Republic of Ireland are averaging 11.3 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 27.4 total tackles on average. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Kosovo, and a full match-by-match log.
Dara O'Shea leads with 11 tackles across 9 qualifying appearances (1.22/g, 78% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Republic of Ireland player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Republic of Ireland are averaging 11.3 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 16.1 for a match-total of 27.4. They average 14.13 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 0.89 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 Kosovo, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Republic of Ireland's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Republic of Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Scales | defender | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 100% |
| Josh Cullen | midfielder | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 100% |
| Jack Moylan | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Jamie McGrath | midfielder | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Johnny Kenny | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Kasey McAteer | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Will Smallbone | midfielder | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Robbie Brady | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Alan Browne | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Dawson Devoy | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Corrie Ndaba | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Tayo Adaramola | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Mark McGuinness | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Millenic Alli | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Aidomo Emakhu | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ryan Manning | defender | 5 | 10 | 2 | 80% |
| Dara O'Shea | defender | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 78% |
| James Abankwah | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Troy Parrott | attacker | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 71% |
| Jayson Molumby | midfielder | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 71% |
| Nathan Collins | defender | 9 | 9 | 1 | 67% |
| Finn Azaz | midfielder | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Jason Knight | midfielder | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Séamus Coleman | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 50% |
| Jake O'Brien | defender | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 50% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2026 | Canada | Away | 1-1 | 12 | 17 | 29 | Liam Scales (3) |
| 28 May 2026 | Qatar | Home | 1-0 | 10 | 17 | 27 | Jamie McGrath (3) |
| 16 May 2026 | Grenada | Home | 5-0 | 9 | 11 | 20 | James Abankwah (1) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | North Macedonia | Home | 0-0 | 9 | 16 | 25 | Jason Knight (3) |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Czech Republic | Away | 2-2 | 12 | 23 | 35 | Ryan Manning (2) |
| 16 Nov 2025 | Hungary | Away | 2-3 | 13 | 20 | 33 | Nathan Collins (3) |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Portugal | Home | 2-0 | 8 | 15 | 23 | Dara O'Shea (3) |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Armenia | Home | 1-0 | 20 | 14 | 34 | Séamus Coleman (4) |
| 11 Oct 2025 | Portugal | Away | 1-0 | 11 | 15 | 26 | Jayson Molumby (4) |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Armenia | Away | 2-1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Josh Cullen (2) |