How many aerial duels Spain win, and who wins most.
Updated 6 October 2026, after the last game
Aymeric Laporte has won the most aerial duels for Spain in 2026, 23 in 14 appearances, 1.64 a game, ahead of Pau Cubarsí with 21 and Rodri with 19, across all competitions.
Spain win more aerial duels away from home, 9.2 a game in their last nine away games against 9.1 in their last 10 at home.
Spain won 18 aerial duels at home to Cape Verde on 15 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 9.2 across their 16 games, and their fewest was three at home to the Czech Republic on 3 October.
| Player | Apps | Aerials Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aymeric Laporte | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 7 |
| Pau Cubarsí | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 8 |
| Mikel Merino | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 4 |
| Rodri | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 5 |
| Pedro Porro | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 4 |
| Marc Cucurella | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 3 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 4 |
| Dani Olmo | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 3 |
| Ferran Torres | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 2 |
| Unai Simón | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 |
| Robin Le Normand | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Martín Zubimendi | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Pedri | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 |
| Dean Huijsen | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Iván Fresneda | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Yéremy Pino | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Marc Pubill | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Nico Williams | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Fabián Ruiz | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Álex Baena | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 |
| Gavi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Borja Iglesias | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| David Raya | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Eric García | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Fran García | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Roberto Fernández | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marcos Llorente | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Fermín López | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Víctor Muñoz | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lamine Yamal | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Player | Apps | Aerials Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aymeric Laporte | 14 | 23 | 1.64 | 10 |
| Pau Cubarsí | 13 | 21 | 1.62 | 11 |
| Rodri | 15 | 19 | 1.27 | 10 |
| Mikel Merino | 14 | 11 | 0.79 | 5 |
| Pedro Porro | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 7 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | 13 | 8 | 0.62 | 6 |
| Marc Cucurella | 13 | 7 | 0.54 | 5 |
| Dani Olmo | 15 | 5 | 0.33 | 4 |
| Gavi | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Ferran Torres | 13 | 4 | 0.31 | 3 |
| Unai Simón | 13 | 4 | 0.31 | 4 |
| Pedri | 15 | 4 | 0.27 | 4 |
| Cristhian Mosquera | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 |
| Marc Pubill | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Robin Le Normand | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Marc Bernal | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Dean Huijsen | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Marcos Llorente | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 |
| Martín Zubimendi | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Yéremy Pino | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Fabián Ruiz | 11 | 2 | 0.18 | 2 |
| Ander Barrenetxea | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Beñat Turrientes | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Iván Fresneda | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Jon Martín | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Nico Williams | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Álex Baena | 14 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Jesús Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Carlos Soler | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Fran García | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sergio Gómez | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leo Román | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Roberto Fernández | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Javi Guerra | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gonzalo García | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Javi Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Pablo Fornals | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joan García | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| David Raya | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Eric García | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Borja Iglesias | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Fermín López | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Víctor Muñoz | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lamine Yamal | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Spain | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | Croatia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 1-2 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Czech Republic (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Croatia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 4-1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | England (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-3 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Argentina (H) | World Cup | 1-0 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | France (A) | World Cup | 0-2 | 17 | 8 | 25 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Belgium (H) | World Cup | 2-1 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Portugal (A) | World Cup | 0-1 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Uruguay (A) | World Cup | 0-1 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Spain | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | Croatia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 1-2 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Czech Republic (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Croatia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 4-1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | England (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-3 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Argentina (H) | World Cup | 1-0 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | France (A) | World Cup | 0-2 | 17 | 8 | 25 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Belgium (H) | World Cup | 2-1 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Portugal (A) | World Cup | 0-1 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Uruguay (A) | World Cup | 0-1 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Saudi Arabia (H) | World Cup | 4-0 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Cape Verde (H) | World Cup | 0-0 | 18 | 9 | 27 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Peru (A) | Friendly International | 1-3 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Iraq (H) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Egypt (H) | Friendly International | 0-0 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Serbia (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain aerials won | Over 4.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Spain aerials won | Over 6.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Spain aerials won | Over 8.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Spain aerials won | Over 10.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Spain aerials won | Over 12.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 4.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 6.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 8.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 10.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 12.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total aerials won | Over 10.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total aerials won | Over 12.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total aerials won | Over 14.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 16.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total aerials won | Over 18.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |