How many long balls Iran play, and who plays most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Alireza Beiranvand has played the most long balls for Iran in 2026, 45 in six appearances, 7.50 a game, ahead of Shoja Khalilzadeh with 43 and Ali Nemati with 29, across all competitions.
Iran play more long balls away from home, 46.7 a game in their last 10 away games against 27.7 in their last 10 at home.
Iran played 83 long balls away at Russia on 29 September, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 29.0 across their nine games, and their fewest was none away at Uzbekistan on 24 September.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alireza Beiranvand | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 3 |
| Shoja Khalilzadeh | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 4 |
| Ali Nemati | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 4 |
| Ramin Rezaeian | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 4 |
| Saeed Ezatolahi | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 4 |
| Payam Niazmand | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Seyed Hossein Hosseini | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 1 |
| Milad Mohammadi | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 2 |
| Saman Ghoddos | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 3 |
| Ehsan Hajsafi | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 3 |
| Mohammad Ghorbani | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 2 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 3 |
| Hossein Kanaani | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 2 |
| Saleh Hardani | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 2 |
| Mohammad Mohebi | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 3 |
| Shahab Zahedi | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| Shahriar Moghanlou | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 |
| S. Fallah | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Omid Noorafkan | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 |
| Mehdi Ghayedi | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Mehdi Torabi | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Aref Haji Eydi | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Dennis Eckert Ayensa | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Mehdi Hashemnejad | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Danial Esmaeilifar | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kasra Taheri | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Majid Hosseini | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alireza Koushki | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Limouchi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ali Gholizadeh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammadmehdi Mohebi | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ali Alipour | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirhossein Mahmoudi | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Arya Yousefi | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Iran | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Russia (A) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 83 | 62 | 145 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uzbekistan (A) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Egypt (A) | World Cup | 1-1 | 66 | 44 | 110 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Belgium (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 49 | 35 | 84 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | New Zealand (H) | World Cup | 2-2 | 63 | 41 | 104 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Mali (H) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 May 2026 | Gambia (H) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Costa Rica (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Nigeria (H) | Friendly International | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Uzbekistan (A) | Friendly International | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran long balls | Over 15.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran long balls | Over 20.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran long balls | Over 25.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran long balls | Over 30.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran long balls | Over 35.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 15.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 20.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 25.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 30.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 35.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total long balls | Over 30.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total long balls | Over 35.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total long balls | Over 40.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total long balls | Over 45.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total long balls | Over 50.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |