Italy Tackles Stats 2026

Italy Tackles Stats 2026 - season overview

Italy are averaging 13.7 tackles per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 27.3 total tackles on average. That puts them 19th 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 France, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Italy players make the most tackles?

Riccardo Calafiori leads with 10 tackles across 5 qualifying appearances (2/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Italy 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 Italy's tackle profile look this season?

Italy are averaging 13.7 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 13.6 for a match-total of 27.3. That ranks 19th of 54 for team tackles among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. They average 11.42 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.2 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 France, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Italy's defenders.

Where do these tackle stats come from?

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

Italy player tackles rates

Player	Position	Apps	Tackles	Per game	1+ hit rate
Riccardo Calafiori	defender	5	10	2	100%
Manuel Locatelli	midfielder	3	10	3.33	100%
Issa Doumbia	midfielder	2	2	1	100%
Daniel Maldini	midfielder	2	4	2	100%
Antonio Vergara	midfielder	2	6	3	100%
Nicolò Fagioli	midfielder	2	4	2	100%
Nicolò Cambiaghi	attacker	2	4	2	100%
Cher Ndour	midfielder	2	9	4.5	100%
Niccolò Pisilli	midfielder	2	2	1	100%
Raoul Bellanova	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Mattia Zaccagni	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Marco Palestra	defender	1	3	3	100%
Leonardo Spinazzola	defender	1	1	1	100%
Diego Coppola	defender	1	2	2	100%
Costantino Favasuli	defender	1	2	2	100%
Niccolò Fortini	defender	1	2	2	100%
Honest Ahanor	defender	1	2	2	100%
Nicolò Barella	midfielder	6	8	1.33	83%
Davide Frattesi	midfielder	5	7	1.4	80%
Federico Dimarco	defender	3	3	1	67%
Matteo Politano	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Michael Kayode	defender	3	3	1	67%
Giorgio Scalvini	defender	3	4	1.33	67%
Alessandro Bastoni	defender	6	8	1.33	50%
Moise Kean	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%

Italy tackles match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team tackles	Opposition tackles	Match total	Top player
5 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Turkey	Home	3-1	19	12	31	Antonio Vergara (5)
2 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	France	Away	1-1	16	19	35	Riccardo Calafiori (3)
28 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Turkey	Away	1-4	17	10	27	Matteo Ruggeri (3)
25 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Belgium	Home	0-2	11	12	23	Diego Coppola (2)
7 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Greece	Away	0-1	22	14	36	Cher Ndour (6)
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Luxembourg	Away	0-1	12	16	28	Cher Ndour (3)
31 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Away	1-1	16	18	34	Marco Palestra (3)
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Northern Ireland	Home	2-0	10	17	27	Manuel Locatelli (3)
16 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Norway	Home	1-4	10	9	19	Manuel Locatelli (4)
13 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Moldova	Away	0-2	4	9	13	Sandro Tonali (2)

Italy tackles 2026: last 10 games

Tackles for per game: 13.7
Tackles against per game: 13.6
Match total tackles per game: 27.3
Games: 10
League rank for match tackles: 22 of 53

Italy Tackles for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	4	12.5	25%	25%	25%	25%	0%
Away	6	14.5	67%	67%	33%	17%	17%
Overall	10	13.7	50%	50%	30%	20%	10%

Italy Tackles against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	4	12.5	25%	25%	25%	0%	0%
Away	6	14.33	67%	50%	33%	17%	0%
Overall	10	13.6	50%	40%	30%	10%	0%

Italy Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 26.5 %	Over 30.5 %	Over 32.5 %	Over 34.5 %	Over 38.5 %
Home	4	25	50%	25%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	28.83	83%	50%	50%	33%	0%
Overall	10	27.3	70%	40%	30%	20%	0%

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

Team tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles / match	13.7	12.5	14.5
Tackles over 12.5	50%	25%	67%
Tackles over 14.5	50%	25%	67%
Tackles over 16.5	30%	25%	33%
Tackles over 18.5	20%	25%	17%
Tackles over 20.5	10%	0%	17%

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

Tackles against	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles against / match	13.6	12.5	14.33
Tackles against over 12.5	50%	25%	67%
Tackles against over 14.5	40%	25%	50%
Tackles against over 16.5	30%	25%	33%
Tackles against over 18.5	10%	0%	17%
Tackles against over 20.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Match tackles / match	27.3	25	28.83
Match tackles over 26.5	70%	50%	83%
Match tackles over 30.5	40%	25%	50%
Match tackles over 32.5	30%	0%	50%
Match tackles over 34.5	20%	0%	33%
Match tackles over 38.5	0%	0%	0%

Italy tackles match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Turkey (H)	3-1	19	12	31	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	France (A)	1-1	16	19	35	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Turkey (A)	1-4	17	10	27	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Belgium (H)	0-2	11	12	23	-
7 Jun	Friendly International	Greece (A)	0-1	22	14	36	-
3 Jun	Friendly International	Luxembourg (A)	0-1	12	16	28	-
31 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Bosnia (A)	1-1	16	18	34	-
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Northern Ireland (H)	2-0	10	17	27	-
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Norway (H)	1-4	10	9	19	-
13 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Moldova (A)	0-2	4	9	13	-

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%

Italy 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	12	16.33	13.83	30.17	25%
Vs top half	12	16.33	13.83	30.17	25%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Italy 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	15.75	13.25	29	25%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	10	11.2	11.9	23.1	10%
Friendly International	2026	2	17	15	32	50%
UEFA Nations League	2024/2025	8	16.63	14.13	30.75	25%

Italy 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 19:45	France (home)	34	17	17	32	16.5	15.5
Sun 15 Nov 19:45	Belgium (away)	35	17	18	40	17.5	22.5

Italy players with the most games of 1+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Davide Frattesi	midfielder	5	5	100%
2	Riccardo Calafiori	defender	5	5	100%
3	Nicolò Barella	midfielder	4	5	80%
4	Niccolò Pisilli	midfielder	3	3	100%
5	Pio Esposito	attacker	3	8	38%

Italy players with the most games of 2+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolò Barella	midfielder	3	5	60%
2	Riccardo Calafiori	defender	3	5	60%
3	Cher Ndour	midfielder	2	2	100%
4	Manuel Locatelli	midfielder	2	2	100%
5	Davide Frattesi	midfielder	2	5	40%

Italy players with the most games of 3+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Cher Ndour	midfielder	2	2	100%
2	Manuel Locatelli	midfielder	2	2	100%
3	Riccardo Calafiori	defender	2	5	40%
4	Antonio Vergara	midfielder	1	2	50%
5	Luca Koleosho	attacker	1	2	50%

France 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	Belgium (H)	4-1	16	21	37	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Italy (H)	1-1	19	16	35	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Belgium (A)	0-1	18	17	35	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Turkey (A)	0-1	15	14	29	-
18 Jul	World Cup	England (H)	4-6	16	25	41	-
14 Jul	World Cup	Spain (H)	0-2	14	22	36	-
9 Jul	World Cup	Morocco (H)	2-0	11	17	28	-
4 Jul	World Cup	Paraguay (A)	0-1	14	29	43	-
30 Jun	World Cup	Sweden (H)	3-0	13	14	27	-
26 Jun	World Cup	Norway (A)	1-4	18	17	35	-