Iceland Tackles Stats 2026

Iceland Tackles Stats 2026 - season overview

Iceland are averaging 11.5 tackles per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 21.6 total tackles on average. That puts them 43rd 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 Estonia, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Iceland players make the most tackles?

Mikael Egill Ellertsson leads with 14 tackles across 8 qualifying appearances (1.75/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Iceland 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 Iceland's tackle profile look this season?

Iceland are averaging 11.5 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 10.1 for a match-total of 21.6. That ranks 43rd of 54 for team tackles among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. They average 5.75 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 2.5 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 Estonia, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Iceland's defenders.

Where do these tackle stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Iceland 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.

Iceland player tackles rates

Player	Position	Apps	Tackles	Per game	1+ hit rate
Mikael Egill Ellertsson	midfielder	8	14	1.75	100%
Hákon Arnar Haraldsson	midfielder	7	10	1.43	100%
Sverrir Ingi Ingason	defender	3	6	2	100%
Johann Berg Guðmundsson	attacker	3	3	1	100%
Daníel Gudjohnsen	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Guðmundur Kristjánsson	defender	1	1	1	100%
Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Gísli Thórdarson	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Ísak Jóhannesson	midfielder	7	13	1.86	86%
Stefán Teitur Thórdarson	midfielder	5	8	1.6	80%
Gylfi Sigurdsson	midfielder	4	5	1.25	75%
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson	attacker	6	8	1.33	67%
Kristian Hlynsson	midfielder	5	5	1	60%
Victor Pálsson	defender	7	7	1	57%
Hörður Magnússon	defender	6	4	0.67	50%
K. Ingason	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Mikael Anderson	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Arnór Sigurdsson	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Andri Gudjohnsen	attacker	5	2	0.4	40%
Daníel Leó Grétarsson	defender	6	4	0.67	33%
Brynjólfur Willumsson	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Andri Fannar Baldursson	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Orri Óskarsson	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Hákon Valdimarsson	goalkeeper	5	0	0	0%
Elías Ólafsson	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%

Iceland tackles match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team tackles	Opposition tackles	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria	Home	3-0	20	13	33	Victor Pálsson (1)
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg	Away	0-3	20	4	24	Mikael Egill Ellertsson (5)
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Estonia	Home	1-1	8	11	19	Daníel Leó Grétarsson (2)
10 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Argentina	Away	3-0	5	5	10	Ísak Jóhannesson (2)
31 May 2026	Friendly International	Japan	Away	1-0	12	7	19	Stefán Teitur Thórdarson (4)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Haiti	Away	1-1	0	0	0
28 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Canada	Away	2-2	20	14	34	Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson (4)
26 Feb 2026	Friendly International	Mexico	Away	4-0	4	10	14	Guðmundur Kristjánsson (1)
16 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Ukraine	Away	2-0	13	17	30	Sverrir Ingi Ingason (2)
13 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Azerbaijan	Away	0-2	13	20	33	Sverrir Ingi Ingason (2)

Iceland tackles 2026: last 10 games

Tackles for per game: 12.78
Tackles against per game: 11.22
Match total tackles per game: 24
Games: 9
League rank for match tackles: 52 of 53

Iceland Tackles for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	2	14	50%	50%	50%	50%	0%
Away	7	12.43	57%	29%	29%	29%	0%
Overall	9	12.78	56%	33%	33%	33%	0%

Iceland Tackles against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	2	12	50%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	7	11	43%	29%	29%	14%	0%
Overall	9	11.22	44%	22%	22%	11%	0%

Iceland Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 26.5 %	Over 30.5 %	Over 32.5 %	Over 34.5 %	Over 38.5 %
Home	2	26	50%	50%	50%	0%	0%
Away	7	23.43	43%	29%	29%	0%	0%
Overall	9	24	44%	33%	33%	0%	0%

