South Africa are averaging 12.6 tackles per game in 2025, with matches involving them seeing 23.4 total tackles on average. That puts them 7th of 11 for team tackles per match in their primary competition.
Mbekezeli Mbokazi leads with 14 tackles across 6 qualifying appearances (2.33/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every South Africa player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
South Africa are averaging 12.6 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 10.8 for a match-total of 23.4. That ranks 7th of 11 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 15.75 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.33 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 South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mbekezeli Mbokazi | defender | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 100% |
| Thabang Matuludi | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Olwethu Makhanya | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| K. Sebelebele | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Relebohile Mofokeng | attacker | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 86% |
| Teboho Mokoena | midfielder | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 83% |
| Thalente Mbatha | midfielder | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 80% |
| Aubrey Modiba | defender | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 71% |
| Oswin Appollis | attacker | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 71% |
| Khuliso Mudau | defender | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 71% |
| Evidence Makgopa | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Thapelo Maseko | attacker | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Themba Zwane | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Samukelo Kabini | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Ime Okon | defender | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 43% |
| Jayden Adams | midfielder | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Yaya Sithole | midfielder | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 33% |
| Nkosinathi Sibisi | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Tshepang Moremi | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Lyle Foster | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Ronwen Williams | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Iqraam Rayners | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Khulumani Ndamane | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sipho Chaine | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ricardo Goss | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2026 | Canada | Home | 0-1 | 23 | 20 | 43 | Yaya Sithole (8) |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Korea Republic | Home | 1-0 | 11 | 12 | 23 | Evidence Makgopa (3) |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Czech Republic | Away | 1-1 | 21 | 12 | 33 | Aubrey Modiba (6) |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Mexico | Away | 2-0 | 14 | 12 | 26 | Khuliso Mudau (4) |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Jamaica | Away | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Jamaica | Away | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 May 2026 | Nicaragua | Home | 0-0 | 12 | 14 | 26 | Yaya Sithole (3) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Panama | Home | 1-2 | 14 | 10 | 24 | Relebohile Mofokeng (3) |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Panama | Home | 1-1 | 12 | 12 | 24 | Teboho Mokoena (4) |
| 4 Jan 2026 | Cameroon | Home | 1-2 | 19 | 16 | 35 | Mbekezeli Mbokazi (4) |