Sunderland have recorded 1963 long balls across 38 Premier League games in 2025/2026, averaging 51.7 per match. R. Roefs leads the squad with 678 long balls - 19.37 per game. G. Xhaka is next with 244.
Over their last 10 games, Sunderland are averaging 51 long balls per match - R. Roefs leads that period with 123. Use the match-by-match table above to compare long balls game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Sunderland vs Brentford on 05.09.2026.
Sunderland average 51.7 long balls per Premier League game in 2025/2026, based on 38 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 51 per match.
R. Roefs leads Sunderland for long balls in 2025/2026 with 678 in Premier League - an average of 19.37 per game. G. Xhaka is second with 244.
Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Sunderland's long balls totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2025/2026.
| Player | Apps | Long balls | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. Roefs | 9 | 157 | 17.44 |
| G. Xhaka | 10 | 80 | 8 |
| O. Alderete | 8 | 37 | 4.63 |
| L. O'Nien | 6 | 33 | 5.5 |
| N. Mukiele | 8 | 27 | 3.38 |
| M. Ellborg | 1 | 23 | 23 |
| N. Sadiki | 10 | 23 | 2.3 |
| R. Mandava | 10 | 21 | 2.1 |
| D. Ballard | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| E. Fée | 10 | 14 | 1.4 |
| T. Hume | 10 | 12 | 1.2 |
| C. Rigg | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| T. Meunier | 2 | 7 | 3.5 |
| B. Brobbey | 10 | 4 | 0.4 |
| H. Diarra | 9 | 4 | 0.44 |
| C. Talbi | 7 | 4 | 0.57 |
| N. Angulo | 5 | 3 | 0.6 |
| W. Isidor | 8 | 2 | 0.25 |
| R. Mundle | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team long balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.08.2026 | Fulham | Home | 1-0 | |
| 22.08.2026 | Ipswich | Away | 2-1 | |
| 24.05.2026 | Chelsea | Home | 2-1 | |
| 17.05.2026 | Everton | Away | 1-3 | |
| 09.05.2026 | Man Utd | Home | 0-0 | |
| 02.05.2026 | Wolves | Away | 1-1 | |
| 24.04.2026 | Forest | Home | 0-5 | |
| 19.04.2026 | Villa | Away | 4-3 | |
| 12.04.2026 | Spurs | Home | 1-0 | |
| 22.03.2026 | Newcastle | Away | 1-2 |