North Macedonia Tackles Stats 2026

North Macedonia Tackles Stats 2026 - season overview

North Macedonia are averaging 11.9 tackles per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 22.4 total tackles on average. That puts them 20th of 54 for team tackles per match among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Scotland, and a full match-by-match log.

North Macedonia Tackles Questions

Which North Macedonia players make the most tackles?

Visar Musliu leads with 13 tackles across 7 qualifying appearances (1.86/g, 57% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every North Macedonia player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.

How does North Macedonia's tackle profile look this season?

North Macedonia are averaging 11.9 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 10.5 for a match-total of 22.4. That ranks 20th of 54 for team tackles among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. They average 7 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 2.43 take-ons/g).

How is the tackle matchup read calculated?

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 Scotland, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight North Macedonia's defenders.

Where do these tackle stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 North Macedonia fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

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.

Do tackles count attempted or only successful?

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.

North Macedonia player tackles rates

Player	Position	Apps	Tackles	Per game	1+ hit rate
Pablo Acebal	defender	2	3	1.5	100%
Imran Fetai	defender	2	5	2.5	100%
Gjorge Dzhekov	defender	1	1	1	100%
S. Emini	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Darko Dodev	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Tihomir Kostadinov	midfielder	5	8	1.6	80%
Sebastián Herrera	defender	5	12	2.4	80%
Bojan Ilievski	defender	4	6	1.5	75%
Ljupche Doriev	attacker	4	4	1	75%
Matej Gashtarov	midfielder	4	8	2	75%
Dimitar Mitrovski	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Anes Meljichi	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Din Alomerovic	defender	3	4	1.33	67%
Andrej Stojcevski	defender	5	6	1.2	60%
Darko Churlinov	attacker	5	4	0.8	60%
Gjoko Zajkov	defender	7	5	0.71	57%
Visar Musliu	defender	7	13	1.86	57%
Eljif Elmas	midfielder	10	6	0.6	50%
Jani Atanasov	midfielder	6	4	0.67	50%
Darko Velkovski	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Isnik Alimi	midfielder	4	4	1	50%
Luka Stankovski	midfielder	2	2	1	50%
Mario Mladenovski	defender	2	2	1	50%
Bojan Miovski	attacker	7	3	0.43	43%
Enis Bardhi	midfielder	8	3	0.38	38%

North Macedonia tackles match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team tackles	Opposition tackles	Match total	Top player
6 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	Away	3-0	17	13	30	Matej Gashtarov (3)
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Scotland	Home	0-2	15	13	28	Visar Musliu (4)
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia	Away	2-0	11	10	21	Matej Gashtarov (3)
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	Home	0-3	19	16	35	Visar Musliu (5)
1 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Turkey	Away	4-0	9	14	23	Darko Churlinov (2)
29 May 2026	Friendly International	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Away	0-0	0	0	0
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Republic of Ireland	Away	0-0	16	9	25	Sebastián Herrera (4)
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Denmark	Away	4-0	20	18	38	Sebastián Herrera (6)
18 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Wales	Away	7-1	12	12	24	Isnik Alimi (3)
13 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Latvia	Home	0-0	0	0	0

North Macedonia tackles 2026: last 10 games

Tackles for per game: 14.88
Tackles against per game: 13.13
Match total tackles per game: 28
Games: 8
League rank for match tackles: 29 of 53

North Macedonia Tackles for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	2	17	100%	100%	50%	50%	0%
Away	6	14.17	50%	50%	33%	17%	0%
Overall	8	14.88	63%	63%	38%	25%	0%

North Macedonia Tackles against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %
Home	2	14.5	100%	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	12.67	50%	17%	17%	0%	0%
Overall	8	13.13	63%	25%	13%	0%	0%

North Macedonia Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 26.5 %	Over 30.5 %	Over 32.5 %	Over 34.5 %	Over 38.5 %
Home	2	31.5	100%	50%	50%	50%	0%
Away	6	26.83	33%	17%	17%	17%	0%
Overall	8	28	50%	25%	25%	25%	0%

North Macedonia Team tackles 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles / match	14.88	17	14.17
Tackles over 12.5	63%	100%	50%
Tackles over 14.5	63%	100%	50%
Tackles over 16.5	38%	50%	33%
Tackles over 18.5	25%	50%	17%
Tackles over 20.5	0%	0%	0%

North Macedonia Tackles against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Tackles against	Overall	Home	Away
Tackles against / match	13.13	14.5	12.67
Tackles against over 12.5	63%	100%	50%
Tackles against over 14.5	25%	50%	17%
Tackles against over 16.5	13%	0%	17%
Tackles against over 18.5	0%	0%	0%
Tackles against over 20.5	0%	0%	0%

North Macedonia Match tackles 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match tackles	Overall	Home	Away
Match tackles / match	28	31.5	26.83
Match tackles over 26.5	50%	100%	33%
Match tackles over 30.5	25%	50%	17%
Match tackles over 32.5	25%	50%	17%
Match tackles over 34.5	25%	50%	17%
Match tackles over 38.5	0%	0%	0%

North Macedonia tackles match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
6 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland (A)	3-0	17	13	30	-
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Scotland (H)	0-2	15	13	28	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia (A)	2-0	11	10	21	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland (H)	0-3	19	16	35	-
1 Jun	Friendly International	Turkey (A)	4-0	9	14	23	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Republic of Ireland (A)	0-0	16	9	25	-
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Denmark (A)	4-0	20	18	38	-
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Wales (A)	7-1	12	12	24	-

