Coach DNA
Playing style
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Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Walsall
Apr 2023 – Jan 2026 · 153 matches
1.60 points per game in League Two (126 matches).
Walsall with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.16 (160 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +25 above the league average under him, −28 under the others.
Most used
- L. Gordon9,093' · Elo 1,785
- D. Okagbue7,633' · Elo 1,850
- R. Stirk7,576' · Elo 1,785
- T. Allen7,153' · Elo 1,956
- C. Barrett6,586' · Elo 1,752
- J. Matt6,346' · Elo 1,475
- B. Comley5,733' · Elo 1,703
- Jamie Jellis5,270' · Elo 1,648
- O. McEntee5,018' · Elo 1,962
- C. Lakin4,876' · Elo 1,799
Players under Mathew John Sadler
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- Jamie Jellis+796
in 82 matches · Walsall
- C. Barrett+751
in 84 matches · Walsall
- Tommy Simkin+686
in 47 matches · Walsall
- H. Williams+665
in 56 matches · Walsall
- E. Weir+564
in 51 matches · Walsall
Fell most
- D. Johnson−165
in 56 matches · Walsall
- C. Hussey−66
in 6 matches · Walsall
- D. Daniels−47
in 51 matches · Walsall
- A. Oteh−25
in 15 matches · Walsall
- E. Wheatley−23
in 4 matches · Walsall
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−74D. McGoldrick1438
in 4 matches · Notts County
−64T. Naylor1589
in 6 matches · Chesterfield
−60D. Tutonda1531
in 3 matches · Morecambe
−56D. Crowley1627
in 5 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
−55K. McFadzean1549
in 4 matches · Chesterfield
Nemeses
+111J. Bickerstaff1614
in 3 matches · Cheltenham
+103in 4 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
+77O. Sowunmi1752
in 4 matches · Bromley
+72R. Graydon1792
in 3 matches · Fleetwood Town
+71D. Campbell1642
in 6 matches · Northampton
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
Nemesis coaches
- +61
Johnnie Jackson1723
in 5 matches · AFC Wimbledon
- +41
Peter Wild1608
in 4 matches · Fleetwood Town
- +40
Stuart Maynard1669
in 3 matches · Notts County
- +34
M. Williamson1565
in 3 matches · Carlisle
- +27
M. Flynn1610
in 3 matches · Cheltenham
Playing style
How Mathew John Sadler'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.