Slovenia are averaging 10.5 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 20.1 total tackles on average. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Scotland, and a full match-by-match log.
Timi Max Elsnik leads with 14 tackles across 8 qualifying appearances (1.75/g, 75% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Slovenia player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Slovenia are averaging 10.5 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 9.6 for a match-total of 20.1. They average 11.67 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.29 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 Scotland, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Slovenia's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Slovenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jure Balkovec | defender | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Srdjan Kuzmic | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| David Zec | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Jaka Bijol | defender | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 78% |
| Zan Karnicnik | defender | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 75% |
| Timi Max Elsnik | midfielder | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 75% |
| Adam Gnezda Cerin | midfielder | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 75% |
| Erik Janza | defender | 7 | 14 | 2 | 71% |
| Vanja Drkusic | defender | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 67% |
| Sandi Lovrić | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Marcel Ratnik | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Svit Seslar | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Tjas Begic | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Danijel Sturm | attacker | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Dejan Petrovic | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Tomi Horvat | midfielder | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| David Brekalo | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Andraz Sporar | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Petar Stojanović | midfielder | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Zan Vipotnik | attacker | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Jan Oblak | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Benjamin Sesko | attacker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Igor Vekic | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Tamar Svetlin | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nejc Gradisar | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2026 | Croatia | Away | 2-1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | Tjas Begic (2) |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Cyprus | Home | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Montenegro | Away | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Hungary | Away | 1-0 | 20 | 19 | 39 | Erik Janza (4) |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Sweden | Away | 1-1 | 16 | 9 | 25 | Erik Janza (4) |
| 15 Nov 2025 | Kosovo | Home | 0-2 | 14 | 8 | 22 | Zan Karnicnik (6) |
| 13 Oct 2025 | Switzerland | Home | 0-0 | 16 | 17 | 33 | Tomi Horvat (4) |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Kosovo | Away | 0-0 | 10 | 12 | 22 | Timi Max Elsnik (4) |
| 8 Sep 2025 | Switzerland | Away | 3-0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | Zan Karnicnik (2) |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Sweden | Home | 2-2 | 13 | 12 | 25 | Timi Max Elsnik (3) |