UEFA Nations League tackles table 2026: every team's tackles per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
1	Germany	12	18.58	20.5	39.08	75%
2	Lithuania	3	16.33	22	38.33	67%
3	Azerbaijan	3	20.67	17	37.67	67%
4	Greece	7	17.29	18.14	35.43	86%
5	France	16	16.13	18.56	34.69	63%
6	Kazakhstan	5	19	14.6	33.6	60%
7	Austria	11	17.91	15.55	33.45	64%
8	Turkey	10	17.2	16.2	33.4	30%
9	Norway	14	15.86	17.43	33.29	64%
10	Bulgaria	4	18.5	14.25	32.75	75%
11	Kosovo	6	17.33	15.17	32.5	50%
12	Georgia	4	14.25	18.25	32.5	50%
13	Malta	5	16	16	32	40%
14	Belgium	14	14.79	17.21	32	43%
15	England	16	14.31	17.56	31.88	56%
16	Hungary	8	15.25	16.5	31.75	63%
17	Denmark	6	16	15.17	31.17	50%
18	Northern Ireland	8	17.13	13.75	30.88	38%
19	Spain	16	15.63	14.88	30.5	63%
20	Andorra	3	13.67	16.67	30.33	33%
21	Luxembourg	7	12.71	17.43	30.14	29%
22	Italy	8	15.38	14.75	30.13	38%
23	San Marino	4	13.75	16.25	30	50%
24	Moldova	4	15.5	14.25	29.75	25%
25	Switzerland	14	14.21	15.36	29.57	29%
26	Armenia	4	14.75	14.25	29	25%
27	Cyprus	4	13.25	15.75	29	25%
28	Ukraine	5	15	13.6	28.6	20%
29	North Macedonia	7	15.29	13.29	28.57	29%
30	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	13.6	14.9	28.5	30%
31	Estonia	4	13	15.5	28.5	25%
32	Belarus	4	15.75	12.5	28.25	0%
33	Netherlands	12	13.33	14.83	28.17	25%
34	Serbia	7	15	13.14	28.14	14%
35	Faroe Islands	4	12.25	15.25	27.5	25%
36	Czech Republic	9	14.67	12.78	27.44	44%
37	Slovakia	5	11.8	15.6	27.4	40%
38	Republic of Ireland	9	11.22	15.78	27	22%
39	Croatia	12	14.42	12.5	26.92	33%
40	Portugal	13	12	14.85	26.85	23%
41	Albania	6	12.33	14.5	26.83	17%
42	Israel	5	11.8	14.8	26.6	20%
43	Slovenia	6	13.5	12.83	26.33	17%
44	Sweden	12	11.92	14.42	26.33	25%
45	Finland	8	13	13	26	13%
46	Poland	6	14.5	11.33	25.83	17%
47	Montenegro	4	13	12.75	25.75	0%
48	Gibraltar	4	11.75	13.5	25.25	25%
49	Latvia	6	14.5	10.5	25	17%
50	Romania	6	11.5	12.83	24.33	17%
51	Scotland	11	13	11.09	24.09	0%
52	Iceland	8	13.63	9.38	23	25%
53	Wales	8	11.25	10.5	21.75	13%

North Macedonia tackles against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
Vs top six	10	15.3	15.1	30.4	30%
Vs top half	10	15.3	15.1	30.4	30%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

North Macedonia tackles per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 32.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	4	15.5	13	28.5	25%
Friendly International	2025	1	14	13	27	0%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	9	15.44	16.67	32.11	56%
Friendly International	2026	2	12.5	11.5	24	0%

North Macedonia next three opponents: tackles per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their tackles for	Their tackles against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Fri 13 Nov 19:45	Scotland (away)	22.5	11.5	11	23.5	14	9.5
Mon 16 Nov 19:45	Slovenia (home)	24.75	13.25	11.5	31.5	16.5	15

North Macedonia players with the most games of 1+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Andrej Stojcevski	defender	4	4	100%
2	Sebastián Herrera	defender	4	5	80%
3	Eljif Elmas	midfielder	4	8	50%
4	Visar Musliu	defender	4	8	50%
5	Tihomir Kostadinov	midfielder	3	3	100%

North Macedonia players with the most games of 2+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Visar Musliu	defender	4	8	50%
2	Andrej Stojcevski	defender	3	4	75%
3	Matej Gashtarov	midfielder	3	4	75%
4	Din Alomerovic	defender	2	3	67%
5	Tihomir Kostadinov	midfielder	2	3	67%

North Macedonia players with the most games of 3+ tackles 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Tihomir Kostadinov	midfielder	2	3	67%
2	Matej Gashtarov	midfielder	2	4	50%
3	Sebastián Herrera	defender	2	5	40%
4	Visar Musliu	defender	2	8	25%
5	Bojan Ilievski	defender	1	2	50%

Scotland tackles match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Tackles for	Tackles against	Match total	1st-half total
6 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia (H)	1-2	18	13	31	-
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	North Macedonia (A)	0-2	13	15	28	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland (H)	0-3	10	6	16	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Slovenia (A)	0-0	5	10	15	-
24 Jun	World Cup	Brazil (H)	0-3	11	14	25	-
19 Jun	World Cup	Morocco (H)	0-1	20	9	29	-
14 Jun	World Cup	Haiti (A)	0-1	12	12	24	-
6 Jun	Friendly International	Bolivia (A)	0-4	11	13	24	-
30 May	Friendly International	Curacao (H)	4-1	15	9	24	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Ivory Coast (A)	1-0	19	7	26	-