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This page shows the ELO score history of the selected club - mapping their best and worst sides of all time, and their most unlikely victories and defeats based on their ELO score.

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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A historical overview of Chelsea's ELO scores.

 

A list of the top 15 Chelsea sides in history, based on their ELO score.

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  2006 Sunday, January 15, 2006 4368.65  
  2005 Saturday, December 31, 2005 4364.12  
  2010 Sunday, September 19, 2010 4342.19  
  2009 Sunday, November 29, 2009 4338.30  
  2008 Sunday, November 9, 2008 4323.67  
  2007 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 4321.79  
  2015 Sunday, May 3, 2015 4317.83  
  2014 Friday, December 26, 2014 4317.22  
  2017 Sunday, May 21, 2017 4316.25  
  2022 Saturday, March 19, 2022 4305.58  
  2018 Wednesday, January 3, 2018 4301.58  
  2021 Wednesday, December 1, 2021 4271.02  
  2016 Saturday, December 31, 2016 4265.98  
  2011 Saturday, April 30, 2011 4261.93  
  2004 Tuesday, December 28, 2004 4258.36  
 
 

A list of the worst 15 Chelsea sides in history, based on their ELO score.

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1983 Saturday, April 30, 1983 3705.62  
  1981 Wednesday, September 23, 1981 3731.71  
  1979 Saturday, September 15, 1979 3745.78  
  1982 Saturday, December 11, 1982 3759.71  
  1980 Saturday, September 6, 1980 3771.01  
  1929 Saturday, April 20, 1929 3775.28  
  1905 Saturday, September 2, 1905 3781.01  
  1976 Saturday, April 17, 1976 3796.04  
  1975 Saturday, October 11, 1975 3806.97  
  1978 Saturday, December 30, 1978 3811.83  
  1924 Saturday, April 12, 1924 3819.74  
  1925 Saturday, April 25, 1925 3820.30  
  1984 Saturday, January 7, 1984 3825.71  
  1926 Saturday, December 18, 1926 3829.58  
  1977 Saturday, February 19, 1977 3830.57  
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Chelsea (3803) vs. Liverpool (4174)
  Saturday, February 13, 1982
-271.7 17.3% 2-0 +24.8 
  Manchester United (4231) vs. Chelsea (3912)
  Saturday, March 5, 1994
-391.7 9.5% 0-1 +18.1 
  Huddersfield Town (4107) vs. Chelsea (3843)
  Saturday, January 19, 1924
-380.1 10.1% 0-1 +18.0 
  Chelsea (3900) vs. Arsenal (4163)
  Saturday, November 21, 1931
-133.0 31.7% 2-1 +13.7 
  Chelsea (3890) vs. Manchester United (4146)
  Saturday, November 10, 1951
-160.1 28.5% 4-2 +21.5 
  Chelsea (3765) vs. Southampton (4018)
  Wednesday, October 28, 1981
-154.3 29.1% 2-1 +14.2 
  Chelsea (3934) vs. Manchester United (4184)
  Saturday, September 11, 1993
-178.3 26.4% 1-0 +14.7 
  Wolverhampton Wanderers (4174) vs. Chelsea (3939)
  Saturday, January 3, 1959
-340.8 12.3% 1-2 +17.5 
  Chelsea (4148) vs. Liverpool (4378)
  Tuesday, March 3, 2020
-189.9 25.1% 2-0 +16.9 
  Chelsea (3757) vs. Middlesbrough (3986)
  Saturday, April 21, 1979
-123.5 32.9% 2-1 +13.4 
  Arsenal (4145) vs. Chelsea (3917)
  Saturday, March 20, 1948
-340.1 12.4% 0-2 +26.3 
  Chelsea (3900) vs. Liverpool (4128)
  Saturday, January 7, 1978
-123.0 33.0% 4-2 +20.1 
  Chelsea (3871) vs. Everton (4091)
  Saturday, October 26, 1907
-93.7 36.8% 2-1 +12.6 
  Chelsea (3921) vs. Burnley (4140)
  Saturday, October 29, 1921
-104.6 35.4% 4-1 +22.6 
  Chelsea (3883) vs. Newcastle United (4098)
  Monday, September 23, 1907
-89.0 37.5% 2-0 +18.8 
  Manchester City (4018) vs. Chelsea (3805)
  Saturday, January 20, 1979
-317.6 13.8% 2-3 +17.2 
  Chelsea (3820) vs. Liverpool (4030)
  Friday, April 18, 1924
-94.5 36.7% 2-1 +12.7 
  Chelsea (3903) vs. Liverpool (4112)
  Saturday, March 4, 1978
-104.7 35.4% 3-1 +19.4 
  Manchester United (4060) vs. Chelsea (3851)
  Saturday, September 17, 1977
-313.6 14.1% 0-1 +17.2 
  Chelsea (3845) vs. Sunderland (4050)
  Saturday, April 26, 1924
-89.0 37.5% 4-1 +21.9 
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Chelsea (4303) vs. Bradford City (3663)
  Saturday, January 24, 2015
+680.2 98.0% 2-4 -14.7 
  Barnsley (3742) vs. Chelsea (4295)
  Saturday, March 8, 2008
+503.9 94.8% 1-0 -19.0 
  Scarborough (3518) vs. Chelsea (4009)
  Wednesday, October 4, 1989
+414.5 91.6% 3-2 -18.3 
  Darlington (3522) vs. Chelsea (4003)
  Wednesday, January 29, 1958
+374.0 89.6% 4-1 -31.4 
  Crewe Alexandra (3437) vs. Chelsea (3861)
  Wednesday, September 10, 1975
+321.0 86.4% 1-0 -17.3 
  Cardiff City (3526) vs. Chelsea (3931)
  Tuesday, October 28, 1986
+317.8 86.2% 2-1 -17.2 
  Chelsea (3936) vs. Crewe Alexandra (3540)
  Saturday, January 7, 1961
+499.5 94.7% 1-2 -18.9 
  Wigan Athletic (3938) vs. Chelsea (4331)
  Saturday, September 26, 2009
+347.9 88.1% 3-1 -26.4 
  Middlesbrough (3964) vs. Chelsea (4356)
  Saturday, February 11, 2006
+336.2 87.4% 3-0 -30.6 
  Crystal Palace (3890) vs. Chelsea (4273)
  Saturday, March 29, 2014
+343.1 87.8% 1-0 -17.6 
  Fulham (3958) vs. Chelsea (4333)
  Sunday, March 19, 2006
+318.9 86.2% 1-0 -17.2 
  Chelsea (4166) vs. Huddersfield Town (3798)
  Wednesday, October 13, 1999
+435.2 92.5% 0-1 -9.2 
  Crystal Palace (3935) vs. Chelsea (4301)
  Saturday, October 14, 2017
+327.4 86.8% 2-1 -17.4 
  West Ham United (3962) vs. Chelsea (4309)
  Saturday, December 9, 2017
+308.3 85.5% 1-0 -17.1 
  West Bromwich Albion (3967) vs. Chelsea (4313)
  Monday, May 18, 2015
+305.6 85.3% 3-0 -29.9 
  Queens Park Rangers (3904) vs. Chelsea (4245)
  Sunday, October 23, 2011
+295.7 84.6% 1-0 -16.9 
  Burton United (3564) vs. Chelsea (3903)
  Saturday, October 20, 1906
+214.1 77.4% 2-1 -15.5 
  Chelsea (4211) vs. Queens Park Rangers (3872)
  Wednesday, January 2, 2013
+382.1 90.0% 0-1 -18.0 
  Chelsea (4266) vs. Sunderland (3928)
  Saturday, April 19, 2014
+378.3 89.8% 1-2 -18.0 
  Orient (3768) vs. Chelsea (4105)
  Saturday, February 26, 1972
+235.8 79.5% 3-2 -15.9 
 
   

The twenty teams that Chelsea 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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  Hull City 48 +3.12 
  Swindon Town 11 +2.88 
  Ipswich Town 43 +2.79 
  Bradford Park Avenue 16 +2.14 
  Walsall 12 +2.03 
  Fulham 88 +1.87 
  Middlesbrough 118 +1.42 
  Sheffield United 86 +1.18 
  Tottenham Hotspur 176 +1.17 
  Leicester City 123 +1.12 
  Preston North End 75 +1.09 
  AFC Wimbledon 31 +0.97 
  Crystal Palace 61 +0.93 
  Brighton and Hove Albion 22 +0.92 
  Grimsby Town 44 +0.88 
  Portsmouth 83 +0.72 
  Port Vale 14 +0.69 
  Plymouth Argyle 17 +0.68 
  Blackburn Rovers 112 +0.67 
  Luton Town 46 +0.66 

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Millwall 17 -5.18 
  AFC Bournemouth 19 -2.42 
  Reading 20 -2.15 
  West Ham United 119 -2.11 
  Brentford 21 -1.88 
  Stockport County 12 -1.76 
  Oxford United 15 -1.57 
  Notts County 37 -1.38 
  Barnsley 34 -1.37 
  Wigan Athletic 21 -1.32 
  Sheffield Wednesday 123 -1.07 
  Shrewsbury Town 16 -0.99 
  Southampton 110 -0.95 
  Bradford City 36 -0.87 
  Swansea City 35 -0.86 
  Charlton Athletic 70 -0.80 
  Leyton Orient 32 -0.73 
  Derby County 107 -0.70 
  Carlisle United 12 -0.70 
  Huddersfield Town 68 -0.58