Rafael Benítez Manager Stats

Spain · last club: Panathinaikos FC (last match 13 May 2026) · 950 matches since Sep 1995
#111 World rank · up 1
+66Coach rating
942Rated matches

Coach rating

Week 45, 2026
+66Coach rating#111 in the world this week
#2Best rankfirst reached 9 Apr 2007
414Weeks in top 10never #1
961Weeks rankedsince Jan 2005
942Rated matchesof 950 in total
−1000+100+200Top 1019962000200420082012201620202024May 2009 · Liverpool FC+140 · #2 in the world−1000+100+200Top 102000200820162024May 2009 · Liverpool FC+140 · #2 in the world
Panathinaikos FC Celta Vigo Everton Newcastle United Real Madrid SSC Napoli Chelsea Inter Liverpool FC Valencia Extremadura Real Valladolid 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

12 clubs · newest first
Club Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Panathinaikos FC Oct 2025 – May 2026 · PPG 1.65 club rating 1828 → 1845 +17 vs expected +0.06 per match last club Oct 2025 – May 2026 34 15-11-8 1.65 1828 → 1845 +17 +1.5 +0.06
Celta Vigo Aug 2023 – Mar 2024 · PPG 1.09 club rating 1990 → 1914 −76 vs expected −0.05 per match Aug 2023 – Mar 2024 33 9-9-15 1.09 1990 → 1914 −76 −9.3 −0.05
Everton Aug 2021 – Jan 2022 · PPG 1.09 club rating 2066 → 1864 −203 vs expected +0.05 per match Aug 2021 – Jan 2022 22 6-6-10 1.09 2066 → 1864 −203 −22.3 +0.05
Newcastle United Mar 2016 – May 2019 · PPG 1.46 club rating 1942 → 2093 +151 vs expected +0.21 per match Mar 2016 – May 2019 144 59-33-52 1.46 1942 → 2093 +151 −3.3 +0.21
Real Madrid Aug 2015 – Jan 2016 · PPG 2.24 club rating 2218 → 2147 −71 vs expected +0.12 per match Aug 2015 – Jan 2016 25 17-5-3 2.24 2218 → 2147 −71 +7.8 +0.12
SSC Napoli Aug 2013 – May 2015 · PPG 1.83 club rating 1952 → 1976 +24 vs expected +0.17 per match Aug 2013 – May 2015 112 59-28-25 1.83 1952 → 1976 +24 +0.2 +0.17
Chelsea Nov 2012 – May 2013 · PPG 1.96 club rating 1996 → 2147 +151 vs expected +0.05 per match Nov 2012 – May 2013 48 28-10-10 1.96 1996 → 2147 +151 +26.6 +0.05
Inter Aug 2010 – Dec 2010 · PPG 1.57 club rating 2078 → 1850 −228 vs expected −0.07 per match Aug 2010 – Dec 2010 21 9-6-6 1.57 2078 → 1850 −228 −37.3 −0.07
Liverpool FC Aug 2004 – May 2010 · PPG 1.88 club rating 1742 → 1924 +182 vs expected +0.15 per match Aug 2004 – May 2010 321 175-78-68 1.88 1742 → 1924 +182 +72.4 +0.15
Valencia Aug 2001 – May 2004 · PPG 1.88 club rating 1706 → 1926 +220 vs expected +0.08 per match Aug 2001 – May 2004 128 69-33-26 1.88 1706 → 1926 +220 +48.0 +0.08
Extremadura Aug 1998 – Jun 1999 · PPG 1.03 club rating 1438 → 1543 +105 vs expected +0.14 per match Aug 1998 – Jun 1999 38 9-12-17 1.03 1438 → 1543 +105 +21.3 +0.14
Real Valladolid Sep 1995 – Jan 1996 · PPG 0.61 club rating 1500 → 1325 −175 Sep 1995 – Jan 1996 23 2-8-13 0.61 1500 → 1325 −175 −39.3
Career Sep 1995 – May 2026 949 457-239-253 1.70 +66.5

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
949 Matches 457 W · 239 D · 253 L
48.2% Win rate draws 25.2% · losses 26.7%
1.70 Points per game 1,610 points
1.58 – 1.02 Goals per game 1,499 scored · 967 conceded
4.8 · 1.69 Corners · cards their team, per game · 149 with stats
Competition GP W D L W-D-L Win % PPG Goals
Premier League 357 171 86 100 171-86-100 47.9 1.68 540:349
LaLiga 221 88 62 71 88-62-71 39.8 1.48 308:248
UEFA Champions League 111 62 26 23 62-26-23 55.9 1.91 194:98
Serie A 91 47 23 21 47-23-21 51.6 1.80 167:107
Championship 46 29 7 10 29-7-10 63.0 2.04 85:40
UEFA Europa League 44 23 12 9 23-12-9 52.3 1.84 70:39
Stoiximan Super League 25 12 6 7 12-6-7 48.0 1.68 37:24
FA Cup 21 7 10 4 7-10-4 33.3 1.48 34:26
Other competitions 33 18 7 8 18-7-8 54.5 1.85 64:36

Records & streaks

90-minute results · all competitions
10-2 Biggest win v Rayo Vallecano · LaLiga · 20 Dec 2015
0-5 Heaviest defeat v Atlético Madrid · LaLiga · 10 Jan 1999
27 Longest unbeaten run Liverpool FC · to 29 Oct 2008
10 Longest winning run Liverpool FC · to 9 Aug 2006
5 of 7 Shootouts won penalty shootouts

