Coach DNA
Playing style
low-volume · dribble-heavy
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Colchester
Sept 2020 – Sept 2022 · 35 matches
1.10 points per game in League Two (30 matches).
Colchester with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.28 (331 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +47 above the league average under him, −9 under the others.
Most used
- T. Eastman2,853' · Elo 1,482
- N. Chilvers2,619' · Elo 1,681
- T. Smith2,610' · Elo 1,450
- Dean Jeffrey Gerken2,536' · Elo 1,214
- M. Welch-Hayes2,246' · Elo 1,343
- C. Bramall2,243' · Elo 1,731
- J. Brown2,217' · Elo 1,523
- K. Poku2,213' · Elo 1,869
- B. Stevenson2,074' · Elo 1,627
- C. Harriott2,062' · Elo 1,314
Players under Steven John Ball
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- N. Chilvers+214
in 35 matches · Colchester
- J. Brown+107
in 31 matches · Colchester
- M. Welch-Hayes+101
in 29 matches · Colchester
- C. Senior+51
in 30 matches · Colchester
- M. Folivi+47
in 18 matches · Colchester
Fell most
- T. Smith−214
in 29 matches · Colchester
in 9 matches · Colchester
- T. Eastman−40
in 32 matches · Colchester
- F. Nouble−31
in 5 matches · Colchester
- M. Longstaff−22
in 1 match · Colchester
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
No opponent lost Elo against his teams.
Nemeses
+105J. Andrésson1338
in 3 matches · Exeter City
+83T. Diagouraga1040
in 3 matches · Rochdale
+72T. Akinola1330
in 3 matches · Leyton Orient
Playing style
How Steven John Ball's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
One club since 2016 — lineup-coach attribution starts in 2016, so there's no cross-club comparison yet.