How many long balls St. Johnstone play, and who plays most.
Updated 31 October 2026, after the last game
Toby Steward has played the most long balls for St. Johnstone in 2026/2027, 228 in 12 appearances, 19.00 a game, ahead of Cheick Diabate with 95 and Reece McAlear with 78, across all competitions.
St. Johnstone play more long balls at home, 61.9 a game in their last 10 home games against 60.3 in their last 10 away.
St. Johnstone played 81 long balls at home to Falkirk on 19 September, their most in a game in 2026/2027, against an average of 63.1 across their 12 games, and their fewest was 49 away at Rangers on 24 October.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Steward | 12 | 228 | 19.00 | 12 |
| Cheick Diabate | 11 | 95 | 8.64 | 11 |
| Reece McAlear | 12 | 78 | 6.50 | 12 |
| Enes Alic | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 10 |
| Liam Smith | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 8 |
| Zach Mitchell | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 6 |
| Matthew Foulds | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 4 |
| Ross Sinclair | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 1 |
| Matty Todd | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 5 |
| Jason Holt | 12 | 22 | 1.83 | 10 |
| Danny Finlayson | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 7 |
| Jamie Gullan | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 7 |
| Joel Cotterill | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 7 |
| Sam Stanton | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 8 |
| Taylor Steven | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 6 |
| Božo Mikulić | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 2 |
| Josh Campbell | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Logan Chalmers | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 3 |
| Kai Fotheringham | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Macaulay Tait | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 3 |
| Jack Baird | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| R. Paton | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Louis Lloyd | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Danny Schmidt | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Josh Fowler | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | St. Johnstone | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | Kilmarnock (A) | Scottish Premiership | 2-2 | 77 | 44 | 121 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | Motherwell (H) | Scottish Premiership | 2-2 | 71 | 66 | 137 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | Rangers (A) | Scottish Premiership | 4-0 | 49 | 62 | 111 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | Dundee Utd (H) | Scottish Premiership | 1-1 | 67 | 79 | 146 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Aberdeen (A) | Scottish Premiership | 0-1 | 63 | 72 | 135 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | Falkirk (H) | Scottish Premiership | 1-1 | 81 | 84 | 165 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Celtic (H) | Scottish Premiership | 0-1 | 52 | 31 | 83 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | Hibernian (H) | Scottish Premiership | 2-1 | 55 | 58 | 113 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Dundee (A) | Scottish Premiership | 1-1 | 64 | 74 | 138 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Hearts (A) | Scottish Premiership | 2-1 | 57 | 75 | 132 |
| 8 Aug 2026 | St. Mirren (A) | Scottish Premiership | 1-0 | 58 | 50 | 108 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Kilmarnock (H) | Scottish Premiership | 4-3 | 63 | 53 | 116 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Johnstone long balls | Over 40.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| St. Johnstone long balls | Over 50.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| St. Johnstone long balls | Over 60.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| St. Johnstone long balls | Over 70.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| St. Johnstone long balls | Over 80.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 40.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 50.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 60.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 70.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 80.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total long balls | Over 100.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total long balls | Over 110.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total long balls | Over 120.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total long balls | Over 130.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total long balls | Over 140.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |