Most prominently applied to calculate
the strength of chess players,
Elo ratings in football allow
a meaningful comparison between clubs
across countries and league tiers.
| Games | 1124395 |
| League games | 1040198 |
| National Cup games | 51011 |
| European Cup games | 29323 |
| Relegation playoffs | 3863 |
| Clubs | 3710 |
| Countries | 59 |
| Competitions | 277 |
| Seasons | 71 |
The ratings are based on over 1 million games
reaching back to 1955.
The database covers over 55 European countries
with up to five league tiers,
3300+ clubs and 250+ competitions,
historically and present.
| Games | 1124395 |
| League games | 1040198 |
| National Cup games | 51011 |
| European Cup games | 29323 |
| Relegation playoffs | 3863 |
| Clubs | 3710 |
| Countries | 59 |
| Competitions | 277 |
| Seasons | 71 |
| Rank | Club | Rating |
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| 1 | Bayern ![]() |
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| 2 | Arsenal ![]() |
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| 3 | Barca ![]() |
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| 4 | ManCity ![]() |
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| 5 | Real ![]() |
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| 6 | PSG ![]() |
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| 7 | Liverpool ![]() |
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| 8 | Chelsea ![]() |
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| 9 | Atlético ![]() |
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| 10 | Inter ![]() |
| Date | Home | Away | Odds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/03 | Stuttgart | 2088 | Porto | 2084 | 47-28-26 | ||
| 12/03 | Lille | 1993 | Villa | 2153 | 30-29-42 | ||
| 12/03 | Celta | 2042 | Lyon | 2075 | 42-29-29 | ||
| 12/03 | Bologna | 1999 | Roma | 2096 | 36-29-35 | ||
| 12/03 | Nottingh. | 2018 | Midtjyll. | 2016 | 46-28-26 | ||
| 12/03 | Panath. | 1928 | Betis | 2050 | 33-29-38 | ||
| 12/03 | Ferenc. | 1906 | Braga | 2007 | 35-29-35 | ||
| 12/03 | Genk | 1888 | Freiburg | 1995 | 35-29-36 | ||
| 12/03 | Rijeka | 1800 | RC S. | 2009 | 25-27-47 | ||
| 12/03 | Palace | 2077 | Larnaca | 1731 | 80-14-6 |
| Date | Home | Away | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/03 | Leverkusen | 2152 | Arsenal | 2380 | 1-1 |
| 11/03 | Real | 2255 | ManCity | 2263 | 3-0 |
| 11/03 | PSG | 2254 | Chelsea | 2210 | 5-2 |
| 11/03 | Bodø/G. | 2089 | Sporting | 2159 | 3-0 |
| 11/03 | Coventry | 1849 | Preston | 1643 | 3-0 |
| 11/03 | Norwich | 1737 | SheffU | 1742 | 2-1 |
| 11/03 | Borough | 1796 | Charlton | 1668 | 0-1 |
| 11/03 | West Brom | 1620 | Southampton | 1803 | 1-1 |
| 11/03 | Bham | 1732 | QPR | 1645 | 1-0 |
| 11/03 | Oxford | 1630 | Blackburn | 1637 | 1-0 |
The development of a Management Quality Index (MQX) is in progress: Assuming that the ratings are truly reflective of what they aim to measure, they could - combined with a team's market value data - provide an input to estimate the management quality of a club.
See this blog entry for an outline of the general idea.