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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 Liverpool's ELO scores.

 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  2019 Saturday, December 14, 2019 4409.44  
  2020 Monday, February 24, 2020 4409.07  
  2022 Saturday, April 30, 2022 4395.21  
  2024 Sunday, March 10, 2024 4357.37  
  2021 Thursday, December 16, 2021 4333.10  
  2018 Saturday, December 29, 2018 4330.88  
  2023 Tuesday, December 26, 2023 4328.40  
  2009 Sunday, May 24, 2009 4279.13  
  2014 Sunday, April 20, 2014 4270.55  
  1983 Saturday, February 12, 1983 4264.16  
  1980 Saturday, January 5, 1980 4264.13  
  1979 Saturday, December 29, 1979 4263.02  
  1988 Sunday, March 13, 1988 4255.82  
  2008 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4252.99  
  2002 Wednesday, November 6, 2002 4252.10  
 
 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1893 Saturday, September 2, 1893 3778.63  
  1954 Monday, December 27, 1954 3812.95  
  1955 Saturday, January 1, 1955 3819.93  
  1956 Saturday, October 27, 1956 3830.60  
  1959 Saturday, December 26, 1959 3842.30  
  1960 Saturday, April 9, 1960 3857.43  
  1937 Saturday, October 23, 1937 3865.08  
  1953 Saturday, September 12, 1953 3870.66  
  1957 Saturday, February 9, 1957 3877.80  
  1894 Saturday, December 1, 1894 3882.58  
  1958 Saturday, February 1, 1958 3883.29  
  1934 Saturday, February 24, 1934 3885.94  
  1961 Saturday, January 28, 1961 3887.82  
  1895 Saturday, January 5, 1895 3890.99  
  1938 Saturday, February 12, 1938 3905.08  
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Arsenal (4167) vs. Liverpool (3931)
  Saturday, March 4, 1933
-365.8 10.9% 0-1 +17.8 
  Manchester City (4104) vs. Liverpool (3873)
  Saturday, November 13, 1937
-364.0 11.0% 1-3 +26.7 
  Liverpool (3894) vs. Arsenal (4117)
  Saturday, December 18, 1937
-90.6 37.3% 2-0 +18.8 
  Sunderland (4169) vs. Liverpool (3951)
  Saturday, January 3, 1914
-340.1 12.4% 1-2 +17.5 
  Liverpool (4116) vs. Chelsea (4327)
  Sunday, November 7, 2010
-166.8 27.7% 2-0 +21.7 
  Huddersfield Town (4124) vs. Liverpool (3921)
  Saturday, April 7, 1928
-331.6 12.9% 2-4 +26.1 
  Arsenal (4184) vs. Liverpool (3986)
  Thursday, December 26, 1935
-330.5 13.0% 1-2 +17.4 
  Manchester United (4275) vs. Liverpool (4085)
  Sunday, December 17, 2000
-256.1 18.6% 0-1 +16.3 
  Liverpool (4086) vs. Manchester United (4272)
  Sunday, March 6, 2011
-141.2 30.7% 3-1 +20.8 
  Liverpool (3941) vs. Aston Villa (4124)
  Saturday, September 5, 1931
-53.1 42.4% 2-0 +17.3 
  Liverpool (3873) vs. Burnley (4056)
  Saturday, September 19, 1953
-76.8 39.1% 4-0 +22.8 
  Liverpool (3977) vs. Aston Villa (4158)
  Saturday, March 28, 1914
-181.2 26.1% 2-0 +22.2 
  Huddersfield Town (4095) vs. Liverpool (3914)
  Tuesday, April 3, 1934
-312.5 14.2% 0-2 +25.7 
  Liverpool (4106) vs. Manchester United (4285)
  Saturday, March 31, 2001
-112.8 34.3% 2-0 +19.7 
  Sunderland (4041) vs. Liverpool (3865)
  Saturday, October 30, 1937
-308.6 14.5% 2-3 +17.1 
  Liverpool (3978) vs. Arsenal (4152)
  Saturday, April 9, 1932
-44.0 43.7% 2-1 +11.3 
  Aston Villa (4121) vs. Liverpool (3948)
  Saturday, April 5, 1913
-294.0 15.5% 1-3 +25.3 
  Newcastle United (4115) vs. Liverpool (3946)
  Friday, April 30, 1909
-292.8 15.6% 0-1 +16.9 
  Liverpool (3875) vs. Blackpool (4044)
  Saturday, December 5, 1953
-63.4 41.0% 5-2 +20.7 
  Liverpool (4114) vs. Arsenal (4282)
  Sunday, November 28, 2004
-108.4 34.9% 2-1 +13.0 
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Worcester City (3212) vs. Liverpool (3952)
  Thursday, January 15, 1959
+634.3 97.5% 2-1 -19.5 
  Bradford City (3573) vs. Liverpool (4162)
  Wednesday, August 27, 1980
+488.7 94.3% 1-0 -18.9 
  Oldham Athletic (3561) vs. Liverpool (4105)
  Sunday, January 27, 2013
+501.2 94.7% 3-2 -9.5 
  Burnley (3780) vs. Liverpool (4264)
  Tuesday, February 15, 1983
+392.5 90.5% 1-0 -18.1 
  Liverpool (4164) vs. Grimsby Town (3704)
  Tuesday, October 9, 2001
+525.2 95.4% 1-2 -9.5 
  Peterborough United (3633) vs. Liverpool (4083)
  Tuesday, December 3, 1991
+373.8 89.6% 1-0 -17.9 
  Burton United (3607) vs. Liverpool (4049)
  Saturday, March 25, 1905
+308.7 85.5% 2-1 -17.1 
  Liverpool (4165) vs. Barnsley (3732)
  Saturday, February 16, 2008
+481.9 94.1% 1-2 -14.1 
  Aston Villa (3985) vs. Liverpool (4409)
  Tuesday, December 17, 2019
+384.8 90.2% 5-0 -36.1 
  Watford (3986) vs. Liverpool (4409)
  Saturday, February 29, 2020
+383.5 90.1% 3-0 -31.5 
  Sheffield United (3759) vs. Liverpool (4177)
  Monday, August 28, 1978
+312.8 85.8% 1-0 -17.2 
  Nottingham Forest (3941) vs. Liverpool (4358)
  Saturday, October 22, 2022
+380.1 89.9% 1-0 -18.0 
  Liverpool (4193) vs. Reading (3787)
  Wednesday, January 13, 2010
+451.1 93.1% 1-2 -9.3 
  Liverpool (4246) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3859)
  Sunday, February 20, 1983
+479.2 94.0% 1-2 -18.8 
  Liverpool (4036) vs. Norwich City (3648)
  Saturday, February 6, 1909
+511.3 95.0% 2-3 -19.0 
  Chelsea (3803) vs. Liverpool (4174)
  Saturday, February 13, 1982
+271.7 82.7% 2-0 -24.8 
  Leicester City (3821) vs. Liverpool (4187)
  Saturday, August 23, 1980
+265.5 82.2% 2-0 -24.7 
  Liverpool (4137) vs. Leicester City (3775)
  Saturday, January 31, 1981
+461.8 93.5% 1-2 -18.7 
  Leicester City (3868) vs. Liverpool (4215)
  Wednesday, September 3, 1986
+259.1 81.6% 2-1 -16.3 
  Liverpool (4171) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3826)
  Saturday, January 28, 2017
+381.1 90.0% 1-2 -9.0 
 
   

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Scunthorpe United 11 +3.64 
  Leyton Orient 15 +3.33 
  Bury 50 +3.02 
  Bradford City 30 +2.80 
  Leeds United 117 +2.38 
  Rotherham United 18 +2.28 
  Grimsby Town 42 +1.71 
  Derby County 135 +1.36 
  Queens Park Rangers 51 +1.33 
  AFC Bournemouth 22 +1.31 
  Oldham Athletic 32 +1.18 
  Notts County 63 +1.09 
  Manchester City 192 +1.03 
  Bristol Rovers 18 +0.98 
  Aston Villa 202 +0.95 
  Brentford 21 +0.95 
  Newcastle United 185 +0.94 
  Nottingham Forest 118 +0.78 
  Wigan Athletic 18 +0.63 
  Sheffield Wednesday 119 +0.62 

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Cardiff City 35 -4.47 
  Doncaster Rovers 13 -2.84 
  Brighton and Hove Albion 39 -2.36 
  Southampton 116 -1.98 
  Leicester City 120 -1.94 
  AFC Wimbledon 34 -1.86 
  Luton Town 40 -1.67 
  Swansea City 43 -1.27 
  Bristol City 39 -1.13 
  Hull City 22 -1.08 
  Lincoln City 24 -1.04 
  Blackpool 43 -0.95 
  Plymouth Argyle 12 -0.95 
  Crystal Palace 62 -0.88 
  Portsmouth 66 -0.81 
  Birmingham City 116 -0.79 
  Huddersfield Town 76 -0.78 
  Barnsley 20 -0.74 
  Burnley 112 -0.69 
  Manchester United 205 -0.52