Coach DNA
Playing style
possession-based
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Heart Of Midlothian
Jun 2016 – Apr 2023 · 83 matches
1.58 points per game in Premiership (79 matches).
Heart Of Midlothian with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.39 (243 matches, 10 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +63 above the league average under him, +26 under the others.
Most used
- B. McKay4,505' · Elo 1,526
- C. Gordon4,396' · Elo 1,404
- A. Cochrane4,318' · Elo 2,137
- S. Kingsley3,967' · Elo 1,836
- J. Souttar3,728' · Elo 2,033
- M. Smith3,123' · Elo 1,465
- C. Devlin3,064' · Elo 1,933
- J. Ginnelly3,037' · Elo 1,628
- T. Sibbick2,901' · Elo 1,802
- C. Halkett2,541' · Elo 1,943
Milton Keynes Dons
Aug 2017 – Jan 2018 · 30 matches
1.07 points per game in League One (28 matches).
Milton Keynes Dons with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.16 (122 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +59 above the league average under him, −27 under the others.
Most used
- L. Nicholls2,610' · Elo 1,762
- G. Williams2,160' · Elo 1,537
- S. Wootton2,070' · Elo 1,671
- E. Ebanks-Landell1,980' · Elo 1,409
- A. Gilbey1,890' · Elo 1,825
- E. Upson1,890' · Elo 1,300
- Scott Golbourne1,710' · Elo 1,220
- G. Ariyibi1,687' · Elo 1,524
- O. Cissé1,440' · Elo 1,246
- K. Agard1,440' · Elo 1,178
Players under Robbie Neilson
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- C. Halkett+315
in 32 matches · Heart Of Midlothian
- M. Smith+275
in 40 matches · Heart Of Midlothian
- A. Cochrane+275
in 56 matches · Heart Of Midlothian
- J. Ginnelly+231
in 52 matches · Heart Of Midlothian
- B. Baningime+214
in 24 matches · Heart Of Midlothian
Fell most
- C. Gordon−218
in 49 matches · Heart Of Midlothian
- G. Mackay-Steven−121
in 33 matches · Heart Of Midlothian
- P. Pawlett−84
in 12 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
in 19 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
in 22 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−72C. Cadden1793
in 6 matches · Hibernian
−58A. Power1205
in 6 matches · Kilmarnock
−53R. Edwards1319
in 8 matches · Dundee Utd
−44D. Wright1770
in 5 matches · ST Johnstone
−43S. O'Donnell1639
in 6 matches · Motherwell
Nemeses
+221C. Shields1369
in 5 matches · Motherwell
+137A. McGregor1594
in 6 matches · Rangers
- +134
D. Cornelius1413
in 3 matches · Motherwell
+118J. Obika1199
in 3 matches · Motherwell
+91G. Giakoumakis2000
in 3 matches · Celtic
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −23
J. Goodwin1700
in 3 matches · Aberdeen
- −19
D. Martindale1489
in 6 matches · Livingston
- −14
Thomas Courts1484
in 4 matches · Dundee Utd
- −7
C. Davidson1397
in 5 matches · ST Johnstone
- −3
Stephen Robinson1686
in 3 matches · ST Mirren
Nemesis coaches
- +98
in 5 matches · Rangers
- +64
James McPake1377
in 3 matches · Dundee
- +50
B. Robson1571
in 3 matches · Aberdeen
- +35
in 6 matches · Celtic
- +25
G. Alexander1838
in 5 matches · Motherwell
Playing style
How Robbie Neilson'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.