How many long balls Leverkusen play, and who plays most.
Updated 5 November 2026, after the last game
Mark Flekken has played the most long balls for Leverkusen in 2026/2027, 119 in 11 appearances, 10.82 a game, ahead of Aleix GarcÃa with 91 and Edmond Tapsoba with 66, across all competitions.
Leverkusen play more long balls away from home, 46.2 a game in their last 10 away games against 45.6 in their last 10 at home.
Leverkusen played 57 long balls at home to Freiburg on 18 October, their most in a game in 2026/2027, against an average of 46.3 across their 12 games, and their fewest was 33 away at OFI on 22 October.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Flekken | 11 | 119 | 10.82 | 11 |
| Aleix GarcÃa | 12 | 91 | 7.58 | 12 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 11 |
| Facundo Medina | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 12 |
| Miguel Gutiérrez | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 11 |
| Jarell Quansah | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 11 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | 12 | 27 | 2.25 | 10 |
| Robert Andrich | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 5 |
| Ibrahim Maza | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 7 |
| Lucas Vázquez | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 7 |
| Afonso Moreira | 12 | 14 | 1.17 | 7 |
| Loïc Badé | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 6 |
| Malik Tillman | 11 | 9 | 0.82 | 6 |
| Jonas Hofmann | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 3 |
| Moussa Diaby | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 4 |
| Janis Blaswich | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| Nathan Tella | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Patrik Schick | 12 | 2 | 0.17 | 2 |
| Montrell Culbreath | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Victor Boniface | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Martin Terrier | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Guela Doué | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Christian Kofane | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Leverkusen | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | Marseille (H) | Europa League | 0-1 | 46 | 51 | 97 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Stuttgart (H) | Bundesliga | 2-4 | 52 | 66 | 118 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Hoffenheim (A) | Bundesliga | 3-0 | 53 | 40 | 93 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | OFI (A) | Europa League | 0-2 | 33 | 54 | 87 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Freiburg (H) | Bundesliga | 2-1 | 57 | 35 | 92 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Lech Poznań (A) | Europa League | 0-4 | 42 | 40 | 82 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Mainz (A) | Bundesliga | 3-4 | 52 | 40 | 92 |
| 20 Sep 2026 | RB Leipzig (H) | Bundesliga | 2-0 | 50 | 38 | 88 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Celje (H) | Europa League | 2-0 | 46 | 45 | 91 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | Augsburg (A) | Bundesliga | 2-2 | 36 | 48 | 84 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | U Berlin (H) | Bundesliga | 4-0 | 49 | 33 | 82 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Elversberg (A) | Bundesliga | 3-2 | 39 | 51 | 90 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leverkusen long balls | Over 35.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Leverkusen long balls | Over 40.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Leverkusen long balls | Over 45.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Leverkusen long balls | Over 50.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Leverkusen long balls | Over 55.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 35.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 40.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 45.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 50.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 55.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total long balls | Over 70.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total long balls | Over 80.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total long balls | Over 90.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total long balls | Over 100.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total long balls | Over 110.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |