How many long balls Cyprus play, and who plays most.
Updated 5 October 2026, after the last game
Fabiano has played the most long balls for Cyprus in 2026, 29 in four appearances, 7.25 a game, ahead of Hector Kyprianou with 17 and Grigoris Kastanos with 15, across all competitions.
Cyprus play more long balls at home, 36.0 a game in their last eight home games against 32.5 in their last eight away.
Cyprus played 43 long balls at home to Latvia on 5 October, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 16.6 across their eight games, and their fewest was none away at Liechtenstein on 7 June.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabiano | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 5 |
| Grigoris Kastanos | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 6 |
| Hector Kyprianou | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 4 |
| Nikolas Panagiotou | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 5 |
| Stelios Andreou | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 2 |
| Loizos Loizou | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 4 |
| Giorgos Malekkidis | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 4 |
| Andreas Siikkis | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 3 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 |
| Christos Sielis | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 |
| Kostas Pileas | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 3 |
| Kostakis Artymatas | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 3 |
| Nick Tsaroulla | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 2 |
| Stavros Georgiou | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 2 |
| Panagiotis Andreou | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 2 |
| Marinos Tzionis | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Ioannis Pittas | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 4 |
| Ioannis Kousoulos | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Konstantinos Sotiriou | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Anderson Correia | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 |
| Marcus Edwards | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Joël Mall | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Leonidas Konomis | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Charalampos Charalampous | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Charalampos Kyriakou | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Nikolas Koutsakos | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Giannis Kosti | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Andronikos Kakoullis | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Neofytos Michail | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Pieros Sotiriou | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Evangelos Andreou | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Andreas Paraskevas | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Evagoras Antoniou | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Antonio Foti | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Giannis Satsias | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Angelos Neofytou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Cyprus | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Latvia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 43 | 27 | 70 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Armenia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-0 | 36 | 42 | 78 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Latvia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-0 | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Montenegro (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 34 | 35 | 69 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Liechtenstein (A) | Friendly International | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Slovenia (A) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Moldova (H) | Friendly International | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Belarus (H) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 Nov 2025 | Austria (H) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-2 | 67 | 48 | 115 |
| 12 Oct 2025 | San Marino (A) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-4 | 48 | 24 | 72 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus long balls | Over 16.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Cyprus long balls | Over 18.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Cyprus long balls | Over 20.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Cyprus long balls | Over 22.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Cyprus long balls | Over 24.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 16.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 18.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 20.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 22.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 24.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total long balls | Over 25.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total long balls | Over 30.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total long balls | Over 35.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total long balls | Over 40.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total long balls | Over 45.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |