Alex Neil vs Paul Heckingbottom: the coaches side by side
Every match we track for both coaches, since the 2016 season. We have no matches of Alex Neil from the 2019, 2020, 2021 seasons. We have no matches of Paul Heckingbottom from the 2020, 2021 seasons.
Records side by side
| Alex Neil | Paul Heckingbottom | |
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 248 | Matches | 249 |
| 106 | Won | 74 |
| 61 | Draw | 73 |
| 81 | Lost | 102 |
| 43% | Win percentage | 30% |
| 33% | Loss percentage | 41% |
| 1.53 | Points per match | 1.18 |
| Goals | ||
| 1.42 | Goals scored per match | 1.21 |
| 1.27 | Goals conceded per match | 1.46 |
| 0.15 | Goal difference per match | -0.25 |
| 29% | Clean sheets (%) | 24% |
| 23% | Failed to score (%) | 30% |
| 54% | Both teams scored | 55% |
| 52% | Over 2.5 goals | 53% |
| Home and away | ||
| 1.68 | Points per home match | 1.28 |
| 1.40 | Points per away match | 1.08 |
| 48% | Home wins (%) | 31% |
| 39% | Away wins (%) | 28% |
| Runs | ||
| 6 | Longest winning run | 6 |
| 11 | Longest unbeaten run | 10 |
Alex Neil against Paul Heckingbottom
The teams of Alex Neil and Paul Heckingbottom met 7 times: 2 wins for Alex Neil, 4 draws and 1 wins for Paul Heckingbottom. The team of Alex Neil scored 9 goals, the team of Paul Heckingbottom 6.
Every meeting between Millwall and Preston · Every meeting between Preston and Leeds · Every meeting between Preston and Barnsley
Per club
| Clubs | M | W-D-L | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
 Preston2017 - 2018
|
92 | 36-28-28 | 1.48 |
 Millwall2024 - 2026
|
90 | 43-21-26 | 1.67 |
 Norwich2016
|
38 | 16-9-13 | 1.50 |
 Stoke City2022 - 2024
|
27 | 10-3-14 | 1.22 |
 Stevenage2026
|
1 | 1-0-0 | 3.00 |
| Clubs | M | W-D-L | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Preston2024 - 2026
|
109 | 29-37-43 | 1.14 |
 Barnsley2016 - 2017
|
76 | 21-22-33 | 1.12 |
 Sheffield Utd2022 - 2024
|
29 | 10-5-14 | 1.21 |
 Hibernian2018 - 2019
|
19 | 10-5-4 | 1.84 |
 Leeds2017
|
16 | 4-4-8 | 1.00 |
In the same competitions
| Competition | Alex Neil | Paul Heckingbottom | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W% | PPG | M | W% | PPG | |
| Championship | 211 | 42% | 1.51 | 175 | 27% | 1.14 |
| Club Friendlies | 15 | 60% | 1.87 | 18 | 39% | 1.28 |
| EFL Carabao Cup | 13 | 54% | 1.92 | 11 | 27% | 1.09 |
| FA Cup | 9 | 22% | 0.78 | 12 | 50% | 1.75 |
Season by season
| Season | Alex Neil | Paul Heckingbottom | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clubs | M | W% | PPG | Clubs | M | W% | PPG | |
| 2026 |
|
20 | 40% | 1.45 |
|
14 | 14% | 0.50 |
| 2025 |
|
50 | 54% | 1.86 |
|
47 | 30% | 1.23 |
| 2024 |
|
25 | 44% | 1.48 |
|
52 | 33% | 1.37 |
| 2023 |
|
20 | 30% | 1.05 |
|
19 | 11% | 0.53 |
| 2022 |
|
3 | 67% | 2.00 |
|
6 | 67% | 2.17 |
| 2019 | - | - | - |
|
7 | 57% | 2.00 | |
| 2018 |
|
47 | 38% | 1.40 |
|
12 | 50% | 1.75 |
| 2017 |
|
45 | 40% | 1.56 |
|
47 | 23% | 0.96 |
| 2016 |
|
38 | 42% | 1.50 |
|
45 | 31% | 1.24 |
Alex Neil vs Paul Heckingbottom in numbers
Since the 2016 season Alex Neil led 248 matches we track: 106 wins, 61 draws and 81 losses, good for 1.53 points per match. Since the 2016 season Paul Heckingbottom led 249 matches we track: 74 wins, 73 draws and 102 losses, good for 1.18 points per match.
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