Steve Cooper Manager Stats

Wales · last club: Brøndby IF (last match 10 May 2026) · 251 matches since Aug 2019
#626 World rank · up 8
+6Coach rating
245Rated matches

Coach rating

Week 45, 2026
+6Coach rating#626 in the world this week
#39Best rankfirst reached 2 May 2022
355Weeks rankedsince Jan 2020
245Rated matchesof 251 in total
0+50+1002020202120222023202420252026Apr 2022 · Nottingham Forest+90 · #48 in the world0+50+1002020202220242026Apr 2022 · Nottingham Forest+90 · #48 in the world
Brøndby IF Leicester City Nottingham Forest Swansea City 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

4 clubs · newest first
Club Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Brøndby IF Sep 2025 – May 2026 · PPG 1.25 club rating 1813 → 1778 −35 vs expected −0.16 per match last club Sep 2025 – May 2026 24 8-6-10 1.25 1813 → 1778 −35 −20.8 −0.16
Leicester City Aug 2024 – Nov 2024 · PPG 0.93 club rating 2025 → 2006 −19 vs expected −0.24 per match Aug 2024 – Nov 2024 14 3-4-7 0.93 2025 → 2006 −19 −34.5 −0.24
Nottingham Forest Sep 2021 – Dec 2023 · PPG 1.42 club rating 1697 → 1917 +220 vs expected +0.20 per match Sep 2021 – Dec 2023 108 42-27-39 1.42 1697 → 1917 +220 +40.0 +0.20
Swansea City Aug 2019 – May 2021 · PPG 1.61 club rating 1734 → 1812 +78 vs expected +0.09 per match Aug 2019 – May 2021 105 47-28-30 1.61 1734 → 1812 +78 +20.8 +0.09
Career Aug 2019 – May 2026 251 100-65-86 1.45 +5.5

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
251 Matches 100 W · 65 D · 86 L
39.8% Win rate draws 25.9% · losses 34.3%
1.45 Points per game 365 points
1.34 – 1.23 Goals per game 336 scored · 308 conceded
3.4 · 2.41 Corners · cards their team, per game · 66 with stats
Competition GP W D L W-D-L Win % PPG Goals
Championship 138 67 38 33 67-38-33 48.6 1.73 192:129
Premier League 66 14 19 33 14-19-33 21.2 0.92 69:120
Danish Superliga 24 8 6 10 8-6-10 33.3 1.25 32:25
EFL Cup 14 6 2 6 6-2-6 42.9 1.43 26:18
FA Cup 9 5 0 4 5-0-4 55.6 1.67 17:16

Records & streaks

90-minute results · all competitions
6-0 Biggest win v Sønderjyske Fodbold · Danish Superliga · 17 Apr 2026
0-6 Heaviest defeat v Manchester City · Premier League · 31 Aug 2022
10 Longest unbeaten run Swansea City · to 5 Feb 2021
6 Longest winning run Swansea City · to 31 Aug 2019
3 of 3 Shootouts won penalty shootouts

Longest runs by club

Club Matches Won Unbeaten Clean sheets Scored in No win Lost
Brøndby IF 24 3 6 2 6 11 3
Leicester City 14 2 3 1 6 5 4
Nottingham Forest 108 4 9 3 10 11 5
Swansea City 105 6 10 3 16 6 4

Milestones

1st match 2-1 v Hull City 3 Aug 2019 · Swansea City
100th match 2-2 v Reading 25 Apr 2021 · Swansea City
200th match 1-0 v Chelsea 2 Sep 2023 · Nottingham Forest

Goals, cards & corners

match totals, both teams
Goals All 251 Home 126 Away 125
Over 0.5 92% 93% 92%
Over 1.5 73% 72% 74%
Over 2.5 45% 45% 46%
Over 3.5 26% 25% 27%
Over 4.5 13% 10% 15%
Over 5.5 5% 6% 5%
Both teams scored 49% 50% 47%
Clean sheet 32% 35% 29%
Failed to score 27% 22% 32%
Cards Over 3.5 Over 4.5 Over 5.5
4.36 per match 62% 44% 32%
Corners Over 8.5 Over 9.5 Over 10.5
9.91 per match 67% 55% 41%

Cards and corners: 66 matches with stats (2022/23 onwards). Cards = yellow + red, both teams.

Half-time / full-time

250 matches
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 6124% 114% 52%
HT drawHT D 3313% 4116% 3414%
HT lossHT L 62% 135% 4618%
31
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 65 matches
37
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 77 matches
1st half · W 77 · D 108 · L 65 GD +11
2nd half · W 86 · D 90 · L 74 GD +18

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

Playing style

Their team per match OpponentOpp.
1.05 Goals 1.82
1.05 xG 1.72
9.8 Shots 14.8
3.1 On target 5.1
1.5 Big chances 2.7
39.3% Possession 60.7%
3.4 Corners 6.5
2.41 Cards 1.95
11.6 Fouls 10.8
2.0 Offsides 1.5

Based on 66 matches with stats (2022/23 onwards).

Recent matches

last 20 of 251
Date Competition Opponent H/A Score
10 May 202610 May 26 Danish Superliga AGF Danish Superliga · H H 0-2
1 May 20261 May 26 Danish Superliga FC Nordsjælland Danish Superliga · H H 1-1
26 Apr 202626 Apr 26 Danish Superliga Sønderjyske Fodbold Danish Superliga · A A 0-3
22 Apr 202622 Apr 26 Danish Superliga Viborg FF Danish Superliga · A A 1-0
17 Apr 202617 Apr 26 Danish Superliga Sønderjyske Fodbold Danish Superliga · H H 6-0
12 Apr 202612 Apr 26 Danish Superliga FC Midtjylland Danish Superliga · H H 1-2
7 Apr 20267 Apr 26 Danish Superliga FC Nordsjælland Danish Superliga · A A 1-2
22 Mar 202622 Mar 26 Danish Superliga AGF Danish Superliga · A A 0-0
15 Mar 202615 Mar 26 Danish Superliga Viborg FF Danish Superliga · H H 0-1
1 Mar 20261 Mar 26 Danish Superliga FC Midtjylland Danish Superliga · A A 0-0
23 Feb 202623 Feb 26 Danish Superliga Sønderjyske Fodbold Danish Superliga · H H 0-0
15 Feb 202615 Feb 26 Danish Superliga Viborg FF Danish Superliga · A A 0-1
8 Feb 20268 Feb 26 Danish Superliga Randers FC Danish Superliga · H H 0-0
8 Dec 20258 Dec 25 Danish Superliga Vejle Danish Superliga · A A 1-2
1 Dec 20251 Dec 25 Danish Superliga FC Fredericia Danish Superliga · H H 1-3
23 Nov 202523 Nov 25 Danish Superliga FC København Danish Superliga · A A 0-1
9 Nov 20259 Nov 25 Danish Superliga FC Nordsjælland Danish Superliga · H H 2-0
2 Nov 20252 Nov 25 Danish Superliga Silkeborg IF Danish Superliga · A A 2-0
27 Oct 202527 Oct 25 Danish Superliga Odense Boldklub Danish Superliga · A A 4-1
19 Oct 202519 Oct 25 Danish Superliga AGF Danish Superliga · H H 3-3

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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