Coach DNA
Playing style
direct
Style consistency
More consistent than 58% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Rangers
Jul 2026 – Oct 2026 · 13 matches
Most used
- I. Pandur1,206' · Elo 2,058
- E. Fernandez1,205' · Elo 2,028
- O. Makhanya1,026' · Elo 1,972
- D. Sterling960' · Elo 2,030
- D. Neil886' · Elo 2,038
- D. Gassama872' · Elo 2,038
- R. Naderi815' · Elo 1,901
- J. Penrice808' · Elo 2,036
- N. Raskin685' · Elo 2,146
- L. Shankland535' · Elo 1,911
Heart Of Midlothian
Aug 2025 – May 2026 · 38 matches
2.11 points per game in Premiership (38 matches).
Heart Of Midlothian with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.54 (117 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +105 above the league average under him, +38 under the others.
Most used
- S. Findlay3,052' · Elo 1,921
- Cláudio Braga2,908' · Elo 1,929
- A. Schwolow2,867' · Elo 1,941
- A. Kyziridis2,821' · Elo 2,065
- C. Halkett2,546' · Elo 1,943
- L. Shankland2,517' · Elo 1,911
- H. Milne2,487' · Elo 1,826
- C. Devlin2,400' · Elo 1,933
- O. McEntee2,026' · Elo 1,962
- M. Steinwender1,979' · Elo 1,869
Kilmarnock
Jul 2022 – May 2025 · 119 matches
1.24 points per game in Premiership (113 matches).
Kilmarnock with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.99 (118 matches, 9 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −99 below the league average under him, −91 under the others.
Most used
- L. Mayo9,772' · Elo 1,660
- D. Armstrong8,258' · Elo 1,788
- J. Wright7,749' · Elo 1,711
- K. Vassell5,774' · Elo 1,551
- B. Lyons5,408' · Elo 1,648
- D. Watson5,268' · Elo 1,606
- L. Polworth5,193' · Elo 1,551
- S. Findlay5,062' · Elo 1,921
- M. Watkins5,056' · Elo 1,317
- L. Donnelly5,034' · Elo 1,542
Aberdeen
Jun 2016 – Mar 2021 · 198 matches
1.75 points per game in Premiership (177 matches).
Aberdeen with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.22 (111 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +93 above the league average under him, +8 under the others.
Most used
- J. Lewis17,109' · Elo 1,329
- A. Considine15,751' · Elo 1,249
- S. Logan13,135' · Elo 1,270
- G. Shinnie10,620' · Elo 1,515
- N. McGinn9,528' · Elo 1,191
- L. Ferguson9,150' · Elo 2,181
- S. McKenna8,780' · Elo 2,104
- K. McLean7,470' · Elo 2,023
- A. Taylor7,079' · Elo 1,505
- S. Cosgrove6,531' · Elo 1,790
Players under Derek John McInnes
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- H. Milne+612
in 30 matches · Heart Of Midlothian
- R. Hedges+554
in 47 matches · Aberdeen
- D. Armstrong+481
in 113 matches · Kilmarnock
- F. Murray+474
in 66 matches · Kilmarnock
- A. Kyziridis+463
in 38 matches · Heart Of Midlothian
Fell most
- G. Mackay-Steven−255
in 66 matches · Kilmarnock
- Jordan Jones−147
in 22 matches · Kilmarnock
- A. Power−99
in 32 matches · Kilmarnock
- K. van Veen−75
in 12 matches · Kilmarnock
- D. McGeouch−65
in 20 matches · Aberdeen
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−123in 13 matches · Kilmarnock
−94K. Broadfoot1254
in 11 matches · Kilmarnock
−88P. McGowan1118
in 8 matches · Dundee
−81S. Bain1666
in 14 matches · Falkirk
−80R. McKenzie1171
in 12 matches · Kilmarnock
Nemeses
+164D. Bates2062
in 5 matches · Rangers
+148R. Laidlaw1575
in 14 matches · Ross County
+143J. White1361
in 13 matches · Ross County
+135D. John1561
in 8 matches · ST Mirren
+134K. Megwa1514
in 4 matches · Hibernian
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −36
John McGlynn1711
in 5 matches · Falkirk
- −36
Alan Archibald1210
in 7 matches · Partick
- −27
P. Hartley1240
in 3 matches · Dundee
- −26
A. Dyer1340
in 3 matches · Kilmarnock
- −23
Neill McCann1505
in 5 matches · Kilmarnock
Nemesis coaches
- +108
Martin Canning1244
in 9 matches · Hamilton Academical
- +98
Graeme Murty1519
in 3 matches · Rangers
- +64
Brendan Rodgers2348
in 19 matches · Celtic
- +54
M. Mackay1463
in 5 matches · Ross County
- +53
Don Cowie1566
in 5 matches · Ross County
Playing style
How Derek John McInnes'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 3 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.24style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 58% 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.
Kilmarnock115 matches
Heart Of Midlothian38 matches
Aberdeen33 matches