Turkey Tackles Stats 2026

Turkey Tackles Stats 2026 - season overview

Turkey are averaging 15.2 tackles per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 30.2 total tackles on average. That puts them 9th 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 Belgium, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Turkey players make the most tackles?

Zeki Çelik leads with 25 tackles across 9 qualifying appearances (2.78/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Turkey 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 Turkey's tackle profile look this season?

Turkey are averaging 15.2 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 15 for a match-total of 30.2. That ranks 9th of 54 for team tackles among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. They average 16.89 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 Belgium, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Turkey's defenders.

Where do these tackle stats come from?

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

Turkey player tackles rates

Player	Position	Apps	Tackles	Per game	1+ hit rate
Zeki Çelik	defender	9	25	2.78	100%
Mert Müldür	defender	3	6	2	100%
Samet Akaydin	defender	1	1	1	100%
Demir Ege Tıknaz	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Abdülkerim Bardakcı	defender	9	16	1.78	89%
İsmail Yüksek	midfielder	8	23	2.88	88%
Kenan Yıldız	attacker	4	5	1.25	75%
Arda Güler	midfielder	9	8	0.89	67%
Orkun Kökçü	midfielder	6	5	0.83	67%
Ferdi Kadıoğlu	defender	6	7	1.17	67%
Hakan Çalhanoğlu	midfielder	3	5	1.67	67%
Can Uzun	midfielder	5	5	1	60%
Eren Elmalı	defender	5	8	1.6	60%
Oğuz Aydın	attacker	5	8	1.6	60%
Ozan Kabak	defender	6	7	1.17	50%
Yunus Akgün	attacker	6	6	1	50%
Bartuğ Elmaz	midfielder	2	2	1	50%
Çağlar Söyüncü	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Merih Demiral	defender	7	4	0.57	43%
Barış Alper Yılmaz	attacker	9	3	0.33	33%
Salih Özcan	midfielder	6	3	0.5	33%
Kerem Aktürkoğlu	attacker	6	1	0.17	17%
Uğurcan Çakır	goalkeeper	8	0	0	0%
Deniz Gül	attacker	4	0	0	0%
İrfan Can Kahveci	attacker	3	0	0	0%

Turkey tackles match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team tackles	Opposition tackles	Match total	Top player
5 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Italy	Away	3-1	12	19	31	Eren Elmalı (4)
2 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Belgium	Away	3-0	27	18	45	Zeki Çelik (5)
28 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Italy	Home	1-4	10	17	27	Zeki Çelik (2)
25 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	France	Home	0-1	14	15	29	Abdülkerim Bardakcı (3)
26 Jun 2026	World Cup	United States	Home	3-2	31	14	45	Oğuz Aydın (6)
20 Jun 2026	World Cup	Paraguay	Home	0-1	17	25	42	Hakan Çalhanoğlu (4)
14 Jun 2026	World Cup	Australia	Away	2-0	12	16	28	İsmail Yüksek (3)
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Venezuela	Away	1-2	0	0	0	Zeki Çelik (2)
1 Jun 2026	Friendly International	North Macedonia	Home	4-0	14	9	23	Zeki Çelik (3)
31 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Kosovo	Away	0-1	15	17	32	İsmail Yüksek (5)

Turkey tackles 2026: last 10 games

Tackles for per game: 16.89
Tackles against per game: 16.67
Match total tackles per game: 33.56
Games: 9
League rank for match tackles: 8 of 53

Turkey Tackles for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	5	17.2	80%	40%	40%	20%	20%
Away	4	16.5	50%	50%	25%	25%	25%
Overall	9	16.89	67%	44%	33%	22%	22%

Turkey Tackles against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	5	16	80%	60%	40%	20%	20%
Away	4	17.5	100%	100%	75%	25%	0%
Overall	9	16.67	89%	78%	56%	22%	11%

Turkey Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 26.5 %	Over 30.5 %	Over 32.5 %	Over 34.5 %	Over 38.5 %
Home	5	33.2	80%	40%	40%	40%	40%
Away	4	34	100%	75%	25%	25%	25%
Overall	9	33.56	89%	56%	33%	33%	33%

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

Team tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles / match	16.89	17.2	16.5
Tackles over 12.5	67%	80%	50%
Tackles over 14.5	44%	40%	50%
Tackles over 16.5	33%	40%	25%
Tackles over 18.5	22%	20%	25%
Tackles over 20.5	22%	20%	25%

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

Tackles against	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles against / match	16.67	16	17.5
Tackles against over 12.5	89%	80%	100%
Tackles against over 14.5	78%	60%	100%
Tackles against over 16.5	56%	40%	75%
Tackles against over 18.5	22%	20%	25%
Tackles against over 20.5	11%	20%	0%

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

Match tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Match tackles / match	33.56	33.2	34
Match tackles over 26.5	89%	80%	100%
Match tackles over 30.5	56%	40%	75%
Match tackles over 32.5	33%	40%	25%
Match tackles over 34.5	33%	40%	25%
Match tackles over 38.5	33%	40%	25%

Turkey tackles match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Italy (A)	3-1	12	19	31	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Belgium (A)	3-0	27	18	45	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Italy (H)	1-4	10	17	27	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	France (H)	0-1	14	15	29	-
26 Jun	World Cup	USA (H)	3-2	31	14	45	-
20 Jun	World Cup	Paraguay (H)	0-1	17	25	42	-
14 Jun	World Cup	Australia (A)	2-0	12	16	28	-
1 Jun	Friendly International	North Macedonia (H)	4-0	14	9	23	-
31 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Kosovo (A)	0-1	15	17	32	-

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%

Turkey 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	12.58	15.17	27.75	25%
Vs top half	12	12.58	15.17	27.75	25%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Turkey 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	17.25	33	25%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	8	16.5	15	31.5	38%
World Cup	2026	3	20	18.33	38.33	67%
Friendly International	2026	1	14	9	23	0%
Friendly International	2025	2	21.5	20.5	42	100%

Turkey 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	Belgium (home)	35	17	18	30	16.5	13.5
Sun 15 Nov 19:45	France (away)	34	17	17	36	17.5	18.5

Turkey players with the most games of 1+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Zeki Çelik	defender	9	9	100%
2	Abdülkerim Bardakcı	defender	9	10	90%
3	İsmail Yüksek	midfielder	8	9	89%
4	Arda Güler	midfielder	7	10	70%
5	Ferdi Kadıoğlu	defender	5	7	71%

Turkey players with the most games of 2+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Zeki Çelik	defender	8	9	89%
2	İsmail Yüksek	midfielder	7	9	78%
3	Abdülkerim Bardakcı	defender	5	10	50%
4	Ferdi Kadıoğlu	defender	3	7	43%
5	Mert Müldür	defender	3	7	43%

Turkey players with the most games of 3+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	İsmail Yüksek	midfielder	6	9	67%
2	Zeki Çelik	defender	4	9	44%
3	Hakan Çalhanoğlu	midfielder	2	6	33%
4	Mert Müldür	defender	2	7	29%
5	Abdülkerim Bardakcı	defender	2	10	20%

Belgium 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	France (A)	4-1	21	16	37	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Turkey (H)	3-0	18	27	45	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	France (H)	0-1	17	18	35	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Italy (A)	0-2	12	11	23	-
10 Jul	World Cup	Spain (A)	2-1	10	11	21	-
7 Jul	World Cup	USA (A)	1-4	23	21	44	-
1 Jul	World Cup	Senegal (H)	3-2	12	12	24	-
27 Jun	World Cup	New Zealand (A)	1-5	13	10	23	-
21 Jun	World Cup	Iran (H)	0-0	11	20	31	-
15 Jun	World Cup	Egypt (H)	1-1	16	28	44	-