About Sports Elo

Understanding the Elo Rating System

The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in zero-sum games such as chess. Named after its creator, Arpad Elo, a Hungarian-American physics professor, the Elo system is not a zero-sum game, which means players can gain or lose rating points independently of others.

On this website, we use a similar Elo system to rank different sports team. Each team is assigned a rating. When two teams compete, the team that wins takes points from the losing team. The difference in rating between two teams serves as a predictor of the outcome of a match.

Our goal is to provide a simple, yet effective way of determining the strength of various sports teams, based on their match results. We hope you find this information useful and enjoyable.

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