G. Zola vs Rafael Benitez: the coaches side by side
Every match we track for both coaches, since the 2016 season. We have no matches of Rafael Benitez from the 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 seasons.
Records side by side
| G. Zola | Rafael Benitez | |
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 22 | Matches | 178 |
| 2 | Won | 73 |
| 7 | Draw | 41 |
| 13 | Lost | 64 |
| 9% | Win percentage | 41% |
| 59% | Loss percentage | 36% |
| 0.59 | Points per match | 1.46 |
| Goals | ||
| 0.73 | Goals scored per match | 1.39 |
| 1.64 | Goals conceded per match | 1.18 |
| -0.91 | Goal difference per match | 0.21 |
| 14% | Clean sheets (%) | 30% |
| 36% | Failed to score (%) | 29% |
| 59% | Both teams scored | 48% |
| 45% | Over 2.5 goals | 50% |
| Home and away | ||
| 0.50 | Points per home match | 1.57 |
| 0.67 | Points per away match | 1.36 |
| 10% | Home wins (%) | 45% |
| 8% | Away wins (%) | 37% |
| Runs | ||
| 1 | Longest winning run | 8 |
| 3 | Longest unbeaten run | 9 |
G. Zola against Rafael Benitez
The teams of G. Zola and Rafael Benitez met 2 times: 0 wins for G. Zola, 1 draws and 1 wins for Rafael Benitez. The team of G. Zola scored 1 goals, the team of Rafael Benitez 3.
Per club
| Clubs | M | W-D-L | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham2016
|
22 | 2-7-13 | 0.59 |
| Clubs | M | W-D-L | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
 Newcastle2016 - 2018
|
122 | 53-24-45 | 1.50 |
 Celta Vigo2023
|
29 | 7-9-13 | 1.03 |
 Panathinaikos2025 - 2026
|
27 | 13-8-6 | 1.74 |
In the same competitions
| Competition | G. Zola | Rafael Benitez | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W% | PPG | M | W% | PPG | |
| Championship | 21 | 10% | 0.62 | 43 | 63% | 2.05 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0% | 0.00 | 7 | 43% | 1.43 |
Season by season
| Season | G. Zola | Rafael Benitez | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clubs | M | W% | PPG | Clubs | M | W% | PPG | |
| 2026 | - | - | - |
|
1 | 100% | 3.00 | |
| 2025 | - | - | - |
|
26 | 46% | 1.69 | |
| 2023 | - | - | - |
|
29 | 24% | 1.03 | |
| 2018 | - | - | - |
|
39 | 31% | 1.18 | |
| 2017 | - | - | - |
|
36 | 33% | 1.17 | |
| 2016 |
|
22 | 9% | 0.59 |
|
47 | 62% | 2.02 |
G. Zola vs Rafael Benitez in numbers
Since the 2016 season G. Zola led 22 matches we track: 2 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses, good for 0.59 points per match. Since the 2016 season Rafael Benitez led 178 matches we track: 73 wins, 41 draws and 64 losses, good for 1.46 points per match.
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