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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 Reading's ELO scores.
A list of the top 15 Reading sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Saturday, February 17, 2007 | 4070.79 |
| 2006 | Saturday, December 2, 2006 | 4039.87 |
| 2012 | Tuesday, April 17, 2012 | 4010.81 |
| 2005 | Wednesday, December 28, 2005 | 3998.16 |
| 2008 | Saturday, December 20, 2008 | 3990.50 |
| 2009 | Friday, January 9, 2009 | 3979.71 |
| 2013 | Saturday, February 2, 2013 | 3974.06 |
| 2011 | Saturday, April 16, 2011 | 3961.90 |
| 2017 | Tuesday, May 16, 2017 | 3903.17 |
| 2020 | Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | 3893.83 |
| 2014 | Saturday, March 22, 2014 | 3893.65 |
| 2010 | Saturday, October 30, 2010 | 3885.00 |
| 2003 | Saturday, August 30, 2003 | 3882.22 |
| 2021 | Saturday, February 6, 2021 | 3881.06 |
| 2004 | Sunday, December 26, 2004 | 3878.98 |
A list of the worst 15 Reading sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Saturday, August 19, 1972 | 3419.74 |
| 1971 | Saturday, November 13, 1971 | 3461.33 |
| 1977 | Saturday, October 1, 1977 | 3468.60 |
| 1978 | Friday, March 24, 1978 | 3478.27 |
| 1956 | Saturday, March 3, 1956 | 3480.48 |
| 1975 | Saturday, January 4, 1975 | 3487.43 |
| 1955 | Wednesday, December 14, 1955 | 3492.28 |
| 1973 | Saturday, January 27, 1973 | 3494.79 |
| 1910 | Saturday, February 5, 1910 | 3497.46 |
| 1974 | Sunday, February 3, 1974 | 3498.66 |
| 1909 | Tuesday, December 28, 1909 | 3505.53 |
| 1976 | Wednesday, March 17, 1976 | 3513.54 |
| 1957 | Wednesday, September 4, 1957 | 3517.74 |
| 1923 | Saturday, October 20, 1923 | 3524.94 |
| 1991 | Wednesday, August 28, 1991 | 3525.61 |
A listing of the 20 most significant victories in Reading's history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Diff. | Win/Draw Exp % |
Score | ELO Score Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool (4193) vs. Reading (3787) Wednesday, January 13, 2010 |
-451.1 | 6.9% | 1-2 | +9.3 |
| Reading (3650) vs. Aston Villa (4053) Wednesday, February 7, 1912 |
-277.8 | 16.8% | 1-0 | +16.6 |
| Bolton Wanderers (3965) vs. Reading (3633) Saturday, February 23, 1901 |
-462.8 | 6.5% | 0-1 | +18.7 |
| Reading (3567) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3893) Wednesday, August 30, 1978 |
-220.5 | 21.9% | 1-0 | +15.6 |
| Reading (3788) vs. Sheffield Wednesday (4079) Saturday, January 26, 1929 |
-162.6 | 28.2% | 1-0 | +14.4 |
| Reading (3695) vs. Manchester City (3982) Saturday, September 18, 1926 |
-161.0 | 28.4% | 1-0 | +14.3 |
| Reading (3623) vs. Southampton (3908) Saturday, March 10, 1900 |
-155.0 | 29.1% | 2-0 | +21.3 |
| Southampton (3883) vs. Reading (3631) Saturday, November 4, 1899 |
-382.1 | 10.0% | 0-2 | +27.0 |
| Reading (3965) vs. Liverpool (4216) Saturday, December 8, 2007 |
-200.9 | 23.9% | 3-1 | +22.8 |
| Reading (3736) vs. Chelsea (3986) Wednesday, September 23, 1987 |
-160.3 | 28.4% | 3-1 | +21.5 |
| Reading (3618) vs. Southampton (3865) Saturday, February 18, 1899 |
-116.6 | 33.8% | 2-0 | +19.9 |
| Reading (3610) vs. Newcastle United (3855) Tuesday, September 19, 1989 |
-167.6 | 27.6% | 3-1 | +21.7 |
| Fulham (3943) vs. Reading (3707) Monday, October 19, 1964 |
-339.3 | 12.4% | 1-3 | +26.3 |
| Reading (3609) vs. Sunderland (3845) Saturday, January 6, 1990 |
-158.5 | 28.7% | 2-1 | +14.3 |
| Notts County (3947) vs. Reading (3721) Saturday, January 25, 1902 |
-357.9 | 11.3% | 1-2 | +17.7 |
| Leeds United (3990) vs. Reading (3768) Tuesday, November 18, 1997 |
-285.2 | 16.2% | 2-3 | +8.4 |
| Reading (3667) vs. Swindon Town (3888) Saturday, February 10, 1912 |
-95.9 | 36.5% | 2-0 | +19.0 |
| Reading (3516) vs. Mansfield Town (3734) Saturday, April 16, 1977 |
-114.1 | 34.1% | 1-0 | +13.2 |
| Reading (3776) vs. West Bromwich Albion (3988) Wednesday, September 13, 1967 |
-108.1 | 34.9% | 3-1 | +19.5 |
| Reading (3536) vs. Preston North End (3747) Monday, April 12, 1971 |
-106.3 | 35.2% | 1-0 | +13.0 |
A listing of the 20 most significant defeats in Reading's history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Diff. | Win/Draw Exp % |
Score | ELO Score Change |
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| Kidderminster Harriers (3220) vs. Reading (3800) Saturday, January 8, 2022 |
+541.5 | 95.8% | 2-1 | -9.6 |
| Reading (3562) vs. Bishop's Stortford (3090) Saturday, November 20, 1982 |
+563.9 | 96.3% | 1-2 | -19.3 |
| Guildford City (3178) vs. Reading (3648) Saturday, November 27, 1937 |
+338.1 | 87.5% | 1-0 | -17.5 |
| Brentwood Town (1965) (3180) vs. Reading (3591) Saturday, November 15, 1969 |
+305.1 | 85.3% | 1-0 | -17.1 |
| Wealdstone (3172) vs. Reading (3537) Saturday, December 17, 1977 |
+259.6 | 81.7% | 2-1 | -16.3 |
| Hendon (3208) vs. Reading (3569) Saturday, November 22, 1975 |
+257.9 | 81.5% | 1-0 | -16.3 |
| Eastleigh (3304) vs. Reading (3649) Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
+308.4 | 85.5% | 2-1 | -8.6 |
| York City (3407) vs. Reading (3740) Saturday, December 8, 2001 |
+267.8 | 82.4% | 2-0 | -12.4 |
| Rochdale (3291) vs. Reading (3621) Saturday, March 24, 1979 |
+224.8 | 78.5% | 1-0 | -15.7 |
| Swindon Town (3500) vs. Reading (3801) Saturday, December 5, 1903 |
+165.3 | 72.1% | 2-1 | -14.4 |
| Cambridge United (3495) vs. Reading (3781) Tuesday, September 10, 2002 |
+221.8 | 78.2% | 3-1 | -11.7 |
| Wolverton London and North Western Railway (3341) vs. Reading (3626) Saturday, April 2, 1898 |
+153.6 | 70.8% | 2-0 | -21.2 |
| Workington (3295) vs. Reading (3573) Friday, November 8, 1974 |
+177.4 | 73.5% | 2-1 | -14.7 |
| Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (3504) vs. Reading (3780) Saturday, February 2, 1935 |
+144.5 | 69.7% | 4-1 | -24.4 |
| Reading (3732) vs. Stevenage (3462) Tuesday, August 9, 2022 |
+306.9 | 85.4% | 1-2 | -8.5 |
| Reading (3700) vs. York City (3431) Tuesday, December 19, 2000 |
+335.4 | 87.3% | 1-3 | -13.1 |
| Shrewsbury Town (3462) vs. Reading (3730) Monday, August 27, 1951 |
+172.4 | 73.0% | 2-1 | -14.6 |
| Newport County (3390) vs. Reading (3657) Wednesday, August 19, 1970 |
+163.0 | 71.9% | 2-1 | -14.4 |
| Walsall (3460) vs. Reading (3726) Saturday, April 26, 1952 |
+170.2 | 72.7% | 2-0 | -21.8 |
| Walsall (3436) vs. Reading (3698) Thursday, September 25, 1952 |
+161.0 | 71.6% | 2-0 | -21.5 |
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The twenty teams that Reading are most successful against, based on the average ELO points won in games against them (minimum ten games played).
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The twenty teams that Reading are least successful against, based on the average ELO points won in games against them (minimum ten games played).
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