Cyprus Tackles Stats 2026

Cyprus Tackles Stats 2026 - season overview

Cyprus are averaging 7.2 tackles per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 15.5 total tackles on average. That puts them 39th of 54 for team tackles per match among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Armenia, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Cyprus players make the most tackles?

Grigoris Kastanos leads with 19 tackles across 7 qualifying appearances (2.71/g, 71% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Cyprus player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.

How does Cyprus's tackle profile look this season?

Cyprus are averaging 7.2 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 8.3 for a match-total of 15.5. That ranks 39th of 54 for team tackles among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. They average 6.55 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 2.2 take-ons/g).

How is the tackle matchup read calculated?

Tackle matchup blends the defender's tackles per game (50%), the opposition attacker's take-on rate (30%), and the defender's underlying tackle propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Armenia, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Cyprus's defenders.

Where do these tackle stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Cyprus fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their tackle rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted by 5-minute substitutions.

Do tackles count attempted or only successful?

We count attempted tackles per Sportmonks' definition. That matches what Bet365 settles 1+ tackles markets on, so the page's hit-rate and the bookmaker's pricing are aligned.

Cyprus player tackles rates

Player	Position	Apps	Tackles	Per game	1+ hit rate
Leonidas Konomis	defender	2	6	3	100%
Konstantinos Sotiriou	defender	2	3	1.5	100%
Pieros Sotiriou	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Giorgos Malekkidis	defender	5	9	1.8	80%
Grigoris Kastanos	midfielder	7	19	2.71	71%
Marinos Tzionis	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Giannis Kosti	midfielder	6	5	0.83	50%
Ioannis Kousoulos	midfielder	2	4	2	50%
Angelos Neofytou	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Kostakis Artymatas	midfielder	2	2	1	50%
Nick Tsaroulla	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Ioannis Pittas	attacker	7	3	0.43	43%
Andreas Siikkis	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Loizos Loizou	attacker	7	4	0.57	29%
Nikolas Panagiotou	defender	8	6	0.75	25%
Hector Kyprianou	midfielder	4	2	0.5	25%
Charalampos Charalampous	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Marcus Edwards	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Andronikos Kakoullis	attacker	6	1	0.17	17%
Fabiano	goalkeeper	5	0	0	0%
Kostas Pileas	defender	3	0	0	0%
Stelios Andreou	defender	3	0	0	0%
Charalampos Kyriakou	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Panagiotis Andreou	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Giannis Satsias	midfielder	2	0	0	0%

Cyprus tackles match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team tackles	Opposition tackles	Match total	Top player
5 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Latvia	Home	2-1	8	14	22	Loizos Loizou (2)
2 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Armenia	Home	2-0	18	20	38	Grigoris Kastanos (6)
28 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Latvia	Away	0-0	14	11	25	Grigoris Kastanos (3)
25 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Montenegro	Away	2-1	13	18	31	Grigoris Kastanos (6)
7 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Liechtenstein	Away	0-2	0	0	0
4 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Slovenia	Away	1-1	0	0	0
30 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Moldova	Home	3-2	0	0	0
26 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Belarus	Home	0-1	0	0	0
18 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Estonia	Home	2-4	0	0	0
15 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Austria	Home	0-2	19	20	39	Nikolas Panagiotou (5)

Cyprus tackles 2026: last 10 games

Tackles for per game: 14.4
Tackles against per game: 16.6
Match total tackles per game: 31
Games: 5
League rank for match tackles: 28 of 53

Cyprus Tackles for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	3	15	67%	67%	67%	33%	0%
Away	2	13.5	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	5	14.4	80%	40%	40%	20%	0%

Cyprus Tackles against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	3	18	100%	67%	67%	67%	0%
Away	2	14.5	50%	50%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	5	16.6	80%	60%	60%	40%	0%

Cyprus Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 26.5 %	Over 30.5 %	Over 32.5 %	Over 34.5 %	Over 38.5 %
Home	3	33	67%	67%	67%	67%	33%
Away	2	28	50%	50%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	5	31	60%	60%	40%	40%	20%

Cyprus Team tackles 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles / match	14.4	15	13.5
Tackles over 12.5	80%	67%	100%
Tackles over 14.5	40%	67%	0%
Tackles over 16.5	40%	67%	0%
Tackles over 18.5	20%	33%	0%
Tackles over 20.5	0%	0%	0%

Cyprus Tackles against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Tackles against	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles against / match	16.6	18	14.5
Tackles against over 12.5	80%	100%	50%
Tackles against over 14.5	60%	67%	50%
Tackles against over 16.5	60%	67%	50%
Tackles against over 18.5	40%	67%	0%
Tackles against over 20.5	0%	0%	0%

Cyprus Match tackles 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Match tackles / match	31	33	28
Match tackles over 26.5	60%	67%	50%
Match tackles over 30.5	60%	67%	50%
Match tackles over 32.5	40%	67%	0%
Match tackles over 34.5	40%	67%	0%
Match tackles over 38.5	20%	33%	0%

Cyprus tackles match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Latvia (H)	2-1	8	14	22	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Armenia (H)	2-0	18	20	38	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Latvia (A)	0-0	14	11	25	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Montenegro (A)	2-1	13	18	31	-
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Austria (H)	0-2	19	20	39	-

UEFA Nations League tackles table 2026: every team's tackles per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
1	Germany	12	18.58	20.5	39.08	75%
2	Lithuania	3	16.33	22	38.33	67%
3	Azerbaijan	3	20.67	17	37.67	67%
4	Greece	7	17.29	18.14	35.43	86%
5	France	16	16.13	18.5	34.63	63%
6	Kazakhstan	5	19	14.6	33.6	60%
7	Austria	11	17.91	15.55	33.45	64%
8	Turkey	10	17.2	16.2	33.4	30%
9	Bulgaria	3	17.67	15.67	33.33	100%
10	Norway	14	15.86	17.43	33.29	64%
11	Georgia	4	14.5	18.25	32.75	50%
12	Kosovo	6	17.33	15.17	32.5	50%
13	England	15	14.93	17.53	32.47	60%
14	Malta	5	16	16	32	40%
15	Belgium	14	14.71	17.21	31.93	43%
16	Hungary	8	15.25	16.63	31.88	63%
17	Spain	15	16	15.4	31.4	67%
18	Denmark	6	16	15.17	31.17	50%
19	Northern Ireland	8	17.13	13.88	31	38%
20	Moldova	3	18	12.33	30.33	33%
21	Andorra	3	13.67	16.67	30.33	33%
22	Italy	8	15.38	14.75	30.13	38%
23	Luxembourg	6	13.17	16.83	30	33%
24	Switzerland	13	14.31	15.23	29.54	31%
25	Belarus	3	16.67	12.67	29.33	0%
26	Armenia	4	14.75	14.25	29	25%
27	San Marino	3	13.67	15.33	29	33%
28	Cyprus	4	13.25	15.75	29	25%
29	Ukraine	5	15.2	13.6	28.8	20%
30	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	13.6	14.9	28.5	30%
31	North Macedonia	6	15	13.33	28.33	33%
32	Netherlands	12	13.33	14.83	28.17	25%
33	Serbia	7	15	13.14	28.14	14%
34	Czech Republic	8	14.25	13.75	28	50%
35	Croatia	11	15.09	12.73	27.82	36%
36	Estonia	3	13.67	14	27.67	33%
37	Faroe Islands	4	12.25	15.25	27.5	25%
38	Slovakia	4	9.75	17.5	27.25	50%
39	Republic of Ireland	9	11.22	15.78	27	22%
40	Portugal	13	12	14.85	26.85	23%
41	Israel	5	11.8	14.8	26.6	20%
42	Sweden	12	11.92	14.33	26.25	25%
43	Finland	7	13.14	13	26.14	14%
44	Poland	6	14.5	11.33	25.83	17%
45	Montenegro	4	13	12.75	25.75	0%
46	Albania	5	11	14.6	25.6	0%
47	Slovenia	5	13.6	11.8	25.4	20%
48	Gibraltar	4	11.75	13.5	25.25	25%
49	Latvia	6	14.5	10.5	25	17%
50	Romania	6	11.33	12.83	24.17	17%
51	Scotland	10	12.5	10.9	23.4	0%
52	Iceland	7	12.71	9.14	21.86	29%
53	Wales	8	11.25	10.5	21.75	13%

Cyprus tackles against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
Vs top six	10	15.9	16.5	32.4	50%
Vs top half	10	15.9	16.5	32.4	50%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Cyprus tackles per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	4	13.25	15.75	29	25%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	8	17	16.25	33.25	50%

Cyprus next three opponents: tackles per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their tackles for	Their tackles against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Thu 12 Nov 17:00	Armenia (away)	29	14.75	14.25	29.5	14.5	15
Sun 15 Nov 14:00	Montenegro (home)	25.75	13	12.75	26.5	12.5	14

Cyprus players with the most games of 1+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Giorgos Malekkidis	defender	4	5	80%
2	Grigoris Kastanos	midfielder	4	6	67%
3	Ioannis Pittas	attacker	3	6	50%
4	Konstantinos Sotiriou	defender	2	2	100%
5	Leonidas Konomis	defender	2	3	67%

Cyprus players with the most games of 2+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Giorgos Malekkidis	defender	3	5	60%
2	Grigoris Kastanos	midfielder	3	6	50%
3	Giannis Kosti	midfielder	2	4	50%
4	Konstantinos Sotiriou	defender	1	2	50%
5	Kostakis Artymatas	midfielder	1	3	33%

Cyprus players with the most games of 3+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Grigoris Kastanos	midfielder	3	6	50%
2	Giorgos Malekkidis	defender	2	5	40%
3	Leonidas Konomis	defender	1	3	33%

Armenia tackles match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Montenegro (A)	0-0	10	9	19	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Cyprus (A)	2-0	20	18	38	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Montenegro (H)	2-3	15	15	30	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Latvia (H)	2-0	14	15	29	-
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Portugal (A)	9-1	7	14	21	-
13 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Hungary (H)	0-1	17	13	30	-