(1618)
George Johnston
85%(2566)
Ethan Erhahon
85%(849)
William Fish
85%(1624)
Perry Ng
85%(1471)
Jack Moorhouse
85%(267)
Joel Colwill
85%(639)
Johnly Yfeko
85%(321)
Archie Collins
84%(1800)
Benjamin Woods
84%(526)
Donay O'Brien-Brady
84%(217)
Isaak Davies
84%(157)
Matthew Smith
83%(920)
Davy van den Berg
83%(197)
Rubin Colwill
83%(904)
Matty Jacob
71%(299)

🧤 Saves

Season total · per 90 beside it
Alex Bass
147(3.67)
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
125(3.01)
Sam Tickle
118(2.57)
Joel Pereira
117(2.72)
Liam Roberts
115(2.73)
Sam Walker
105(2.18)
Brad Collins
104(2.60)
Joe Whitworth
102(2.62)
Nathan Bishop
97(2.55)
Josh Keeley
97(2.16)
Nathan Trott
95(2.32)
George Wickens
94(2.04)
Cameron Dawson
91(2.94)
Joe Gauci
89(2.62)
Filip Marschall
88(1.87)
Lee Nicholls
84(2.64)
Thimothee Lo-Tutala
80(2.43)
Ross Fitzsimons
79(3.04)
Owen Goodman
78(2.48)
Corey Addai
71(2.95)
Will Norris
68(2.00)
Conor Hazard
64(2.28)
Lee Burge
63(3.14)
Ben Hinchliffe
56(2.24)
Luca Ashby-Hammond
55(3.06)
Will Dennis
50(3.53)
Jack Bonham
49(2.04)
Ted Cann
49(3.27)
Murphy Cooper
48(2.29)
Tommy Simkin
40(3.08)
Jack Bycroft
38(5.37)
Killian Cahill
37(2.31)
Teddy Sharman-Lowe
31(1.41)
Mikki van Sas
28(2.32)
Joe McDonnell
20(2.50)
Ben Amos
15(2.14)
Ian Lawlor
14(2.33)
Zander Clark
12(1.71)
Jordan Amissah
12(2.40)
Marko Maroši
8(1.60)
Matty Jacob
0(0.00)
03VS other players👥
Compare with
Up to 3 at once
Tackles /90
1.66
1.94
Interceptions /90
1.52
1.58
Duels won %
58%
63%
Blocks /90
0.36
0.62
Pass accuracy %
75%
82%
Fouls /90
0.94
0.92
1.661.5258%0.3675%0.941.941.5863%0.6282%0.92Tacklesrim 1.94Intrim 1.58Duelsrim 63%Blocksrim 0.62Pass accrim 82%Foulsrim 0.94
Each spoke has its own scale: rings are 25/50/75/100% of the rim value shown.
Matty Jacob Ethan Pye
04Player value💶
Current market value
€400k
Transfermarkt, 2026
Value by year
€150k2024€400k2025€400k2026
05Squad Statistics👥
Min apps6+
Team form
PlayerPosAppsMinsGoalsAssistsShotsOn tgtGoals
/shot
Key
passes
Pass
acc
DribblesDrib
%
TacklesInterc.BlocksDuels
won %
FoulsFouledYelRedSavesRatingForm
Jack MarriottF241770163393041%1772%323%104324%23130007.01
6.1
Lewis WingM4741001111602718%6278%2056%98623356%39435007.42
3.3
Kelvin EhibhatiomhanF442390100452522%1963%1426%2110339%53316006.60
1.9
Daniel KyerewaaM36259453321316%2779%3745%2715144%32417006.80
6.8
Kami DoyleM44284346341812%5279%3651%5719246%34594006.82
5.3
Paudie O’ConnorD3632143013623%778%2100%42672269%485111006.91
2.4
Charlie SavageM4535722436156%5480%660%7825652%421510006.86
1.0
Jeriel DorsettD4029432110320%975%1059%54291962%27376006.81
4.3
Paddy LaneF3619712226138%1665%732%1213034%16132006.49
5.2
Liam FraserM361840209422%1183%267%2919756%2182006.71
9.9
Randell WilliamsM15987217429%964%1042%105444%7160006.71
5.9
Will KeaneF14509205240%270%233%61127%710006.44
2.7
Mamadi CamaraM13455203267%473%00%65042%5111006.68
5.0
Andre GarciaD12379214250%178%646%92144%861006.64
3.1
Matt RitchieM28898167414%1477%754%108042%13175006.67
2.7
Haydon RobertsD14769113233%763%112%611146%683006.52
5.3
Joel PereiraG4338700000363%4100%31092%015101176.91
6.0
Finley BurnsD33208000400%380%350%51541665%2166006.67
7.2
Derrick WilliamsD24203801810%681%150%31212169%11145007.02
5.0
Ryan NyambeD1914050000878%935%2314343%23132006.47
5.1
Kelvin AbrefaD24130302720%872%1246%3813357%15162006.56
3.6
Andy YiadomD29111800520%475%838%3415649%22176006.58
4.8
Matty JacobD15106400310%775%444%1516557%10154006.69
3.7
Ashqar AhmedD116660000670%956%207551%1343006.75
4.4
Mark O'MahonyF19649001040%459%00%71328%1181006.28
2.1
Benn WardD863300210%175%120%1327860%1071006.78
4.2
Ben ElliottM1159900620%877%1062%140036%1981006.43
4.1
Jack StevensG65400000051%010060%0100186.85
5.1
Michael SticklandD752400110%182%0561054%641006.57
5.8
Kadan YoungF725800520%067%117%31036%651006.47
4.3
John RyanD32150000170%041262%461006.73
Tivonge RusheshaM31670100280%00%31030%420006.40
Sean PattonF612500100%171%000013%711006.30
5.4
Andy RinomhotaM31230000181%1100%32062%110006.60
Shay SpencerF1720000071%030167%000007.20
Jeremiah Okine-PetersF1660000283%020045%020006.60
Emmanuel OshoD21700100%0100%150%00040%130006.70
Luke HowardD1110000050%000033%100006.70
Basil TumaF1100000100%00000%00000
Per-player totals for 2025/26 from API-Football match stats, across 39 players. Click any column to sort. Goals/shot is conversion - goals divided by shots taken. Rating is API-Football's own 0-10 composite for each appearance, averaged here; it is their proprietary score, so treat it as a summary rather than an input. A blank from the provider means the player recorded none of that event, so it counts as zero. Form is 0-10: each appearance is scored as a per-90 composite of the stats that matter for that position, then the last 5 are compared with the player's own season baseline. 5 is their normal, green a hot run, red a cold one – it measures a player against themselves, not against the squad. Under 6 appearances shows a dash rather than a number off too small a sample.
06Season log🗂️
SeasonClubCompAppsMinsGoalsAssistsShotsOn tgtGoals
/shot
Key
passes
Pass
acc
DribblesTacklesInterc.Duels
won %
FoulsYelRedRating
2025/26ReadingLeague One1497400310%771%4141056%10406.60
2025/26HullChampionship51730000277%08558%3006.82
2025/26ReadingLeague Cup1900000093%01670%0007.90
2025/26HullFA Cup190000060%000100%0006.90
2024/25HullChampionship8445106417%270%110553%10206.76
2024/25HullLeague Cup0000000000000
2023/24HullChampionship1481500320%082%220849%12306.76
2022/23HullChampionship0000000000000
07Match log📅
DateOpponentResMinsGoalsAssistsShotsOn tgtKey
passes
TacklesFoulsYelRedRatingForm
07 Febv Bristol City250001006.90
8.3
03 Febv Watford7500061007.30
8.0
31 Jana Blackburn190000006.90
5.1
24 Janv Swansea1800111006.70
6.1
17 Jana Southampton3600101006.30
3.8
11 Janv BlackburnD90000006.90
5.4
25 Octv Doncaster900003007.20
6.5
21 Octv Northampton900012107.30
4.9
18 Octa Cardiff16011001006.70
2.7
11 Octa Exeter8901021006.50
4.3
04 Octv Mansfield900000006.20
1.5
27 Sepa Stockport900100005.90
2.7
23 Sepa WrexhamL900001007.90
9.5
20 Sepv Leyton Orient360000007.00
3.7
13 Sepa Barnsley9000001105.30
2.6