Zambia are averaging 7.2 tackles per game in 2025, with matches involving them seeing 16.2 total tackles on average. That puts them 10th of 11 for team tackles per match in their primary competition.
Benson Sakala leads with 9 tackles across 5 qualifying appearances (1.8/g, 80% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Zambia player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Zambia are averaging 7.2 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 9 for a match-total of 16.2. That ranks 10th of 11 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 72 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1 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 Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathews Banda | defender | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 100% |
| Miguel Chaiwa | midfielder | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 100% |
| Obino Chisala | midfielder | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Joseph Liteta | midfielder | 1 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Benson Sakala | midfielder | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 80% |
| Kings Kangwa | midfielder | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Dominic Chanda | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Owen Tembo | midfielder | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 67% |
| David Simukonda | midfielder | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Gift Prosper Mphande | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| David Hamansenya | defender | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Eliya Mandanji | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Lubambo Musonda | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Fashion Sakala | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Patson Daka | attacker | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Kabaso Chongo | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Lameck Banda | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Joseph Sabobo | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Willard Mwanza | goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Kennedy Musonda | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Kelvin Kapumbu | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Lawrence Mulenga | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Edward Chilufya | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Wilson Chisala | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Toaster Nsabata | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | Argentina | Away | 5-0 | 10 | 16 | 26 | Obino Chisala (3) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Zimbabwe | Away | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Malawi | Home | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 Dec 2025 | Morocco | Home | 0-3 | 19 | 14 | 33 | Benson Sakala (4) |
| 26 Dec 2025 | Comoros | Home | 0-0 | 15 | 17 | 32 | Mathews Banda (3) |
| 22 Dec 2025 | Mali | Away | 1-1 | 15 | 19 | 34 | Owen Tembo (3) |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Congo DR | Home | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Angola | Away | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 Nov 2025 | South Africa | Away | 3-1 | 13 | 24 | 37 | Miguel Chaiwa (2) |
| 12 Oct 2025 | Niger | Home | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |