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Inspired by ClubELO.com, the ELO rating system is a method of calculating and comparing the relative strengths of teams in competition. For every match played, the ELO scores of the two teams are considered, and adjusted for other factors (such as home advantage), to calculate the likelihood of the match result. When the actual result of the game is known, the ELO score is adjusted accordingly, comparing the expected outcome of the game with the actual outcome - so a victory over Manchester United will be worth more points than one over Supermarine. The resulting ELO score can be used to compare the strengths of teams over time, and to project future results based on the current form of all teams.

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BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
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A historical overview of Brighton and Hove Albion's ELO scores.

 

A list of the top 15 Brighton and Hove Albion sides in history, based on their ELO score.

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  2023 Sunday, September 24, 2023 4199.91  
  2024 Saturday, January 27, 2024 4165.59  
  2022 Wednesday, November 9, 2022 4142.10  
  2021 Saturday, October 30, 2021 4065.86  
  2017 Saturday, January 7, 2017 4011.82  
  2020 Wednesday, September 23, 2020 4008.52  
  2016 Tuesday, December 27, 2016 4003.42  
  2019 Saturday, January 5, 2019 4001.29  
  2018 Tuesday, December 4, 2018 4000.62  
  1980 Saturday, January 12, 1980 3973.67  
  1981 Tuesday, October 27, 1981 3966.27  
  1979 Saturday, December 29, 1979 3952.82  
  1982 Saturday, March 6, 1982 3949.10  
  1983 Saturday, April 23, 1983 3920.93  
  2013 Saturday, May 4, 2013 3920.48  
 
 

A list of the worst 15 Brighton and Hove Albion sides in history, based on their ELO score.

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1998 Tuesday, February 24, 1998 3328.05  
  1997 Saturday, November 22, 1997 3352.45  
  1999 Tuesday, April 6, 1999 3358.70  
  1996 Tuesday, December 3, 1996 3370.03  
  2000 Saturday, February 19, 2000 3419.54  
  1947 Saturday, November 15, 1947 3474.50  
  1948 Saturday, January 10, 1948 3474.61  
  1964 Saturday, February 1, 1964 3504.74  
  1904 Saturday, September 10, 1904 3508.75  
  1963 Saturday, September 7, 1963 3517.80  
  1903 Saturday, December 19, 1903 3520.64  
  1905 Monday, December 25, 1905 3525.01  
  1995 Friday, December 22, 1995 3531.84  
  1949 Saturday, October 29, 1949 3533.29  
  1962 Saturday, November 17, 1962 3533.97  
 
 

A listing of the 20 most significant victories in Brighton and Hove Albion's history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Liverpool (4246) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3859)
  Sunday, February 20, 1983
-479.2 6.0% 1-2 +18.8 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (4015) vs. Manchester City (4369)
  Tuesday, May 18, 2021
-314.3 14.1% 3-2 +17.2 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3692) vs. Oldham Athletic (4025)
  Wednesday, January 14, 1914
-212.0 22.8% 1-0 +15.4 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3578) vs. Southampton (3898)
  Saturday, January 28, 1905
-186.2 25.5% 1-0 +14.9 
  Preston North End (3961) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3644)
  Monday, January 20, 1908
-443.1 7.2% 0-1 +18.6 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3837) vs. Liverpool (4151)
  Sunday, January 29, 1984
-221.6 21.8% 2-0 +23.5 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3970) vs. Manchester United (4283)
  Friday, May 4, 2018
-274.4 17.1% 1-0 +16.6 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3620) vs. Sheffield United (3932)
  Saturday, January 7, 1922
-197.9 24.3% 1-0 +15.1 
  Liverpool (4311) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (4001)
  Wednesday, February 3, 2021
-349.9 11.8% 0-1 +17.6 
  Portsmouth (3831) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3527)
  Saturday, September 26, 1903
-439.2 7.4% 0-3 +32.4 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3964) vs. Manchester United (4255)
  Sunday, August 19, 2018
-250.4 19.1% 3-2 +16.2 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3716) vs. Ipswich Town (3996)
  Tuesday, September 7, 1976
-176.4 26.6% 2-1 +14.7 
  Leicester City (3967) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3697)
  Saturday, January 10, 1931
-400.6 9.1% 1-2 +18.2 
  Portsmouth (3965) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3695)
  Saturday, January 25, 1930
-399.3 9.1% 0-1 +18.2 
  Nottingham Forest (4149) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3882)
  Saturday, November 17, 1979
-370.1 10.6% 0-1 +17.9 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3931) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4195)
  Saturday, October 5, 2019
-224.8 21.5% 3-0 +27.5 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3869) vs. Ipswich Town (4132)
  Tuesday, November 11, 1980
-162.9 28.1% 1-0 +14.4 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3686) vs. Fulham (3947)
  Saturday, December 27, 1958
-155.4 29.0% 3-0 +24.8 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3599) vs. Oldham Athletic (3854)
  Saturday, January 8, 1921
-138.6 31.0% 4-1 +24.1 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3750) vs. Everton (4003)
  Saturday, February 2, 1924
-137.0 31.2% 5-2 +24.1 
 
 

A listing of the 20 most significant defeats in Brighton and Hove Albion's history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Lincoln City (3444) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (4003)
  Saturday, January 28, 2017
+522.7 95.3% 3-1 -14.3 
  Darlington (3212) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3735)
  Saturday, January 13, 1912
+398.0 90.8% 2-1 -18.2 
  Kingstonian (3105) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3621)
  Saturday, November 12, 1994
+446.7 92.9% 2-1 -9.3 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3633) vs. Walton and Hersham (3148)
  Wednesday, November 28, 1973
+587.7 96.7% 0-4 -36.3 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3888) vs. Newport County (3469)
  Tuesday, August 6, 2013
+459.2 93.4% 1-3 -14.0 
  Yeovil and Petters United (3260) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3668)
  Saturday, November 26, 1938
+277.7 83.2% 2-1 -16.6 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3600) vs. Leatherhead (3207)
  Saturday, January 4, 1975
+493.7 94.5% 0-1 -18.9 
  Aldershot (3488) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3874)
  Tuesday, October 9, 1984
+293.6 84.4% 3-0 -29.5 
  Bedford Town (3269) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3603)
  Monday, December 6, 1965
+229.8 79.0% 2-1 -15.8 
  Walsall (3398) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3678)
  Friday, December 25, 1953
+175.1 73.3% 3-1 -22.0 
  Queens Park Rangers (3456) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3731)
  Saturday, December 17, 1955
+168.2 72.5% 2-1 -14.5 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3947) vs. Oxford United (3680)
  Saturday, January 23, 1982
+365.3 89.1% 0-3 -31.2 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3751) vs. Watford (3485)
  Saturday, February 25, 1956
+373.3 89.6% 2-3 -17.9 
  Millwall (3499) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3764)
  Saturday, September 22, 1956
+157.1 71.2% 4-3 -14.2 
  Exeter City (3328) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3586)
  Saturday, January 27, 2001
+191.1 75.0% 1-0 -15.0 
  Huddersfield Town (3699) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3956)
  Tuesday, October 6, 1981
+158.4 71.3% 1-0 -14.3 
  Exeter City (3539) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3790)
  Saturday, December 10, 1910
+125.6 67.3% 2-1 -13.5 
  Walsall (3508) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3754)
  Saturday, August 25, 1956
+138.6 68.9% 3-2 -13.8 
  Bradford City (3508) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3753)
  Saturday, March 18, 1972
+144.1 69.6% 2-1 -13.9 
  Shrewsbury Town (3445) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3690)
  Tuesday, August 23, 2005
+189.1 74.8% 3-2 -7.5 
 
   

The twenty teams that Brighton and Hove Albion are most successful against, based on the average ELO points won in games against them (minimum ten games played).

  Team Games Avg. Score
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  Wycombe Wanderers 14 +5.23 
  Wolverhampton Wanderers 43 +4.78 
  Southport 12 +3.12 
  West Ham United 58 +2.82 
  Hull City 50 +2.50 
  Bolton Wanderers 20 +2.31 
  Mansfield Town 44 +2.23 
  Liverpool 40 +2.22 
  Birmingham City 31 +2.18 
  Aldershot Town 59 +2.06 
  Cambridge United 25 +2.03 
  Leyton 12 +1.92 
  Blackburn Rovers 38 +1.92 
  Hartlepool United 34 +1.89 
  Peterborough United 42 +1.87 
  Tottenham Hotspur 39 +1.48 
  Newport County 69 +1.37 
  Coventry City 70 +1.36 
  Newcastle United 33 +1.29 
  Wigan Athletic 16 +1.25 

The twenty teams that Brighton and Hove Albion are least successful against, based on the average ELO points won in games against them (minimum ten games played).

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Crewe Alexandra 18 -5.45 
  Aston Villa 31 -3.50 
  Merthyr Town 26 -2.73 
  Bradford City 33 -2.28 
  Middlesbrough 48 -2.21 
  Sheffield Wednesday 36 -2.19 
  Stoke City 47 -2.05 
  Northampton Town 123 -2.05 
  Fulham 61 -1.76 
  Darlington 1883 17 -1.66 
  Carlisle United 32 -1.44 
  Preston North End 34 -1.40 
  Stockport County 24 -1.38 
  Everton 25 -1.31 
  Oxford United 31 -1.29 
  Manchester City 31 -1.13 
  Barnsley 43 -1.05 
  Blackpool 31 -1.00 
  Torquay United 77 -1.00 
  Chelsea 22 -0.92