Netherlands are averaging 12.3 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 27.6 total tackles on average. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Germany, and a full match-by-match log.
Jan Paul van Hecke leads with 15 tackles across 8 qualifying appearances (1.88/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Netherlands player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Netherlands are averaging 12.3 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 15.3 for a match-total of 27.6. They average 12.3 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.25 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 Germany, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Netherlands's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Netherlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Paul van Hecke | defender | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 100% |
| Denzel Dumfries | defender | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Teun Koopmeiners | midfielder | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 100% |
| Jorrel Hato | defender | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Wout Weghorst | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Mats Wieffer | defender | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Frenkie de Jong | midfielder | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 88% |
| Crysencio Summerville | attacker | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 80% |
| Micky van de Ven | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 75% |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | defender | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Cody Gakpo | attacker | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 60% |
| Virgil van Dijk | defender | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Ryan Gravenberch | midfielder | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 50% |
| Brian Brobbey | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Memphis Depay | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Justin Kluivert | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Mark Flekken | goalkeeper | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Nathan Aké | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Quinten Timber | midfielder | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Donyell Malen | attacker | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Bart Verbruggen | goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Tijjani Reijnders | midfielder | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Guus Til | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Marten de Roon | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Robin Roefs | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | Morocco | Home | 1-1 | 18 | 19 | 37 | Jan Paul van Hecke (4) |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Tunisia | Away | 1-3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | Jan Paul van Hecke (2) |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Sweden | Home | 5-1 | 15 | 18 | 33 | Ryan Gravenberch (3) |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Japan | Home | 2-2 | 11 | 11 | 22 | Frenkie de Jong (3) |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Uzbekistan | Home | 2-1 | 12 | 6 | 18 | Ryan Gravenberch (3) |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Algeria | Home | 0-1 | 15 | 17 | 32 | Jan Paul van Hecke (2) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Ecuador | Home | 1-1 | 17 | 12 | 29 | Xavi Simons (3) |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Norway | Home | 2-1 | 7 | 21 | 28 | Ryan Gravenberch (2) |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Lithuania | Home | 4-0 | 7 | 15 | 22 | Lutsharel Geertruida (2) |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Poland | Away | 1-1 | 13 | 18 | 31 | Cody Gakpo (5) |