How many long balls Cyprus complete, and who completes most.
Updated 5 October 2026, after the last game
Fabiano and Hector Kyprianou have completed the most long balls for Cyprus in 2026, nine each, Fabiano in four appearances and Hector Kyprianou in four, ahead of Giorgos Malekkidis with six, across all competitions.
Cyprus complete more long balls away from home, 16.1 a game in their last eight away games against 14.9 in their last eight at home.
Cyprus completed 16 long balls at home to Latvia on 5 October, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 7.3 across their eight games, and their fewest was none away at Liechtenstein on 7 June.
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabiano | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 4 |
| Grigoris Kastanos | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 6 |
| Hector Kyprianou | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 4 |
| Loizos Loizou | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 4 |
| Stelios Andreou | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Kostas Pileas | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 3 |
| Giorgos Malekkidis | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 4 |
| Ioannis Pittas | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Konstantinos Sotiriou | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 |
| Kostakis Artymatas | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 |
| Stavros Georgiou | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 |
| Panagiotis Andreou | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 |
| Nikolas Panagiotou | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 3 |
| Christos Sielis | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Anderson Correia | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Nick Tsaroulla | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Charalampos Charalampous | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Marcus Edwards | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Andreas Siikkis | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Joël Mall | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Nikolas Koutsakos | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Marinos Tzionis | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Andronikos Kakoullis | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Pieros Sotiriou | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Neofytos Michail | 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 |
| Ioannis Kousoulos | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Giannis Satsias | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leonidas Konomis | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Charalampos Kyriakou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Angelos Neofytou | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Giannis Kosti | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Cyprus | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Latvia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Armenia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-0 | 12 | 29 | 41 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Latvia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-0 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Montenegro (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 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 | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| 12 Oct 2025 | San Marino (A) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-4 | 31 | 9 | 40 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus accurate long balls | Over 4.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Cyprus accurate long balls | Over 6.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Cyprus accurate long balls | Over 8.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Cyprus accurate long balls | Over 10.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Cyprus accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| 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 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 10.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 14.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 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% |