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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 Port Vale's ELO scores.

 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1927 Saturday, December 24, 1927 3882.44  
  1931 Monday, September 7, 1931 3871.94  
  1930 Saturday, November 22, 1930 3866.40  
  1928 Saturday, January 14, 1928 3857.91  
  1933 Saturday, November 18, 1933 3856.22  
  1926 Friday, April 2, 1926 3854.43  
  1996 Tuesday, April 2, 1996 3852.40  
  1997 Saturday, April 12, 1997 3843.99  
  1956 Monday, April 2, 1956 3843.21  
  1955 Saturday, October 8, 1955 3838.35  
  1934 Saturday, January 27, 1934 3827.63  
  1990 Monday, April 16, 1990 3823.12  
  1994 Saturday, September 10, 1994 3820.48  
  1899 Saturday, January 21, 1899 3814.34  
  1898 Saturday, October 1, 1898 3806.08  
 
 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1981 Saturday, January 31, 1981 3375.27  
  1980 Saturday, April 19, 1980 3379.00  
  1968 Saturday, September 14, 1968 3380.92  
  1979 Friday, December 7, 1979 3382.55  
  1967 Saturday, September 23, 1967 3387.93  
  2019 Saturday, February 23, 2019 3392.24  
  2009 Saturday, April 18, 2009 3411.52  
  1966 Saturday, October 22, 1966 3418.66  
  2021 Saturday, March 13, 2021 3426.94  
  2018 Saturday, October 13, 2018 3428.83  
  2008 Friday, December 26, 2008 3437.85  
  1969 Wednesday, March 5, 1969 3458.30  
  2017 Saturday, October 7, 2017 3459.22  
  1985 Saturday, April 20, 1985 3461.46  
  2010 Saturday, February 20, 2010 3476.27  
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Port Vale (3612) vs. Sheffield United (4119)
  Wednesday, February 2, 1898
-375.6 10.3% 2-1 +17.9 
  Sheffield United (3929) vs. Port Vale (3430)
  Tuesday, August 11, 2009
-544.5 4.2% 1-2 +9.6 
  Port Vale (3670) vs. Sunderland (4140)
  Monday, January 13, 1936
-337.3 12.5% 2-0 +26.2 
  Port Vale (3583) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (3983)
  Saturday, January 30, 1988
-310.0 14.4% 2-1 +17.1 
  Port Vale (3438) vs. Sheffield Wednesday (3818)
  Tuesday, August 25, 2009
-335.1 12.7% 2-0 +13.1 
  Port Vale (3634) vs. Manchester United (4001)
  Saturday, March 24, 1906
-237.8 20.3% 1-0 +15.9 
  Port Vale (3591) vs. Burnley (3926)
  Tuesday, August 11, 2015
-296.2 15.4% 1-0 +8.5 
  Port Vale (3644) vs. Liverpool (3929)
  Monday, October 21, 1895
-151.5 29.5% 5-4 +14.1 
  Port Vale (3505) vs. Plymouth Argyle (3784)
  Saturday, February 16, 1952
-182.4 25.9% 1-0 +14.8 
  Port Vale (3433) vs. Burnley (3702)
  Tuesday, December 16, 1980
-169.4 27.4% 2-0 +21.8 
  Port Vale (3401) vs. Peterborough United (3669)
  Saturday, August 17, 1968
-162.5 28.2% 1-0 +14.4 
  Queens Park Rangers (3806) vs. Port Vale (3544)
  Tuesday, August 10, 2010
-307.1 14.6% 1-3 +12.8 
  Port Vale (3633) vs. Chelsea (3894)
  Saturday, November 3, 1906
-134.9 31.5% 2-0 +20.5 
  Port Vale (3746) vs. Blackpool (3999)
  Saturday, February 20, 1954
-147.9 29.9% 2-0 +21.0 
  Port Vale (3488) vs. Sheffield United (3741)
  Tuesday, December 27, 1983
-160.8 28.4% 2-0 +21.5 
  Port Vale (3660) vs. Preston North End (3910)
  Wednesday, August 23, 2006
-197.7 24.3% 2-1 +7.6 
  Notts County (3845) vs. Port Vale (3600)
  Saturday, February 4, 1922
-358.5 11.3% 1-2 +17.7 
  Port Vale (3780) vs. Everton (4024)
  Wednesday, February 14, 1996
-175.8 26.7% 2-1 +7.3 
  Port Vale (3647) vs. West Bromwich Albion (3891)
  Monday, September 10, 1906
-118.4 33.6% 2-1 +13.3 
  Port Vale (3669) vs. Nottingham Forest (3911)
  Saturday, January 5, 1907
-117.0 33.8% 4-2 +19.9 
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Chasetown (2773) vs. Port Vale (3553)
  Tuesday, December 11, 2007
+730.8 98.5% 1-0 -9.9 
  Port Vale (3624) vs. Canvey Island (3107)
  Tuesday, November 28, 2000
+582.5 96.6% 1-2 -9.7 
  Scarborough (3395) vs. Port Vale (3788)
  Saturday, December 3, 1994
+323.4 86.6% 1-0 -8.7 
  Port Vale (3563) vs. King's Lynn Town (3194)
  Saturday, November 7, 2020
+408.9 91.3% 0-1 -9.1 
  New Brighton (3361) vs. Port Vale (3694)
  Wednesday, September 2, 1936
+200.5 76.0% 2-0 -22.8 
  Port Vale (3757) vs. Chester City (3424)
  Tuesday, August 11, 1998
+400.1 90.9% 1-2 -9.1 
  Workington (3461) vs. Port Vale (3776)
  Saturday, February 6, 1954
+209.1 76.9% 2-0 -23.1 
  Crewe Alexandra (3366) vs. Port Vale (3674)
  Friday, March 27, 1959
+203.5 76.3% 2-0 -22.9 
  Gainsborough Trinity (3230) vs. Port Vale (3526)
  Wednesday, December 1, 1937
+163.7 72.0% 2-1 -14.4 
  Enfield (3136) vs. Port Vale (3425)
  Tuesday, January 6, 1981
+189.8 74.9% 3-0 -26.2 
  Chester City (3421) vs. Port Vale (3707)
  Tuesday, August 10, 1999
+219.0 77.9% 2-1 -7.8 
  Hartlepools United (3522) vs. Port Vale (3773)
  Saturday, March 29, 1930
+121.0 66.7% 2-0 -20.0 
  Port Vale (3548) vs. Northampton Town (3298)
  Monday, October 1, 1984
+342.6 87.8% 0-3 -30.7 
  Hartlepools United (3532) vs. Port Vale (3771)
  Saturday, January 16, 1954
+133.5 68.3% 2-1 -13.7 
  Chesterfield (3559) vs. Port Vale (3797)
  Saturday, December 14, 1929
+108.7 65.1% 2-0 -19.5 
  Port Vale (3608) vs. Accrington Stanley (3371)
  Saturday, October 25, 1952
+337.2 87.4% 0-1 -17.5 
  Port Vale (3811) vs. York City (3580)
  Tuesday, August 12, 1997
+295.1 84.5% 1-2 -8.5 
  Port Vale (3799) vs. Darlington (3571)
  Saturday, March 22, 1930
+357.6 88.7% 0-2 -26.6 
  Gillingham (3525) vs. Port Vale (3751)
  Friday, December 30, 1988
+144.6 69.7% 1-0 -13.9 
  Port Vale (3834) vs. South Shields (1889) (3611)
  Friday, April 6, 1928
+351.2 88.3% 2-3 -17.7 
 
   

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Crawley Town 15 +7.03 
  Yeovil Town 14 +3.81 
  Burton Swifts 14 +3.50 
  Leyton Orient 67 +2.87 
  Newport County 48 +2.63 
  Southampton 33 +2.51 
  Forest Green Rovers 13 +2.47 
  Workington 17 +2.35 
  Sheffield Wednesday 32 +2.31 
  Bradford Park Avenue 39 +2.14 
  Millwall 50 +2.10 
  Plymouth Argyle 58 +2.09 
  Doncaster Rovers 51 +2.00 
  Milton Keynes Dons 16 +1.99 
  Bristol Rovers 72 +1.99 
  Barrow 20 +1.93 
  Crystal Palace 49 +1.84 
  Crewe Alexandra 80 +1.78 
  Wigan Athletic 33 +1.62 
  Sunderland 21 +1.49 

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Manchester City 24 -5.04 
  Wolverhampton Wanderers 47 -4.51 
  Bolton Wanderers 42 -4.41 
  Ipswich Town 36 -4.12 
  Tottenham Hotspur 15 -3.81 
  Gainsborough Trinity 23 -3.25 
  Portsmouth 39 -2.77 
  Walsall 95 -2.69 
  Leicester City 49 -2.57 
  Macclesfield 15 -2.42 
  Sheffield United 42 -2.28 
  New Brighton 14 -2.19 
  Leeds United 24 -2.16 
  Manchester United 45 -2.03 
  Wycombe Wanderers 20 -2.01 
  Carlisle United 41 -1.74 
  Arsenal 22 -1.74 
  Chesterfield 98 -1.67 
  Northampton Town 76 -1.66 
  Stevenage 21 -1.44