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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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IPSWICH TOWN
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A historical overview of Ipswich Town's ELO scores.

 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1981 Saturday, March 14, 1981 4180.94  
  1980 Saturday, October 25, 1980 4152.83  
  1982 Saturday, January 23, 1982 4138.85  
  1977 Saturday, January 15, 1977 4094.32  
  1974 Tuesday, September 24, 1974 4089.84  
  1976 Tuesday, December 7, 1976 4082.32  
  1975 Tuesday, April 1, 1975 4073.08  
  1962 Saturday, April 28, 1962 4068.80  
  1983 Saturday, September 10, 1983 4066.18  
  2001 Saturday, April 21, 2001 4062.94  
  1979 Tuesday, August 21, 1979 4059.43  
  2000 Saturday, December 30, 2000 4054.02  
  1973 Wednesday, November 14, 1973 4046.68  
  1961 Saturday, December 2, 1961 4033.62  
  2002 Saturday, February 2, 2002 4017.90  
 
 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1938 Saturday, October 22, 1938 3458.83  
  1950 Saturday, January 7, 1950 3491.27  
  1949 Saturday, December 31, 1949 3494.56  
  1953 Saturday, April 25, 1953 3523.34  
  1939 Saturday, January 14, 1939 3530.42  
  1952 Saturday, September 20, 1952 3534.21  
  1951 Saturday, November 10, 1951 3560.03  
  1948 Saturday, December 25, 1948 3576.34  
  1946 Wednesday, September 4, 1946 3580.75  
  1955 Saturday, February 12, 1955 3601.45  
  2021 Saturday, September 11, 2021 3602.28  
  1947 Wednesday, January 1, 1947 3609.03  
  1954 Saturday, March 13, 1954 3631.87  
  1956 Saturday, September 15, 1956 3638.45  
  2020 Saturday, March 7, 2020 3655.25  
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Ipswich Town (3175) vs. Watford (3688)
  Saturday, November 28, 1936
-380.7 10.1% 2-1 +18.0 
  Ipswich Town (3782) vs. Arsenal (4218)
  Wednesday, January 12, 2011
-391.3 9.5% 1-0 +18.1 
  Ipswich Town (3818) vs. Manchester United (4196)
  Saturday, September 24, 1994
-308.3 14.5% 3-2 +17.1 
  Ipswich Town (3864) vs. Manchester United (4171)
  Tuesday, October 14, 1997
-243.3 19.8% 2-0 +12.0 
  Liverpool (4072) vs. Ipswich Town (3790)
  Saturday, January 14, 1995
-351.9 11.7% 0-1 +17.7 
  Ipswich Town (3912) vs. Liverpool (4186)
  Saturday, February 1, 1986
-183.9 25.8% 2-1 +14.8 
  Blackburn Rovers (4070) vs. Ipswich Town (3800)
  Tuesday, January 16, 1996
-337.4 12.5% 0-1 +8.7 
  Ipswich Town (3792) vs. Leeds United (4040)
  Tuesday, November 1, 1994
-178.4 26.4% 2-0 +22.1 
  Ipswich Town (3898) vs. Leeds United (4143)
  Tuesday, April 21, 1970
-139.9 30.9% 3-2 +13.8 
  Ipswich Town (3601) vs. Nottingham Forest (3841)
  Wednesday, March 9, 1955
-133.2 31.7% 2-1 +13.7 
  Ipswich Town (3687) vs. Birmingham City (3919)
  Saturday, January 30, 1954
-126.5 32.6% 1-0 +13.5 
  Ipswich Town (3674) vs. Leeds United (3900)
  Sunday, May 5, 2019
-184.9 25.7% 3-2 +14.9 
  Ipswich Town (3781) vs. West Bromwich Albion (3999)
  Wednesday, December 1, 2010
-172.5 27.0% 1-0 +14.6 
  Ipswich Town (3741) vs. West Ham United (3950)
  Tuesday, January 31, 2012
-164.3 28.0% 5-1 +27.0 
  Ipswich Town (3802) vs. Aston Villa (4011)
  Saturday, January 23, 1960
-106.3 35.2% 2-1 +13.0 
  Middlesbrough (3880) vs. Ipswich Town (3682)
  Wednesday, August 25, 1954
-304.5 14.8% 0-1 +17.0 
  Ipswich Town (3554) vs. Norwich City (3751)
  Wednesday, August 27, 1952
-97.4 36.3% 2-1 +12.7 
  Ipswich Town (3661) vs. Wigan Athletic (3859)
  Sunday, September 13, 2020
-157.6 28.8% 2-0 +21.4 
  Ipswich Town (3775) vs. Birmingham City (3970)
  Monday, January 1, 2007
-143.5 30.4% 1-0 +13.9 
  Ipswich Town (3758) vs. Liverpool (3953)
  Saturday, November 16, 1957
-88.6 37.5% 3-1 +18.7 
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Ipswich Town (3959) vs. Maidstone United (3142)
  Saturday, January 27, 2024
+853.2 99.3% 1-2 -9.9 
  Peterborough United (3229) vs. Ipswich Town (3690)
  Saturday, November 19, 1955
+353.9 88.5% 3-1 -26.5 
  Cambridge United (3450) vs. Ipswich Town (3886)
  Tuesday, October 28, 1986
+348.0 88.1% 1-0 -17.6 
  Ipswich Town (3809) vs. Peterborough United (3379)
  Saturday, January 9, 1960
+532.4 95.5% 2-3 -19.1 
  Bishop Auckland (3218) vs. Ipswich Town (3645)
  Wednesday, January 12, 1955
+319.4 86.3% 3-0 -30.2 
  Ipswich Town (3869) vs. Stevenage (3463)
  Tuesday, August 9, 2016
+441.6 92.7% 0-1 -9.3 
  Lincoln City (3444) vs. Ipswich Town (3811)
  Tuesday, January 17, 2017
+330.8 87.0% 1-0 -8.7 
  Ipswich Town (3812) vs. Southport (3466)
  Tuesday, January 25, 1966
+450.4 93.0% 2-3 -18.6 
  Shrewsbury Town (3758) vs. Ipswich Town (4089)
  Saturday, February 13, 1982
+232.0 79.2% 2-1 -15.8 
  Ipswich Town (3824) vs. Northampton Town (3495)
  Tuesday, August 9, 2011
+374.7 89.6% 1-2 -9.0 
  Portsmouth (3587) vs. Ipswich Town (3902)
  Tuesday, January 19, 2016
+276.7 83.1% 2-1 -8.3 
  Ipswich Town (3882) vs. Yeovil Town (3578)
  Tuesday, August 23, 2005
+360.2 88.8% 0-2 -13.3 
  Ipswich Town (4139) vs. Notts County (3839)
  Saturday, January 30, 1982
+398.1 90.8% 1-3 -27.2 
  Notts County (3569) vs. Ipswich Town (3857)
  Tuesday, September 23, 2003
+229.4 78.9% 2-1 -7.9 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3716) vs. Ipswich Town (3996)
  Tuesday, September 7, 1976
+176.4 73.4% 2-1 -14.7 
  Stevenage (3558) vs. Ipswich Town (3829)
  Tuesday, August 6, 2013
+230.6 79.0% 2-0 -11.9 
  Wolverhampton Wanderers (3830) vs. Ipswich Town (4098)
  Saturday, February 27, 1982
+169.3 72.6% 2-1 -14.5 
  Brighton and Hove Albion (3869) vs. Ipswich Town (4132)
  Tuesday, November 11, 1980
+162.9 71.9% 1-0 -14.4 
  Ipswich Town (3721) vs. Colchester United (3459)
  Tuesday, August 9, 2022
+299.1 84.8% 0-1 -8.5 
  Ipswich Town (3952) vs. Portsmouth (3692)
  Saturday, March 4, 2000
+327.4 86.8% 0-1 -17.4 
 
   

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Burton Albion 12 +7.19 
  Port Vale 36 +4.12 
  Walsall 35 +2.97 
  AFC Wimbledon 17 +2.72 
  Scunthorpe United 14 +2.41 
  Doncaster Rovers 21 +2.39 
  Shrewsbury Town 31 +2.16 
  Blackpool 30 +2.14 
  Burnley 45 +1.99 
  Cardiff City 53 +1.84 
  Bury 12 +1.70 
  Gillingham 26 +1.44 
  West Bromwich Albion 74 +1.34 
  Leyton Orient 40 +1.31 
  Torquay United 26 +1.23 
  Middlesbrough 71 +1.20 
  Blackburn Rovers 55 +1.19 
  Reading 62 +1.11 
  Swindon Town 51 +1.11 
  Bradford City 26 +1.10 

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Peterborough United 17 -5.82 
  Carlisle United 11 -3.37 
  Hull City 40 -2.93 
  Chelsea 43 -2.79 
  Fulham 31 -2.52 
  Nottingham Forest 78 -1.95 
  Oldham Athletic 23 -1.55 
  Aldershot Town 23 -1.15 
  Tranmere Rovers 18 -1.15 
  Grimsby Town 21 -1.13 
  Swansea City 33 -1.06 
  Aston Villa 59 -0.97 
  Millwall 58 -0.93 
  Queens Park Rangers 81 -0.83 
  West Ham United 68 -0.82 
  Bristol Rovers 45 -0.76 
  Preston North End 39 -0.74 
  Stoke City 80 -0.73 
  Southend United 32 -0.73 
  Northampton Town 33 -0.72