Wouter Vrancken

Hearts Since 01 Jul 2026 · 80 days Europa Conference League 17 matches in 5 years

Set-piece threatRotates the shapeComeback record

17 matches · 25 Jul 2024 – 26 Aug 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1

1.47points per game

7-4-6won · drawn · lost

-3.0points vs expected

40%came back when trailing (10)

60%held the lead when ahead (10)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	17	7	4	6	1.47	1.47	1.65	1.75	2.08	35%	83%	21.4	27.6	0.47	0.47
Home	8	5	2	1	2.13	1.75	0.88	1.36	1.37	50%	75%	30.6	7.8	0.38	0.38
Away	9	2	2	5	0.89	1.22	2.33	2.14	2.78	22%	100%	13.2	45.3	0.56	0.56

10 matches · 07 Nov 2024 – 26 Aug 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1

0.90points per game

2-3-5won · drawn · lost

-4.0points vs expected

29%came back when trailing (7)

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	3	5	0.90	1.00	2.00	1.92	2.19	30%	67%	17.9	36.9	0.30	0.60
Home	5	2	2	1	1.60	1.40	1.00	1.48	1.47	60%	67%	32.0	10.2	0.20	0.40
Away	5	0	1	4	0.20	0.60	3.00	2.37	2.90	0%	–	3.8	63.6	0.40	0.80

6 matches · 21 Jul 2026 – 26 Aug 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1

0.50points per game

0-3-3won · drawn · lost

-1.9points vs expected

40%came back when trailing (5)

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	6	3	3	0.50	1.00	2.83	1.79	2.97	17%	0%	6.3	44.8	0.50	0.83
Home	3	2	1	0.67	1.00	1.67	0.91	1.63	33%	0%	6.3	17.0	0.33	0.67
Away	3	1	2	0.33	1.00	4.00	2.68	4.30	0%	–	6.3	72.7	0.67	1.00

2 matches · 20 Aug 2026 – 26 Aug 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1

1.00points per game

0-2-0won · drawn · lost

-0.5points vs expected

100%came back when trailing (2)

0%held the lead when ahead (2)

Split	P	D	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	2	2	1.00	2.00	2.00	3.37	3.71	0%	–	18.0	35.0	1.00	1.00
Home	1	1	1.00	2.00	2.00	0.97	1.13	0%	–	17.0	25.0	0.00	1.00
Away	1	1	1.00	2.00	2.00	5.78	6.28	0%	–	19.0	45.0	2.00	1.00

2 matches · 06 Aug 2026 – 13 Aug 2026 · usually 4-3-3

0.50points per game

0-1-1won · drawn · lost

+0.0points vs expected

0%came back when trailing (1)

0%held the lead when ahead (1)

Split	P	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	2	1	1	0.50	1.00	3.50	0.76	2.72	50%	0%	1.0	43.5	0.50	1.50
Home	1	1	0	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.66	1.39	100%	0%	2.0	0.0	1.00	1.00
Away	1	0	1	0.00	1.00	6.00	0.86	4.04	0%	–	0.0	87.0	0.00	2.00

2 matches · 21 Jul 2026 – 28 Jul 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1

0.00points per game

0-0-2won · drawn · lost

-1.4points vs expected

0%came back when trailing (2)

–held the lead when ahead (0)

Split	P	L	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Trail mins
All	2	2	3.00	1.25	2.48	0%	–	56.0
Home	1	1	2.00	1.09	2.37	0%	–	26.0
Away	1	1	4.00	1.41	2.59	0%	–	86.0

Style vs Europa Conference League peers (5-year window · 17 matches · 126 peers)

Metric	Coach	vs peers
Points per game	1.47	+0.40
xG difference / match	-0.32	+0.14
Possession %	50.9	+0.44
Shots / match	11.6	+0.51
Open-play share of xG	53%	-1.22	+ = open play, − = set pieces
Tackles + interceptions	26.2	+0.00
Fouls / match	11.4	-0.14
Cards / match	–	–
Came back when trailing	40%	+1.02	of matches trailed
Held lead when ahead	60%	-0.63	of matches led
Substitutions / match	4.83	+0.95
First substitution (min)	55.3	-0.29	+ = later
Changes shape between games	75%	+1.13

Usual shape: 4-2-3-1 (7 shapes used)
First sub when trailing: 58.8'
First sub when leading: 67.7'
Makes a change before 60': 50% of matches

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-2-3-1 usual	7	41%	3	1	3	1.43	-0.32	20 Aug 2026
4-3-3	4	24%	2	1	1	1.75	+0.63	13 Aug 2026
4-4-2	2	12%	0	1	1	0.50	-1.85	26 Aug 2026
3-4-3	1	6%	0	0	1	0.00	-1.14	03 Oct 2024
5-3-2	1	6%	1	0	0	3.00	–	28 Aug 2024
4-2-1-3	1	6%	1	0	0	3.00	–	22 Aug 2024
4-1-4-1	1	6%	0	1	0	1.00	–	08 Aug 2024

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-2-3-1 usual	5	50%	1	1	3	0.80	-0.32	20 Aug 2026
4-3-3	3	30%	1	1	1	1.33	+0.88	13 Aug 2026
4-4-2	2	20%	0	1	1	0.50	-1.85	26 Aug 2026

Shape	P	Share	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-2-3-1 usual	3	50%	1	2	0.33	-0.87	20 Aug 2026
4-4-2	2	33%	1	1	0.50	-1.85	26 Aug 2026
4-3-3	1	17%	1	0	1.00	-0.73	13 Aug 2026

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-4-2 usual	1	50%	0	1	0	1.00	-0.50	26 Aug 2026
4-2-3-1	1	50%	0	1	0	1.00	-0.16	20 Aug 2026

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-3-3 usual	1	50%	0	1	0	1.00	-0.73	13 Aug 2026
4-4-2	1	50%	0	0	1	0.00	-3.19	06 Aug 2026

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-2-3-1 usual	2	100%	0	0	2	0.00	-1.23	28 Jul 2026

2 clubs · match figures cover the last five years

Club	From	To	P	W-D-L	PPG	vs xPts	First 10	Predecessor	Bounce
Hearts current	Jul 2026	– (to May 2028)	6	0-3-3	0.50	-1.9	0.50	0.70	-0.20
Gent	Jul 2024	–	11	7-1-3	2.00	-1.1	2.20	2.00	+0.20

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	xG	Shape	Subs
26 Aug 2026	UEFA ECL	at SCR	2–2 D	5.78 · 6.28	4-4-2	6 (first 15')	came back
20 Aug 2026	UEFA ECL	v SCR	2–2 D	0.97 · 1.13	4-2-3-1	3 (first 56')	came back
13 Aug 2026	UEFA EL	v SLB	1–1 D	0.66 · 1.39	4-3-3	5 (first 64')	dropped lead
06 Aug 2026	UEFA EL	at SLB	1–6 L	0.86 · 4.04	4-4-2	5 (first 46')
28 Jul 2026	UEFA CL	v STU	0–2 L	1.09 · 2.37	4-2-3-1	5 (first 45')
21 Jul 2026	UEFA CL	at STU	0–4 L	1.41 · 2.59	4-2-3-1	5 (first 59')