Slovenia Tackles Stats 2026

Slovenia Tackles Stats 2026 - season overview

Slovenia are averaging 11.4 tackles per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 20.7 total tackles on average. That puts them 37th 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 Scotland, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Slovenia players make the most tackles?

Zan Karnicnik leads with 14 tackles across 8 qualifying appearances (1.75/g, 88% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Slovenia 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 Slovenia's tackle profile look this season?

Slovenia are averaging 11.4 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 9.3 for a match-total of 20.7. That ranks 37th of 54 for team tackles among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. They average 7.13 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 2.29 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 Scotland, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Slovenia's defenders.

Where do these tackle stats come from?

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

Slovenia player tackles rates

Player	Position	Apps	Tackles	Per game	1+ hit rate
Sandi Lovrić	midfielder	3	4	1.33	100%
Mark Zabukovnik	midfielder	2	5	2.5	100%
Jure Balkovec	defender	1	3	3	100%
Svit Seslar	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Dejan Petrovic	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Srdjan Kuzmic	defender	1	1	1	100%
Zan Karnicnik	defender	8	14	1.75	88%
Adam Gnezda Cerin	midfielder	8	14	1.75	88%
Jaka Bijol	defender	9	14	1.56	78%
Timi Max Elsnik	midfielder	6	7	1.17	67%
David Brekalo	defender	6	8	1.33	67%
Marcel Ratnik	defender	3	3	1	67%
David Zec	defender	3	3	1	67%
Erik Janza	defender	8	12	1.5	50%
Petar Stojanović	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Vanja Drkusic	defender	9	7	0.78	44%
Zan Vipotnik	attacker	7	3	0.43	43%
Aljosa Matko	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Danijel Sturm	attacker	8	2	0.25	25%
Tomi Horvat	midfielder	4	4	1	25%
Tjas Begic	attacker	4	2	0.5	25%
Andraz Sporar	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Jan Oblak	goalkeeper	6	1	0.17	17%
Igor Vekic	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%
Benjamin Sesko	attacker	1	0	0	0%

Slovenia tackles match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team tackles	Opposition tackles	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	Away	2-1	20	12	32	David Brekalo (5)
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	North Macedonia	Home	2-0	10	11	21	Zan Karnicnik (3)
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Scotland	Home	0-0	10	5	15	Mark Zabukovnik (2)
7 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Croatia	Away	2-1	8	12	20	Tjas Begic (2)
4 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Cyprus	Home	1-1	0	0	0
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Montenegro	Away	2-3	0	0	0
28 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Hungary	Away	1-0	20	19	39	Erik Janza (4)
18 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Sweden	Away	1-1	16	9	25	Erik Janza (4)
15 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Kosovo	Home	0-2	14	8	22	Zan Karnicnik (6)
13 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Switzerland	Home	0-0	16	17	33	Tomi Horvat (4)

Slovenia tackles 2026: last 10 games

Tackles for per game: 14.25
Tackles against per game: 11.63
Match total tackles per game: 25.88
Games: 8
League rank for match tackles: 47 of 53

Slovenia 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	50%	25%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	16	75%	75%	50%	50%	0%
Overall	8	14.25	63%	50%	25%	25%	0%

Slovenia 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	10.25	25%	25%	25%	0%	0%
Away	4	13	25%	25%	25%	25%	0%
Overall	8	11.63	25%	25%	25%	13%	0%

Slovenia 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	22.75	25%	25%	25%	0%	0%
Away	4	29	50%	50%	25%	25%	25%
Overall	8	25.88	38%	38%	25%	13%	13%

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

Team tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles / match	14.25	12.5	16
Tackles over 12.5	63%	50%	75%
Tackles over 14.5	50%	25%	75%
Tackles over 16.5	25%	0%	50%
Tackles over 18.5	25%	0%	50%
Tackles over 20.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Tackles against	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles against / match	11.63	10.25	13
Tackles against over 12.5	25%	25%	25%
Tackles against over 14.5	25%	25%	25%
Tackles against over 16.5	25%	25%	25%
Tackles against over 18.5	13%	0%	25%
Tackles against over 20.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Match tackles / match	25.88	22.75	29
Match tackles over 26.5	38%	25%	50%
Match tackles over 30.5	38%	25%	50%
Match tackles over 32.5	25%	25%	25%
Match tackles over 34.5	13%	0%	25%
Match tackles over 38.5	13%	0%	25%

Slovenia tackles match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland (A)	2-1	20	12	32	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	North Macedonia (H)	2-0	10	11	21	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Scotland (H)	0-0	10	5	15	-
7 Jun	Friendly International	Croatia (A)	2-1	8	12	20	-
28 Mar	Friendly International	Hungary (A)	1-0	20	19	39	-
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Sweden (A)	1-1	16	9	25	-
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Kosovo (H)	0-2	14	8	22	-
13 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Switzerland (H)	0-0	16	17	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%

Slovenia 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	16	12.91	28.91	36%
Vs top half	11	16	12.91	28.91	36%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Slovenia 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	13.33	9.33	22.67	0%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	12.83	10.83	23.67	17%
Friendly International	2026	2	14	15.5	29.5	50%

Slovenia 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	Scotland (away)	19.67	9.33	10.33	16	10	6
Fri 13 Nov 19:45	Switzerland (home)	27.67	11.33	16.33	25.5	11	14.5
Mon 16 Nov 19:45	North Macedonia (away)	28	15	13	31.5	17	14.5

Slovenia players with the most games of 1+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Adam Gnezda Cerin	midfielder	5	6	83%
2	Jaka Bijol	defender	4	6	67%
3	Zan Karnicnik	defender	4	6	67%
4	David Brekalo	defender	3	4	75%
5	Sandi Lovrić	midfielder	3	4	75%

Slovenia players with the most games of 2+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Adam Gnezda Cerin	midfielder	3	6	50%
2	Mark Zabukovnik	midfielder	2	3	67%
3	Erik Janza	defender	2	5	40%
4	Tamar Svetlin	midfielder	1	2	50%
5	Marcel Ratnik	defender	1	3	33%

Slovenia players with the most games of 3+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Mark Zabukovnik	midfielder	1	3	33%
2	David Brekalo	defender	1	4	25%
3	Erik Janza	defender	1	5	20%
4	Adam Gnezda Cerin	midfielder	1	6	17%
5	Jaka Bijol	defender	1	6	17%

Scotland 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	North Macedonia (A)	0-2	13	15	28	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland (H)	0-3	10	6	16	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia (A)	0-0	5	10	15	-
24 Jun	World Cup	Brazil (H)	0-3	11	14	25	-
19 Jun	World Cup	Morocco (H)	0-1	20	9	29	-
14 Jun	World Cup	Haiti (A)	0-1	12	12	24	-
6 Jun	Friendly International	Bolivia (A)	0-4	11	13	24	-
30 May	Friendly International	Curacao (H)	4-1	15	9	24	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Ivory Coast (A)	1-0	19	7	26	-
28 Mar	Friendly International	Japan (H)	0-1	9	14	23	-