Coach DNA
Playing style
possession-based · creative
Style consistency
More consistent than 62% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Burnley
Aug 2026 – Oct 2026 · 12 matches
0.70 points per game in Championship (10 matches).
Burnley with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.17 (46 matches, 1 coach).
Line-up Elo: +36 above the league average under him, +147 under the others.
Most used
- J. Laurent930' · Elo 1,942
- K. Walker925' · Elo 1,849
- Max Alleyne891' · Elo 1,976
- M. Weiß649' · Elo 1,871
- J. Bruun Larsen640' · Elo 1,975
- Z. Amdouni564' · Elo 2,163
- Lucas Pires545' · Elo 2,100
- C. Roberts530' · Elo 2,108
- U. Raghouber527' · Elo 1,862
- Igor518' · Elo 2,191
Genk
Jan 2026 – May 2026 · 25 matches
1.60 points per game in Pro League (20 matches).
Genk with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.63 (128 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +130 above the league average under him, +133 under the others.
Most used
- B. Heynen2,222' · Elo 2,108
- Z. El Ouahdi2,178' · Elo 2,120
- M. Smets2,110' · Elo 2,107
- D. Heymans1,965' · Elo 2,097
- J. Ito1,640' · Elo 2,007
- Mujaid Sadick1,591' · Elo 2,136
- A. Bibout1,399' · Elo 1,793
- I. Bangoura1,370' · Elo 2,019
- J. Kayembe1,343' · Elo 2,024
- T. Lawal1,294' · Elo 2,112
Club Brugge KV
Apr 2024 – Dec 2025 · 96 matches
2.10 points per game in Pro League (70 matches).
Club Brugge KV with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.91 (146 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +262 above the league average under him, +242 under the others.
Most used
- B. Mechele8,503' · Elo 2,335
- H. Vanaken8,432' · Elo 2,262
- J. Ordoñez6,383' · Elo 2,407
- C. Tzolis6,289' · Elo 2,478
- R. Onyedika6,009' · Elo 2,245
- S. Mignolet5,130' · Elo 2,118
- M. De Cuyper4,947' · Elo 2,533
- J. Seys4,620' · Elo 2,311
- A. Jashari3,728' · Elo 2,328
- K. Sabbe3,557' · Elo 2,279
SK Beveren
Aug 2020 – May 2021 · 36 matches
0.89 points per game in Pro League (36 matches).
SK Beveren with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.97 (65 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −138 below the league average under him, −103 under the others.
Most used
- N. Jackers2,700' · Elo 2,190
- L. Bertone2,700' · Elo 1,741
- M. Frey2,604' · Elo 1,744
- D. Heymans2,435' · Elo 2,097
- D. Wuytens2,143' · Elo 1,573
- A. Vukotić2,097' · Elo 1,783
- B. Schoonbaert2,063' · Elo 1,333
- A. Koita1,801' · Elo 2,101
- J. Schryvers1,776' · Elo 1,302
- G. Mandjeck1,426' · Elo 1,322
Players under Nicky Hayen
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- N. Jackers+771
in 65 matches · Club Brugge KV
- J. Seys+571
in 65 matches · Club Brugge KV
- A. Jashari+534
in 46 matches · Club Brugge KV
- D. Heymans+482
in 51 matches · Genk
- K. Sabbe+462
in 65 matches · Club Brugge KV
Fell most
- L. Bertone−99
in 30 matches · SK Beveren
in 6 matches · SK Beveren
- J. Vardy−69
in 5 matches · Burnley
- C. Roberts−69
in 7 matches · Burnley
- K. Walker−69
in 11 matches · Burnley
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−84B. Heynen2108
in 7 matches · Genk
−84K. Dolberg2033
in 6 matches · Anderlecht
−77J. Kayembe2024
in 8 matches · Genk
−77A. Dreyer1974
in 4 matches · Anderlecht
−63M. Rits1761
in 6 matches · Anderlecht
Nemeses
+250H. Lawrence1895
in 6 matches · Standard Liege
+206I. Hautekiet1915
in 6 matches · Standard Liege
+147G. Mortensen1856
in 3 matches · Standard Liege
+143I. Karamoko1845
in 5 matches · Standard Liege
+143M. Fossey1858
in 6 matches · Standard Liege
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −36
A. Blessin1901
in 4 matches · Union St. Gilloise
- −31
R. Demil2092
in 5 matches · Gent
- −16
Miron Muslić1977
in 3 matches · Cercle Brugge
- −9
in 3 matches · Gent
- −8
Thorsten Fink1973
in 6 matches · Genk
Nemesis coaches
- +114
Ivan Leko2273
in 5 matches · Gent
- +58
Vincent Euvrard1862
in 6 matches · Standard Liege
- +57
Francky Dury1489
in 3 matches · Zulte Waregem
- +36
Vincent Kompany2623
in 3 matches · Bayern München
- +20
Besnik Hasi2005
in 5 matches · Anderlecht
Playing style
How Nicky Hayen'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 2 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.29style consistency across 2 clubs
More consistent than 62% 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.
Club Brugge KV96 matches
Genk25 matches