Longest runs by club

Club Matches Won Unbeaten Clean sheets Scored in No win Lost
Panathinaikos FC 34 4 14 2 11 5 2
Celta Vigo 33 2 5 2 6 7 3
Everton 22 3 5 1 7 8 3
Newcastle United 144 9 11 5 11 11 4
Real Madrid 25 5 14 5 5 2 2
SSC Napoli 112 5 11 3 14 5 3
Chelsea 48 4 10 2 19 4 2
Inter 21 2 6 3 7 5 2
Liverpool FC 321 10 27 11 23 5 4
Valencia 128 7 15 6 22 5 2
Extremadura 38 1 5 2 7 6 2
Real Valladolid 23 1 3 3 8 16 3

Milestones

1st match 0-2 v FC Barcelona 3 Sep 1995 · Real Valladolid
100th match 2-0 v Mallorca 1 Sep 2002 · Valencia
200th match 0-1 v Chelsea 3 Oct 2004 · Liverpool FC
300th match 0-0 v PSV Eindhoven 12 Sep 2006 · Liverpool FC
400th match 0-0 v Standard Liège 13 Aug 2008 · Liverpool FC
500th match 3-0 v Sunderland 28 Mar 2010 · Liverpool FC
600th match 2-0 v Arsenal 11 Dec 2013 · SSC Napoli
700th match 1-1 v Atlético Madrid 4 Oct 2015 · Real Madrid
800th match 1-0 v Stoke City 1 Jan 2018 · Newcastle United
900th match 0-0 v Rayo Vallecano 11 Dec 2023 · Celta Vigo

Goals, cards & corners

match totals, both teams
Goals All 949 Home 467 Away 482
Over 0.5 92% 94% 90%
Over 1.5 71% 74% 69%
Over 2.5 48% 51% 45%
Over 3.5 28% 29% 27%
Over 4.5 11% 12% 10%
Over 5.5 6% 7% 5%
Both teams scored 47% 45% 48%
Clean sheet 37% 43% 32%
Failed to score 24% 18% 31%
Cards Over 3.5 Over 4.5 Over 5.5
3.70 per match 48% 33% 19%
Corners Over 8.5 Over 9.5 Over 10.5
10.47 per match 74% 61% 48%

Cards and corners: 149 matches with stats (2015/16 onwards). Cards = yellow + red, both teams.

Half-time / full-time

949 matches
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 29231% 414% 121%
HT drawHT D 14415% 15717% 9810%
HT lossHT L 212% 414% 14315%
104
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 205 matches
118
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 345 matches
1st half · W 345 · D 399 · L 205 GD +225
2nd half · W 381 · D 341 · L 227 GD +307

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

Playing style

Their team per match OpponentOpp.
1.31 Goals 1.35
1.24 xG 1.50
12.9 Shots 12.6
4.4 On target 4.1
1.6 Big chances 2.3
43.8% Possession 56.2%
4.8 Corners 5.6
1.69 Cards 2.01
9.0 Fouls 8.7
1.8 Offsides 1.6

Based on 149 matches with stats (2015/16 onwards).

Recent matches

last 20 of 950
Date Competition Opponent H/A Score
13 May 202613 May 26 Stoiximan Super League Olympiacos FC Stoiximan Super League · A A 0-1
10 May 202610 May 26 Stoiximan Super League AEK Athens Stoiximan Super League · A A 1-2
3 May 20263 May 26 Stoiximan Super League AEK Athens Stoiximan Super League · H H 0-0
19 Apr 202619 Apr 26 Stoiximan Super League Olympiacos FC Stoiximan Super League · H H 0-2
5 Apr 20265 Apr 26 Stoiximan Super League PAOK Stoiximan Super League · A A 0-0
22 Mar 202622 Mar 26 Stoiximan Super League Asteras Aktor Stoiximan Super League · A A 2-1
19 Mar 202619 Mar 26 UEFA Europa League Real Betis UEFA Europa League · A A 0-4
15 Mar 202615 Mar 26 Stoiximan Super League GFS Panetolikos Stoiximan Super League · H H 0-0
12 Mar 202612 Mar 26 UEFA Europa League Real Betis UEFA Europa League · H H 1-0
8 Mar 20268 Mar 26 Stoiximan Super League APO Levadiakos Stoiximan Super League · A A 4-1
4 Mar 20264 Mar 26 Stoiximan Super League OFI Crete Stoiximan Super League · H H 4-1
1 Mar 20261 Mar 26 Stoiximan Super League Aris Thessaloniki Stoiximan Super League · H H 3-1
26 Feb 202626 Feb 26 UEFA Europa League FC Viktoria Plzeň UEFA Europa League · A A 1-1
22 Feb 202622 Feb 26 Stoiximan Super League OFI Crete Stoiximan Super League · A A 2-0
19 Feb 202619 Feb 26 UEFA Europa League FC Viktoria Plzeň UEFA Europa League · H H 2-2
15 Feb 202615 Feb 26 Stoiximan Super League AEL Novibet Stoiximan Super League · H H 1-1
8 Feb 20268 Feb 26 Stoiximan Super League Olympiacos FC Stoiximan Super League · A A 1-0
1 Feb 20261 Feb 26 Stoiximan Super League AE Kifisia Stoiximan Super League · H H 3-0
29 Jan 202629 Jan 26 UEFA Europa League AS Roma UEFA Europa League · H H 1-1
25 Jan 202625 Jan 26 Stoiximan Super League APS Atromitos Athinon Stoiximan Super League · 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 184 of these matches the source doesn't name the manager; we take it from their dated spell at the club.

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