Ernesto Valverde Manager Stats

Spain · last club: Athletic Club (last match 13 May 2026) · 859 matches since Aug 2003

#69 World rank · up 3

+83Coach rating

848Rated matches

Coach rating

Week 45, 2026

+83Coach rating#69 in the world this week

#9Best rankfirst reached 16 Dec 2024

6Weeks in top 10never #1

1,043Weeks rankedsince Jan 2005

848Rated matchesof 859 in total

Athletic Club FC Barcelona Valencia Olympiacos FC Villarreal Espanyol 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

6 clubs · newest first

Club Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Athletic Club Aug 2022 – May 2026 · PPG 1.63 club rating 2085 → 1893 −192 vs expected +0.13 per match last club Aug 2022 – May 2026 190 88-45-57 1.63 2085 → 1893 −192 −3.2 +0.13

FC Barcelona Aug 2017 – Jan 2020 · PPG 2.23 club rating 2275 → 2222 −52 vs expected +0.08 per match Aug 2017 – Jan 2020 145 97-32-16 2.23 2275 → 2222 −52 +28.4 +0.08

Athletic Club Aug 2013 – May 2017 · PPG 1.65 club rating 1881 → 2033 +152 vs expected +0.10 per match Aug 2013 – May 2017 209 100-44-65 1.65 1881 → 2033 +152 +3.0 +0.10

Valencia Dec 2012 – Jun 2013 · PPG 1.83 club rating 1935 → 2024 +89 vs expected +0.13 per match Dec 2012 – Jun 2013 30 16-7-7 1.83 1935 → 2024 +89 +23.4 +0.13

Olympiacos FC Aug 2010 – Apr 2012 · PPG 2.34 club rating 1679 → 2038 +359 vs expected +0.11 per match Aug 2010 – Apr 2012 70 53-5-12 2.34 1679 → 2038 +359 +66.8 +0.11

Villarreal Aug 2009 – Jan 2010 · PPG 1.33 club rating 1862 → 1732 −131 vs expected −0.07 per match Aug 2009 – Jan 2010 30 11-7-12 1.33 1862 → 1732 −131 −13.8 −0.07

Olympiacos FC Aug 2008 – Apr 2009 · PPG 2.31 club rating 1688 → 1742 +54 vs expected +0.03 per match Aug 2008 – Apr 2009 32 23-5-4 2.31 1688 → 1742 +54 +11.3 +0.03

Espanyol Aug 2006 – May 2008 · PPG 1.28 club rating 1680 → 1579 −101 vs expected +0.03 per match Aug 2006 – May 2008 76 25-22-29 1.28 1680 → 1579 −101 −27.5 +0.03

Athletic Club Aug 2003 – May 2005 · PPG 1.41 club rating 1741 → 1606 −135 vs expected +0.08 per match Aug 2003 – May 2005 76 29-20-27 1.41 1741 → 1606 −135 −5.0 +0.08

