Javi Gracia vs Rafael Benitez: the coaches side by side

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88 - 178 Matches
38% - 41% Win percentage
1.33 - 1.46 Points per match
1.15 - 1.39 Goals scored per match

Every match we track for both coaches, since the 2016 season. We have no matches of Javi Gracia from the 2019, 2020, 2021 seasons. We have no matches of Rafael Benitez from the 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 seasons.

Records side by side

Javi Gracia Rafael Benitez
Results
88 Matches 178
33 Won 73
18 Draw 41
37 Lost 64
38% Win percentage 41%
42% Loss percentage 36%
1.33 Points per match 1.46
Goals
1.15 Goals scored per match 1.39
1.40 Goals conceded per match 1.18
-0.25 Goal difference per match 0.21
26% Clean sheets (%) 30%
36% Failed to score (%) 29%
47% Both teams scored 48%
49% Over 2.5 goals 50%
Home and away
1.63 Points per home match 1.57
1.08 Points per away match 1.36
48% Home wins (%) 45%
29% Away wins (%) 37%
Runs
5 Longest winning run 8
5 Longest unbeaten run 9

Javi Gracia against Rafael Benitez

2 Wins
1 Draw
1 Wins

The teams of Javi Gracia and Rafael Benitez met 4 times: 2 wins for Javi Gracia, 1 draws and 1 wins for Rafael Benitez. The team of Javi Gracia scored 5 goals, the team of Rafael Benitez 3.

Every meeting between Watford and Newcastle

Per club

Javi Gracia
Clubs M W-D-L PPG
Watford2017 - 2018 58 24-10-24 1.41
Rubin2016 29 9-8-12 1.21
Leeds2022 1 0-0-1 0.00
Rafael Benitez
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 Javi Gracia Rafael Benitez
M W% PPG M W% PPG
Premier League 50 36% 1.28 70 31% 1.16
FA Cup 8 63% 1.88 7 43% 1.43
EFL Carabao Cup 1 100% 3.00 2 50% 2.00

Season by season

Season Javi Gracia Rafael Benitez
Clubs M W% PPG Clubs M W% PPG
2026 - - - Panathinaikos 1 100% 3.00
2025 - - - Panathinaikos 26 46% 1.69
2023 - - - Celta Vigo 29 24% 1.03
2022 Leeds 1 0% 0.00 - - -
2018 Watford 44 45% 1.52 Newcastle 39 31% 1.18
2017 Watford 14 29% 1.07 Newcastle 36 33% 1.17
2016 Rubin 29 31% 1.21 Newcastle 47 62% 2.02

Javi Gracia vs Rafael Benitez in numbers

Since the 2016 season Javi Gracia led 88 matches we track: 33 wins, 18 draws and 37 losses, good for 1.33 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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