Coach DNA
Playing style
direct
Style consistency
More consistent than 96% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Derby
Feb 2025 – Oct 2026 · 74 matches
1.33 points per game in Championship (70 matches).
Derby with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.96 (47 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −33 below the league average under him, −76 under the others.
Most used
- M. Clarke5,266' · Elo 2,004
- J. Widell Zetterström4,524' · Elo 1,896
- D. Sanderson4,160' · Elo 1,902
- B. Clark4,087' · Elo 1,893
- J. Ward3,958' · Elo 1,891
- S. Langås3,853' · Elo 1,903
- B. Brereton3,169' · Elo 2,040
- E. Adams2,920' · Elo 1,854
- C. Elder2,900' · Elo 1,950
- C. Morris2,831' · Elo 1,880
Blackburn
Feb 2024 – Feb 2025 · 54 matches
1.39 points per game in Championship (49 matches).
Blackburn with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.30 (210 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −34 below the league average under him, −14 under the others.
Most used
- D. Hyam4,644' · Elo 1,954
- A. Pears4,440' · Elo 1,841
- S. Tronstad3,699' · Elo 1,909
- C. Brittain3,643' · Elo 2,124
- T. Dolan3,358' · Elo 2,022
- D. Batth2,632' · Elo 1,573
- R. Hedges2,485' · Elo 1,812
- H. Pickering2,215' · Elo 1,953
- L. Travis2,017' · Elo 1,880
- J. Rankin-Costello1,957' · Elo 1,784
Birmingham
Jul 2022 – Oct 2023 · 63 matches
1.25 points per game in Championship (57 matches).
Birmingham with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.13 (226 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −61 below the league average under him, −30 under the others.
Most used
- J. Ruddy4,815' · Elo 1,525
- A. Trusty4,327' · Elo 2,183
- D. Sanderson4,169' · Elo 1,902
- M. Colin4,145' · Elo 1,598
- K. Bielik4,060' · Elo 1,875
- J. Bacuna3,849' · Elo 1,838
- S. Hogan3,684' · Elo 1,549
- T. Chong2,988' · Elo 1,950
- K. Long2,905' · Elo 1,556
- M. Emmanuel2,468' · Elo 1,764
Players under John Mark Eustace
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
Fell most
- K. Jackson−133
in 35 matches · Derby
- T. Cantwell−75
in 27 matches · Blackburn
- A. Mowatt−59
in 8 matches · Derby
in 19 matches · Derby
- R. Nyambe−52
in 16 matches · Derby
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−67J. Rodon2296
in 4 matches · Leeds
−64C. Styles2064
in 8 matches · West Brom
−64J. Wallace1765
in 9 matches · West Brom
−61L. Ayling2030
in 5 matches · Middlesbrough
−52D. O'Shea2267
in 4 matches · Ipswich
Nemeses
+257O. Tanner1974
in 4 matches · Cardiff
+147A. Lloyd1430
in 3 matches · QPR
+141K. Etete1652
in 4 matches · Cardiff
+133R. Sawyers1370
in 3 matches · Cardiff
+107E. Kayembe2039
in 4 matches · Watford
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −35
Carlos Corberán2115
in 3 matches · West Brom
- −32
Daniel Farke2336
in 6 matches · Leeds
- −26
Russell Martin1976
in 3 matches · Southampton
- −24
N. Pearson1710
in 3 matches · Bristol City
- −23
J. Mousinho1983
in 4 matches · Portsmouth
Nemesis coaches
- +73
Martí Cifuentes1949
in 5 matches · Leicester
- +67
M. Robins1999
in 8 matches · Stoke City
- +64
T. Mowbray1889
in 6 matches · West Brom
- +47
F. Lampard2175
in 5 matches · Coventry
- +31
David Wagner1935
in 3 matches · Norwich
Playing style
How John Mark Eustace'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.
+0.76style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 96% 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.
Derby74 matches
Birmingham62 matches
Blackburn53 matches