Nigeria are averaging 8.3 tackles per game in 2025, with matches involving them seeing 17.4 total tackles on average. That puts them 11th of 11 for team tackles per match in their primary competition.
Bruno Onyemaechi leads with 15 tackles across 6 qualifying appearances (2.5/g, 83% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Nigeria player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Nigeria are averaging 8.3 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 9.1 for a match-total of 17.4. That ranks 11th of 11 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 13.83 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.5 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%). Higher = more tackle volume expected in this fixture.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Nigeria fixtures in the active window for 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Bassey | defender | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 100% |
| Chidozie Awaziem | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Abdullahi Bewene | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Christian Akpan | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Bruno Onyemaechi | defender | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 83% |
| Frank Onyeka | midfielder | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 60% |
| Wilfred Ndidi | midfielder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | defender | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 50% |
| Semi Ajayi | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Samuel Chukwueze | attacker | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 50% |
| Zaidu Sanusi | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Tochukwu Nnadi | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Raphael Onyedika | midfielder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 40% |
| Ademola Lookman | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Akor Adams | attacker | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 29% |
| Igoh Ogbu | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Moses Simon | attacker | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 14% |
| Alex Iwobi | attacker | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Stanley Nwabali | goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Victor Osimhen | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Paul Onuachu | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Chidera Ejuke | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Emmanuel Fernandez | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Chibuike Nwaiwu | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026 | Portugal | Away | 2-1 | 12 | 10 | 22 | Tochukwu Nnadi (3) |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Poland | Away | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 May 2026 | Jamaica | Away | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 May 2026 | Zimbabwe | Home | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Jordan | Away | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Iran | Away | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 Jan 2026 | Egypt | Away | 0-0 | 13 | 21 | 34 | Samuel Chukwueze (7) |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Morocco | Home | 0-0 | 25 | 24 | 49 | Bruno Onyemaechi (8) |
| 10 Jan 2026 | Algeria | Away | 0-2 | 17 | 25 | 42 | Frank Onyeka (4) |
| 5 Jan 2026 | Mozambique | Home | 4-0 | 16 | 11 | 27 | Bright Osayi-Samuel (4) |