Career Aug 2003 – May 2026 858 442-187-229 1.76 +83.4

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

858 Matches 442 W · 187 D · 229 L

51.5% Win rate draws 21.8% · losses 26.7%

1.76 Points per game 1,513 points

1.65 – 1.07 Goals per game 1,414 scored · 916 conceded

5.6 · 2.21 Corners · cards their team, per game · 315 with stats

Competition GP W D L W-D-L Win % PPG Goals

LaLiga 587 278 144 165 278-144-165 47.4 1.67 936:677

Stoiximan Super League 90 69 10 11 69-10-11 76.7 2.41 185:49

Copa del Rey 72 41 13 18 41-13-18 56.9 1.89 129:57

UEFA Champions League 54 27 13 14 27-13-14 50.0 1.74 81:54

UEFA Europa League 48 26 6 16 26-6-16 54.2 1.75 77:62

Supercopa de España 7 1 1 5 1-1-5 14.3 0.57 6:17

46 Matches 16 W · 8 D · 22 L

34.8% Win rate draws 17.4% · losses 47.8%

1.22 Points per game 56 points

1.15 – 1.59 Goals per game 53 scored · 73 conceded

5.9 · 2.44 Corners · cards their team, per game · 32 with stats

Competition GP W D L W-D-L Win % PPG Goals

LaLiga 32 13 4 15 13-4-15 40.6 1.34 39:48

UEFA Champions League 8 2 2 4 2-2-4 25.0 1.00 9:14

Copa del Rey 5 1 2 2 1-2-2 20.0 1.00 5:6

Supercopa de España 1 0 0 1 0-0-1 0.0 0.00 0:5

55 Matches 27 W · 16 D · 12 L

49.1% Win rate draws 29.1% · losses 21.8%

1.76 Points per game 97 points

1.42 – 0.93 Goals per game 78 scored · 51 conceded

5.1 · 1.76 Corners · cards their team, per game · 38 with stats

Competition GP W D L W-D-L Win % PPG Goals

LaLiga 38 19 13 6 19-13-6 50.0 1.84 54:29

UEFA Europa League 14 8 2 4 8-2-4 57.1 1.86 22:17

Copa del Rey 2 0 1 1 0-1-1 0.0 0.50 2:3

Supercopa de España 1 0 0 1 0-0-1 0.0 0.00 0:2

58 Matches 42 W · 13 D · 3 L

72.4% Win rate draws 22.4% · losses 5.2%

2.40 Points per game 139 points

2.45 – 0.66 Goals per game 142 scored · 38 conceded

5.7 · 1.82 Corners · cards their team, per game · 38 with stats

Competition GP W D L W-D-L Win % PPG Goals

LaLiga 38 28 9 1 28-9-1 73.7 2.45 99:29

UEFA Champions League 10 6 3 1 6-3-1 60.0 2.10 17:6

Copa del Rey 9 7 1 1 7-1-1 77.8 2.44 24:2

Supercopa de España 1 1 0 0 1-0-0 100.0 3.00 2:1

52 Matches 26 W · 7 D · 19 L

50.0% Win rate draws 13.5% · losses 36.5%

1.63 Points per game 85 points

1.44 – 1.31 Goals per game 75 scored · 68 conceded

5.8 · 2.37 Corners · cards their team, per game · 38 with stats

Competition GP W D L W-D-L Win % PPG Goals

LaLiga 38 19 6 13 19-6-13 50.0 1.66 53:43

UEFA Europa League 8 4 1 3 4-1-3 50.0 1.63 13:15

Copa del Rey 4 3 0 1 3-0-1 75.0 2.25 8:5

Supercopa de España 2 0 0 2 0-0-2 0.0 0.00 1:5

57 Matches 22 W · 17 D · 18 L

38.6% Win rate draws 29.8% · losses 31.6%

1.46 Points per game 83 points

1.16 – 1.07 Goals per game 66 scored · 61 conceded

– Corners · cards no match stats

Competition GP W D L W-D-L Win % PPG Goals

LaLiga 38 15 10 13 15-10-13 39.5 1.45 42:41

Copa del Rey 8 4 3 1 4-3-1 50.0 1.88 10:6

UEFA Champions League 8 3 2 3 3-2-3 37.5 1.38 9:8

UEFA Europa League 2 0 1 1 0-1-1 0.0 0.50 4:5

Supercopa de España 1 0 1 0 0-1-0 0.0 1.00 1:1

Records & streaks

90-minute results · all competitions

7-1 Biggest win v Real Valladolid · LaLiga · 23 Feb 2025

0-6 Heaviest defeat v FC Barcelona · LaLiga · 17 Jan 2016

29 Longest unbeaten run FC Barcelona · to 14 Jan 2018

11 Longest winning run Olympiacos FC · to 19 Feb 2011

2 of 3 Shootouts won penalty shootouts

Longest runs by club

Club Matches Won Unbeaten Clean sheets Scored in No win Lost

Athletic Club 475 6 15 4 14 9 3

FC Barcelona 145 9 29 4 39 3 2

Valencia 30 4 5 4 11 4 2

Olympiacos FC 102 11 15 9 18 3 1

Villarreal 30 3 4 1 9 7 4

Espanyol 76 4 14 2 18 10 4

Milestones

1st match 0-1 v FC Barcelona 30 Aug 2003 · Athletic Club

100th match 2-0 v Osasuna 25 Feb 2007 · Espanyol

200th match 1-0 v Puertollano 10 Nov 2009 · Villarreal

300th match 2-2 v Real Zaragoza 23 Feb 2013 · Valencia

400th match 1-0 v Eibar 1 Mar 2015 · Athletic Club

500th match 1-3 v FC Barcelona 11 Jan 2017 · Athletic Club

600th match 3-4 v Real Betis 11 Nov 2018 · FC Barcelona

700th match 3-1 v Real Valladolid 17 Mar 2023 · Athletic Club

800th match 0-0 v Villarreal 6 Apr 2025 · Athletic Club

Goals, cards & corners

match totals, both teams

Goals All 858 Home 428 Away 430

Over 0.5 93% 95% 91%

Over 1.5 75% 77% 73%

Over 2.5 50% 56% 45%

Over 3.5 28% 32% 23%

Over 4.5 14% 17% 12%

Over 5.5 7% 9% 5%

Both teams scored 49% 51% 47%

Clean sheet 36% 38% 34%

Failed to score 22% 15% 28%

Cards Over 3.5 Over 4.5 Over 5.5

4.88 per match 70% 52% 37%

Corners Over 8.5 Over 9.5 Over 10.5

9.70 per match 60% 48% 39%

Cards and corners: 315 matches with stats (2015/16 onwards). Cards = yellow + red, both teams.

Half-time / full-time

858 matches

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 26831% 273% 192%

HT drawHT D 14417% 12715% 9010%

HT lossHT L 303% 334% 12014%

123

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 183 matches

111

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 314 matches

1st half · W 314 · D 361 · L 183 GD +222

2nd half · W 355 · D 299 · L 204 GD +276

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

Playing style

Their team per match OpponentOpp.

1.74 Goals 1.04

1.41 xG 1.05

13.3 Shots 10.3

5.1 On target 3.5

2.6 Big chances 1.7

54.0% Possession 46.0%

5.6 Corners 4.1

2.21 Cards 2.67

11.1 Fouls 11.4

2.4 Offsides 2.6

Based on 315 matches with stats (2015/16 onwards).

Recent matches

last 20 of 859

Date Competition Opponent H/A Score

13 May 202613 May 26 LaLiga Espanyol LaLiga · A A 0-2

10 May 202610 May 26 LaLiga Valencia LaLiga · H H 0-1

2 May 20262 May 26 LaLiga Deportivo Alavés LaLiga · A A 4-2

25 Apr 202625 Apr 26 LaLiga Atlético Madrid LaLiga · A A 2-3

21 Apr 202621 Apr 26 LaLiga Osasuna LaLiga · H H 1-0

12 Apr 202612 Apr 26 LaLiga Villarreal LaLiga · H H 1-2

5 Apr 20265 Apr 26 LaLiga Getafe LaLiga · A A 0-2

22 Mar 202622 Mar 26 LaLiga Real Betis LaLiga · H H 2-1

14 Mar 202614 Mar 26 LaLiga Girona FC LaLiga · A A 0-3

7 Mar 20267 Mar 26 LaLiga FC Barcelona LaLiga · H H 0-1

4 Mar 20264 Mar 26 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad Copa del Rey · A A 0-1

28 Feb 202628 Feb 26 LaLiga Rayo Vallecano LaLiga · A A 1-1

20 Feb 202620 Feb 26 LaLiga Elche LaLiga · H H 2-1

15 Feb 202615 Feb 26 LaLiga Real Oviedo LaLiga · A A 2-1

11 Feb 202611 Feb 26 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad Copa del Rey · H H 0-1

8 Feb 20268 Feb 26 LaLiga Levante UD LaLiga · H H 4-2

4 Feb 20264 Feb 26 Copa del Rey Valencia Copa del Rey · A A 2-1

1 Feb 20261 Feb 26 LaLiga Real Sociedad LaLiga · H H 1-1

28 Jan 202628 Jan 26 UEFA Champions League Sporting CP UEFA Champions League · H H 2-3

24 Jan 202624 Jan 26 LaLiga Sevilla LaLiga · A A 1-2

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 95 of these matches the source doesn't name the manager; we take it from their dated spell at the club.

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