How many long balls Bulgaria complete, and who completes most.
Updated 13 November 2026, after the last game
Daniel Naumov has completed the most long balls for Bulgaria in 2026, 19 in seven appearances, 2.71 a game, ahead of Ilia Gruev with seven and Dimitar Velkovski with seven, across all competitions.
Bulgaria complete more long balls at home, 15.6 a game in their last seven home games against 11.9 in their last eight away.
Bulgaria completed 27 long balls at home to Luxembourg on 26 September, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 9.2 across their nine games, and their fewest was none away at Moldova on 5 June.
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Naumov | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 5 |
| Ilia Gruev | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 3 |
| Kristian Dimitrov | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 4 |
| Dimitar Velkovski | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 3 |
| Ivan Turitsov | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 3 |
| Lukas Petkov | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 2 |
| Yoan Stoyanov | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 3 |
| Petko Panayotov | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 2 |
| Stefan Velkov | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 3 |
| Emil Tsenov | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 |
| Dimitar Mitov | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 |
| T. Ivanov | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 1 |
| Andrian Kraev | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Georgi Rusev | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 3 |
| B. Tsonev | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Filip Krastev | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Hristiyan Petrov | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Zdravko Dimitrov | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 |
| Atanas Iliev | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Asen Chandarov | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Kristiyan Balov | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Marin Petkov | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Stanislav Shopov | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Petko Hristov | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kiril Despodov | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dominik Yankov | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Patrik-Gabriel Galchev | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ivan Pankov | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Georgi Lazarov | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ivaylo Chochev | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Martin Georgiev | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| T. Yordanov | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nikola Iliev | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kristiyan Stoyanov | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Stanislav Ivanov | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Martin Yankov | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Vladimir Nikolov | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Bulgaria | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | Iceland (H) | UEFA Nations League | 0-5 | 14 | 25 | 39 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Luxembourg (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-2 | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Iceland (A) | UEFA Nations League | 3-0 | 18 | 20 | 38 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Estonia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 0-0 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | Luxembourg (H) | UEFA Nations League | 1-2 | 27 | 19 | 46 |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Moldova (A) | Friendly International | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Montenegro (H) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Indonesia (A) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Solomon Islands (A) | Friendly International | 2-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Georgia (H) | WC Qualification Europe | 2-1 | 11 | 34 | 45 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria accurate long balls | Over 4.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Bulgaria accurate long balls | Over 6.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Bulgaria accurate long balls | Over 8.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Bulgaria accurate long balls | Over 10.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Bulgaria accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 4.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 6.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 8.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 10.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 22.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 24.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 26.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |