Niko Kovač Manager Stats

Croatia · Borussia Dortmund since Feb 2025 · 380 matches since Apr 2016
#42 World rank · up 8
+95Coach rating
370Rated matches

Coach rating

Week 45, 2026
+95Coach rating#42 in the world this week
#17Best rankfirst reached 26 Apr 2021
508Weeks rankedsince Feb 2017
370Rated matchesof 380 in total
−500+50+100+15020182020202220242026Jan 2023 · VfL Wolfsburg+112 · #19 in the world−500+50+100+15020202024Jan 2023 · VfL Wolfsburg+112 · #19 in the world
Borussia Dortmund VfL Wolfsburg AS Monaco FC Bayern München Eintracht Frankfurt Between clubs

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

5 clubs · newest first
Club Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Borussia Dortmund Feb 2025 – present · PPG 1.98 club rating 2036 → 2166 +131 vs expected +0.02 per match Feb 2025 – present 86 51-17-18 1.98 2036 → 2166 +131 +33.8 +0.02
VfL Wolfsburg Jul 2022 – Mar 2024 · PPG 1.32 club rating 2054 → 1872 −183 vs expected +0.03 per match Jul 2022 – Mar 2024 66 23-18-25 1.32 2054 → 1872 −183 −35.8 +0.03
AS Monaco Aug 2020 – Dec 2021 · PPG 1.95 club rating 1938 → 2102 +164 vs expected +0.34 per match Aug 2020 – Dec 2021 74 43-15-16 1.95 1938 → 2102 +164 +41.2 +0.34
FC Bayern München Aug 2018 – Nov 2019 · PPG 2.23 club rating 2104 → 2115 +11 vs expected +0.08 per match Aug 2018 – Nov 2019 65 44-13-8 2.23 2104 → 2115 +11 +33.3 +0.08
Eintracht Frankfurt Apr 2016 – May 2018 · PPG 1.45 club rating 1887 → 1927 +40 vs expected +0.18 per match Apr 2016 – May 2018 89 36-21-32 1.45 1887 → 1927 +40 +22.1 +0.18
Career Apr 2016 – present 380 197-84-99 1.78 +94.6

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
380 Matches 197 W · 84 D · 99 L
51.8% Win rate draws 22.1% · losses 26.1%
1.78 Points per game 675 points
1.79 – 1.18 Goals per game 681 scored · 449 conceded
5.5 · 2.14 Corners · cards their team, per game · 294 with stats
Competition GP W D L W-D-L Win % PPG Goals
Bundesliga 237 113 54 70 113-54-70 47.7 1.66 408:295
Ligue 1 57 32 11 14 32-11-14 56.1 1.88 105:65
UEFA Champions League 34 19 7 8 19-7-8 55.9 1.88 72:47
DFB Pokal 31 21 7 3 21-7-3 67.7 2.26 62:24
Coupe de France 7 5 1 1 5-1-1 71.4 2.29 12:3
UEFA Europa League 6 3 3 0 3-3-0 50.0 2.00 7:4
FIFA Club World Cup 5 3 1 1 3-1-1 60.0 2.00 9:7
Franz Beckenbauer Supercup 3 1 0 2 1-0-2 33.3 1.00 6:4

Records & streaks

90-minute results · all competitions
5 Current run unbeaten, since 17 Oct 2026
6-0 Biggest win v 1. FC Union Berlin · Bundesliga · 22 Feb 2025
0-6 Heaviest defeat v Borussia Dortmund · Bundesliga · 7 May 2023
13 Longest unbeaten run AS Monaco · to 28 Feb 2021
8 Longest winning run AS Monaco · to 10 Feb 2021
5 of 5 Shootouts won penalty shootouts

Longest runs by club

Club Matches Won Unbeaten Clean sheets Scored in No win Lost
Borussia Dortmund 86 6 11 3 23 3 2
VfL Wolfsburg 66 6 11 3 14 11 3
AS Monaco 74 8 13 9 13 4 3
FC Bayern München 65 7 12 3 21 4 1
Eintracht Frankfurt 89 3 9 4 11 7 3

Milestones

1st match 0-1 v FC Bayern München 2 Apr 2016 · Eintracht Frankfurt
100th match 0-3 v Borussia M'gladbach 6 Oct 2018 · FC Bayern München
200th match 1-1 v Nantes 6 Aug 2021 · AS Monaco
300th match 2-0 v FC St. Pauli 1 Mar 2025 · Borussia Dortmund

Goals, cards & corners

match totals, both teams
Goals All 380 Home 179 Away 201
Over 0.5 94% 94% 95%
Over 1.5 80% 82% 78%
Over 2.5 59% 64% 55%
Over 3.5 35% 39% 31%
Over 4.5 18% 17% 19%
Over 5.5 8% 8% 8%
Both teams scored 52% 53% 50%
Clean sheet 33% 36% 30%
Failed to score 21% 16% 25%
Cards Over 3.5 Over 4.5 Over 5.5
4.17 per match 58% 43% 29%
Corners Over 8.5 Over 9.5 Over 10.5
9.41 per match 58% 46% 34%

Cards and corners: 294 matches with stats (2015/16 onwards). Cards = yellow + red, both teams.

Half-time / full-time

380 matches
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 13636% 185% 92%
HT drawHT D 5113% 5013% 328%
HT lossHT L 103% 164% 5815%
46
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 84 matches
63
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 163 matches
1st half · W 163 · D 133 · L 84 GD +107
2nd half · W 156 · D 133 · L 91 GD +125

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

Playing style

Their team per match OpponentOpp.
1.74 Goals 1.22
1.66 xG 1.34
13.1 Shots 10.7
4.8 On target 3.6
2.8 Big chances 1.8
53.9% Possession 46.1%
5.5 Corners 4.0
2.14 Cards 2.03
12.1 Fouls 12.3
1.9 Offsides 2.6

Based on 294 matches with stats (2015/16 onwards).

Recent matches

last 20 of 380
Date Competition Opponent H/A Score
31 Oct 202631 Oct 26 Bundesliga FC Bayern München Bundesliga · A A 2-2
27 Oct 202627 Oct 26 DFB Pokal SV Werder Bremen DFB Pokal · H H 3-2
24 Oct 202624 Oct 26 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga · H H 1-0
20 Oct 202620 Oct 26 UEFA Champions League Sabah FK UEFA Champions League · A A 2-1
17 Oct 202617 Oct 26 Bundesliga 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga · A A 0-0
14 Oct 202614 Oct 26 UEFA Champions League Bodø/Glimt UEFA Champions League · A A 0-1
9 Oct 20269 Oct 26 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga · H H 2-2
19 Sep 202619 Sep 26 Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga · A A 1-0
12 Sep 202612 Sep 26 Bundesliga SC Paderborn 07 Bundesliga · H H 3-0
8 Sep 20268 Sep 26 UEFA Champions League Villarreal UEFA Champions League · H H 3-2
5 Sep 20265 Sep 26 Bundesliga TSG Hoffenheim Bundesliga · A A 3-2
1 Sep 20261 Sep 26 DFB Pokal Hamburg-Eimsbütteler Ballspiel Club 1911 DFB Pokal · A A 5-0
29 Aug 202629 Aug 26 Bundesliga Hamburger SV Bundesliga · H H 2-0
22 Aug 202622 Aug 26 Franz Beckenbauer Supercup FC Bayern München Franz Beckenbauer Supercup · H H 1-2
16 May 202616 May 26 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga · A A 2-0
8 May 20268 May 26 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga · H H 3-2
3 May 20263 May 26 Bundesliga Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga · A A 0-1
26 Apr 202626 Apr 26 Bundesliga SC Freiburg Bundesliga · H H 4-0
18 Apr 202618 Apr 26 Bundesliga TSG Hoffenheim Bundesliga · A A 1-2
11 Apr 202611 Apr 26 Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga · H H 0-1

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.

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