Managerial Comparison
369 matches across 8 managers · 2020/21 to 2025/26
Data covers 2020/21 onward only — Derek McInnes (2013–21) and Stephen Glass appear from the start of our records, not their full tenures.
Season:
Min. games:
Barry Robson
Feb 23 – Jan 24 · 72 games
30W-14D-28L
104 pts · 1.44 PPG · 42% win rate
Home: 18W-8D-10L
Away: 12W-6D-18L
Jimmy Thelin
Aug 24 – Jan 26 · 96 games
37W-20D-39L
131 pts · 1.36 PPG · 39% win rate
Home: 23W-12D-13L
Away: 14W-8D-26L
Stephen Robinson
Mar 26 – May 26 · 9 games
3W-2D-4L
11 pts · 1.22 PPG · 33% win rate
Home: 3W-1D-1L
Away: 0W-1D-3L
Team characteristics
Barry RobsonJimmy ThelinStephen Robinson
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Results
Robson
Thelin
Robinson
Record (W-D-L)
30-14-28
37-20-39
3-2-4
Points Per Game
1.44
1.36
1.22
Win %
42%
39%
33%
Goals / Game
1.25
1.21
1.22
Conceded / Game
1.39
1.52
1.56
Goal Difference
-10
-30
-3
Clean Sheet %
33%
23%
33%
Failed to Score %
39%
31%
22%
Expected Goals
Robson
Thelin
Robinson
xG / Game
–
1.28
1.07
xGA / Game
–
1.42
1.04
xGD / Game
–
-0.14
+0.03
Attacking
Robson
Thelin
Robinson
Possession
46.1%
52.4%
46.7%
Shots / Game
11.2
12.2
9.8
On Target / Game
3.5
3.8
2.6
Pass Accuracy
66.3%
78.0%
72.1%
Shot Conversion
11.2%
9.9%
12.5%
Goal Types
Robson
Thelin
Robinson
Open Play Goals / Game
0.83
0.89
0.78
Set Piece Goals / Game
0.31
0.30
0.33
Penalty Goals / Game
0.11
0.02
0.11
Home / Away
Robson
Thelin
Robinson
Home Record
1.72 PPG
18W-8D-10L
1.69 PPG
23W-12D-13L
2.00 PPG
3W-1D-1L
Away Record
1.17 PPG
12W-6D-18L
1.04 PPG
14W-8D-26L
0.25 PPG
0W-1D-3L
Pressing & Intensity
Robson
Thelin
Robinson
PPDA
12.7
13.5
13.0
Tackles + Int / Game
25.6
23.1
27.6
Duels Won %
49.4%
49.3%
48.7%
Territory & Penetration
Robson
Thelin
Robinson
Final Third Entries / Game
61.8
55.9
62.4
Big Chances / Game
1.58
1.70
1.44
Offsides / Game
1.31
1.59
1.22
Tactical Shape
Robson
Thelin
Robinson
Avg Team Height
49.5
50.4
50.1
Defensive Line Height
37.6
36.2
38.8
Opp Line Height Faced
42.0
40.9
41.0
Match Control
Robson
Thelin
Robinson
Avg Momentum
-5.4
-0.6
-2.0
% Minutes On Top
42.7%
49.7%
47.9%
Creativity
Robson
Thelin
Robinson
Key Passes / Game
7.9
9.1
6.6
Dribbles Won / Game
7.9
7.4
3.9
Shot Maps by Manager
All Aberdeen shots under each manager. Use the situation filter to isolate open play vs set piece vs penalty.
Barry Robson
72 games · 90 goals · 808 shots90 goals: 82 open play, 8 pen
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
808 shots
Jimmy Thelin
96 games · 116 goals · 1169 shots116 goals: 114 open play, 2 pen
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
1169 shots
Stephen Robinson
9 games · 11 goals · 89 shots11 goals: 10 open play, 1 pen
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
89 shots
Data from Sofascore. Best value in each row highlighted in green (only when unique). Shot conversion = goals / total shots. xG data not available before 2025/26 — managers without coverage show “–”, and xG/Game is averaged only over a manager’s xG-tracked games. PPDA is a whole-pitch approximation (opponent passes per Aberdeen defensive action) — lower = more aggressive press. Tactical Shape values are average pitch positions on a 0–100 scale (higher = more advanced, attacking toward 100) and are descriptive style markers, not better/worse, so they are not highlighted. Avg Momentum and % Minutes On Top come from Sofascore’s live pressure graph.