James Forrest stats
James Forrest (Celtic, midfielder) had 1 goal and 1 assist in 33 appearances in 2025/26 (1022 minutes, all competitions). Shots per 90 in Premiership: 1.38, higher than 85% of 89 midfielders. Started 6 of 33.
Key facts
As of 16 May 2026: A midfielder for Celtic, James Forrest has 27 appearances (780 minutes) in the Premiership 2025/26.
As of 16 May 2026: In 2025/26 James Forrest has one goal, one assist and 33 appearances in the matches TACTIX holds.
As of 16 May 2026: James Forrest averages 1.2 Impact a match over 27 games in Premiership matches — ninth percentile among the 275 Premiership players who qualify.
James Forrest (Celtic) averaged a TACTIX Impact of 1.3 per match across 33 appearances, and scored one goal and one assist in 33 appearances in 2025/26 — per TACTIX Impact, an open rating with every weight published (as of 16 May 2026).
An open, transparent rating built from raw match actions across 33 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
James Forrest is a midfielder at Celtic, with 27 appearances and 780 minutes in the Premiership 2025/26. TACTIX Impact: 1.2 per match across 27 appearances in Premiership matches, the ninth percentile of 275 qualifying Premiership players. James Forrest has started 6 of 33 appearances in 2025/26 (all competitions), averaging 31 minutes. That is 23% of the Premiership minutes available to him (780 of 3420 across 38 club matches).
Keeper, venue and career
Home and away differ: 1.28 key passes per 90 at home (494 minutes) against 1.70 away (528 minutes), all competitions 2025/26. Against his career: 1.50 key passes per 90 in 2025/26 (1022 minutes) versus 1.77 across every season on record (7104 minutes).
By the numbers
By the numbers, among the 89 Premiership midfielders with 450+ minutes: 0.23 fouls committed per 90 — fewer than 100% and 2.31 successful dribbles per 90 — higher than 97%. Successful dribbles per 90 is up from 1.09 last season (910 minutes in the Premiership) to 2.31 in 2025/26.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths, against Midfielders, Premiership 2025/26 (n = 89): Discipline (elite, 99th percentile) and Dribbling (elite, 97th percentile). Lower on the radar: Defending (sixth percentile), against 89 Midfielders, Premiership 2025/26 (n = 89).
Form and availability
Impact over the last five matches (newest first): 1.1, 0.0, 0.9, 1.6, 0.0 — broadly level, averaging 0.7 against a season figure of 1.3. Discipline: one yellow card in 33 appearances in 2025/26, and 0.23 fouls per 90 in the Premiership.
Similar players
Closest radar profiles among Midfielders, Premiership 2025/26 (n = 89): A. Kyziridis, C. McMenamin and J. McGrath (cosine similarity of the eight axis percentiles; the full list is part of Pro).
Season 2025/26 · all competitions
Started 6 of 33 appearances, 27 from the bench · 31 minutes per appearance · 23% of the Premiership minutes available (780 of 3420).
Against his career: 1.50 key passes per 90 in 2025/26 (1022 minutes) · 1.77 across every season on record (7104 minutes).
Premiership only: 27 apps · 1.2 Impact per match in 2025/26. The figures above cover all 3 competitions played that season, which is why they can differ. See the Premiership Impact leaderboard.
James Forrest stats per 90 · Premiership 2025/26, midfielder
| Stat | James Forrest | vs midfielders | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passesper 90 | 42.69 | higher than 67% | 52.71 |
| Pass accuracy | 86.2% | higher than 89% | 88.0% |
| Key passesper 90 | 1.85 | higher than 88% | 2.57 |
| Shotsper 90 | 1.38 | higher than 85% | 1.58 |
| Shots on targetper 90 | 0.46 | higher than 70% | 0.89 |
| Successful dribblesper 90 | 2.31 | higher than 97% | 1.09 |
| Tacklesper 90 | 1.15 | higher than 13% | 1.09 |
| Interceptionsper 90 | 0.12 | higher than 4% | 0.49 |
| Fouls committedper 90 | 0.23 | fewer than 100% | 0.20 |
| Cardsper 90 | 0.12 | fewer than 79% | 0.00 |
Per 90 minutes over 780 minutes in Premiership 2025/26. Ranked against 89 Premiership midfielders 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 season: the same competition, 910 minutes.
Last 10 appearances · all competitions
- 1+ shot3 of 10
- 1+ shot on target0 of 10
- 1+ tackle3 of 10
- 1+ foul committed2 of 10
- Scored0 of 10
- Assisted1 of 10
- Booked1 of 10
How often, not how much: the matches where each line happened, out of the matches where it was recorded (2026-02-15 to 2026-05-16, newest first). History, not a forecast — the model’s player projections are on Pro.
Profile radar · Premiership 2025/26, midfielder
James Forrest · Midfielders, Premiership 2025/26 (n = 89) median
| Axis | James Forrest | Median | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shootingshots p90 | 1.38on target 33.3% | 0.73 | 85th |
| Scoringgoals p90 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 64th |
| Creationkey passes + assists p90 | 1.96 | 1.03 | 85th |
| Passingpasses p90 | 42.69accuracy 86.2% | 36.35 | 67th |
| Dribblingsuccessful dribbles p90 | 2.31success 51.3% | 0.57 | 97th |
| Duelsduels won p90 | 4.96win rate 53.1% | 4.96 | 49th |
| Defendingtackles + interceptions + blocks p90 | 1.27 | 2.91 | 6th |
| Disciplinecards + fouls p90 (fewer is better) | 0.35 | 1.53 | 1st |
Radius is the percentile within the cohort; Discipline count fewer as better. Figures are per 90 minutes over 780 minutes in Premiership 2025/26. Cohort: 89 players with 450+ minutes.
Where that sits in the Premiership
1.2 per match — 9th percentile of 275 qualifying Premiership 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 | SoT/90 | KP/90 | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Celtic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.10 | 1.68 | 1.2 |
| 2025/26 | Celtic | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0.53 | 1.50 | 1.3 |
| 2024/25 | Celtic | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0.84 | 2.51 | 2.1 |
| 2023/24 | Celtic | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1.75 | 2.33 | 2.2 |
| 2022/23 | Celtic | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1.12 | 2.24 | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | Celtic | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0.68 | 1.36 | 1.5 |
| 2020/21 | Celtic | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0.83 | 1.66 | 2.3 |
| 2020/21 | Scotland national team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.6 |
| 2019/20 | Celtic | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0.45 | 1.94 | 3.7 |
| 2018/19 | Celtic | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.34 | 1.01 | 3.0 |
| 2017/18 | Celtic | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.61 | 1.42 | 2.9 |
Game log · last 10 appearances · all competitions
| Date | Opponent | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating | Impact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | v Heart Of Midlothian sub | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 1.1 | Match → |
| 2026-05-13 | @ Motherwell sub | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | Match → |
| 2026-05-03 | @ Hibernian sub | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 0.9 | Match → |
| 2026-04-25 | v Falkirk | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 | 1.6 | Match → |
| 2026-04-05 | @ Dundee sub | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | Match → |
| 2026-03-22 | @ Dundee Utd sub | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 1.3 | Match → |
| 2026-03-04 | @ Aberdeen sub | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | 1.7 | Match → | |
| 2026-03-01 | @ Rangers sub | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.9 | Match → |
| 2026-02-22 | v Hibernian sub | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 1 | Match → |
| 2026-02-15 | @ Kilmarnock sub | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 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: Key passes 1.28 at home (494 min), 1.70 away (528 min); Shots 1.82 at home (494 min), 0.68 away (528 min).
Impact trend · last 10 matches
2025/26 is complete — this page is James Forrest’s record for that season. See James Forrest’s current season.
Frequently asked questions
- How many shots does James Forrest average per 90?
- James Forrest averages 1.38 shots per 90 minutes in Premiership 2025/26 (780 minutes) — higher than 85% of 89 Premiership midfielders with 450+ minutes.
- How many goals and assists did James Forrest have in 2025/26?
- In 2025/26 James Forrest had 1 goal and 1 assist in 33 appearances (1022 minutes played).
- Did James Forrest start regularly in 2025/26?
- James Forrest started 6 of 33 appearances in 2025/26, averaging 31 minutes per appearance (all competitions).
- What was James Forrest’s TACTIX Impact in 2025/26?
- James Forrest averaged a TACTIX Impact of 1.3 per match across 33 appearances in 2025/26 in all competitions — an open rating built from raw match actions, with every weight published.
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