John Russell vs Joseph Martin O'Brien: the coaches side by side

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John Russell Republic of Ireland ยท 41 years old Sligo Rovers
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97 - 26 Matches
33% - 42% Win percentage
1.21 - 1.65 Points per match
1.23 - 1.23 Goals scored per match

Every match we track: since the 2023 season for John Russell, since the 2025 season for Joseph Martin O'Brien. So compare the percentages and the numbers per match above all.

Records side by side

John Russell Joseph Martin O'Brien
Results
97 Matches 26
32 Won 11
21 Draw 10
44 Lost 5
33% Win percentage 42%
45% Loss percentage 19%
1.21 Points per match 1.65
Goals
1.23 Goals scored per match 1.23
1.53 Goals conceded per match 0.92
-0.30 Goal difference per match 0.31
23% Clean sheets (%) 27%
34% Failed to score (%) 27%
49% Both teams scored 58%
55% Over 2.5 goals 38%
Home and away
1.40 Points per home match 1.60
1.04 Points per away match 1.73
38% Home wins (%) 40%
29% Away wins (%) 45%
Runs
4 Longest winning run 2
5 Longest unbeaten run 6

John Russell against Joseph Martin O'Brien

0 Wins
0 Draw
3 Wins

The teams of John Russell and Joseph Martin O'Brien met 3 times: 0 wins for John Russell, 0 draws and 3 wins for Joseph Martin O'Brien. The team of John Russell scored 4 goals, the team of Joseph Martin O'Brien 8.

Every meeting between Sligo Rovers and Shelbourne

Per club

John Russell
Clubs M W-D-L PPG
Sligo Rovers2023 - 2025 94 29-21-44 1.15
Shelbourne2026 3 3-0-0 3.00
Joseph Martin O'Brien
Clubs M W-D-L PPG
Shelbourne2025 26 11-10-5 1.65

In the same competitions

Competition John Russell Joseph Martin O'Brien
M W% PPG M W% PPG
League of Ireland Premier Division 91 33% 1.21 21 48% 1.76
Club Friendlies 6 33% 1.17 2 0% 1.00

Season by season

Season John Russell Joseph Martin O'Brien
Clubs M W% PPG Clubs M W% PPG
2026 Shelbourne 3 100% 3.00 - - -
2025 Sligo Rovers 29 34% 1.24 Shelbourne 26 42% 1.65
2024 Sligo Rovers 30 30% 1.17 - - -
2023 Sligo Rovers 35 29% 1.06 - - -

John Russell vs Joseph Martin O'Brien in numbers

Since the 2023 season John Russell led 97 matches we track: 32 wins, 21 draws and 44 losses, good for 1.21 points per match. Since the 2025 season Joseph Martin O'Brien led 26 matches we track: 11 wins, 10 draws and 5 losses, good for 1.65 points per match.

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