How many long balls Nantes play, and who plays most.
Updated 17 May 2026, after the last game
Anthony Lopes has played the most long balls for Nantes in 2025/2026, 445 in 31 appearances, 14.35 a game, ahead of Chidozie Awaziem with 253 and Nicolas Cozza with 137, across all competitions.
Nantes play more long balls away from home, 46.7 a game in their last 10 away games against 44.1 in their last 10 at home.
Nantes played 67 long balls away at Lyon on 30 November, their most in a game in 2025/2026, against an average of 48.4 across their 34 games, and their fewest was none at home to Toulouse on 17 May.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Lopes | 31 | 445 | 14.35 | 31 |
| Chidozie Awaziem | 26 | 253 | 9.73 | 26 |
| Nicolas Cozza | 29 | 137 | 4.72 | 27 |
| Tylel Tati | 20 | 96 | 4.80 | 19 |
| Johann Lepenant | 27 | 89 | 3.30 | 26 |
| Kelvin Amian | 23 | 85 | 3.70 | 21 |
| Ali Youssef | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 12 |
| Junior Mwanga | 15 | 59 | 3.93 | 15 |
| Dehmaine Tabibou | 27 | 58 | 2.15 | 19 |
| Louis Leroux | 23 | 52 | 2.26 | 14 |
| Patrik Carlgren | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 3 |
| Ibrahima Sissoko | 13 | 27 | 2.08 | 12 |
| Rémy Cabella | 11 | 25 | 2.27 | 9 |
| Deiver Machado | 14 | 24 | 1.71 | 11 |
| Youssef El Arabi | 25 | 22 | 0.88 | 14 |
| Matthis Abline | 32 | 22 | 0.69 | 17 |
| Frédéric Guilbert | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 8 |
| Hyeok-kyu Kwon | 12 | 19 | 1.58 | 10 |
| Mohamed Kaba | 12 | 16 | 1.33 | 8 |
| Francis Coquelin | 16 | 16 | 1.00 | 10 |
| Fabien Centonze | 15 | 13 | 0.87 | 7 |
| Yassine Benhattab | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 5 |
| Mostafa Mohamed | 24 | 8 | 0.33 | 8 |
| Herba Guirassy | 20 | 7 | 0.35 | 7 |
| Mathieu Acapandié | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 4 |
| Mayckel Lahdo | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 3 |
| Bahmed Deuff | 11 | 5 | 0.45 | 4 |
| Uros Radakovic | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 3 |
| Amady Camara | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | 4 |
| Hyun-seok Hong | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Ignatius Ganago | 13 | 2 | 0.15 | 2 |
| Sékou Doucoure | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Abakar Sylla | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Nantes | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2026 | Toulouse (H) | Ligue 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 May 2026 | Lens (A) | Ligue 1 | 1-0 | 40 | 46 | 86 |
| 2 May 2026 | Marseille (H) | Ligue 1 | 3-0 | 44 | 41 | 85 |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Rennes (A) | Ligue 1 | 2-1 | 63 | 49 | 112 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | PSG (A) | Ligue 1 | 3-0 | 43 | 45 | 88 |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Brest (H) | Ligue 1 | 1-1 | 57 | 62 | 119 |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Auxerre (A) | Ligue 1 | 0-0 | 59 | 56 | 115 |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Metz (A) | Ligue 1 | 0-0 | 45 | 32 | 77 |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Strasbourg (H) | Ligue 1 | 2-3 | 43 | 32 | 75 |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Angers (H) | Ligue 1 | 0-1 | 49 | 48 | 97 |
| 1 Mar 2026 | Lille (A) | Ligue 1 | 1-0 | 62 | 64 | 126 |
| 22 Feb 2026 | Le Havre (H) | Ligue 1 | 2-0 | 49 | 46 | 95 |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Monaco (A) | Ligue 1 | 3-1 | 35 | 52 | 87 |
| 7 Feb 2026 | Lyon (H) | Ligue 1 | 0-1 | 39 | 53 | 92 |
| 31 Jan 2026 | Lorient (A) | Ligue 1 | 2-1 | 50 | 45 | 95 |
| 25 Jan 2026 | Nice (H) | Ligue 1 | 1-4 | 52 | 69 | 121 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Paris (H) | Ligue 1 | 1-2 | 46 | 56 | 102 |
| 4 Jan 2026 | Marseille (A) | Ligue 1 | 0-2 | 27 | 29 | 56 |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Angers (A) | Ligue 1 | 4-1 | 43 | 40 | 83 |
| 6 Dec 2025 | Lens (H) | Ligue 1 | 1-2 | 62 | 40 | 102 |
| 30 Nov 2025 | Lyon (A) | Ligue 1 | 3-0 | 67 | 35 | 102 |
| 23 Nov 2025 | Lorient (H) | Ligue 1 | 1-1 | 57 | 57 | 114 |
| 8 Nov 2025 | Le Havre (A) | Ligue 1 | 1-1 | 57 | 39 | 96 |
| 2 Nov 2025 | Metz (H) | Ligue 1 | 0-2 | 40 | 49 | 89 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Monaco (H) | Ligue 1 | 3-5 | 63 | 38 | 101 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | Paris (A) | Ligue 1 | 1-2 | 55 | 51 | 106 |
| 19 Oct 2025 | Lille (H) | Ligue 1 | 0-2 | 57 | 39 | 96 |
| 4 Oct 2025 | Brest (A) | Ligue 1 | 0-0 | 43 | 71 | 114 |
| 27 Sep 2025 | Toulouse (A) | Ligue 1 | 2-2 | 51 | 46 | 97 |
| 20 Sep 2025 | Rennes (H) | Ligue 1 | 2-2 | 46 | 50 | 96 |
| 13 Sep 2025 | Nice (A) | Ligue 1 | 1-0 | 49 | 49 | 98 |
| 30 Aug 2025 | Auxerre (H) | Ligue 1 | 1-0 | 43 | 61 | 104 |
| 24 Aug 2025 | Strasbourg (A) | Ligue 1 | 1-0 | 51 | 36 | 87 |
| 17 Aug 2025 | PSG (H) | Ligue 1 | 0-1 | 57 | 47 | 104 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nantes long balls | Over 35.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Nantes long balls | Over 40.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Nantes long balls | Over 45.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Nantes long balls | Over 50.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Nantes long balls | Over 55.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 35.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 40.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 45.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 50.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 55.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total long balls | Over 70.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total long balls | Over 80.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total long balls | Over 90.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total long balls | Over 100.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total long balls | Over 110.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |