How many long balls Dender play, and who plays most.
Updated 9 May 2026, after the last game
Bryan Goncalves has played the most long balls for Dender in 2025/2026, 342 in 26 appearances, 13.15 a game, ahead of Guillaume Dietsch with 274 and Luc Marijnissen with 213, across all competitions.
Dender play more long balls away from home, 63.6 a game in their last 10 away games against 61.3 in their last 10 at home.
Dender played 83 long balls away at Union SG on 14 March, their most in a game in 2025/2026, against an average of 60.7 across their 36 games, and their fewest was 40 at home to Mechelen on 19 October.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Goncalves | 26 | 342 | 13.15 | 26 |
| Guillaume Dietsch | 14 | 274 | 19.57 | 14 |
| Luc Marijnissen | 35 | 213 | 6.09 | 35 |
| Michael Verrips | 10 | 195 | 19.50 | 10 |
| Gauthier Gallon | 13 | 178 | 13.69 | 13 |
| Malcolm Viltard | 34 | 144 | 4.24 | 34 |
| Luc De Fougerolles | 27 | 116 | 4.30 | 26 |
| Fabio Ferraro | 29 | 104 | 3.59 | 28 |
| Marsoni Sambu | 29 | 76 | 2.62 | 27 |
| Roman Kvet | 32 | 76 | 2.38 | 32 |
| Nathan Rôdes | 33 | 71 | 2.15 | 23 |
| Kobe Cools | 19 | 69 | 3.63 | 15 |
| Noah Mbamba | 33 | 65 | 1.97 | 26 |
| Bo De Kerf | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 6 |
| Joedrick Pupe | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 4 |
| David Hrncar | 18 | 34 | 1.89 | 14 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 21 | 30 | 1.43 | 14 |
| Benjamin Fredrick | 14 | 26 | 1.86 | 7 |
| Nail Moutha-Sebtaoui | 14 | 24 | 1.71 | 11 |
| Ragnar Oratmangoen | 16 | 21 | 1.31 | 10 |
| Bruny Nsimba | 28 | 13 | 0.46 | 9 |
| Desmond Acquah | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 5 |
| David Toševski | 25 | 10 | 0.40 | 8 |
| Krzysztof Koton | 13 | 9 | 0.69 | 7 |
| Mohamed Berte | 28 | 4 | 0.14 | 4 |
| Aurélien Scheidler | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 3 |
| Amine Daali | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 3 |
| Jordan Kadiri | 13 | 3 | 0.23 | 3 |
| Dion Moise Sahi | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Dender | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2026 | Zulte-Waregem (A) | Belgian Pro League | 2-1 | 63 | 72 | 135 |
| 3 May 2026 | La Louvière (H) | Belgian Pro League | 2-1 | 62 | 70 | 132 |
| 24 Apr 2026 | C Brugge (A) | Belgian Pro League | 2-1 | 76 | 46 | 122 |
| 19 Apr 2026 | C Brugge (H) | Belgian Pro League | 1-4 | 70 | 51 | 121 |
| 12 Apr 2026 | Zulte-Waregem (H) | Belgian Pro League | 1-2 | 64 | 65 | 129 |
| 6 Apr 2026 | La Louvière (A) | Belgian Pro League | 0-1 | 71 | 60 | 131 |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Gent (H) | Belgian Pro League | 1-3 | 48 | 70 | 118 |
| 14 Mar 2026 | Union SG (A) | Belgian Pro League | 2-0 | 83 | 64 | 147 |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Charleroi (H) | Belgian Pro League | 2-2 | 62 | 54 | 116 |
| 1 Mar 2026 | C Brugge (A) | Belgian Pro League | 0-0 | 64 | 55 | 119 |
| 21 Feb 2026 | Sint-Truiden (H) | Belgian Pro League | 1-4 | 45 | 55 | 100 |
| 14 Feb 2026 | OH Leuven (A) | Belgian Pro League | 3-2 | 47 | 63 | 110 |
| 7 Feb 2026 | Zulte-Waregem (A) | Belgian Pro League | 1-0 | 49 | 43 | 92 |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Genk (H) | Belgian Pro League | 1-2 | 49 | 52 | 101 |
| 25 Jan 2026 | Anderlecht (A) | Belgian Pro League | 0-0 | 57 | 36 | 93 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Antwerp (H) | Belgian Pro League | 1-0 | 71 | 63 | 134 |
| 27 Dec 2025 | Mechelen (A) | Belgian Pro League | 1-1 | 54 | 48 | 102 |
| 20 Dec 2025 | Standard (H) | Belgian Pro League | 0-1 | 80 | 66 | 146 |
| 14 Dec 2025 | Club Brugge (H) | Belgian Pro League | 1-5 | 62 | 52 | 114 |
| 5 Dec 2025 | La Louvière (A) | Belgian Pro League | 1-2 | 72 | 75 | 147 |
| 29 Nov 2025 | Westerlo (H) | Belgian Pro League | 2-2 | 64 | 48 | 112 |
| 23 Nov 2025 | Antwerp (A) | Belgian Pro League | 1-2 | 75 | 51 | 126 |
| 7 Nov 2025 | Zulte-Waregem (H) | Belgian Pro League | 2-2 | 64 | 58 | 122 |
| 1 Nov 2025 | Club Brugge (A) | Belgian Pro League | 2-1 | 48 | 50 | 98 |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Westerlo (A) | Belgian Pro League | 1-1 | 69 | 55 | 124 |
| 19 Oct 2025 | Mechelen (H) | Belgian Pro League | 1-3 | 40 | 51 | 91 |
| 5 Oct 2025 | Genk (A) | Belgian Pro League | 2-1 | 56 | 71 | 127 |
| 28 Sep 2025 | La Louvière (H) | Belgian Pro League | 0-0 | 61 | 46 | 107 |
| 19 Sep 2025 | Gent (A) | Belgian Pro League | 3-0 | 48 | 51 | 99 |
| 13 Sep 2025 | Union SG (H) | Belgian Pro League | 0-1 | 67 | 69 | 136 |
| 30 Aug 2025 | Charleroi (A) | Belgian Pro League | 3-1 | 54 | 72 | 126 |
| 24 Aug 2025 | OH Leuven (H) | Belgian Pro League | 0-1 | 52 | 74 | 126 |
| 17 Aug 2025 | Anderlecht (H) | Belgian Pro League | 0-2 | 60 | 64 | 124 |
| 8 Aug 2025 | Sint-Truiden (A) | Belgian Pro League | 2-0 | 55 | 54 | 109 |
| 2 Aug 2025 | Standard (A) | Belgian Pro League | 1-1 | 58 | 69 | 127 |
| 26 Jul 2025 | C Brugge (H) | Belgian Pro League | 0-0 | 64 | 62 | 126 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dender long balls | Over 40.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Dender long balls | Over 50.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Dender long balls | Over 60.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Dender long balls | Over 70.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Dender long balls | Over 80.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 40.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 50.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 60.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 70.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 80.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total long balls | Over 90.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total long balls | Over 100.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total long balls | Over 110.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total long balls | Over 120.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total long balls | Over 130.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |