Lyon have recorded 1541 long balls across 37 Ligue 1 games in 2025/2026, averaging 41.6 per match. D. Greif leads the squad with 333 long balls - 11.48 per game. M. Niakhaté is next with 189.
Over their last 10 games, Lyon are averaging 38.3 long balls per match - D. Greif leads that period with 86. Use the match-by-match table above to compare long balls game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Lyon vs Auxerre on 04.09.2026.
Lyon average 41.6 long balls per Ligue 1 game in 2025/2026, based on 37 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 38.3 per match.
D. Greif leads Lyon for long balls in 2025/2026 with 333 in Ligue 1 - an average of 11.48 per game. M. Niakhaté is second with 189.
Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Lyon's long balls totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2025/2026.
| Player | Apps | Long balls | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Greif | 9 | 103 | 11.44 |
| T. Morton | 9 | 58 | 6.44 |
| M. Niakhaté | 8 | 50 | 6.25 |
| Abner | 9 | 37 | 4.11 |
| C. Mata | 8 | 33 | 4.13 |
| A. Maitland-Niles | 8 | 32 | 4 |
| C. Tolisso | 10 | 32 | 3.2 |
| T. Tessmann | 6 | 18 | 3 |
| R. Descamps | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| F. Bacher | 2 | 16 | 8 |
| R. Kluivert | 7 | 13 | 1.86 |
| M. Ouédraogo | 4 | 10 | 2.5 |
| E. Nuamah | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| Z. Athekame | 3 | 8 | 2.67 |
| Endrick | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| M. Carvalho | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| M. Fofana | 8 | 4 | 0.5 |
| K. Boudache | 5 | 4 | 0.8 |
| K. Merah | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| N. Tagliafico | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| L. Openda | 5 | 3 | 0.6 |
| N. Nartey | 5 | 3 | 0.6 |
| J. Duranville | 2 | 3 | 1.5 |
| R. Yaremchuk | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| M. Bidstrup | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team long balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.08.2026 | Le Havre | Home | 1-1 | |
| 26.08.2026 | Fenerbahçe | Home | 1-2 | |
| 22.08.2026 | Toulouse | Away | 0-2 | |
| 18.08.2026 | Fenerbahçe | Away | 1-1 | |
| 11.08.2026 | Sparta Praha | Home | 3-0 | |
| 04.08.2026 | Sparta Praha | Away | 2-1 | |
| 17.05.2026 | Lens | Home | 0-4 | |
| 10.05.2026 | Toulouse | Away | 2-1 | |
| 03.05.2026 | Rennes | Home | 4-2 | |
| 25.04.2026 | Auxerre | Home | 3-2 |