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

Team tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles / match	12.78	14	12.43
Tackles over 12.5	56%	50%	57%
Tackles over 14.5	33%	50%	29%
Tackles over 16.5	33%	50%	29%
Tackles over 18.5	33%	50%	29%
Tackles over 20.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Tackles against	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles against / match	11.22	12	11
Tackles against over 12.5	44%	50%	43%
Tackles against over 14.5	22%	0%	29%
Tackles against over 16.5	22%	0%	29%
Tackles against over 18.5	11%	0%	14%
Tackles against over 20.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Match tackles / match	24	26	23.43
Match tackles over 26.5	44%	50%	43%
Match tackles over 30.5	33%	50%	29%
Match tackles over 32.5	33%	50%	29%
Match tackles over 34.5	0%	0%	0%
Match tackles over 38.5	0%	0%	0%

Iceland tackles match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria (H)	3-0	20	13	33	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg (A)	0-3	20	4	24	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Estonia (H)	1-1	8	11	19	-
10 Jun	Friendly International	Argentina (A)	3-0	5	5	10	-
31 May	Friendly International	Japan (A)	1-0	12	7	19	-
28 Mar	Friendly International	Canada (A)	2-2	20	14	34	-
26 Feb	Friendly International	Mexico (A)	4-0	4	10	14	-
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Ukraine (A)	2-0	13	17	30	-
13 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Azerbaijan (A)	0-2	13	20	33	-

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	Kazakhstan	4	22	14.75	36.75	75%
5	Greece	7	17.29	18.14	35.43	86%
6	France	16	16.13	18.5	34.63	63%
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	Faroe Islands	3	11.67	18	29.67	33%
25	Switzerland	13	14.31	15.23	29.54	31%
26	Belarus	3	16.67	12.67	29.33	0%
27	Armenia	4	14.75	14.25	29	25%
28	San Marino	3	13.67	15.33	29	33%
29	Cyprus	4	13.25	15.75	29	25%
30	Ukraine	5	15.2	13.6	28.8	20%
31	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	13.6	14.9	28.5	30%
32	North Macedonia	6	15	13.33	28.33	33%
33	Netherlands	12	13.33	14.83	28.17	25%
34	Serbia	7	15	13.14	28.14	14%
35	Czech Republic	8	14.25	13.75	28	50%
36	Croatia	11	15.09	12.73	27.82	36%
37	Estonia	3	13.67	14	27.67	33%
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%

Iceland 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	11	15.27	10.36	25.64	18%
Vs top half	11	15.27	10.36	25.64	18%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Iceland 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	3	16	9.33	25.33	33%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	12.33	13.33	25.67	33%
Friendly International	2026	4	10.25	9	19.25	25%
Friendly International	2025	2	15	10.5	25.5	0%

Iceland 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
Tue 6 Oct 18:45	Estonia (away)	27.67	13.67	14	30	14	16
Fri 13 Nov 19:45	Bulgaria (away)	33.33	17.67	15.67	33.5	20	13.5
Mon 16 Nov 17:00	Luxembourg (home)	29	10.33	18.67	31.5	13.5	18

Iceland players with the most games of 1+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Mikael Egill Ellertsson	midfielder	6	7	86%
2	Hákon Arnar Haraldsson	midfielder	5	6	83%
3	Stefán Teitur Thórdarson	midfielder	4	5	80%
4	Ísak Jóhannesson	midfielder	4	6	67%
5	Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson	attacker	3	5	60%

Iceland players with the most games of 2+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ísak Jóhannesson	midfielder	3	6	50%
2	Mikael Egill Ellertsson	midfielder	3	7	43%
3	Daníel Leó Grétarsson	defender	2	5	40%
4	Stefán Teitur Thórdarson	midfielder	2	5	40%
5	Sverrir Ingi Ingason	defender	1	1	100%

Iceland players with the most games of 3+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ísak Jóhannesson	midfielder	2	6	33%
2	Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson	attacker	1	5	20%
3	Stefán Teitur Thórdarson	midfielder	1	5	20%
4	Victor Pálsson	defender	1	5	20%
5	Gylfi Sigurdsson	midfielder	1	6	17%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg (H)	1-0	14	16	30	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria (A)	0-0	16	18	34	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Iceland (A)	1-1	11	8	19	-
13 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Norway (A)	4-1	20	10	30	-
14 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Moldova (H)	1-1	11	13	24	-
11 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Italy (H)	1-3	13	12	25	-