Sliding tackle

An aggressive slide on the ground in the legs of the opposition player with a clear intention to dispossess the opponent or to clear the ball out.

Virgil van Dijk doing a sliding tackle

Details

• Is a subtype of Duel (Ground defensive duel or Loose ball duel).
• Attempted sliding tackles that ended in fouls are tagged as a sliding tackle and then a Foul.

Attributes

Successful: Yes / No

The success is calculated using the same logic as Defensive duels.

Available metrics

Sliding tackles / per 30 minutes of opponent possession

Number of sliding tackles, possession adjusted per 30 minutes of opponent possession.