UEFA Nations League Team Defending Stats 2026/2027

Who is leading the way on tackles, interceptions, duels won, xGA and much more.

Updated 14 November 2026, after the last game

UEFA Nations League Team Defending Stats Questions

Which UEFA Nations League team has conceded the most penalties this season?

Ten teams, including Andorra, Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina, share top spot for penalties conceded in the UEFA Nations League in 2026/2027, on 2 each. Fifteen teams are next on 1. Twenty-nine teams have conceded none.

Which UEFA Nations League team has made the most interceptions this season?

Poland have made the most interceptions in the UEFA Nations League in 2026/2027, with 57 from five games, an average of 11.4 a game. Albania and Kosovo are next on 56.

Which UEFA Nations League team has won the most duels this season?

Northern Ireland have won the most duels in the UEFA Nations League in 2026/2027, with 267 from five games, an average of 53.4 a game. Poland are next on 264.

Which UEFA Nations League team has caught the most players offside this season?

Hungary have caught the most players offside in the UEFA Nations League in 2026/2027, with 17 from five games, an average of 3.4 a game. Croatia are next on 16.

Which UEFA Nations League team has made the most tackles and interceptions combined this season?

Kosovo have made the most tackles and interceptions combined in the UEFA Nations League in 2026/2027, with 147 from five games: 91 tackles and 56 interceptions. Austria are next on 143.

Which UEFA Nations League team has faced the fewest shots on target this season?

Switzerland have faced the fewest shots on target per game in the UEFA Nations League in 2026/2027, an average of 1.0 across five games, 5 in all. Azerbaijan are next on 1.5.

UEFA Nations League Goals Against, fewest first

Rank	Team	Goals Against
1	Northern Ireland	0
2	Iceland	1
3	Switzerland	1
4	Azerbaijan	1
5	Estonia	1
6	Malta	2
7	Hungary	2
8	Lithuania	2
9	Belarus	2
10	Albania	3

UEFA Nations League Penalties Conceded, fewest first

Rank	Team	Penalties Conceded
1	Italy	0
2	Albania	0
3	Malta	0
4	Netherlands	0
5	Switzerland	0
6	Montenegro	0
7	Sweden	0
8	Kosovo	0
9	Estonia	0
10	Hungary	0

UEFA Nations League Expected Goals Against (xGA), fewest first

Rank	Team	Expected Goals Against (xGA)
1	Switzerland	1.0
2	Malta	2.1
3	Gibraltar	2.7
4	Azerbaijan	2.9
5	Slovakia	3.0
6	Sweden	3.0
7	Lithuania	3.0
8	Kosovo	3.4
9	Iceland	3.5
10	Scotland	3.7

UEFA Nations League Goals Conceded vs xGA, fewest first

Rank	Team	Goals Conceded vs xGA
1	Cyprus	-4.0
2	Northern Ireland	-3.9
3	Belarus	-3.7
4	Estonia	-3.3
5	Iceland	-2.5
6	Slovenia	-2.5
7	Belgium	-2.4
8	Latvia	-2.4
9	Hungary	-2.3
10	Serbia	-2.2

UEFA Nations League Shots Faced

Rank	Team	Shots Faced
1	Serbia	127
2	North Macedonia	102
3	San Marino	96
4	Belgium	95
5	Czech Republic	95
6	Latvia	86
7	Faroe Islands	85
8	Italy	84
9	Wales	83
10	Greece	82

UEFA Nations League Shots on Target Faced

Rank	Team	Shots on Target Faced
1	North Macedonia	39
2	Serbia	38
3	San Marino	38
4	Belgium	36
5	Turkey	34
6	Greece	31
7	Luxembourg	30
8	Kazakhstan	30
9	Czech Republic	30
10	Italy	29

UEFA Nations League Shots Faced Inside the Box

Rank	Team	Shots Faced Inside the Box
1	Serbia	81
2	North Macedonia	72
3	San Marino	71
4	Czech Republic	65
5	Latvia	57
6	Wales	57
7	Belgium	55
8	Greece	54
9	Romania	53
10	Republic of Ireland	51

UEFA Nations League Shots Faced Outside the Box

Rank	Team	Shots Faced Outside the Box
1	Serbia	46
2	Italy	42
3	Belgium	40
4	Faroe Islands	37
5	Cyprus	32
6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	30
7	Israel	30
8	North Macedonia	30
9	Czech Republic	30
10	Sweden	29

UEFA Nations League Big Chances Conceded

Rank	Team	Big Chances Conceded
1	Croatia	24
2	North Macedonia	23
3	Serbia	22
4	Czech Republic	22
5	Latvia	20
6	San Marino	19
7	Romania	19
8	Italy	17
9	Greece	17
10	Bulgaria	17

UEFA Nations League Big Chances Scored Against

Rank	Team	Big Chances Scored Against
1	Croatia	13
2	San Marino	10
3	Romania	10
4	Bulgaria	9
5	Turkey	9
6	Greece	8
7	Czech Republic	8
8	North Macedonia	7
9	Serbia	7
10	Luxembourg	6

UEFA Nations League Big Chances Missed Against

Rank	Team	Big Chances Missed Against
1	North Macedonia	16
2	Latvia	16
3	Serbia	15
4	Czech Republic	14
5	Italy	13
6	Slovenia	11
7	Croatia	11
8	Belgium	11
9	Germany	11
10	Faroe Islands	10

UEFA Nations League Tackles

Rank	Team	Tackles
1	Austria	102
2	Kosovo	91
3	Iceland	90
4	Greece	90
5	Kazakhstan	90
6	Serbia	87
7	Turkey	86
8	Bulgaria	84
9	Belgium	83
10	Northern Ireland	82

UEFA Nations League Interceptions

Rank	Team	Interceptions
1	Poland	57
2	Albania	56
3	Kosovo	56
4	France	55
5	Belarus	55
6	Croatia	54
7	Slovenia	53
8	North Macedonia	52
9	Turkey	52
10	Norway	51

UEFA Nations League Tackles and Interceptions

Rank	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	Kosovo	147
2	Austria	143
3	Poland	138
4	Turkey	138
5	Belarus	137
6	Serbia	137
7	France	132
8	Bulgaria	132
9	Kazakhstan	131
10	Iceland	130

UEFA Nations League Duels Won

Rank	Team	Duels Won
1	Northern Ireland	267
2	Poland	264
3	Slovakia	263
4	Bulgaria	263
5	Iceland	257
6	Republic of Ireland	251
7	Austria	250
8	Kosovo	250
9	Kazakhstan	249
10	Belarus	248

UEFA Nations League Woodwork Against

Rank	Team	Woodwork Against
1	Czech Republic	6
2	Turkey	5
3	Slovakia	4
4	Montenegro	4
5	Belarus	4
6	Faroe Islands	4
7	Serbia	4
8	Romania	4
9	Latvia	4
10	Italy	3

UEFA Nations League Corners Conceded

Rank	Team	Corners Conceded
1	Latvia	41
2	Cyprus	37
3	North Macedonia	37
4	Faroe Islands	36
5	Serbia	34
6	Czech Republic	33
7	Italy	32
8	San Marino	32
9	Kazakhstan	29
10	Moldova	26

UEFA Nations League Players Caught Offside

Rank	Team	Players Caught Offside
1	Hungary	17
2	Croatia	16
3	Luxembourg	13
4	Wales	13
5	Finland	12
6	Netherlands	11
7	Denmark	11
8	Greece	10
9	Gibraltar	10
10	Faroe Islands	10