Iraq are averaging 12.8 tackles per game in 2027, with matches involving them seeing 25.3 total tackles on average. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Tajikistan, and a full match-by-match log.
Merchas Doski leads with 24 tackles across 8 qualifying appearances (3/g, 88% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Iraq player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Iraq are averaging 12.8 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 12.5 for a match-total of 25.3. They average 8 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 2 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 Tajikistan, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Iraq's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Iraq fixtures in the active window for 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaid Ismail | midfielder | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 100% |
| Frans Putros | defender | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 100% |
| Kevin Yakob | midfielder | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 100% |
| Ahmed Hasan | defender | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Merchas Doski | defender | 8 | 24 | 3 | 88% |
| Ibrahim Bayesh | midfielder | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 83% |
| Amir Al-Ammari | midfielder | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Hussein Ali | defender | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 71% |
| Ali Al-Hamadi | attacker | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 67% |
| Manaf Younis | defender | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Youssef Amyn | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Mohanad Ali | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Zidane Iqbal | midfielder | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 57% |
| Ali Jasim | attacker | 7 | 7 | 1 | 57% |
| Zaid Tahseen | defender | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Ali Yousif | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Marko Farji | attacker | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 43% |
| Akam Hashem | defender | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 38% |
| Aimar Sher | midfielder | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Rebin Sulaka | defender | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 33% |
| Aymen Hussein | attacker | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 17% |
| Jalal Hassan | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ahmed Basil Fadhil | goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ahmed Qasem | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Fahad Talib | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | Senegal | Away | 5-0 | 20 | 12 | 32 | Ibrahim Bayesh (4) |
| 22 Jun 2026 | France | Away | 3-0 | 18 | 14 | 32 | Merchas Doski (4) |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Norway | Home | 1-4 | 19 | 16 | 35 | Merchas Doski (6) |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Venezuela | Home | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Spain | Away | 1-1 | 13 | 22 | 35 | Manaf Younis (3) |
| 29 May 2026 | Andorra | Home | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Bolivia | Home | 2-1 | 17 | 10 | 27 | Aimar Sher (3) |
| 18 Nov 2025 | United Arab Emirates | Home | 2-1 | 12 | 13 | 25 | Ali Jasim (3) |
| 13 Nov 2025 | United Arab Emirates | Away | 1-1 | 8 | 19 | 27 | Ali Jasim (2) |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Saudi Arabia | Away | 0-0 | 21 | 19 | 40 | Rebin Sulaka (4) |