Alexander Blessin

Not currently in charge Bundesliga 96 matches in 5 years

Set-piece threat

96 matches · 22 Jan 2022 – 16 May 2026 · usually 3-4-2-1

0.99points per game

23-26-47won · drawn · lost

-16.1points vs expected

23%came back when trailing (61)

74%held the lead when ahead (31)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	96	23	26	47	0.99	0.80	1.35	1.03	1.51	27%	73%	13.6	30.7	0.25	0.29
Home	49	13	16	20	1.12	0.86	1.33	1.06	1.38	26%	77%	12.2	29.1	0.31	0.29
Away	47	10	10	27	0.85	0.74	1.38	1.00	1.64	28%	69%	15.1	32.2	0.19	0.30

10 matches · 08 Mar 2026 – 16 May 2026 · usually 3-4-2-1

0.30points per game

0-3-7won · drawn · lost

-5.3points vs expected

0%came back when trailing (7)

0%held the lead when ahead (3)

Split	P	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	10	3	7	0.30	0.60	2.00	0.98	1.95	30%	0%	8.5	40.8	0.20	0.50
Home	6	2	4	0.33	0.67	2.17	1.21	2.20	33%	0%	9.7	37.2	0.17	0.67
Away	4	1	3	0.25	0.50	1.75	0.63	1.57	25%	0%	6.8	46.3	0.25	0.25

68 matches · 25 Aug 2024 – 16 May 2026 · usually 3-4-2-1

0.85points per game

14-16-38won · drawn · lost

-16.1points vs expected

19%came back when trailing (47)

67%held the lead when ahead (21)

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	14	16	38	0.85	0.84	1.49	1.02	1.51	26%	67%	13.7	32.2	0.26	0.29
Home	34	7	10	17	0.91	0.79	1.47	1.07	1.38	24%	75%	10.9	32.0	0.29	0.32
Away	34	7	6	21	0.79	0.88	1.50	0.98	1.64	29%	60%	16.5	32.4	0.24	0.26

Style vs Bundesliga peers (5-year window · 96 matches · 52 peers)

Metric	Coach	vs peers
Points per game	0.99	-0.65
xG difference / match	-0.49	-0.86
Possession %	44.4	-0.77
Shots / match	11.1	-1.07
Open-play share of xG	63%	-1.21	+ = open play, − = set pieces
Tackles + interceptions	26.6	+0.50
Fouls / match	11.8	+0.31
Cards / match	2.81	+0.15
Came back when trailing	23%	-0.59	of matches trailed
Held lead when ahead	74%	+0.77	of matches led
Substitutions / match	4.13	-1.54
First substitution (min)	58.3	+0.73	+ = later
Changes shape between games	50%	+0.05

Usual shape: 3-4-2-1 (11 shapes used)
First sub when trailing: 60.4'
First sub when leading: 57.9'
Makes a change before 60': 45% of matches

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
3-4-2-1 usual	26	27%	7	6	13	1.04	-0.50	03 May 2026
3-4-3	25	26%	6	8	11	1.04	-0.38	23 Jan 2026
3-4-1-2	15	16%	3	4	8	0.87	-0.34	16 May 2026
4-2-3-1	13	14%	3	5	5	1.08	–	21 May 2022
3-5-2	9	9%	4	0	5	1.33	-0.80	09 May 2026
5-4-1	3	3%	0	1	2	0.33	-1.42	06 Dec 2025
3-1-4-2	1	1%	0	0	1	0.00	-0.05	30 Aug 2024
5-3-2	1	1%	0	0	1	0.00	–	05 Oct 2023
4-3-2-1	1	1%	0	0	1	0.00	–	15 Apr 2022
4-3-1-2	1	1%	0	1	0	1.00	–	20 Feb 2022
4-3-3	1	1%	0	1	0	1.00	–	22 Jan 2022

Shape	P	Share	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
3-4-2-1 usual	8	80%	3	5	0.38	-0.78	03 May 2026
3-4-1-2	1	10%	0	1	0.00	-1.83	16 May 2026
3-5-2	1	10%	0	1	0.00	-1.58	09 May 2026

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
3-4-2-1 usual	26	38%	7	6	13	1.04	-0.50	03 May 2026
3-4-3	20	29%	4	5	11	0.85	-0.38	23 Jan 2026
3-4-1-2	14	21%	3	4	7	0.93	-0.34	16 May 2026
3-5-2	4	6%	0	0	4	0.00	-0.80	09 May 2026
5-4-1	3	4%	0	1	2	0.33	-1.42	06 Dec 2025
3-1-4-2	1	2%	0	0	1	0.00	-0.05	30 Aug 2024

3 clubs · 1 caretaker spell · match figures cover the last five years

Club	From	To	P	W-D-L	PPG	vs xPts	First 10	Predecessor	Bounce
St. Pauli caretaker	Jul 2024	Jun 2026	68	14-16-38	0.85	-16.1	0.80	–	–
Union Saint-Gilloise	Jul 2023	Jul 2024	12	6-3-3	1.75	–	1.80	1.80	+0.00
Genoa	Jan 2022	Dec 2022	16	3-7-6	1.00	–	1.00	0.30	+0.70

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	xG	Shape	Subs
16 May 2026	GER BI	v WOB	1–3 L	1.62 · 3.46	3-4-1-2	4 (first 46')	· caretaker
09 May 2026	GER BI	at RBL	1–2 L	0.65 · 2.23	3-5-2	5 (first 64')	· caretaker
03 May 2026	GER BI	v M05	1–2 L	0.99 · 2.02	3-4-2-1	5 (first 46')	· caretaker
25 Apr 2026	GER BI	at HDH	0–2 L	0.85 · 1.63	3-4-2-1	5 (first 46')	· caretaker
17 Apr 2026	GER BI	v KOE	1–1 D	1.67 · 1.55	3-4-2-1	3 (first 65')	dropped lead · caretaker
11 Apr 2026	GER BI	v FCB	0–5 L	0.61 · 3.19	3-4-2-1	4 (first 66')	· caretaker
05 Apr 2026	GER BI	at FCU	1–1 D	0.39 · 1.72	3-4-2-1	3 (first 60')	dropped lead · caretaker
22 Mar 2026	GER BI	v SCF	1–2 L	1.79 · 2.29	3-4-2-1	4 (first 68')	dropped lead · caretaker
13 Mar 2026	GER BI	at BMG	0–2 L	0.64 · 0.69	3-4-2-1	4 (first 67')	· caretaker
08 Mar 2026	GER BI	v SGE	0–0 D	0.59 · 0.67	3-4-2-1	3 (first 48')	· caretaker
28 Feb 2026	GER BI	at TSG	1–0 W	0.81 · 2.84	3-4-2-1	3 (first 46')	· caretaker
22 Feb 2026	GER BI	v SVW	2–1 W	0.41 · 1.62	3-4-2-1	3 (first 53')	· caretaker
14 Feb 2026	GER BI	at B04	0–4 L	0.65 · 1.65	3-4-2-1	4 (first 69')	· caretaker
07 Feb 2026	GER BI	v VFB	2–1 W	1.90 · 0.62	3-4-2-1	2 (first 90')	· caretaker
31 Jan 2026	GER BI	at FCA	1–2 L	2.55 · 0.98	3-4-2-1	4 (first 63')	dropped lead · caretaker
27 Jan 2026	GER BI	v RBL	1–1 D	1.23 · 1.45	3-4-2-1	5 (first 67')	came back · caretaker
23 Jan 2026	GER BI	v HSV	0–0 D	0.31 · 0.37	3-4-3	3 (first 46')	· caretaker
17 Jan 2026	GER BI	at BVB	2–3 L	0.89 · 2.53	3-4-2-1	3 (first 64')	· caretaker
14 Jan 2026	GER BI	at WOB	1–2 L	1.84 · 1.91	3-4-1-2	3 (first 68')	· caretaker
21 Dec 2025	GER BI	at M05	0–0 D	0.28 · 1.58	3-4-1-2	3 (first 58')	· caretaker
13 Dec 2025	GER BI	v HDH	2–1 W	0.95 · 2.36	3-4-2-1	3 (first 46')	· caretaker
06 Dec 2025	GER BI	at KOE	1–1 D	0.17 · 1.70	5-4-1	5 (first 46')	came back · caretaker
29 Nov 2025	GER BI	at FCB	1–3 L	0.58 · 2.19	5-4-1	4 (first 18')	dropped lead · caretaker
23 Nov 2025	GER BI	v FCU	0–1 L	0.73 · 0.44	3-5-2	4 (first 64')	· caretaker
09 Nov 2025	GER BI	at SCF	1–2 L	0.55 · 1.32	3-4-3	4 (first 59')	· caretaker
01 Nov 2025	GER BI	v BMG	0–4 L	0.94 · 2.70	3-4-2-1	5 (first 46')	· caretaker
25 Oct 2025	GER BI	at SGE	0–2 L	0.40 · 1.79	3-4-2-1	4 (first 60')	· caretaker
19 Oct 2025	GER BI	v TSG	0–3 L	0.77 · 1.85	3-4-1-2	5 (first 63')	· caretaker
04 Oct 2025	GER BI	at SVW	0–1 L	0.97 · 1.80	3-4-1-2	3 (first 71')	· caretaker
27 Sep 2025	GER BI	v B04	1–2 L	0.83 · 0.89	3-4-1-2	5 (first 68')	· caretaker
19 Sep 2025	GER BI	at VFB	0–2 L	0.94 · 2.09	3-4-1-2	5 (first 62')	· caretaker