How many tackles Cyprus win, and who wins most.
Updated 5 October 2026, after the last game
Cyprus win 7.5 tackles per game in 2026, the joint 13th fewest of the 52 national teams on their 2026 record and below the average of 8.9, across four games, while Austria win the most with 14.3.
Grigoris Kastanos has won the most tackles for Cyprus in 2026, 10 in six appearances, 1.67 a game, ahead of Giorgos Malekkidis with four and Leonidas Konomis with three, across all competitions.
Cyprus win more tackles at home, 8.1 a game in their last eight home games against 7.8 in their last eight away.
Cyprus won 12 tackles at home to Armenia on 2 October, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 3.8 across their eight games, and their fewest was none away at Liechtenstein on 7 June.
| Player | Apps | Tackles Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grigoris Kastanos | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 5 |
| Giorgos Malekkidis | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 4 |
| Loizos Loizou | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Ioannis Kousoulos | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 |
| Leonidas Konomis | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Marinos Tzionis | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 3 |
| Giannis Kosti | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 |
| Andreas Siikkis | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 1 |
| Hector Kyprianou | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Konstantinos Sotiriou | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Charalampos Charalampous | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Kostakis Artymatas | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Ioannis Pittas | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Pieros Sotiriou | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Stelios Andreou | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Nick Tsaroulla | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Angelos Neofytou | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Joël Mall | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Neofytos Michail | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Evangelos Andreou | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Andreas Paraskevas | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Evagoras Antoniou | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Antonio Foti | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Giannis Satsias | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Christos Sielis | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Anderson Correia | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Charalampos Kyriakou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nikolas Koutsakos | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marcus Edwards | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Stavros Georgiou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Panagiotis Andreou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kostas Pileas | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Fabiano | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Andronikos Kakoullis | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nikolas Panagiotou | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Cyprus | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Latvia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Armenia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-0 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Latvia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Montenegro (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Liechtenstein (A) | Friendly International | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Slovenia (A) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Moldova (H) | Friendly International | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Belarus (H) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 Nov 2025 | Austria (H) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-2 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 12 Oct 2025 | San Marino (A) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-4 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus tackles won | Over 5.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Cyprus tackles won | Over 6.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Cyprus tackles won | Over 7.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Cyprus tackles won | Over 8.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Cyprus tackles won | Over 9.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent tackles won | Over 5.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent tackles won | Over 6.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent tackles won | Over 7.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent tackles won | Over 8.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent tackles won | Over 9.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total tackles won | Over 12.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total tackles won | Over 14.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total tackles won | Over 16.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total tackles won | Over 18.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total tackles won | Over 20.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |