How many long balls Czech Republic play, and who plays most.
Updated 6 October 2026, after the last game
Matej Kovar has played the most long balls for the Czech Republic in 2026, 98 in six appearances, 16.33 a game, ahead of Ladislav Krejci with 55 and Lukas Hornicek with 42, across all competitions.
The Czech Republic play more long balls away from home, 53.7 a game in their last seven away games against 41.7 in their last 10 at home.
The Czech Republic played 75 long balls at home to the Republic of Ireland on 26 March, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 43.8 across their 11 games, and their fewest was none at home to Guatemala on 5 June.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matej Kovar | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 5 |
| Lukas Hornicek | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 2 |
| Ladislav Krejci | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 6 |
| Robin Hranac | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 7 |
| Stepan Chaloupek | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 5 |
| Vladimír Coufal | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 6 |
| Tomas Holes | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 2 |
| Michal Sadílek | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 7 |
| Antonín Kinský | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 1 |
| Jiri Slama | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 4 |
| Tomáš Souček | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 3 |
| Lukas Cerv | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 6 |
| Alexandr Sojka | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 3 |
| Adam Hlozek | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 5 |
| Lukas Ambros | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 3 |
| David Doudera | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Alex Král | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 3 |
| Martin Vitík | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 |
| Lukas Provod | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 3 |
| Vladimír Darida | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Ondrej Lingr | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 3 |
| Jaroslav Zelený | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Pavel Sulc | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 |
| Adam Karabec | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 |
| Michal Sacek | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Roman Macek | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Patrik Schick | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Denis Visinsky | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| David Jurásek | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| David Zima | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jan Kuchta | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tomas Ladra | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Daniel Vasulin | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Vaclav Sejk | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Christophe Kabongo | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Martin Šubert | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ondrej Kricfalusi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hugo Sochurek | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Pavel Bucha | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ondrej Zmrzly | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ryan Don Naderi | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tomas Chory | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mojmír Chytil | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Matej Radosta | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matej Kovar | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 6 |
| Ladislav Krejci | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 7 |
| Lukas Hornicek | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 2 |
| Robin Hranac | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 8 |
| Stepan Chaloupek | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 6 |
| Vladimír Coufal | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 7 |
| Michal Sadílek | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 8 |
| Tomas Holes | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 3 |
| Lukas Provod | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 4 |
| Antonín Kinský | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 1 |
| Jiri Slama | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 4 |
| Tomáš Souček | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 4 |
| Lukas Cerv | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 6 |
| Alexandr Sojka | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 3 |
| Adam Hlozek | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 5 |
| Lukas Ambros | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 3 |
| David Doudera | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 |
| David Jurásek | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Alex Král | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 3 |
| Martin Vitík | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 |
| Vladimír Darida | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 3 |
| Pavel Sulc | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 4 |
| Adam Karabec | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 3 |
| Ondrej Lingr | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 3 |
| Jaroslav Zelený | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Michal Sacek | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Roman Macek | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Patrik Schick | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 |
| Denis Visinsky | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| David Zima | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jan Kuchta | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jan Kliment | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tomas Ladra | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Daniel Vasulin | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Vaclav Sejk | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Christophe Kabongo | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Martin Šubert | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ondrej Kricfalusi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hugo Sochurek | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Pavel Bucha | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ondrej Zmrzly | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ryan Don Naderi | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tomas Chory | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mojmír Chytil | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Matej Radosta | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Czech Republic | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | England (A) | UEFA Nations League | 3-0 | 49 | 53 | 102 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Spain (A) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 43 | 38 | 81 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | England (H) | UEFA Nations League | 0-2 | 33 | 21 | 54 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | Croatia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 1-2 | 54 | 45 | 99 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Mexico (H) | World Cup | 0-3 | 52 | 57 | 109 |
| 18 Jun 2026 | South Africa (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 45 | 57 | 102 |
| 12 Jun 2026 | South Korea (A) | World Cup | 2-1 | 69 | 61 | 130 |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Guatemala (H) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 May 2026 | Kosovo (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Denmark (H) | WC Qualification Europe | 2-2 | 62 | 75 | 137 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Czech Republic | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | England (A) | UEFA Nations League | 3-0 | 49 | 53 | 102 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Spain (A) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 43 | 38 | 81 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | England (H) | UEFA Nations League | 0-2 | 33 | 21 | 54 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | Croatia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 1-2 | 54 | 45 | 99 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Mexico (H) | World Cup | 0-3 | 52 | 57 | 109 |
| 18 Jun 2026 | South Africa (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 45 | 57 | 102 |
| 12 Jun 2026 | South Korea (A) | World Cup | 2-1 | 69 | 61 | 130 |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Guatemala (H) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 May 2026 | Kosovo (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Denmark (H) | WC Qualification Europe | 2-2 | 62 | 75 | 137 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Republic of Ireland (H) | WC Qualification Europe | 2-2 | 75 | 78 | 153 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic long balls | Over 30.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Czech Republic long balls | Over 35.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Czech Republic long balls | Over 40.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Czech Republic long balls | Over 45.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Czech Republic long balls | Over 50.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 30.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 35.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 40.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 45.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 50.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total long balls | Over 60.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total long balls | Over 70.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total long balls | Over 80.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total long balls | Over 90.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total long balls | Over 100.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |