Sunderland have recorded 276 long balls across 5 Premier League games in 2026/2027, averaging 55.2 per match. R. Roefs leads the squad with 100 long balls - 20 per game. G. Xhaka is next with 53.
Over their last 10 games, Sunderland are averaging 55.2 long balls per match - R. Roefs leads that period with 100. Use the match-by-match table above to compare long balls game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Sunderland vs Brighton on 10.10.2026.
Sunderland average 55.2 long balls per Premier League game in 2026/2027, based on 5 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 55.2 per match.
R. Roefs leads Sunderland for long balls in 2026/2027 with 100 in Premier League - an average of 20 per game. G. Xhaka is second with 53.
Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Sunderland's long balls totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2026/2027.
| Player | Position | Apps | Long balls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Roefs | goalkeeper | 9 | 167 | 18.56 | 100% |
| Granit Xhaka | midfielder | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 100% |
| Luke O'Nien | defender | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 100% |
| Nordi Mukiele | defender | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 100% |
| Dan Ballard | defender | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 100% |
| Kevin Danso | defender | 4 | 24 | 6 | 100% |
| Omar Alderete | defender | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 80% |
| Reinildo Mandava | defender | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 100% |
| Thomas Meunier | defender | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 100% |
| Noah Sadiki | midfielder | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 100% |
| Enzo Le Fée | midfielder | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 56% |
| Melker Ellborg | goalkeeper | 1 | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Trai Hume | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 63% |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | defender | 3 | 6 | 2 | 100% |
| Brian Brobbey | attacker | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Nilson Angulo | attacker | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 38% |
| Chris Rigg | midfielder | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Jules Ahoka Jules | midfielder | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Chemsdine Talbi | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Dayann Methalie | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Jocelin Ta Bi | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Malick Fofana | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Wilson Isidor | attacker | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Habib Diarra | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team long balls | Opposition long balls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2026 | Premier League | Man City | Away | 5-3 | 57 | |||
| 16 Sep 2026 | Europa League | AZ | Home | 1-0 | 42 | |||
| 12 Sep 2026 | Premier League | Arsenal | Home | 0-2 | 50 | |||
| 8 Sep 2026 | Carabao Cup | Hull | Home | 1-0 | 55 | |||
| 5 Sep 2026 | Premier League | Brentford | Away | 1-1 | 65 | |||
| 30 Aug 2026 | Premier League | Fulham | Home | 1-0 | 47 | |||
| 22 Aug 2026 | Premier League | Ipswich | Away | 2-1 | 57 | |||
| 24 May 2026 | Premier League | Chelsea | Home | 2-1 | 44 | |||
| 17 May 2026 | Premier League | Everton | Away | 1-3 | 42 | |||
| 9 May 2026 | Premier League | Man Utd | Home | 0-0 | 38 |
| Scope | Games | Average | Over 0.5 % | Over 1.5 % | Over 2.5 % | Over 3.5 % | Over 4.5 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scope | Games | Average | Over 0.5 % | Over 1.5 % | Over 2.5 % | Over 3.5 % | Over 4.5 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scope | Games | Average | Over 0.5 % | Over 1.5 % | Over 2.5 % | Over 3.5 % | Over 4.5 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kick-off | Opponent | Their match total | Their long balls for | Their long balls against | Match total at that venue | For at that venue | Against at that venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10 Oct 14:00 | Brighton (home) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thu 15 Oct 16:45 | Torreense (away) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 18 Oct 13:00 | B'mouth (away) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| # | Player | Position | Games with 2+ | Apps | Hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Ballard | defender | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2 | Granit Xhaka | midfielder | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 3 | Noah Sadiki | midfielder | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 4 | Robin Roefs | goalkeeper | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 5 | Thomas Meunier | defender | 6 | 7 | 86% |
| # | Player | Position | Games with 3+ | Apps | Hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Granit Xhaka | midfielder | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2 | Robin Roefs | goalkeeper | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 3 | Dan Ballard | defender | 5 | 6 | 83% |
| 4 | Nordi Mukiele | defender | 4 | 5 | 80% |
| 5 | Thomas Meunier | defender | 4 | 7 | 57% |
| # | Player | Position | Games with 8+ | Apps | Hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Roefs | goalkeeper | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2 | Granit Xhaka | midfielder | 4 | 6 | 67% |
| 3 | Luke O'Nien | defender | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 4 | Melker Ellborg | goalkeeper | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 5 | Omar Alderete | defender | 1 | 3 | 33% |