José Mourinho sets La Liga win-rate record after Real Madrid's 3:0 at Mestalla
Real Madrid's 3:0 triumph over Valencia took Mourinho to 97 wins in 126 La Liga matches, a 77% success rate — highest among coaches with 100+ games.
Real Madrid defeated Valencia 3:0 at the Mestalla in the 12th round of La Liga, a victory that also enhanced coach José Mourinho’s long-running record in Spain. The match was played the evening before the article's publication on 8 November 2026.
With the win Mourinho recorded his 97th victory in 126 La Liga matches as a manager of Real Madrid, giving him a win rate of 77 percent — the highest percentage among managers who have overseen at least 100 league games in Spain.
Comparative rankings among La Liga coaches
Pep Guardiola sits directly behind Mourinho on that list, with 116 wins from 152 matches, a 76.3 percent success rate. Carlo Ancelotti follows with 162 wins in 228 matches (71.1 percent).
Hansi Flick currently posts an even higher rate — 79.3 percent — but he has not yet reached the 100-match threshold: Flick has 69 wins from 87 games.
The goals that decided the Mestalla game came from Federico Valverde in the 28th minute and Arda Guler in the 36th, with Kylian Mbappé sealing the 3:0 final score in the 75th minute. The victory was Real Madrid’s eighth consecutive win across all competitions.
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