How many long balls Austria play, and who plays most.
Updated 4 October 2026, after the last game
Alexander Schlager has played the most long balls for Austria in 2026, 58 in eight appearances, 7.25 a game, ahead of Philipp Lienhart with 41 and David Alaba with 35, across all competitions.
Austria play more long balls away from home, 39.2 a game in their last nine away games against 34.2 in their last 10 at home.
Austria played 50 long balls at home to South Korea on 31 March, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 32.7 across their 12 games, and their fewest was none at home to Guatemala on 11 June.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Schlager | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 7 |
| Philipp Lienhart | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 5 |
| David Alaba | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 5 |
| Stefan Posch | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 7 |
| Kevin Danso | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 7 |
| Xaver Schlager | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 8 |
| Marcel Sabitzer | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 5 |
| Nicolas Seiwald | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 8 |
| Christian Zawieschitzky | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 1 |
| Konrad Laimer | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 6 |
| Florian Wiegele | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 |
| Felix Bacher | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 |
| Paul Wanner | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 6 |
| David Affengruber | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 2 |
| Florian Grillitsch | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 2 |
| Phillipp Mwene | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 4 |
| Romano Schmid | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 6 |
| Maximilian Wöber | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 3 |
| Patrick Wimmer | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 5 |
| Marco Friedl | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 |
| Alexander Prass | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 4 |
| Sasa Kalajdzic | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 4 |
| Nikolas Veratschnig | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Michael Gregoritsch | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Marco Grüll | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Christoph Lang | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Sascha Horvath | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Junior Adamu | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Vasilije Markovic | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marko Arnautovic | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Carney Chukwuemeka | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Schlager | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 8 |
| Philipp Lienhart | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 7 |
| David Alaba | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 6 |
| Stefan Posch | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 8 |
| Kevin Danso | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 8 |
| Xaver Schlager | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 9 |
| Marcel Sabitzer | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 7 |
| Nicolas Seiwald | 11 | 17 | 1.55 | 9 |
| Patrick Pentz | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 1 |
| Konrad Laimer | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 7 |
| Paul Wanner | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 8 |
| Christian Zawieschitzky | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 1 |
| Florian Wiegele | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 2 |
| Felix Bacher | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 |
| Florian Grillitsch | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 4 |
| Phillipp Mwene | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 5 |
| Marco Friedl | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 4 |
| David Affengruber | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 2 |
| Romano Schmid | 11 | 7 | 0.64 | 7 |
| Patrick Wimmer | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 6 |
| Maximilian Wöber | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 3 |
| Alexander Prass | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 5 |
| Sasa Kalajdzic | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | 4 |
| Nikolas Veratschnig | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Michael Gregoritsch | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 |
| Christoph Baumgartner | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Marco Grüll | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Christoph Lang | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Marko Arnautovic | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Sascha Horvath | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Junior Adamu | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Vasilije Markovic | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Michael Svoboda | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Carney Chukwuemeka | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Austria | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 | Kosovo (A) | UEFA Nations League | 1-1 | 36 | 56 | 92 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Republic of Ireland (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-2 | 33 | 59 | 92 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Kosovo (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 35 | 49 | 84 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Israel (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 30 | 49 | 79 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 3-0 | 38 | 35 | 73 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Algeria (A) | World Cup | 3-3 | 33 | 43 | 76 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Argentina (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 23 | 28 | 51 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Jordan (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 47 | 52 | 99 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Guatemala (H) | Friendly International | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 45 | 37 | 82 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Austria | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 | Kosovo (A) | UEFA Nations League | 1-1 | 36 | 56 | 92 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Republic of Ireland (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-2 | 33 | 59 | 92 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Kosovo (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 35 | 49 | 84 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Israel (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 30 | 49 | 79 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 3-0 | 38 | 35 | 73 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Algeria (A) | World Cup | 3-3 | 33 | 43 | 76 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Argentina (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 23 | 28 | 51 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Jordan (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 47 | 52 | 99 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Guatemala (H) | Friendly International | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 45 | 37 | 82 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | South Korea (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 50 | 57 | 107 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Ghana (H) | Friendly International | 5-1 | 22 | 48 | 70 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria long balls | Over 20.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Austria long balls | Over 25.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Austria long balls | Over 30.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Austria long balls | Over 35.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Austria long balls | Over 40.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 20.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 25.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 30.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 35.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 40.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total long balls | Over 50.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total long balls | Over 60.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total long balls | Over 70.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total long balls | Over 80.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total long balls | Over 90.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |