How many long balls Celtic complete, and who completes most.
Updated 1 November 2026, after the last game
Liam Scales has completed the most long balls for Celtic in 2026/2027, 47 in 14 appearances, 3.36 a game, ahead of Kieran Tierney with 43 and Viljami Sinisalo with 42, across all competitions.
Celtic complete more long balls away from home, 25.0 a game in their last 10 away games against 19.1 in their last 10 at home.
Celtic completed 33 long balls away at LASK Linz on 25 August, their joint most in a game in 2026/2027, against an average of 21.5 across their 17 games, and their fewest was 11 at home to Dundee on 3 August.
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Scales | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 12 |
| Kieran Tierney | 15 | 43 | 2.87 | 14 |
| Viljami Sinisalo | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 11 |
| Colby Donovan | 17 | 36 | 2.12 | 13 |
| Mika Baur | 15 | 29 | 1.93 | 12 |
| Auston Trusty | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 9 |
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 9 |
| Callum McGregor | 16 | 16 | 1.00 | 9 |
| Haissem Hassan | 14 | 14 | 1.00 | 7 |
| Dane Murray | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 7 |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 5 |
| Benjamin Nygren | 17 | 11 | 0.65 | 9 |
| Sam Johnstone | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 3 |
| Sebastian Tounekti | 14 | 6 | 0.43 | 5 |
| Arne Engels | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 2 |
| Hyun-jun Yang | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 3 |
| Camilo Durán | 17 | 5 | 0.29 | 5 |
| Luke McCowan | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 |
| Kasper Høgh | 14 | 4 | 0.29 | 3 |
| Anthony Ralston | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Alistair Johnston | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Oliver Sørensen | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 2 |
| Callum Osmand | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| James Forrest | 11 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 |
| Reo Hatate | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jordan Lotomba | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Landon Emenalo | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jota | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Shumaira Mheuka | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Celtic | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2026 | Falkirk (A) | Scottish Premiership | 2-0 | 32 | 24 | 56 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | Dundee Utd (H) | Scottish Premiership | 2-2 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Hibernian (A) | Scottish Premiership | 1-2 | 15 | 24 | 39 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Celta (H) | Europa League | 1-2 | 17 | 24 | 41 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Hearts (H) | Scottish Premiership | 7-1 | 23 | 32 | 55 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Benfica (A) | Europa League | 4-1 | 13 | 29 | 42 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Motherwell (A) | Scottish Premiership | 0-2 | 31 | 16 | 47 |
| 20 Sep 2026 | Rangers (H) | Scottish Premiership | 0-1 | 24 | 35 | 59 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Ferencvárosi (H) | Europa League | 1-3 | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | St. Johnstone (A) | Scottish Premiership | 0-1 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | St. Mirren (A) | Scottish Premiership | 1-2 | 21 | 26 | 47 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Aberdeen (H) | Scottish Premiership | 3-0 | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Falkirk (H) | Scottish Premiership | 2-1 | 18 | 28 | 46 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | LASK Linz (A) | Champions League | 5-1 | 33 | 38 | 71 |
| 19 Aug 2026 | LASK Linz (H) | Champions League | 3-0 | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Kilmarnock (A) | Scottish Premiership | 1-5 | 33 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Dundee (H) | Scottish Premiership | 1-0 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Celtic accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Celtic accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Celtic accurate long balls | Over 22.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Celtic accurate long balls | Over 24.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 22.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 24.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 30.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 35.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 40.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 45.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 50.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |