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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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CRYSTAL PALACE
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A historical overview of Crystal Palace's ELO scores.

 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  2022 Monday, April 4, 2022 4105.69  
  2023 Sunday, September 3, 2023 4087.99  
  2019 Saturday, October 5, 2019 4082.61  
  2015 Saturday, December 19, 2015 4069.33  
  2020 Saturday, January 18, 2020 4065.81  
  2016 Saturday, January 9, 2016 4055.31  
  2021 Saturday, November 6, 2021 4052.63  
  2018 Saturday, August 11, 2018 4051.19  
  2024 Thursday, January 4, 2024 4049.21  
  1990 Sunday, December 30, 1990 4039.17  
  1991 Saturday, September 7, 1991 4030.89  
  2017 Sunday, April 23, 2017 4022.34  
  1992 Wednesday, January 1, 1992 3994.58  
  1993 Wednesday, January 6, 1993 3989.18  
  2014 Saturday, September 27, 2014 3974.57  
 
 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1951 Wednesday, September 12, 1951 3428.09  
  1949 Saturday, February 26, 1949 3451.19  
  1956 Saturday, September 8, 1956 3451.47  
  1955 Saturday, January 29, 1955 3453.09  
  1952 Saturday, October 4, 1952 3454.49  
  1950 Wednesday, November 29, 1950 3456.36  
  1954 Saturday, December 18, 1954 3462.30  
  1957 Saturday, March 9, 1957 3466.01  
  1948 Monday, December 27, 1948 3481.01  
  1953 Saturday, January 31, 1953 3490.88  
  1907 Saturday, September 28, 1907 3504.70  
  1962 Monday, November 26, 1962 3517.93  
  1959 Wednesday, October 28, 1959 3517.95  
  1960 Saturday, April 2, 1960 3518.01  
  1958 Saturday, October 25, 1958 3518.16  
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Newcastle United (4171) vs. Crystal Palace (3583)
  Saturday, January 12, 1907
-712.9 1.6% 0-1 +19.7 
  Manchester United (4276) vs. Crystal Palace (3808)
  Wednesday, November 30, 2011
-513.9 4.9% 1-2 +19.0 
  Manchester City (4385) vs. Crystal Palace (3997)
  Saturday, December 22, 2018
-429.6 7.8% 2-3 +18.4 
  Crystal Palace (3890) vs. Chelsea (4273)
  Saturday, March 29, 2014
-343.1 12.2% 1-0 +17.6 
  Leeds United (4093) vs. Crystal Palace (3726)
  Saturday, January 24, 1976
-469.4 6.3% 0-1 +18.7 
  Crystal Palace (3935) vs. Chelsea (4301)
  Saturday, October 14, 2017
-327.4 13.2% 2-1 +17.4 
  Crystal Palace (3800) vs. Leeds United (4161)
  Wednesday, October 16, 1968
-255.9 18.6% 2-1 +16.3 
  Manchester City (4368) vs. Crystal Palace (4011)
  Saturday, October 30, 2021
-395.1 9.3% 0-2 +27.2 
  Liverpool (4349) vs. Crystal Palace (4011)
  Sunday, April 14, 2024
-374.6 10.4% 0-1 +17.9 
  Crystal Palace (3780) vs. Liverpool (4112)
  Wednesday, January 10, 2001
-265.4 17.8% 2-1 +16.4 
  Leicester City (4028) vs. Crystal Palace (3701)
  Wednesday, November 1, 2000
-393.3 9.4% 0-3 +15.9 
  Chelsea (4294) vs. Crystal Palace (3972)
  Saturday, April 1, 2017
-357.6 11.3% 1-2 +17.7 
  Liverpool (4158) vs. Crystal Palace (3848)
  Wednesday, February 5, 2003
-374.4 10.4% 0-2 +13.4 
  Crystal Palace (3762) vs. Manchester City (4067)
  Saturday, January 8, 1921
-188.6 25.2% 2-0 +22.4 
  Crystal Palace (4004) vs. Manchester City (4266)
  Monday, April 6, 2015
-221.7 21.8% 2-1 +15.6 
  Crystal Palace (3785) vs. Sunderland (4045)
  Tuesday, December 19, 2000
-193.3 24.7% 2-1 +15.1 
  Crystal Palace (3791) vs. Nottingham Forest (4048)
  Sunday, January 11, 1987
-169.6 27.4% 1-0 +14.5 
  Manchester City (4067) vs. Crystal Palace (3811)
  Wednesday, March 11, 1970
-362.3 11.1% 0-1 +17.8 
  Crystal Palace (3467) vs. Ipswich Town (3723)
  Saturday, February 11, 1956
-149.2 29.8% 1-0 +14.0 
  Crystal Palace (3928) vs. Liverpool (4183)
  Sunday, April 8, 1990
-255.6 18.7% 4-3 +16.3 
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Bath City (3208) vs. Crystal Palace (3740)
  Saturday, December 12, 1931
+401.0 91.0% 2-1 -18.2 
  Yeovil and Petters United (3199) vs. Crystal Palace (3688)
  Saturday, November 24, 1934
+357.0 88.6% 3-0 -31.0 
  Hull City (3400) vs. Crystal Palace (3881)
  Tuesday, September 16, 1997
+417.9 91.7% 1-0 -9.2 
  Lincoln City (3429) vs. Crystal Palace (3906)
  Tuesday, September 20, 1994
+406.9 91.2% 1-0 -9.1 
  Hartlepool United (3350) vs. Crystal Palace (3807)
  Saturday, January 7, 1978
+352.1 88.4% 2-1 -17.7 
  Crystal Palace (3888) vs. Stockport County (3433)
  Tuesday, September 5, 1972
+556.6 96.1% 0-1 -19.2 
  Crystal Palace (3893) vs. Notts County (3462)
  Tuesday, August 22, 2006
+483.5 94.2% 1-2 -9.4 
  Margate (3241) vs. Crystal Palace (3645)
  Saturday, December 14, 1935
+272.2 82.7% 3-1 -24.8 
  Great Yarmouth Town (3163) vs. Crystal Palace (3561)
  Saturday, November 21, 1953
+293.0 84.4% 1-0 -16.9 
  Finchley (3185) vs. Crystal Palace (3547)
  Wednesday, December 10, 1952
+262.2 81.9% 3-1 -24.6 
  Yeovil Town (3379) vs. Crystal Palace (3696)
  Saturday, December 7, 1963
+213.7 77.4% 3-1 -23.2 
  Merthyr Town (3361) vs. Crystal Palace (3674)
  Saturday, April 19, 1930
+183.1 74.2% 5-2 -26.0 
  Crystal Palace (3491) vs. Bishop Auckland (3182)
  Saturday, December 11, 1954
+415.8 91.6% 2-4 -27.5 
  Hartlepool United (3681) vs. Crystal Palace (3985)
  Saturday, January 2, 1993
+229.4 78.9% 1-0 -7.9 
  Brentford (3490) vs. Crystal Palace (3779)
  Saturday, August 13, 1977
+185.1 74.4% 2-1 -14.9 
  Southport (3286) vs. Crystal Palace (3563)
  Saturday, October 3, 1959
+173.5 73.1% 3-1 -21.9 
  Barrow (3575) vs. Crystal Palace (3841)
  Wednesday, September 13, 1967
+160.8 71.6% 1-0 -14.3 
  Gillingham (3484) vs. Crystal Palace (3739)
  Saturday, October 1, 1932
+125.2 67.3% 2-0 -20.2 
  Stockport County (3503) vs. Crystal Palace (3753)
  Tuesday, October 9, 1973
+147.6 70.1% 1-0 -14.0 
  Merthyr Town (3513) vs. Crystal Palace (3761)
  Saturday, August 28, 1920
+131.8 68.1% 2-1 -13.6 
 
   

The twenty teams that Crystal Palace 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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  Wrexham 17 +5.99 
  Leyton 12 +5.60 
  Oxford United 17 +4.65 
  Bradford City 24 +4.27 
  Newport County 57 +2.99 
  AFC Wimbledon 25 +2.80 
  Rotherham United 22 +2.72 
  Bury 30 +2.40 
  Mansfield Town 21 +2.38 
  Stockport County 23 +1.96 
  Charlton Athletic 66 +1.85 
  Cardiff City 75 +1.73 
  Notts County 47 +1.70 
  Portsmouth 77 +1.66 
  Blackburn Rovers 44 +1.56 
  Middlesbrough 49 +1.53 
  Sunderland 48 +1.47 
  Stoke City 65 +1.45 
  Walsall 65 +1.23 
  Sheffield United 59 +1.18 

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Chester 11 -7.26 
  Hartlepool United 12 -3.40 
  Carlisle United 27 -2.74 
  Northampton Town 95 -2.38 
  Gillingham 85 -2.31 
  Hull City 54 -2.06 
  Port Vale 49 -1.84 
  Swansea City 32 -1.72 
  Derby County 68 -1.59 
  Newcastle United 53 -1.51 
  Barnsley 60 -1.49 
  Peterborough United 26 -1.41 
  Tottenham Hotspur 62 -1.33 
  Bradford Park Avenue 14 -1.31 
  Burnley 55 -1.30 
  Sheffield Wednesday 56 -1.09 
  Nottingham Forest 66 -0.98 
  Chelsea 61 -0.93 
  Arsenal 55 -0.90 
  Aston Villa 52 -0.83