Pep Guardiola
Possession-ledComeback recordCloses games out
268 matches · 18 Sep 2021 – 24 May 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1
2.20points per game
181-47-40won · drawn · lost
+19.9points vs expected
54%came back when trailing (87)
84%held the lead when ahead (216)
| Split | P | W | D | L | PPG | GF | GA | xG | xGA | Scored first | Won when first | Lead mins | Trail mins | Late GF | Late GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 268 | 181 | 47 | 40 | 2.20 | 2.36 | 0.95 | 2.00 | 1.22 | 69% | 82% | 41.5 | 11.6 | 0.46 | 0.25 |
| Home | 137 | 105 | 19 | 13 | 2.44 | 2.74 | 0.88 | 2.17 | 1.06 | 73% | 86% | 47.4 | 9.0 | 0.53 | 0.21 |
| Away | 131 | 76 | 28 | 27 | 1.95 | 1.97 | 1.02 | 1.83 | 1.38 | 64% | 76% | 35.4 | 14.3 | 0.38 | 0.29 |
10 matches · 12 Apr 2026 – 24 May 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1
2.30points per game
7-2-1won · drawn · lost
+4.6points vs expected
75%came back when trailing (4)
78%held the lead when ahead (9)
| 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 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2.30 | 2.00 | 0.80 | 1.98 | 1.18 | 80% | 75% | 30.9 | 10.0 | 0.70 | 0.20 |
| Home | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.40 | 2.20 | 0.80 | 1.99 | 0.97 | 80% | 75% | 28.4 | 6.4 | 0.80 | 0.20 |
| Away | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.20 | 1.80 | 0.80 | 1.97 | 1.39 | 80% | 75% | 33.4 | 13.6 | 0.60 | 0.20 |
268 matches · 18 Sep 2021 – 24 May 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1
2.20points per game
181-47-40won · drawn · lost
+19.9points vs expected
54%came back when trailing (87)
84%held the lead when ahead (216)
| Split | P | W | D | L | PPG | GF | GA | xG | xGA | Scored first | Won when first | Lead mins | Trail mins | Late GF | Late GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 268 | 181 | 47 | 40 | 2.20 | 2.36 | 0.95 | 2.00 | 1.22 | 69% | 82% | 41.5 | 11.6 | 0.46 | 0.25 |
| Home | 137 | 105 | 19 | 13 | 2.44 | 2.74 | 0.88 | 2.17 | 1.06 | 73% | 86% | 47.4 | 9.0 | 0.53 | 0.21 |
| Away | 131 | 76 | 28 | 27 | 1.95 | 1.97 | 1.02 | 1.83 | 1.38 | 64% | 76% | 35.4 | 14.3 | 0.38 | 0.29 |
Style vs Premier League peers (5-year window · 268 matches · 35 peers)
| Metric | Coach | vs peers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 2.20 | +2.22 | |
| xG difference / match | 0.78 | +1.40 | |
| Possession % | 64.1 | +2.22 | |
| Shots / match | 16.9 | +2.19 | |
| Open-play share of xG | 76% | +0.90 | + = open play, − = set pieces |
| Tackles + interceptions | 20.0 | -2.56 | |
| Fouls / match | 8.6 | -2.55 | |
| Cards / match | 1.74 | -1.56 | |
| Came back when trailing | 54% | +2.08 | of matches trailed |
| Held lead when ahead | 84% | +1.72 | of matches led |
| Substitutions / match | 3.36 | -1.07 | |
| First substitution (min) | 60.5 | +0.69 | + = later |
| Changes shape between games | 47% | +0.62 |
- Usual shape
- 4-2-3-1 (12 shapes used)
- First sub when trailing
- 58.1'
- First sub when leading
- 61.9'
- Makes a change before 60'
- 43% of matches
| Shape | P | Share | W | D | L | PPG | xG diff | Last used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 usual | 88 | 33% | 67 | 12 | 9 | 2.42 | +0.91 | 09 May 2026 |
| 4-3-3 | 71 | 26% | 44 | 14 | 13 | 2.06 | +0.54 | 20 Jan 2026 |
| 4-1-4-1 | 41 | 15% | 22 | 9 | 10 | 1.83 | +0.74 | 19 May 2026 |
| 3-2-4-1 | 40 | 15% | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2.45 | +1.06 | 18 Sep 2024 |
| 4-3-2-1 | 9 | 3% | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.44 | +1.00 | 25 Apr 2026 |
| 4-1-3-2 | 7 | 3% | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | +0.46 | 11 Mar 2026 |
| 4-2-2-2 | 4 | 2% | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 | +0.16 | 24 May 2026 |
| 3-4-2-1 | 3 | 1% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | +4.18 | 11 Jan 2025 |
| 4-3-1-2 | 2 | 1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | -0.77 | 06 Apr 2025 |
| 3-3-1-3 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | – | 21 May 2023 |
| 3-3-3-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | – | 22 Apr 2023 |
| 4-4-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | – | 05 Feb 2023 |
| Shape | P | Share | W | D | L | PPG | xG diff | Last used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 usual | 5 | 50% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.60 | +1.24 | 09 May 2026 |
| 4-2-2-2 | 3 | 30% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | +0.12 | 24 May 2026 |
| 4-1-4-1 | 1 | 10% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | -0.34 | 19 May 2026 |
| 4-3-2-1 | 1 | 10% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | +1.80 | 25 Apr 2026 |
| Shape | P | Share | W | D | L | PPG | xG diff | Last used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 usual | 88 | 33% | 67 | 12 | 9 | 2.42 | +0.91 | 09 May 2026 |
| 4-3-3 | 71 | 26% | 44 | 14 | 13 | 2.06 | +0.54 | 20 Jan 2026 |
| 4-1-4-1 | 41 | 15% | 22 | 9 | 10 | 1.83 | +0.74 | 19 May 2026 |
| 3-2-4-1 | 40 | 15% | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2.45 | +1.06 | 18 Sep 2024 |
| 4-3-2-1 | 9 | 3% | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.44 | +1.00 | 25 Apr 2026 |
| 4-1-3-2 | 7 | 3% | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | +0.46 | 11 Mar 2026 |
| 4-2-2-2 | 4 | 2% | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 | +0.16 | 24 May 2026 |
| 3-4-2-1 | 3 | 1% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | +4.18 | 11 Jan 2025 |
| 4-3-1-2 | 2 | 1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | -0.77 | 06 Apr 2025 |
| 3-3-1-3 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | – | 21 May 2023 |
| 3-3-3-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | – | 22 Apr 2023 |
| 4-4-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | – | 05 Feb 2023 |
1 club · match figures cover the last five years
| Club | From | To | P | W-D-L | PPG | vs xPts | First 10 | Predecessor | Bounce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Manchester City |
Jul 2016 | Jun 2026 | 268 | 181-47-40 | 2.20 | +19.9 | 2.00 | – | – |
| Date | Comp | Opponent | Score | xG | Shape | Subs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2026 | UK PL | v AVL | 1–2 L | 1.32 · 1.97 | 4-2-2-2 | 5 (first 58') | dropped lead |
| 19 May 2026 | UK PL | at BOU | 1–1 D | 1.69 · 2.03 | 4-1-4-1 | 4 (first 56') | came back |
| 16 May 2026 | UK FA Cup | at CHE | 1–0 W | 1.19 · 0.79 | 4-2-2-2 | 2 (first 46') | |
| 13 May 2026 | UK PL | v CRY | 3–0 W | 1.52 · 0.92 | 4-2-2-2 | 5 (first 58') | |
| 09 May 2026 | UK PL | v BRE | 3–0 W | 3.30 · 0.35 | 4-2-3-1 | 3 (first 60') | |
| 04 May 2026 | UK PL | at EVE | 3–3 D | 1.86 · 2.10 | 4-2-3-1 | 3 (first 74') | came back |
| 25 Apr 2026 | UK FA Cup | v SOU | 2–1 W | 2.03 · 0.23 | 4-3-2-1 | 5 (first 58') | came back |
| 22 Apr 2026 | UK PL | at BUR | 1–0 W | 3.06 · 0.89 | 4-2-3-1 | 2 (first 65') | |
| 19 Apr 2026 | UK PL | v ARS | 2–1 W | 1.76 · 1.38 | 4-2-3-1 | 4 (first 85') | |
| 12 Apr 2026 | UK PL | at CHE | 3–0 W | 2.03 · 1.12 | 4-2-3-1 | 4 (first 64') | |
| 17 Mar 2026 | UEFA CL | v RMA | 1–2 L | 2.47 · 2.76 | 4-2-3-1 | 5 (first 46') | |
| 11 Mar 2026 | UEFA CL | at RMA | 0–3 L | 0.83 · 1.95 | 4-1-3-2 | 4 (first 46') | |
| 07 Mar 2026 | UK FA Cup | at NEW | 3–1 W | 3.19 · 1.15 | 4-2-3-1 | 3 (first 73') | came back |
| 04 Mar 2026 | UK PL | v NFO | 2–2 D | 2.64 · 1.04 | 4-1-3-2 | 3 (first 77') | dropped lead |
| 28 Feb 2026 | UK PL | at LEE | 1–0 W | 2.20 · 1.99 | 4-1-3-2 | 3 (first 68') | |
| 21 Feb 2026 | UK PL | v NEW | 2–1 W | 1.86 · 0.85 | 4-1-3-2 | 3 (first 46') | |
| 14 Feb 2026 | UK FA Cup | v SAL | 2–0 W | 2.34 · 0.44 | 4-2-3-1 | 5 (first 22') | |
| 11 Feb 2026 | UK PL | v FUL | 3–0 W | 1.59 · 1.77 | 4-1-3-2 | 5 (first 46') | |
| 08 Feb 2026 | UK PL | at LIV | 2–1 W | 2.74 · 1.05 | 4-1-3-2 | 3 (first 61') | came back |
| 01 Feb 2026 | UK PL | at TOT | 2–2 D | 1.92 · 1.92 | 4-1-3-2 | 4 (first 69') | dropped lead |
| 28 Jan 2026 | UEFA CL | v GAL | 2–0 W | 1.35 · 0.24 | 4-2-3-1 | 3 (first 37') | |
| 24 Jan 2026 | UK PL | v WOL | 2–0 W | 1.16 · 0.60 | 4-1-4-1 | 3 (first 61') | |
| 20 Jan 2026 | UEFA CL | at BOD | 1–3 L | 1.45 · 1.40 | 4-3-3 | 1 (first 70') | |
| 17 Jan 2026 | UK PL | at MUN | 0–2 L | 0.53 · 2.44 | 4-1-4-1 | 5 (first 46') | |
| 10 Jan 2026 | UK FA Cup | v EXE | 10–1 W | 2.71 · 0.58 | 4-1-4-1 | 5 (first 46') | |
| 07 Jan 2026 | UK PL | v BHA | 1–1 D | 2.74 · 1.10 | 4-1-4-1 | 4 (first 64') | dropped lead |
| 04 Jan 2026 | UK PL | v CHE | 1–1 D | 1.28 · 2.62 | 4-1-4-1 | 3 (first 51') | dropped lead |
| 01 Jan 2026 | UK PL | at SUN | 0–0 D | 2.39 · 0.89 | 4-3-2-1 | 4 (first 46') | |
| 27 Dec 2025 | UK PL | at NFO | 2–1 W | 1.51 · 0.84 | 4-3-2-1 | 2 (first 73') | |
| 20 Dec 2025 | UK PL | v WHU | 3–0 W | 2.33 · 0.93 | 4-3-2-1 | 4 (first 67') | |
| 14 Dec 2025 | UK PL | at CRY | 3–0 W | 1.19 · 1.65 | 4-3-2-1 | 4 (first 85') | |
| 10 Dec 2025 | UEFA CL | at RMA | 2–1 W | 2.29 · 1.75 | 4-3-3 | 4 (first 70') | came back |
| 06 Dec 2025 | UK PL | v SUN | 3–0 W | 2.65 · 0.46 | 4-3-2-1 | 5 (first 69') | |
| 02 Dec 2025 | UK PL | at FUL | 5–4 W | 2.00 · 1.09 | 4-3-3 | 4 (first 64') | |
| 29 Nov 2025 | UK PL | v LEE | 3–2 W | 3.17 · 2.08 | 4-3-2-1 | 3 (first 75') | |
| 25 Nov 2025 | UEFA CL | v B04 | 0–2 L | 2.06 · 0.69 | 4-3-3 | 5 (first 46') | |
| 22 Nov 2025 | UK PL | at NEW | 1–2 L | 1.94 · 1.87 | 4-3-2-1 | 4 (first 76') | |
| 09 Nov 2025 | UK PL | v LIV | 3–0 W | 1.82 · 0.85 | 4-3-3 | 2 (first 53') | |
| 05 Nov 2025 | UEFA CL | v BVB | 4–1 W | 1.59 · 1.33 | 4-1-4-1 | 5 (first 79') | |
| 02 Nov 2025 | UK PL | v BOU | 3–1 W | 1.64 · 0.89 | 4-3-2-1 | 5 (first 73') | |
| 26 Oct 2025 | UK PL | at AVL | 0–1 L | 1.28 · 0.82 | 4-1-4-1 | 5 (first 61') | |
| 21 Oct 2025 | UEFA CL | at VIL | 2–0 W | 1.57 · 1.74 | 4-1-4-1 | 5 (first 57') | |
| 18 Oct 2025 | UK PL | v EVE | 2–0 W | 1.89 · 0.80 | 4-1-4-1 | 5 (first 59') | |
| 05 Oct 2025 | UK PL | at BRE | 1–0 W | 0.99 · 0.44 | 4-1-4-1 | 3 (first 22') | |
| 01 Oct 2025 | UEFA CL | at ASM | 2–2 D | 1.59 · 1.41 | 4-1-4-1 | 3 (first 61') | dropped lead |
| 27 Sep 2025 | UK PL | v BUR | 5–1 W | 2.37 · 0.68 | 4-1-4-1 | 4 (first 62') | |
| 21 Sep 2025 | UK PL | at ARS | 1–1 D | 0.71 · 0.94 | 4-1-4-1 | 5 (first 46') | dropped lead |