Coach DNA
Playing style
creative · low-block
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Aston Villa
Oct 2018 – Feb 2019 · 23 matches
1.32 points per game in Championship (22 matches).
Aston Villa with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.67 (121 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +70 above the league average under him, +67 under the others.
Most used
- T. Abraham1,922' · Elo 2,190
- Alan Hutton1,890' · Elo 1,469
- J. McGinn1,849' · Elo 2,422
- C. Hourihane1,758' · Elo 1,713
- J. Chester1,530' · Elo 1,446
- N. Taylor1,357' · Elo 1,635
- Ø. Nyland1,260' · Elo 2,287
- A. El Ghazi1,055' · Elo 1,706
- G. Whelan1,040' · Elo 801
- A. Tuanzebe990' · Elo 2,124
Players under Kevin MacDonald
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- A. Tuanzebe+164
in 11 matches · Aston Villa
- Ø. Nyland+134
in 14 matches · Aston Villa
- T. Abraham+131
in 22 matches · Aston Villa
- J. Bree+46
in 7 matches · Aston Villa
- A. El Ghazi+44
in 16 matches · Aston Villa
Fell most
- G. Whelan−57
in 19 matches · Aston Villa
in 16 matches · Aston Villa
in 9 matches · Aston Villa
- S. Hogan−37
in 7 matches · Aston Villa
- M. Jedinak−34
in 3 matches · Aston Villa
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
No coach lost Elo against him.
Nemesis coaches
Hardly any coach gained Elo against him.
Playing style
How Kevin MacDonald'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.