Updated 20 October 2026, after the last game
Stas Pokatilov has played the most long balls for Sabah in 2026/2027, 123 in 11 appearances, 11.18 a game, ahead of Ivan Lepinjica with 49 and Steve Solvet with 39, across all competitions.
Akim Zedadka, Ivan Lepinjica, Stas Pokatilov and Tymoteusz Puchacz are the Sabah players most likely to play a long ball, each playing at least one long ball in seven of their 11 games in 2026/2027, 64%.
Sabah have played over 30.5 long balls in seven of their 11 games in 2026/2027, 64%, averaging 34.5 a game, with three of five away and four of six at home, across all competitions.
Sabah games have averaged 63.8 long balls in all over their 11 games in 2026/2027, both sides counted, from zero to 121 a game, and seven of those 11 went over 60.5 long balls.
Sabah play more long balls at home, 26.0 a game in their last nine home games against 18.3 in their last eight away, and went over 30.5 long balls in four of those home games.
Sabah played 64 long balls at home to Slavia Praha on 13 October, their most in a game in 2026/2027, against an average of 34.5 across their 11 games, and their fewest was none away at KuPS on 28 July.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stas Pokatilov | 11 | 123 | 11.18 | 7 |
| Ivan Lepinjica | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 7 |
| Steve Solvet | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 6 |
| Tymoteusz Puchacz | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 7 |
| Rahman Dashdamirov | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 5 |
| Akim Zedadka | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 7 |
| Umarali Rakhmonaliev | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 7 |
| Aleksey Isayev | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 6 |
| Veljko Simic | 11 | 12 | 1.09 | 7 |
| A. McCarthy | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 4 |
| Joy-Lance Mickels | 11 | 9 | 0.82 | 6 |
| Tellur Mütallimov | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Júnior Almeida | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Christian Nwachukwu | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Abdulakh Khaybulayev | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Kaheem Parris | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 |
| Du Queiroz | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Xander Severina | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Rodrigo Fernandes | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Aaron Malouda | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Younes Lachaab | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Orphé Mbina | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Sabah | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 | Dortmund (H) | Champions League | 1-2 | 55 | 42 | 97 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Slavia Praha (H) | Champions League | 2-0 | 64 | 55 | 119 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Man Utd (A) | Champions League | 4-0 | 50 | 35 | 85 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Be'er Sheva (H) | Champions League | 5-2 | 60 | 61 | 121 |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Be'er Sheva (A) | Champions League | 2-1 | 50 | 40 | 90 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | AGF (H) | Champions League | 4-0 | 55 | 41 | 96 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | AGF (A) | Champions League | 2-1 | 46 | 48 | 94 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | KuPS (A) | Champions League | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | KuPS (H) | Champions League | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | The New Saints (A) | Champions League | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | The New Saints (H) | Champions League | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah long balls | Over 20.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Sabah long balls | Over 25.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Sabah long balls | Over 30.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Sabah long balls | Over 35.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Sabah long balls | Over 40.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 20.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 25.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 30.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 35.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 40.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total long balls | Over 40.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total long balls | Over 50.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total long balls | Over 60.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total long balls | Over 70.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total long balls | Over 80.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |