John Eustace

Derby County Since 13 Feb 2025 · 582 days Championship 180 matches in 5 years

180 matches · 30 Jul 2022 – 12 Sep 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1

1.36points per game

67-43-70won · drawn · lost

+12.3points vs expected

28%came back when trailing (97)

72%held the lead when ahead (93)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	180	67	43	70	1.36	1.19	1.19	1.21	1.33	48%	72%	23.8	21.1	0.26	0.29
Home	92	35	25	32	1.41	1.17	1.03	1.33	1.27	46%	76%	25.0	18.7	0.25	0.25
Away	88	32	18	38	1.30	1.20	1.35	1.08	1.39	50%	68%	22.6	23.6	0.26	0.33

10 matches · 21 Apr 2026 – 12 Sep 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1

0.70points per game

2-1-7won · drawn · lost

-2.5points vs expected

22%came back when trailing (9)

40%held the lead when ahead (5)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	10	2	1	7	0.70	1.10	1.90	1.19	2.12	40%	25%	17.3	40.5	0.20	0.40
Home	5	0	1	4	0.20	0.80	2.00	1.44	2.16	40%	0%	11.8	45.4	0.00	0.20
Away	5	2	0	3	1.20	1.40	1.80	0.94	2.09	40%	50%	22.8	35.6	0.40	0.60

68 matches · 14 Feb 2025 – 12 Sep 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1

1.38points per game

27-13-28won · drawn · lost

+7.3points vs expected

26%came back when trailing (38)

68%held the lead when ahead (40)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	68	27	13	28	1.38	1.31	1.31	1.18	1.39	53%	69%	25.5	21.7	0.22	0.34
Home	35	13	9	13	1.37	1.17	1.17	1.26	1.28	49%	71%	23.4	23.7	0.17	0.26
Away	33	14	4	15	1.39	1.45	1.45	1.09	1.49	58%	68%	27.8	19.6	0.27	0.42

7 matches · 15 Aug 2026 – 12 Sep 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1

0.57points per game

1-1-5won · drawn · lost

-2.5points vs expected

17%came back when trailing (6)

33%held the lead when ahead (3)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GA
All	7	1	1	5	0.57	0.86	1.86	1.10	2.16	43%	33%	16.3	42.9	0.57
Home	4	0	1	3	0.25	0.75	2.00	1.30	2.25	25%	0%	0.5	51.5	0.25
Away	3	1	0	2	1.00	1.00	1.67	0.84	2.04	67%	50%	37.3	31.3	1.00

Style vs Championship peers (5-year window · 180 matches · 88 peers)

Metric	Coach	vs peers
Points per game	1.36	+0.44
xG difference / match	-0.13	+0.03
Possession %	44.1	-0.89
Shots / match	10.7	-0.57
Open-play share of xG	65%	-0.54	+ = open play, − = set pieces
Tackles + interceptions	25.4	+0.05
Fouls / match	12.2	+1.28
Cards / match	2.60	-0.01
Came back when trailing	28%	+0.02	of matches trailed
Held lead when ahead	72%	+0.48	of matches led
Substitutions / match	4.12	+0.30
First substitution (min)	58.4	+0.32	+ = later
Changes shape between games	31%	-0.71

Usual shape: 4-2-3-1 (11 shapes used)
First sub when trailing: 56.4'
First sub when leading: 63.6'
Makes a change before 60': 41% of matches

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-2-3-1 usual	89	49%	37	17	35	1.44	-0.11	12 Sep 2026
3-5-2	32	18%	13	7	12	1.44	+0.15	29 Nov 2025
3-4-2-1	24	13%	10	8	6	1.58	-0.31	04 Jan 2026
4-4-2	12	7%	2	2	8	0.67	-0.40	29 Dec 2025
3-4-1-2	11	6%	2	5	4	1.00	-0.30	01 Jan 2026
5-3-2	4	2%	1	1	2	1.00	+0.27	15 Aug 2026
3-4-3	3	2%	1	1	1	1.33	+0.53	15 Dec 2025
3-1-4-2	2	1%	1	1	0	2.00	+0.30	08 Apr 2025
4-4-1-1	1	1%	0	0	1	0.00	-1.83	11 Jan 2026
4-3-1-2	1	1%	0	0	1	0.00	–	14 Feb 2023
4-1-4-1	1	1%	0	1	0	1.00	–	30 Jul 2022

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-2-3-1 usual	9	90%	2	1	6	0.78	-1.05	12 Sep 2026
5-3-2	1	10%	0	0	1	0.00	+0.11	15 Aug 2026

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-2-3-1 usual	33	48%	13	4	16	1.30	-0.18	12 Sep 2026
3-4-2-1	11	16%	6	2	3	1.82	-0.43	04 Jan 2026
3-5-2	8	12%	6	1	1	2.38	+0.15	29 Nov 2025
3-4-1-2	5	7%	1	3	1	1.20	-0.92	01 Jan 2026
4-4-2	4	6%	0	1	3	0.25	-0.26	29 Dec 2025
3-4-3	3	4%	1	1	1	1.33	+0.53	15 Dec 2025
5-3-2	2	3%	0	0	2	0.00	+0.27	15 Aug 2026
4-4-1-1	1	2%	0	0	1	0.00	-1.83	11 Jan 2026
3-1-4-2	1	2%	0	1	0	1.00	+0.30	08 Apr 2025

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-2-3-1 usual	6	86%	1	1	4	0.67	-1.25	12 Sep 2026
5-3-2	1	14%	0	0	1	0.00	+0.11	15 Aug 2026

3 clubs · match figures cover the last five years

Club	From	To	P	W-D-L	PPG	vs xPts	First 10	Predecessor	Bounce
Derby County current	Feb 2025	– (to Jun 2028)	68	27-13-28	1.38	+7.3	1.40	0.30	+1.10
Blackburn Rovers	Jan 2025	–	9	4-0-5	1.33	-1.3	1.33	1.70	-0.37
Blackburn Rovers	Feb 2024	Jan 2025	42	15-15-12	1.43	+6.3	1.00	1.10	-0.10
Birmingham City	Jul 2022	Oct 2023	60	20-15-25	1.25	–	1.20	0.70	+0.50

Also recorded: Blackburn Rovers (1 match, Feb 2024)

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	xG	Shape	Subs
12 Sep 2026	UK CHAMP	v BRC	1–2 L	1.18 · 2.63	4-2-3-1	4 (first 54')	dropped lead
09 Sep 2026	UK CHAMP	v WBA	0–1 L	1.37 · 0.77	4-2-3-1	4 (first 46')
05 Sep 2026	UK CHAMP	at WHU	0–3 L	0.15 · 3.74	4-2-3-1	6 (first 22')
01 Sep 2026	UK CHAMP	at PTM	2–0 W	0.90 · 1.02	4-2-3-1	5 (first 59')
29 Aug 2026	UK CHAMP	v SWA	0–3 L	0.82 · 2.96	4-2-3-1	6 (first 46')
22 Aug 2026	UK CHAMP	v CDF	2–2 D	1.81 · 2.64	4-2-3-1	4 (first 64')	came back
15 Aug 2026	UK CHAMP	at CHA	1–2 L	1.48 · 1.37	5-3-2	5 (first 54')	dropped lead
02 May 2026	UK CHAMP	v SHU	1–2 L	2.02 · 1.82	4-2-3-1	4 (first 60')	dropped lead
25 Apr 2026	UK CHAMP	at QPR	3–2 W	1.22 · 2.75	4-2-3-1	5 (first 61')	came back
21 Apr 2026	UK CHAMP	at NOR	1–2 L	0.96 · 1.55	4-2-3-1	5 (first 67')
18 Apr 2026	UK CHAMP	v OXF	1–0 W	1.35 · 0.88	4-2-3-1	5 (first 71')
11 Apr 2026	UK CHAMP	at SOU	1–2 L	1.68 · 1.57	4-2-3-1	5 (first 9')	dropped lead
06 Apr 2026	UK CHAMP	v STK	2–0 W	3.11 · 0.59	4-2-3-1	5 (first 41')
03 Apr 2026	UK CHAMP	at CVC	2–3 L	1.75 · 1.33	4-2-3-1	3 (first 65')
21 Mar 2026	UK CHAMP	v BRC	1–0 W	1.91 · 0.25	4-2-3-1	4 (first 65')
16 Mar 2026	UK CHAMP	at PTM	1–0 W	1.29 · 2.18	4-2-3-1	5 (first 61')
10 Mar 2026	UK CHAMP	at MLW	0–1 L	0.88 · 1.64	4-2-3-1	5 (first 46')
07 Mar 2026	UK CHAMP	v SHF	2–1 W	1.71 · 0.54	4-2-3-1	4 (first 62')
28 Feb 2026	UK CHAMP	v BBR	3–1 W	1.54 · 0.74	4-2-3-1	4 (first 62')	came back
24 Feb 2026	UK CHAMP	at HUL	2–4 L	2.23 · 0.78	4-2-3-1	3 (first 46')
21 Feb 2026	UK CHAMP	at WAT	0–2 L	0.52 · 1.95	4-2-3-1	5 (first 62')
14 Feb 2026	UK CHAMP	v SWA	2–0 W	1.11 · 1.31	4-2-3-1	5 (first 72')
07 Feb 2026	UK CHAMP	v IPS	1–2 L	1.04 · 1.54	4-2-3-1	4 (first 63')
30 Jan 2026	UK CHAMP	at BSC	5–0 W	2.77 · 0.49	4-2-3-1	5 (first 60')
23 Jan 2026	UK CHAMP	v WBA	1–1 D	0.70 · 1.42	4-2-3-1	5 (first 64')	dropped lead
20 Jan 2026	UK CHAMP	at CHA	2–1 W	1.61 · 0.89	4-2-3-1	5 (first 59')
17 Jan 2026	UK CHAMP	at PNE	1–0 W	1.36 · 0.83	4-2-3-1	4 (first 72')
11 Jan 2026	UK FA Cup	v LEE	1–3 L	0.68 · 2.51	4-4-1-1	5 (first 46')	dropped lead
04 Jan 2026	UK CHAMP	v WXH	1–2 L	1.19 · 1.18	3-4-2-1	5 (first 60')
01 Jan 2026	UK CHAMP	v MID	1–0 W	0.55 · 1.22	3-4-1-2	3 (first 59')
29 Dec 2025	UK CHAMP	at LEI	1–2 L	0.69 · 1.04	4-4-2	5 (first 67')
26 Dec 2025	UK CHAMP	at BRC	1–1 D	0.74 · 3.49	3-4-1-2	4 (first 46')	dropped lead
20 Dec 2025	UK CHAMP	v PTM	1–1 D	1.09 · 0.34	3-4-1-2	2 (first 68')	came back
15 Dec 2025	UK CHAMP	at SHF	3–0 W	1.47 · 0.12	3-4-3	4 (first 66')
10 Dec 2025	UK CHAMP	v MLW	1–1 D	1.34 · 1.10	3-4-1-2	5 (first 67')	came back
06 Dec 2025	UK CHAMP	v LEI	1–3 L	1.31 · 1.22	4-4-2	5 (first 46')
29 Nov 2025	UK CHAMP	at MID	1–2 L	0.84 · 1.63	3-5-2	5 (first 80')	dropped lead
25 Nov 2025	UK CHAMP	at SWA	2–1 W	1.11 · 0.91	3-4-2-1	3 (first 71')
22 Nov 2025	UK CHAMP	v WAT	2–3 L	0.40 · 1.60	3-4-2-1	4 (first 18')	dropped lead
08 Nov 2025	UK CHAMP	at BBR	2–1 W	0.79 · 1.15	3-4-2-1	5 (first 10')
04 Nov 2025	UK CHAMP	v HUL	2–1 W	0.74 · 1.21	3-4-2-1	4 (first 68')
01 Nov 2025	UK CHAMP	at SHU	3–1 W	1.87 · 2.06	3-4-2-1	4 (first 73')
25 Oct 2025	UK CHAMP	v QPR	1–0 W	1.60 · 0.29	3-4-2-1	4 (first 72')
21 Oct 2025	UK CHAMP	v NOR	1–0 W	1.25 · 1.37	4-2-3-1	5 (first 46')
18 Oct 2025	UK CHAMP	at OXF	0–1 L	0.32 · 1.94	4-2-3-1	5 (first 46')
04 Oct 2025	UK CHAMP	v SOU	1–1 D	1.31 · 1.02	4-2-3-1	5 (first 68')	came back
30 Sep 2025	UK CHAMP	v CHA	1–1 D	1.90 · 0.72	4-2-3-1	5 (first 46')	came back
27 Sep 2025	UK CHAMP	at WXH	1–1 D	0.86 · 0.75	4-4-2	3 (first 63')	came back
20 Sep 2025	UK CHAMP	v PNE	0–1 L	0.35 · 0.74	3-4-2-1	4 (first 46')