How many long balls Austria complete, and who completes most.
Updated 4 October 2026, after the last game
Alexander Schlager has completed the most long balls for Austria in 2026, 27 in eight appearances, 3.38 a game, ahead of Philipp Lienhart with 20 and David Alaba with 17, across all competitions.
Austria complete more long balls at home, 18.7 a game in their last 10 home games against 18.2 in their last nine away.
Austria completed 26 long balls at home to South Korea on 31 March, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 16.3 across their 12 games, and their fewest was none at home to Guatemala on 11 June.
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Schlager | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 6 |
| Philipp Lienhart | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 4 |
| David Alaba | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 5 |
| Xaver Schlager | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 8 |
| Christian Zawieschitzky | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Kevin Danso | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 5 |
| Marcel Sabitzer | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 4 |
| Stefan Posch | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 5 |
| Nicolas Seiwald | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 4 |
| Florian Wiegele | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 |
| Konrad Laimer | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 5 |
| Felix Bacher | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| Florian Grillitsch | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 |
| Romano Schmid | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 5 |
| Paul Wanner | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 |
| Phillipp Mwene | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 |
| Patrick Wimmer | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 3 |
| David Affengruber | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Alexander Prass | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Sasa Kalajdzic | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Nikolas Veratschnig | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Marco Grüll | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Marco Friedl | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Maximilian Wöber | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Sascha Horvath | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Junior Adamu | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Vasilije Markovic | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Christoph Lang | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marko Arnautovic | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Michael Gregoritsch | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Carney Chukwuemeka | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Schlager | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 7 |
| Philipp Lienhart | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 6 |
| David Alaba | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 6 |
| Patrick Pentz | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 1 |
| Xaver Schlager | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 9 |
| Kevin Danso | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 6 |
| Marcel Sabitzer | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 5 |
| Christian Zawieschitzky | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Florian Wiegele | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 2 |
| Florian Grillitsch | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 3 |
| Konrad Laimer | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 6 |
| Stefan Posch | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 6 |
| Nicolas Seiwald | 11 | 8 | 0.73 | 5 |
| Paul Wanner | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 4 |
| Romano Schmid | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | 6 |
| Felix Bacher | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| Phillipp Mwene | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 |
| Patrick Wimmer | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 4 |
| Marco Friedl | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 3 |
| David Affengruber | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Alexander Prass | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Sasa Kalajdzic | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 |
| Nikolas Veratschnig | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Marco Grüll | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Maximilian Wöber | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 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 |
| Christoph Baumgartner | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Michael Svoboda | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Christoph Lang | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Michael Gregoritsch | 9 | 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 | 15 | 20 | 35 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Republic of Ireland (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-2 | 17 | 30 | 47 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Kosovo (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 18 | 34 | 52 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Israel (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 20 | 23 | 43 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 3-0 | 15 | 23 | 38 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Algeria (A) | World Cup | 3-3 | 14 | 25 | 39 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Argentina (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Jordan (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Guatemala (H) | Friendly International | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Austria | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 | Kosovo (A) | UEFA Nations League | 1-1 | 15 | 20 | 35 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Republic of Ireland (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-2 | 17 | 30 | 47 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Kosovo (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 18 | 34 | 52 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Israel (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 20 | 23 | 43 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 3-0 | 15 | 23 | 38 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Algeria (A) | World Cup | 3-3 | 14 | 25 | 39 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Argentina (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Jordan (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Guatemala (H) | Friendly International | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | South Korea (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 26 | 24 | 50 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Ghana (H) | Friendly International | 5-1 | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria accurate long balls | Over 10.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Austria accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Austria accurate long balls | Over 14.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Austria accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Austria accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 10.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 14.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 25.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 30.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 35.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 40.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 45.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |