Michael Forbes stats
Played for Northampton in 2025/26 · Position: Defender · Born: 29 Apr 2004 (age 22) · Nationality: Northern Ireland · Height: 188 cm.
Michael Forbes (Northampton, defender) had 2 goals and 1 assist in 23 appearances in 2025/26 (1678 minutes, all competitions). Tackles per 90 in League One: 0.65, higher than 2% of 183 defenders. Started 19 of 23.
Key Facts
Figures as of
Across 22 League One games in 2025/26, Michael Forbes has played 1651 minutes for Northampton.
Forbes’s TACTIX Impact runs at 2.7 per match over 22 appearances in League One matches, the 66th percentile of 566 qualifying League One players.
Michael Forbes has 19 starts from 23 appearances in 2025/26 (all competitions), 73 minutes per appearance.
Michael Forbes (Northampton) averaged a TACTIX Impact of 2.6 per match across 23 appearances, and scored two goals and one assist in 23 appearances in 2025/26 — per TACTIX Impact, an open rating with every weight published (as of 14 March 2026).
An open, transparent rating built from raw match actions across 23 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
Michael Forbes is a defender at Northampton, with 22 appearances and 1651 minutes in League One 2025/26. TACTIX Impact: 2.7 per match across 22 appearances in League One matches, the 66th percentile of 566 qualifying League One players. Michael Forbes has started 19 of 23 appearances in 2025/26 (all competitions), averaging 73 minutes. That is 40% of the League One minutes available to him (1651 of 4140 across 46 club matches).
Keeper, venue and career
Home and away differ: 0.89 tackles per 90 at home (812 minutes) against 0.52 away (866 minutes), all competitions 2025/26. Against his career: 0.70 tackles per 90 in 2025/26 (1678 minutes) versus 0.99 across every season on record (2917 minutes).
By the numbers
By the numbers, among the 183 League One defenders with 450+ minutes: 0.05 cards per 90 — fewer than 95% and 6.81 duels won per 90 — higher than 77%.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths, against Defenders, League One 2025/26 (n = 183): Scoring (elite, 91st percentile) and Discipline (strong, 79th percentile). Lower on the radar: Defending (fifth percentile) and Dribbling (10th percentile), against 183 Defenders, League One 2025/26 (n = 183).
Form and availability
Impact over the last five matches (newest first): 1.7, 4.5, 2.6, 2.9, 5.2 — broadly level, averaging 3.4 against a season figure of 2.6. Discipline: one yellow card in 23 appearances in 2025/26, and 0.76 fouls per 90 in League One.
Similar players
Closest radar profiles among Defenders, League One 2025/26 (n = 183): S. Bradley, J. Moon and T. Hamer (cosine similarity of the eight axis percentiles; the full list is part of Pro).
Season 2025/26 · All Competitions
Started 19 of 23 appearances, 4 from the bench · 73 minutes per appearance · 40% of the League One minutes available (1651 of 4140).
Against his career: 0.70 tackles per 90 in 2025/26 (1678 minutes) · 0.99 across every season on record (2917 minutes).
League One only: 22 apps · 2.7 Impact per match in 2025/26. The figures above cover all 2 competitions played that season, which is why they can differ. See the League One Impact leaderboard.
Michael Forbes Stats per 90 · League One 2025/26, defender
| Stat | Michael Forbes | vs defenders |
|---|---|---|
| Tacklesper 90 | 0.65 | higher than 2% |
| Interceptionsper 90 | 1.09 | higher than 58% |
| Blocksper 90 | 0.55 | higher than 49% |
| Duels wonper 90 | 6.81 | higher than 77% |
| Duel win rate | 57.6% | higher than 39% |
| Fouls committedper 90 | 0.76 | fewer than 64% |
| Cardsper 90 | 0.05 | fewer than 95% |
| Passesper 90 | 31.94 | higher than 23% |
| Pass accuracy | 63.7% | higher than 9% |
Per 90 minutes over 1651 minutes in League One 2025/26. Ranked against 183 League One 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+ shot3 of 10
- 1+ shot on target1 of 10
- 1+ tackle4 of 10
- 1+ foul committed6 of 10
- Scored1 of 10
- Assisted0 of 10
- Booked1 of 10
How often, not how much: the matches where each line happened, out of the matches where it was recorded (2025-11-29 to 2026-03-14, newest first). History, not a forecast — the model’s player projections are on Pro.
Profile Radar · League One 2025/26, defender
Michael Forbes · Defenders, League One 2025/26 (n = 183) median
| Axis | Michael Forbes | Median | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shootingshots p90 | 0.38on target 28.6% | 0.38 | 51st |
| Scoringgoals p90 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 91st |
| Creationkey passes + assists p90 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 52nd |
| Passingpasses p90 | 31.94accuracy 63.7% | 38.81 | 23rd |
| Dribblingsuccessful dribbles p90 | 0.05success 20.0% | 0.20 | 10th |
| Duelsduels won p90 | 6.81win rate 57.6% | 5.87 | 77th |
| Defendingtackles + interceptions + blocks p90 | 2.29 | 3.22 | 5th |
| Disciplinecards + fouls p90 (fewer is better) | 0.82 | 1.06 | 21st |
Radius is the percentile within the cohort; Discipline count fewer as better. Figures are per 90 minutes over 1651 minutes in League One 2025/26. Cohort: 183 players with 450+ minutes.
Where That Sits in League One
2.7 per match — 66th percentile of 566 qualifying League One 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 | Dundee Utd | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.36 | 0.18 | 3.8 |
| 2025/26 | Northampton | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1.77 | 0.38 | 2.6 |
| 2024/25 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.78 | 0.00 | 1.6 |
Game Log · Last 10 Appearances · All Competitions
| Date | Opponent | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating | Impact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-14 | v Burton Albion | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 1.7 | Match → |
| 2026-03-08 | @ AFC Wimbledon | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.5 | Match → |
| 2026-02-28 | v Peterborough | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 2.6 | Match → |
| 2026-02-14 | @ Exeter City | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 | 2.9 | Match → |
| 2026-02-07 | v Stevenage | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 | 5.2 | Match → |
| 2026-02-03 | @ Barnsley | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | Match → |
| 2025-12-26 | @ Burton Albion sub | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | Match → |
| 2025-12-19 | v AFC Wimbledon | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.9 | Match → |
| 2025-12-09 | v Huddersfield | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 1 | Match → |
| 2025-11-29 | @ Plymouth | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 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 0.89 at home (812 min), 0.52 away (866 min); Interceptions 1.22 at home (812 min), 0.94 away (866 min).
Impact Trend · Last 10 Matches
2025/26 is complete — this page is Michael Forbes’s record for that season. See Michael Forbes’s current season.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many tackles does Michael Forbes average per 90?
- Michael Forbes averages 0.65 tackles per 90 minutes in League One 2025/26 (1651 minutes) — higher than 2% of 183 League One defenders with 450+ minutes.
- How many goals and assists did Michael Forbes have in 2025/26?
- In 2025/26 Michael Forbes had 2 goals and 1 assist in 23 appearances (1678 minutes played).
- Did Michael Forbes start regularly in 2025/26?
- Michael Forbes started 19 of 23 appearances in 2025/26, averaging 73 minutes per appearance (all competitions).
- What was Michael Forbes’s TACTIX Impact in 2025/26?
- Michael Forbes averaged a TACTIX Impact of 2.6 per match across 23 appearances in 2025/26 in all competitions — an open rating built from raw match actions, with every weight published.
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