South Korea Tackles Stats 2026

South Korea Tackles Stats 2026 - season overview

South Korea are averaging 13 tackles per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 24.7 total tackles on average. That puts them 10th of 16 for team tackles per match among AFC Asian Cup teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Yemen, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which South Korea players make the most tackles?

Han-beom Lee leads with 12 tackles across 9 qualifying appearances (1.33/g, 89% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every South Korea 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 South Korea's tackle profile look this season?

South Korea are averaging 13 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 11.7 for a match-total of 24.7. That ranks 10th of 16 for team tackles among AFC Asian Cup teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. They average 18.57 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1 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 Yemen, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight South Korea's defenders.

Where do these tackle stats come from?

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

South Korea player tackles rates

Player	Position	Apps	Tackles	Per game	1+ hit rate
Ji-sung Eom	attacker	2	5	2.5	100%
Jun-ho Bae	midfielder	2	6	3	100%
Min-woo Seo	midfielder	1	3	3	100%
Hyun-seok Hong	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Min-kyu Song	attacker	1	2	2	100%
Seung-Won Jeong	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Min-su Kim	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Han-beom Lee	defender	9	12	1.33	89%
Tae-seok Lee	defender	7	12	1.71	86%
Jin-gyu Kim	midfielder	5	5	1	80%
Kang-in Lee	midfielder	8	8	1	75%
Jae-sung Lee	midfielder	7	9	1.29	71%
Young-woo Seol	defender	10	10	1	70%
Moon-hwan Kim	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Gi-hyuk Lee	defender	5	5	1	60%
Jin-seob Park	midfielder	7	6	0.86	57%
Jens Castrop	midfielder	4	3	0.75	50%
Kim Tae-Hyeon	defender	4	4	1	50%
Dong-gyeong Lee	midfielder	2	2	1	50%
Hyun-taek Cho	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Min-jae Kim	defender	10	9	0.9	40%
In-beom Hwang	midfielder	5	3	0.6	40%
Yu-Min Cho	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Hyun-jun Yang	attacker	3	4	1.33	33%
Seung-ho Paik	midfielder	7	2	0.29	29%

South Korea tackles match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team tackles	Opposition tackles	Match total	Top player
28 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Uruguay	Home	1-4	12	20	32	Kang-in Lee (2)
24 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Ecuador	Home	3-0	10	13	23	Jin-seob Park (2)
25 Jun 2026	World Cup	South Africa	Away	1-0	12	11	23	Tae-seok Lee (3)
19 Jun 2026	World Cup	Mexico	Away	1-0	17	14	31	Jae-sung Lee (4)
12 Jun 2026	World Cup	Czech Republic	Home	2-1	7	9	16	Ji-sung Eom (2)
4 Jun 2026	Friendly International	El Salvador	Home	1-0	6	8	14	Tae-seok Lee (3)
31 May 2026	Friendly International	Trinidad and Tobago	Home	5-0	11	7	18	Ji-sung Eom (3)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Austria	Away	1-0	17	18	35	Min-jae Kim (5)
28 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Côte d'Ivoire	Home	0-4	23	8	31	Jun-ho Bae (5)
18 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Ghana	Home	1-0	15	9	24	Min-woo Seo (3)

South Korea tackles 2026: last 10 games

Tackles for per game: 13
Tackles against per game: 11.7
Match total tackles per game: 24.7
Games: 10
League rank for match tackles: 10 of 11

South Korea Tackles for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	7	12	29%	29%	14%	14%	14%
Away	3	15.33	67%	67%	67%	0%	0%
Overall	10	13	40%	40%	30%	10%	10%

South Korea Tackles against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	7	10.57	29%	14%	14%	14%	0%
Away	3	14.33	67%	33%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	10	11.7	40%	20%	20%	10%	0%

South Korea Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 26.5 %	Over 30.5 %	Over 32.5 %	Over 34.5 %	Over 38.5 %
Home	7	22.57	29%	29%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	29.67	67%	67%	33%	33%	0%
Overall	10	24.7	40%	40%	10%	10%	0%

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

Team tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles / match	13	12	15.33
Tackles over 12.5	40%	29%	67%
Tackles over 14.5	40%	29%	67%
Tackles over 16.5	30%	14%	67%
Tackles over 18.5	10%	14%	0%
Tackles over 20.5	10%	14%	0%

