How many long balls Freiburg play, and who plays most.
Updated 8 November 2026, after the last game
Mio Backhaus has played the most long balls for Freiburg in 2026/2027, 188 in 14 appearances, 13.43 a game, ahead of Philipp Lienhart with 84 and Matthias Ginter with 68, across all competitions.
Freiburg play more long balls away from home, 47.9 a game in their last 10 away games against 40.2 in their last 10 at home.
Freiburg played 63 long balls away at Paderborn on 5 September, their most in a game in 2026/2027, against an average of 40.5 across their 14 games, and their fewest was 20 at home to Motherwell on 27 August.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mio Backhaus | 14 | 188 | 13.43 | 14 |
| Philipp Lienhart | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 13 |
| Matthias Ginter | 14 | 68 | 4.86 | 14 |
| Maximilian Eggestein | 14 | 35 | 2.50 | 14 |
| Philipp Treu | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 10 |
| Jordy Makengo | 13 | 28 | 2.15 | 11 |
| Yannik Engelhardt | 12 | 24 | 2.00 | 9 |
| Niklas Beste | 12 | 17 | 1.42 | 8 |
| Vincenzo Grifo | 13 | 14 | 1.08 | 7 |
| Lukas Kübler | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 7 |
| Igor Matanovic | 14 | 13 | 0.93 | 9 |
| Yuito Suzuki | 13 | 11 | 0.85 | 9 |
| Derry Scherhant | 13 | 10 | 0.77 | 7 |
| Patrick Osterhage | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 3 |
| Max Rosenfelder | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 4 |
| Cyriaque Irié | 11 | 8 | 0.73 | 6 |
| Lucas Höler | 11 | 3 | 0.27 | 3 |
| Keisuke Goto | 12 | 2 | 0.17 | 2 |
| Christian Günter | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Bruno Ogbus | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Rihito Yamamoto | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Berkay Yilmaz | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Freiburg | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | U Berlin (H) | Bundesliga | 2-0 | 34 | 52 | 86 |
| 5 Nov 2026 | Trabzonspor (A) | Europa Conference League | 0-1 | 40 | 56 | 96 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Augsburg (A) | Bundesliga | 1-2 | 58 | 51 | 109 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Bayern (H) | Bundesliga | 1-3 | 44 | 58 | 102 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Monaco (A) | Europa Conference League | 3-0 | 50 | 43 | 93 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Leverkusen (A) | Bundesliga | 2-1 | 35 | 57 | 92 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Jablonec (H) | Europa Conference League | 3-2 | 21 | 60 | 81 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Schalke (H) | Bundesliga | 2-1 | 61 | 61 | 122 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | Frankfurt (A) | Bundesliga | 2-2 | 42 | 47 | 89 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | Gladbach (H) | Bundesliga | 5-0 | 29 | 54 | 83 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | Paderborn (A) | Bundesliga | 0-1 | 63 | 63 | 126 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Bremen (H) | Bundesliga | 4-1 | 35 | 45 | 80 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Motherwell (H) | Europa Conference League | 4-1 | 20 | 41 | 61 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Motherwell (A) | Europa Conference League | 1-3 | 35 | 51 | 86 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freiburg long balls | Over 30.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Freiburg long balls | Over 35.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Freiburg long balls | Over 40.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Freiburg long balls | Over 45.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Freiburg long balls | Over 50.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 30.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 35.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 40.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 45.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 50.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total long balls | Over 70.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total long balls | Over 80.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total long balls | Over 90.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total long balls | Over 100.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total long balls | Over 110.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |