How many long balls LAFC play, and who plays most.
Updated 26 October 2026, after the last game
Hugo Lloris has played the most long balls for LAFC in 2026, 331 in 28 appearances, 11.82 a game, ahead of Ryan Porteous with 170 and Nkosi Tafari with 119, across all competitions.
LAFC play more long balls away from home, 42.7 a game in their last 10 away games against 40.2 in their last 10 at home.
LAFC played 64 long balls away at Minnesota on 25 April, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 42.6 across their 32 games, and their fewest was 13 away at NYCFC on 18 October.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Lloris | 28 | 331 | 11.82 | 28 |
| Ryan Porteous | 27 | 170 | 6.30 | 25 |
| Nkosi Tafari | 25 | 119 | 4.76 | 24 |
| Mark Delgado | 30 | 91 | 3.03 | 26 |
| Eddie Segura | 25 | 74 | 2.96 | 23 |
| Aaron Long | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 14 |
| Mathieu Choinière | 31 | 62 | 2.00 | 24 |
| Denis Bouanga | 30 | 52 | 1.73 | 24 |
| Ryan Hollingshead | 26 | 51 | 1.96 | 20 |
| Yevgen Cheberko | 17 | 47 | 2.76 | 15 |
| Stephen Eustaquio | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 9 |
| Sergi Palencia | 16 | 38 | 2.38 | 13 |
| David MartÃnez | 18 | 30 | 1.67 | 15 |
| Timothy Tillman | 19 | 29 | 1.53 | 15 |
| Heung-min Son | 29 | 22 | 0.76 | 16 |
| Cabral Carter | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 2 |
| Tyler Boyd | 26 | 17 | 0.65 | 10 |
| Sergio Vásquez | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 3 |
| Kenny Nielsen | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 3 |
| Ryan Raposo | 14 | 15 | 1.07 | 6 |
| Jacob Shaffelburg | 19 | 11 | 0.58 | 9 |
| Jude Terry | 12 | 7 | 0.58 | 4 |
| Thomas Hasal | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 3 |
| Artem Smolyakov | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 4 |
| Igor Jesus | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 4 |
| Armindo Sieb | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 5 |
| Leo Walta | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Tommy Mihalic | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 |
| Nathan Ordaz | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 |
| Jeremy Ebobisse | 15 | 2 | 0.13 | 2 |
| Amin Boudri | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Matthew Evans | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marius Aiyenero | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Thayllon | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | LAFC | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | LA Galaxy (H) | Major League Soccer | 2-2 | 39 | 49 | 88 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | NYCFC (A) | Major League Soccer | 1-1 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Austin (H) | Major League Soccer | 3-1 | 31 | 44 | 75 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Vancouver (H) | Major League Soccer | 1-1 | 33 | 47 | 80 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Dallas (A) | Major League Soccer | 1-0 | 62 | 40 | 102 |
| 20 Sep 2026 | San Jose (A) | Major League Soccer | 2-2 | 54 | 44 | 98 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Sporting KC (A) | Major League Soccer | 3-1 | 43 | 53 | 96 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | New York RB (H) | Major League Soccer | 2-0 | 50 | 17 | 67 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | RSL (A) | Major League Soccer | 2-2 | 52 | 34 | 86 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | DC United (A) | Major League Soccer | 0-0 | 35 | 40 | 75 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Portland (H) | Major League Soccer | 1-1 | 42 | 38 | 80 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Colorado (A) | Major League Soccer | 1-0 | 46 | 40 | 86 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | San Diego (H) | Major League Soccer | 0-1 | 57 | 33 | 90 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Vancouver (A) | Major League Soccer | 1-1 | 42 | 42 | 84 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Sporting KC (H) | Major League Soccer | 4-0 | 36 | 20 | 56 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | RSL (H) | Major League Soccer | 3-1 | 39 | 45 | 84 |
| 18 Jul 2026 | LA Galaxy (A) | Major League Soccer | 0-3 | 38 | 27 | 65 |
| 25 May 2026 | Seattle (H) | Major League Soccer | 1-0 | 37 | 34 | 71 |
| 18 May 2026 | Nashville SC (A) | Major League Soccer | 3-2 | 42 | 35 | 77 |
| 14 May 2026 | St. Louis (A) | Major League Soccer | 2-1 | 41 | 31 | 72 |
| 11 May 2026 | Houston (H) | Major League Soccer | 1-4 | 38 | 28 | 66 |
| 3 May 2026 | San Diego (A) | Major League Soccer | 2-2 | 62 | 31 | 93 |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Minnesota (A) | Major League Soccer | 0-1 | 64 | 33 | 97 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Colorado (H) | Major League Soccer | 0-0 | 39 | 21 | 60 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | San Jose (H) | Major League Soccer | 1-4 | 52 | 50 | 102 |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Portland (A) | Major League Soccer | 2-1 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Orlando City (H) | Major League Soccer | 6-0 | 48 | 25 | 73 |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Austin (A) | Major League Soccer | 0-0 | 43 | 44 | 87 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | St. Louis (H) | Major League Soccer | 2-0 | 39 | 24 | 63 |
| 8 Mar 2026 | Dallas (H) | Major League Soccer | 1-0 | 49 | 44 | 93 |
| 1 Mar 2026 | Houston (A) | Major League Soccer | 0-2 | 22 | 37 | 59 |
| 22 Feb 2026 | Inter Miami (H) | Major League Soccer | 3-0 | 42 | 47 | 89 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAFC long balls | Over 30.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| LAFC long balls | Over 35.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| LAFC long balls | Over 40.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| LAFC long balls | Over 45.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| LAFC long balls | Over 50.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 30.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 35.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 40.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 45.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 50.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total long balls | Over 50.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total long balls | Over 60.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total long balls | Over 70.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total long balls | Over 80.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total long balls | Over 90.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |