Dieter Hecking Manager Stats

Germany · last club: VfL Wolfsburg (last match 25 May 2026) · 574 matches since Aug 2006
#526 World rank · up 10
+15Coach rating
558Rated matches

Coach rating

Week 45, 2026
+15Coach rating#526 in the world this week
#5Best rankfirst reached 2 Mar 2015
36Weeks in top 10never #1
909Weeks rankedsince Apr 2007
558Rated matchesof 574 in total
0+50+100+150Top 1020082012201620202024Mar 2015 · VfL Wolfsburg+116 · #5 in the world0+50+100+150Top 10200820162024Mar 2015 · VfL Wolfsburg+116 · #5 in the world
VfL Wolfsburg VfL Bochum 1848 1. FC Nürnberg Hamburger SV Borussia M'gladbach Hannover 96 Alemannia Aachen Between clubs Top 10 in the world ranking

One point per month; points per game and win % are one step per club and season. Coach rating is the part of their teams' rating the model credits to the manager; it moves only when their team plays and holds between clubs. It describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game.

Career

7 clubs · newest first
Club Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
VfL Wolfsburg Mar 2026 – May 2026 · PPG 1.00 club rating 1785 → 1856 +71 vs expected −0.02 per match last club Mar 2026 – May 2026 11 2-5-4 1.00 1785 → 1856 +71 +9.5 −0.02
VfL Bochum 1848 Nov 2024 – Sep 2025 · PPG 0.83 club rating 1857 → 1740 −118 vs expected −0.09 per match Nov 2024 – Sep 2025 30 6-7-17 0.83 1857 → 1740 −118 −21.1 −0.09
1. FC Nürnberg Feb 2023 – May 2023 · PPG 1.21 club rating 1683 → 1708 +25 vs expected −0.01 per match Feb 2023 – May 2023 14 4-5-5 1.21 1683 → 1708 +25 +5.1 −0.01
Hamburger SV Jul 2019 – Jun 2020 · PPG 1.56 club rating 1825 → 1657 −168 vs expected −0.06 per match Jul 2019 – Jun 2020 36 14-14-8 1.56 1825 → 1657 −168 −31.5 −0.06
Borussia M'gladbach Jan 2017 – May 2019 · PPG 1.55 club rating 2029 → 1886 −143 vs expected +0.04 per match Jan 2017 – May 2019 98 43-23-32 1.55 2029 → 1886 −143 −10.8 +0.04
VfL Wolfsburg Jan 2013 – Oct 2016 · PPG 1.72 club rating 1871 → 1910 +40 vs expected +0.35 per match Jan 2013 – Oct 2016 165 81-41-43 1.72 1871 → 1910 +40 +22.5 +0.35
1. FC Nürnberg Jan 2010 – Dec 2012 · PPG 1.35 club rating 1707 → 1896 +188 vs expected +0.23 per match Jan 2010 – Dec 2012 112 42-25-45 1.35 1707 → 1896 +188 +23.9 +0.23
Hannover 96 Sep 2006 – Aug 2009 · PPG 1.32 club rating 1543 → 1626 +83 vs expected +0.02 per match Sep 2006 – Aug 2009 104 36-29-39 1.32 1543 → 1626 +83 +8.8 +0.02
Alemannia Aachen Aug 2006 · PPG 1.00 club rating 1465 → 1511 +46 Aug 2006 3 1-0-2 1.00 1465 → 1511 +46 +8.4
Career Aug 2006 – May 2026 573 229-149-195 1.46 +14.7

Club rating - the club's team rating at their first rated match → after their last, and the change. Coach rating - what each spell added to their coach rating; the spells add up to the career total. Vs expected - average result per match (win 1, draw ½) above what the club's rating at their appointment predicted.

Coaching record

all competitions
Season
Older
573 Matches 229 W · 149 D · 195 L
40.0% Win rate draws 26.0% · losses 34.0%
1.46 Points per game 836 points
1.51 – 1.41 Goals per game 863 scored · 808 conceded
5.2 · 1.69 Corners · cards their team, per game · 162 with stats
Competition GP W D L W-D-L Win % PPG Goals
Bundesliga 455 173 119 163 173-119-163 38.0 1.40 653:653
2. Bundesliga 52 19 17 16 19-17-16 36.5 1.42 82:72
DFB Pokal 39 23 7 9 23-7-9 59.0 1.95 81:47
UEFA Europa League 16 7 5 4 7-5-4 43.8 1.63 31:24
UEFA Champions League 10 7 0 3 7-0-3 70.0 2.10 15:11
Franz Beckenbauer Supercup 1 0 1 0 0-1-0 0.0 1.00 1:1

Records & streaks

90-minute results · all competitions
11-1 Biggest win v BSC Hastedt · DFB Pokal · 19 Aug 2018
0-5 Heaviest defeat v Bayer 04 Leverkusen · DFB Pokal · 31 Oct 2018
15 Longest unbeaten run VfL Wolfsburg · to 4 Mar 2015
8 Longest winning run VfL Wolfsburg · to 9 Nov 2014
3 of 4 Shootouts won penalty shootouts

Longest runs by club

Club Matches Won Unbeaten Clean sheets Scored in No win Lost
VfL Wolfsburg 176 8 15 4 24 10 4
VfL Bochum 1848 30 1 3 1 7 8 5
1. FC Nürnberg 126 4 10 4 12 6 4
Hamburger SV 36 3 9 1 10 4 2
Borussia M'gladbach 98 4 8 3 16 5 4
Hannover 96 104 3 6 3 18 6 3
Alemannia Aachen 3 1 1 1 1 2 2

Milestones

1st match 0-3 v Bayer 04 Leverkusen 12 Aug 2006 · Alemannia Aachen
100th match 2-0 v VfL Bochum 1848 1 May 2009 · Hannover 96
200th match 3-2 v TSG Hoffenheim 28 Apr 2012 · 1. FC Nürnberg
300th match 1-1 v SC Paderborn 07 14 Dec 2014 · VfL Wolfsburg
400th match 0-0 v Eintracht Frankfurt 1 Apr 2017 · Borussia M'gladbach
500th match 0-1 v 1. FC Heidenheim 6 Dec 2019 · Hamburger SV

Goals, cards & corners

match totals, both teams
Goals All 573 Home 278 Away 295
Over 0.5 95% 96% 95%
Over 1.5 81% 81% 82%
Over 2.5 54% 51% 57%
Over 3.5 32% 30% 34%
Over 4.5 16% 17% 16%
Over 5.5 8% 8% 7%
Both teams scored 56% 56% 57%
Clean sheet 26% 29% 22%
Failed to score 23% 19% 26%
Cards Over 3.5 Over 4.5 Over 5.5
3.38 per match 44% 27% 12%
Corners Over 8.5 Over 9.5 Over 10.5
10.21 per match 65% 56% 44%

Cards and corners: 162 matches with stats (2015/16 onwards). Cards = yellow + red, both teams.

Half-time / full-time

573 matches
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 13323% 315% 102%
HT drawHT D 8314% 8615% 6311%
HT lossHT L 132% 326% 12221%
71
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 167 matches
92
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 174 matches
1st half · W 174 · D 233 · L 167 GD +17
2nd half · W 211 · D 183 · L 179 GD +38

Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Playing style

Their team per match OpponentOpp.
1.34 Goals 1.41
1.36 xG 1.58
13.6 Shots 13.3
4.8 On target 4.7
2.3 Big chances 2.3
52.2% Possession 47.8%
5.2 Corners 5.0
1.69 Cards 1.69
9.4 Fouls 9.0
2.1 Offsides 2.2

Based on 162 matches with stats (2015/16 onwards).

Recent matches

last 20 of 574
Date Competition Opponent H/A Score
25 May 202625 May 26 Bundesliga SC Paderborn 07 Bundesliga · A A 1-1
21 May 202621 May 26 Bundesliga SC Paderborn 07 Bundesliga · H H 0-0
16 May 202616 May 26 Bundesliga FC St. Pauli Bundesliga · A A 3-1
9 May 20269 May 26 Bundesliga FC Bayern München Bundesliga · H H 0-1
3 May 20263 May 26 Bundesliga SC Freiburg Bundesliga · A A 1-1
25 Apr 202625 Apr 26 Bundesliga Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga · H H 0-0
18 Apr 202618 Apr 26 Bundesliga 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga · A A 2-1
11 Apr 202611 Apr 26 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga · H H 1-2
4 Apr 20264 Apr 26 Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga · A A 3-6
21 Mar 202621 Mar 26 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga · H H 0-1
14 Mar 202614 Mar 26 Bundesliga TSG Hoffenheim Bundesliga · A A 1-1
12 Sep 202512 Sep 25 2. Bundesliga SC Paderborn 07 2. Bundesliga · A A 0-1
30 Aug 202530 Aug 25 2. Bundesliga Preußen Münster 2. Bundesliga · H H 1-2
23 Aug 202523 Aug 25 2. Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 2. Bundesliga · A A 1-2
16 Aug 202516 Aug 25 DFB Pokal Berliner FC Dynamo DFB Pokal · A A 1-1
10 Aug 202510 Aug 25 2. Bundesliga SV 07 Elversberg 2. Bundesliga · H H 2-0
2 Aug 20252 Aug 25 2. Bundesliga Darmstadt 98 2. Bundesliga · A A 1-4
17 May 202517 May 25 Bundesliga FC St. Pauli Bundesliga · A A 2-0
10 May 202510 May 25 Bundesliga 1. FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga · H H 1-4
2 May 20252 May 25 Bundesliga 1. FC Heidenheim Bundesliga · A A 0-0

Source: every match on record for the manager, all competitions, 90-minute results. Coach rating and rank from the weekly ranking; record, goals and match stats updated nightly. Descriptive, not predictive. For 141 of these matches the source doesn't name the manager; we take it from their dated spell at the club.

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