Portugal 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 Wales, and a full match-by-match log.
João Neves leads with 19 tackles across 8 qualifying appearances (2.38/g, 88% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Portugal player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Portugal are averaging 12.3 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 15.3 for a match-total of 27.6. They average 15.38 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.14 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 Wales, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Portugal's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samú Costa | midfielder | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 100% |
| Francisco Trincão | midfielder | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| João Neves | midfielder | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 88% |
| João Cancelo | defender | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 80% |
| Nuno Mendes | defender | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 75% |
| Bruno Fernandes | midfielder | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 60% |
| Rúben Dias | defender | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 57% |
| Nélson Semedo | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| Matheus Nunes | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| João Félix | attacker | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 43% |
| Renato Veiga | defender | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Bernardo Silva | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Rúben Neves | midfielder | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Pedro Neto | attacker | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Gonçalo Inácio | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | attacker | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Francisco Conceição | attacker | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 25% |
| Rafael Leão | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Tomás Araújo | defender | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 25% |
| Vitinha | midfielder | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 22% |
| Gonçalo Ramos | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Diogo Dalot | defender | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Diogo Costa | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| José Sá | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Gonçalo Guedes | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2026 | Spain | Home | 0-1 | 14 | 19 | 33 | João Neves (4) |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Croatia | Home | 2-1 | 19 | 23 | 42 | João Neves (5) |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Colombia | Away | 0-0 | 8 | 14 | 22 | Bruno Fernandes (2) |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Uzbekistan | Home | 5-0 | 14 | 18 | 32 | Rúben Dias (2) |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Congo DR | Home | 1-1 | 11 | 19 | 30 | Bruno Fernandes (3) |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Nigeria | Home | 2-1 | 10 | 12 | 22 | Rúben Dias (2) |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Chile | Home | 2-1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | João Cancelo (3) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | United States | Away | 0-2 | 12 | 11 | 23 | Tomás Araújo (5) |
| 29 Mar 2026 | Mexico | Away | 0-0 | 11 | 19 | 30 | João Neves (4) |
| 16 Nov 2025 | Armenia | Home | 9-1 | 14 | 7 | 21 | Nélson Semedo (2) |