Croatia are averaging 14 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 26.5 total tackles on average. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Czech Republic, and a full match-by-match log.
Ivan Perišić leads with 13 tackles across 10 qualifying appearances (1.3/g, 80% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Croatia player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Croatia are averaging 14 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 12.5 for a match-total of 26.5. They average 7.37 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 2.11 take-ons/g).
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 Czech Republic, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Croatia's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Croatia fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.
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.
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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Tackles | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mateo Kovacic | midfielder | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 100% |
| Kristijan Jakic | midfielder | 1 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Marco Pašalić | attacker | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 86% |
| Petar Musa | attacker | 7 | 7 | 1 | 86% |
| Josko Gvardiol | defender | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 83% |
| Ivan Perišić | attacker | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 80% |
| Josip Sutalo | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 75% |
| Petar Sučić | midfielder | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Marin Pongracic | defender | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Nikola Moro | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Luka Sucic | midfielder | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Josip Stanisic | defender | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 60% |
| Luka Vuskovic | defender | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 60% |
| Luka Modrić | midfielder | 8 | 8 | 1 | 50% |
| Nikola Vlašić | midfielder | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 50% |
| Martin Erlić | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Ante Budimir | attacker | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 43% |
| Andrej Kramaric | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Martin Baturina | midfielder | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 38% |
| Mario Pašalić | midfielder | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Dominik Livakovic | goalkeeper | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Igor Matanovic | attacker | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Duje Caleta-Car | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Toni Fruk | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dominik Kotarski | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 2026 | Portugal | Away | 2-1 | 23 | 19 | 42 | Nikola Vlašić (7) |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Ghana | Home | 2-1 | 14 | 13 | 27 | Marin Pongracic (3) |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Panama | Away | 0-1 | 18 | 10 | 28 | Marco Pašalić (3) |
| 17 Jun 2026 | England | Away | 4-2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | Josip Stanisic (2) |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Slovenia | Home | 2-1 | 12 | 8 | 20 | Josip Stanisic (4) |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Belgium | Home | 0-2 | 16 | 8 | 24 | Ivan Perišić (2) |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Brazil | Away | 3-1 | 13 | 20 | 33 | Luka Vuskovic (3) |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Colombia | Away | 1-2 | 12 | 14 | 26 | Petar Sučić (3) |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Montenegro | Away | 2-3 | 13 | 16 | 29 | Kristijan Jakic (5) |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Faroe Islands | Home | 3-1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | Josko Gvardiol (2) |