Coach DNA
Playing style
low-volume
Style consistency
More consistent than 52% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Quevilly
Jan 2022 – May 2022 · 21 matches
1.05 points per game in Ligue 2 (21 matches).
Quevilly with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.18 (95 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −108 below the league average under him, −54 under the others.
Most used
- R. Padovani1,751' · Elo 1,381
- N. Lemaître1,525' · Elo 1,786
- G. Gbellé1,396' · Elo 1,315
- D. Nazon1,374' · Elo 1,766
- I. Soumaré1,335' · Elo 1,979
- A. Diaby1,331' · Elo 1,325
- K. Sidibé1,286' · Elo 1,681
- Y. Boé-Kane1,243' · Elo 1,222
- D. Bansais1,134' · Elo 1,336
- S. Lambese1,053' · Elo 1,280
Dunkerque
Jan 2016 – May 2021 · 40 matches
1.08 points per game in Ligue 2 (38 matches).
Dunkerque with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.01 (75 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −128 below the league average under him, −106 under the others.
Most used
- A. Maraval3,330' · Elo 1,431
- H. Sy2,953' · Elo 1,457
- I. Cissé2,842' · Elo 1,918
- I. Kebbal2,754' · Elo 2,118
- É. Dudouit2,723' · Elo 1,339
- D. Thiam2,722' · Elo 1,603
- M. Tchokounté2,656' · Elo 1,326
- Redouane Kerrouche2,361' · Elo 1,232
- A. Ba2,129' · Elo 1,556
- L. Kouagba2,016' · Elo 1,754
Cercle Brugge
Jul 2019 – Oct 2019 · 10 matches
0.30 points per game in Pro League (10 matches).
Cercle Brugge with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.11 (105 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −100 below the league average under him, −80 under the others.
Most used
- R. Kouamé900' · Elo 1,657
- L. Badiashile900' · Elo 1,344
- K. Dabila900' · Elo 1,696
- S. Peeters900' · Elo 1,463
- I. Saadi720' · Elo 1,279
- G. Biancone720' · Elo 2,042
- N. Ueda630' · Elo 2,010
- K. Hazard630' · Elo 1,458
- A. Gory450' · Elo 1,786
- J. Taravel450' · Elo 1,415
Caen
Aug 2018 – May 2019 · 42 matches
0.87 points per game in Ligue 1 (38 matches).
Caen with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.99 (76 matches, 1 coach).
Line-up Elo: −160 below the league average under him, −112 under the others.
Most used
- B. Samba3,420' · Elo 2,221
- F. Fajr3,420' · Elo 1,703
- F. Guilbert3,277' · Elo 1,829
- A. Djiku3,115' · Elo 2,049
- C. Ninga2,474' · Elo 1,376
- E. Crivelli2,453' · Elo 1,782
- P. Oniangué2,433' · Elo 1,407
- J. Gradit2,282' · Elo 2,083
- P. Baysse2,059' · Elo 1,479
- Y. Armougom2,028' · Elo 1,399
Paris FC
Jul 2017 – May 2018 · 41 matches
1.61 points per game in Ligue 2 (38 matches).
Paris FC with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.50 (103 matches, 2 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −83 below the league average under him, +19 under the others.
Most used
- V. Demarconnay3,420' · Elo 1,498
- E. Akichi3,321' · Elo 1,445
- T. Delaine3,060' · Elo 1,769
- O. Sidibé2,978' · Elo 1,225
- M. Tchokounté2,921' · Elo 1,326
- C. Mandouki2,875' · Elo 1,495
- H. Lybohy2,585' · Elo 1,184
- Redouane Kerrouche2,532' · Elo 1,232
- L. Nomenjanahary2,460' · Elo 1,308
- F. Bong2,451' · Elo 1,272
Tours
Jul 2016 – Feb 2017 · 26 matches
0.84 points per game in Ligue 2 (25 matches).
Tours with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.88 (51 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −23 below the league average under him, −36 under the others.
Most used
- O. Cissé2,104' · Elo 1,246
- I. Cissé1,953' · Elo 1,918
- D. Bouanga1,831' · Elo 2,071
- F. Diarra1,808' · Elo 1,237
- H. Belkebla1,798' · Elo 1,827
- J. Gradit1,690' · Elo 2,083
- F. Miguel1,440' · Elo 1,811
- M. Maouche1,416' · Elo 1,273
- C. Louvion1,353' · Elo 1,120
- T. Cillard1,274' · Elo 1,121
Players under Fabien Mercadal
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- T. Delaine+375
in 37 matches · Paris FC
in 66 matches · Dunkerque
- E. Akichi+337
in 38 matches · Paris FC
- M. Tchokounté+321
in 100 matches · Dunkerque
- C. Mandouki+305
in 37 matches · Dunkerque
Fell most
- F. Fajr−243
in 38 matches · Caen
- C. Louvion−140
in 17 matches · Tours
- F. Diarra−130
in 55 matches · Dunkerque
- K. Dabila−114
in 10 matches · Cercle Brugge
- P. Baysse−107
in 23 matches · Caen
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−55Pape Abdou Paye1407
in 3 matches · Sochaux
−48A. Romao1190
in 4 matches · Guingamp
−46Unknown (20895)1376
in 3 matches · Valenciennes
−43C. Bayala1616
in 3 matches · Ajaccio
−37Q. Laçi1921
in 5 matches · Ajaccio
Nemeses
+133R. Latouchent1285
in 4 matches · Nancy
+79R. Ripart1658
in 6 matches · Nimes
+72Q. Daubin1602
in 3 matches · PAU
+71A. Bobichon1541
in 3 matches · Nancy
+71A. Briançon1668
in 5 matches · Nimes
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −11
S. Desabre1584
in 3 matches · Niort
- −9
Omar Daf1632
in 3 matches · Sochaux
- −9
David Guion1639
in 4 matches · Reims
- −2
in 3 matches · Rodez
- −1
Patrice Garande1501
in 3 matches · Dijon
Nemesis coaches
- +78
Bernard Blaquart1518
in 6 matches · Nimes
- +65
in 3 matches · Nancy
- +63
Jean-Marc Furlan1560
in 7 matches · Auxerre
- +54
in 4 matches · Amiens
- +35
Didier Tholot1946
in 4 matches · PAU
Playing style
How Fabien Mercadal's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
Career average
One shape blending all 4 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.20style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 52% of multi-club coaches.
A high score means the same playing style travels from club to club — well above the random-coach baseline (-0.01), so it's a signature, not the squads.
Paris FC38 matches
Dunkerque38 matches
Caen38 matches
Quevilly21 matches