Hayden Matthews Stats
Club: Bradford · Position: Defender · Born: 19 Jun 2004 (age 22) · Nationality: Australia.
Now at Bradford. The 2025/26 season below was played at Portsmouth — use the season buttons above for their other campaigns.
Next: Bradford v Marine · FA Cup · Sat 7 Nov, 15:00 GMT — form, head-to-head and stats on the match page.
Hayden Matthews (Bradford, defender) has 0 goals and 0 assists in 14 appearances in 2025/26 (872 minutes, all competitions). Tackles per 90 in Championship: 1.38, higher than 50% of 181 defenders. Started 10 of 14. Next: Bradford v Marine, Sat 7 Nov, 15:00 GMT.
Key Facts
Figures as of
Hayden Matthews has 13 appearances and 782 minutes in the Championship 2025/26 as a defender for Portsmouth.
Matthews’s TACTIX Impact runs at 1.6 per match over 13 appearances in Championship matches, the 21st percentile of 574 qualifying Championship players.
Against defenders in the Championship 2025/26, Hayden Matthews stands out on 0.58 fouls committed per 90 (fewer than 77%); the cohort is 181 players with 450+ minutes.
Hayden Matthews (Bradford) averages a TACTIX Impact of 1.6 per match across 14 appearances — per TACTIX Impact, an open rating with every weight published (as of 8 September 2026).
An open, transparent rating built from raw match actions across 14 appearances in 2025/26 (all competitions) — every weight is published. Higher is better; a negative score just means costly actions outweighed productive ones in that sample — not a verdict on the player.
Profile
Hayden Matthews is a defender at Portsmouth, with 13 appearances and 782 minutes in the Championship 2025/26. TACTIX Impact: 1.6 per match across 13 appearances in Championship matches, the 21st percentile of 574 qualifying Championship players. Hayden Matthews has started 10 of 14 appearances in 2025/26 (all competitions), averaging 62 minutes. That is 19% of the Championship minutes available to him (782 of 4140 across 46 club matches).
Keeper, venue and career
Home and away differ: 0.69 tackles per 90 at home (523 minutes) against 2.06 away (349 minutes), all competitions 2025/26.
By the numbers
By the numbers, among the 181 Championship defenders with 450+ minutes: 0.58 fouls committed per 90 — fewer than 77%.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths, against Defenders, Championship 2025/26 (n = 181): Discipline (strong, 70th percentile). Lower on the radar: Shooting (second percentile) and Dribbling (third percentile), against 181 Defenders, Championship 2025/26 (n = 181).
Form and availability
Impact over the last five matches (newest first): 3.0, 1.1, 2.3, 2.6, 1.2 — broadly level, averaging 2.0 against a season figure of 1.6. Discipline: two yellow cards in 14 appearances in 2025/26, and 0.58 fouls per 90 in the Championship. Next up: Bradford v Marine, Sat 7 Nov, 15:00 GMT (FA Cup).
Similar players
Closest radar profiles among Defenders, Championship 2025/26 (n = 181): M. Pollock, C. Burgess and D. Scarr (cosine similarity of the eight axis percentiles; the full list is part of Pro).
Season 2025/26 · All Competitions
Started 10 of 14 appearances, 4 from the bench · 62 minutes per appearance · 19% of the Championship minutes available (782 of 4140).
Championship only: 13 apps · 1.6 Impact per match in 2025/26. The figures above cover all 2 competitions played that season, which is why they can differ. See the Championship Impact leaderboard.
Hayden Matthews Stats per 90 · Championship 2025/26, defender
| Stat | Hayden Matthews | vs defenders |
|---|---|---|
| Tacklesper 90 | 1.38 | higher than 50% |
| Interceptionsper 90 | 1.04 | higher than 51% |
| Blocksper 90 | 0.46 | higher than 40% |
| Duels wonper 90 | 5.18 | higher than 53% |
| Duel win rate | 57.0% | higher than 44% |
| Fouls committedper 90 | 0.58 | fewer than 77% |
| Cardsper 90 | 0.23 | fewer than 22% |
| Passesper 90 | 46.96 | higher than 68% |
| Pass accuracy | 82.6% | higher than 70% |
Per 90 minutes over 782 minutes in Championship 2025/26. Ranked against 181 Championship defenders with 450+ minutes; “higher than N%” means a higher figure than N% of them, and for fouls, cards, offsides and goals conceded “fewer than” is the better direction.
Last 10 Appearances · All Competitions
- 1+ tackle5 of 10
- 2+ tackles5 of 10
- 1+ foul committed4 of 10
- 1+ shot0 of 10
- Booked2 of 10
How often, not how much: the matches where each line happened, out of the matches where it was recorded (2025-11-01 to 2026-09-08, newest first). History, not a forecast — the model’s player projections are on Pro.
Profile Radar · Championship 2025/26, defender
Hayden Matthews · Defenders, Championship 2025/26 (n = 181) median
| Axis | Hayden Matthews | Median | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shootingshots p90 | 0.00 | 0.41 | 2nd |
| Scoringgoals p90 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 21st |
| Creationkey passes + assists p90 | 0.12 | 0.47 | 8th |
| Passingpasses p90 | 46.96accuracy 82.6% | 42.37 | 68th |
| Dribblingsuccessful dribbles p90 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 3rd |
| Duelsduels won p90 | 5.18win rate 57.0% | 5.09 | 53rd |
| Defendingtackles + interceptions + blocks p90 | 2.88 | 3.09 | 35th |
| Disciplinecards + fouls p90 (fewer is better) | 0.81 | 1.03 | 30th |
Radius is the percentile within the cohort; Discipline count fewer as better. Figures are per 90 minutes over 782 minutes in Championship 2025/26. Cohort: 181 players with 450+ minutes.
Where That Sits in the Championship
1.6 per match — 21th percentile of 574 qualifying Championship players (10+ apps), 2025/26. Shaded band = 10th–90th percentile; the line is the median.
Career · Every Team, by Season · All Competitions
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Tkl+Int/90 | KP/90 | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3.0 |
| 2025/26 | Portsmouth | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.27 | 0.10 | 1.6 |
| 2024/25 | Portsmouth | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 0.29 | 1.4 |
| 2024/25 | Sydney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.66 | 0.53 | 1.2 |
| 2023/24 | Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.8 |
Game Log · Last 10 Appearances · All Competitions
| Date | Opponent | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating | Impact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Leyton Orient v Bradford2026/27 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 | 3 | Match → |
| 2026-05-02 | v Birmingham | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | Match → |
| 2026-04-25 | @ Stoke City | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 | 2.3 | Match → | |
| 2026-01-01 | @ Bristol City sub | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2.6 | Match → |
| 2025-12-29 | v Charlton | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 1.2 | Match → |
| 2025-12-26 | v QPR | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 1.1 | Match → |
| 2025-12-20 | @ Derby | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.2 | 3 | Match → |
| 2025-12-13 | v Blackburn | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 2.5 | Match → | |
| 2025-12-09 | @ Swansea | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 2 | Match → |
| 2025-11-01 | @ Birmingham | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.9 | Match → |
Min = minutes; Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that match. Rating is the data provider’s; Impact is TACTIX’s published formula.
Home v away · per 90 · 2025/26 · all competitions: Tackles 0.69 at home (523 min), 2.06 away (349 min); Interceptions 0.69 at home (523 min), 1.55 away (349 min).
Impact Trend · Last 10 Matches
TACTIX Model: Hayden Matthews’s Match Projections
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many tackles does Hayden Matthews average per 90?
- Hayden Matthews averages 1.38 tackles per 90 minutes in Championship 2025/26 (782 minutes) — higher than 50% of 181 Championship defenders with 450+ minutes.
- How many goals and assists does Hayden Matthews have this season?
- This season Hayden Matthews has 0 goals and 0 assists in 14 appearances (872 minutes played).
- Does Hayden Matthews start every game?
- Hayden Matthews started 10 of 14 appearances in 2025/26, averaging 62 minutes per appearance (all competitions).
- How often does Hayden Matthews get booked?
- Hayden Matthews was booked in 2 of the last 10 appearances where cards were recorded (all competitions); 2 yellow and 0 red this season.
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