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 | 1124061 |
| League games | 1039903 |
| National Cup games | 50980 |
| European Cup games | 29315 |
| 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 | 1124061 |
| League games | 1039903 |
| National Cup games | 50980 |
| European Cup games | 29315 |
| Relegation playoffs | 3863 |
| Clubs | 3710 |
| Countries | 59 |
| Competitions | 277 |
| Seasons | 71 |
| Rank | Club | Rating |
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| 1 | Arsenal ![]() |
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| 2 | Bayern ![]() |
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| 3 | Barca ![]() |
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| 4 | ManCity ![]() |
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| 5 | PSG ![]() |
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| 6 | Real ![]() |
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| 7 | Liverpool ![]() |
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| 8 | Chelsea ![]() |
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| 9 | Inter ![]() |
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| 10 | Atlético ![]() |
| Date | Home | Away | Odds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/03 | Milan | 2139 | Inter | 2214 | 38-29-33 | ||
| 08/03 | Benfica | 2105 | Porto | 2081 | 49-27-24 | ||
| 08/03 | Genoa | 1897 | Roma | 2109 | 25-27-48 | ||
| 08/03 | Olympiakos | 2032 | PAOK | 1962 | 54-25-21 | ||
| 08/03 | Getafe | 1917 | Betis | 2067 | 30-29-41 | ||
| 08/03 | Slavia | 1992 | S. Praha | 1926 | 54-25-21 | ||
| 08/03 | Brugge KV | 2043 | RSC | 1856 | 68-19-13 | ||
| 08/03 | Villarreal | 2019 | Elche | 1873 | 63-21-15 | ||
| 08/03 | Lille | 1998 | Lorient | 1893 | 58-23-18 | ||
| 08/03 | Lyon | 2083 | Paris FC | 1808 | 75-16-9 |
| Date | Home | Away | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/03 | Newcastle | 2146 | ManCity | 2286 | 1-3 |
| 07/03 | Bilbao | 2003 | Barca | 2316 | 0-1 |
| 07/03 | Atlético | 2198 | Sociedad | 2034 | 3-2 |
| 07/03 | Braga | 2007 | Sporting | 2187 | 2-2 |
| 07/03 | Freiburg | 1995 | Leverkusen | 2146 | 3-3 |
| 07/03 | Mainz | 1950 | Stuttgart | 2088 | 2-2 |
| 07/03 | Atalanta | 2118 | Udine | 1895 | 2-2 |
| 07/03 | Wrexham | 1768 | Chelsea | 2228 | 2-4 |
| 07/03 | Köln | 1841 | Dortmund | 2152 | 1-2 |
| 07/03 | Leipzig | 2063 | Augsburg | 1908 | 2-1 |
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.