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

Tackles against	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles against / match	11.7	10.57	14.33
Tackles against over 12.5	40%	29%	67%
Tackles against over 14.5	20%	14%	33%
Tackles against over 16.5	20%	14%	33%
Tackles against over 18.5	10%	14%	0%
Tackles against over 20.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Match tackles / match	24.7	22.57	29.67
Match tackles over 26.5	40%	29%	67%
Match tackles over 30.5	40%	29%	67%
Match tackles over 32.5	10%	0%	33%
Match tackles over 34.5	10%	0%	33%
Match tackles over 38.5	0%	0%	0%

South Korea tackles match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
28 Sep	Friendly International	Uruguay (H)	1-4	12	20	32	-
24 Sep	Friendly International	Ecuador (H)	3-0	10	13	23	-
25 Jun	World Cup	South Africa (A)	1-0	12	11	23	-
19 Jun	World Cup	Mexico (A)	1-0	17	14	31	-
12 Jun	World Cup	Czech Republic (H)	2-1	7	9	16	-
4 Jun	Friendly International	El Salvador (H)	1-0	6	8	14	-
31 May	Friendly International	Trinidad and Tobago (H)	5-0	11	7	18	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Austria (A)	1-0	17	18	35	-
28 Mar	Friendly International	Ivory Coast (H)	0-4	23	8	31	-
18 Nov	Friendly International	Ghana (H)	1-0	15	9	24	-

AFC Asian Cup 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	Jordan	5	18.8	16.4	35.2	40%
2	Uzbekistan	5	16.8	15.8	32.6	40%
3	Iraq	5	17.4	14.8	32.2	40%
4	Iran	4	19.5	12.5	32	25%
5	Saudi Arabia	7	20	10.86	30.86	29%
6	China PR	4	15.5	15.25	30.75	25%
7	Australia	10	12.6	15.1	27.7	20%
8	Thailand	3	13	14	27	67%
9	Qatar	5	15.4	10.6	26	20%
10	Korea Republic	9	12.78	12	24.78	11%
11	Japan	9	12.11	10	22.11	11%

South Korea 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	2	16.5	26.5	43	100%
Vs top half	2	16.5	26.5	43	100%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

South Korea tackles per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
Friendly International	2025	6	14.5	12	26.5	17%
WC Qualification Asia	2026	14	12.57	14.36	26.93	14%
Friendly International	2026	6	13.17	12.33	25.5	17%
World Cup	2026	3	12	11.33	23.33	0%

South Korea 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
Sun 10 Jan 10:00	Yemen (home)	7.8	2.4	5.4	12.5	4.5	8
Fri 15 Jan 10:00	Vietnam (away)	3.8	1	2.8	2.67	0.33	2.33
Wed 20 Jan 10:00	United Arab Emirates (home)	27.17	14.5	12.67	27.33	12.67	14.67

South Korea players with the most games of 1+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Han-beom Lee	defender	8	9	89%
2	Young-woo Seol	defender	6	9	67%
3	Tae-seok Lee	defender	5	6	83%
4	Jae-sung Lee	midfielder	5	7	71%
5	Kang-in Lee	midfielder	5	7	71%

South Korea players with the most games of 2+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ji-sung Eom	attacker	3	5	60%
2	Tae-seok Lee	defender	3	6	50%
3	Hyun-jun Yang	attacker	2	4	50%
4	Gi-hyuk Lee	defender	2	5	40%
5	Jae-sung Lee	midfielder	2	7	29%

South Korea players with the most games of 3+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Tae-seok Lee	defender	2	6	33%
2	Jun-ho Bae	midfielder	1	2	50%
3	Hyun-jun Yang	attacker	1	4	25%
4	Kim Tae-Hyeon	defender	1	4	25%
5	Ji-sung Eom	attacker	1	5	20%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Nov	Asian Cup Qualification	Bhutan (H)	7-1	1	1	2	-
14 Oct	Asian Cup Qualification	Brunei Darussalam (H)	9-0	1	4	5	-
9 Oct	Asian Cup Qualification	Brunei Darussalam (A)	0-2	6	12	18	-
10 Jun	Asian Cup Qualification	Lebanon (H)	0-0	1	6	7	-
25 Mar	Asian Cup Qualification	Bhutan (A)	0-0	3	4	7	-