How many ball recoveries Austria make, and who makes most.
Updated 4 October 2026, after the last game
Xaver Schlager has made the most ball recoveries for Austria in 2026, 60 in 10 appearances, 6.00 a game, ahead of Alexander Schlager with 49 and Patrick Wimmer with 38, across all competitions.
Austria make more ball recoveries away from home, 45.7 a game in their last nine away games against 43.1 in their last 10 at home.
Austria made 60 ball recoveries away at Kosovo on 4 October, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 42.8 across their 12 games, and their fewest was none at home to Guatemala on 11 June.
| Player | Apps | Ball Recoveries | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xaver Schlager | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 9 |
| Alexander Schlager | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 7 |
| Romano Schmid | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 9 |
| Konrad Laimer | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 7 |
| Patrick Wimmer | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 5 |
| Philipp Lienhart | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 4 |
| Paul Wanner | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 7 |
| Stefan Posch | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 7 |
| Kevin Danso | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 8 |
| Nicolas Seiwald | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 8 |
| Marcel Sabitzer | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 5 |
| Alexander Prass | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 6 |
| Sasa Kalajdzic | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 6 |
| Florian Wiegele | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 1 |
| Carney Chukwuemeka | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 6 |
| Nikolas Veratschnig | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 1 |
| David Alaba | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 4 |
| Phillipp Mwene | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 4 |
| Felix Bacher | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 |
| Michael Gregoritsch | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 4 |
| Christian Zawieschitzky | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| Florian Grillitsch | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 2 |
| David Affengruber | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Marco Friedl | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 3 |
| Sascha Horvath | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Maximilian Wöber | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Marko Arnautovic | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 3 |
| Christoph Lang | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Junior Adamu | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Vasilije Markovic | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Marco Grüll | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Player | Apps | Ball Recoveries | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xaver Schlager | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 10 |
| Alexander Schlager | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 8 |
| Patrick Wimmer | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 7 |
| Romano Schmid | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 11 |
| Konrad Laimer | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 8 |
| Paul Wanner | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 9 |
| Philipp Lienhart | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 6 |
| Kevin Danso | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 9 |
| Stefan Posch | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 9 |
| Marcel Sabitzer | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 7 |
| Nicolas Seiwald | 11 | 21 | 1.91 | 10 |
| Alexander Prass | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 8 |
| Florian Wiegele | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 2 |
| Marco Friedl | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 5 |
| Sasa Kalajdzic | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 7 |
| Phillipp Mwene | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 5 |
| Carney Chukwuemeka | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 6 |
| David Alaba | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 5 |
| Nikolas Veratschnig | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 1 |
| Florian Grillitsch | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 3 |
| Felix Bacher | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 |
| Michael Gregoritsch | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 4 |
| Christian Zawieschitzky | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| Christoph Baumgartner | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 2 |
| David Affengruber | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 |
| Patrick Pentz | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Sascha Horvath | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Maximilian Wöber | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Marko Arnautovic | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 3 |
| Michael Svoboda | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Christoph Lang | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Junior Adamu | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Vasilije Markovic | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Marco Grüll | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Austria | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 | Kosovo (A) | UEFA Nations League | 1-1 | 60 | 49 | 109 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Republic of Ireland (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-2 | 53 | 45 | 98 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Kosovo (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 51 | 46 | 97 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Israel (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 55 | 48 | 103 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 3-0 | 44 | 46 | 90 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Algeria (A) | World Cup | 3-3 | 36 | 27 | 63 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Argentina (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 26 | 42 | 68 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Jordan (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 51 | 39 | 90 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Guatemala (H) | Friendly International | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 38 | 47 | 85 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Austria | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 | Kosovo (A) | UEFA Nations League | 1-1 | 60 | 49 | 109 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Republic of Ireland (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-2 | 53 | 45 | 98 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Kosovo (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 51 | 46 | 97 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Israel (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 55 | 48 | 103 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 3-0 | 44 | 46 | 90 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Algeria (A) | World Cup | 3-3 | 36 | 27 | 63 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Argentina (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 26 | 42 | 68 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Jordan (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 51 | 39 | 90 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Guatemala (H) | Friendly International | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 38 | 47 | 85 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | South Korea (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 56 | 54 | 110 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Ghana (H) | Friendly International | 5-1 | 44 | 40 | 84 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria ball recoveries | Over 30.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Austria ball recoveries | Over 35.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Austria ball recoveries | Over 40.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Austria ball recoveries | Over 45.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Austria ball recoveries | Over 50.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 30.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 35.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 40.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 45.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 50.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 60.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 70.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 80.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 90.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 100.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |