Championship team ratings 2026/2027
Championship clubs ranked by the model's strength rating in 2026/2027, blended from fitted attack and defence ratings. Middlesbrough currently rate strongest, 88, fitted over 20 matches.
Model ratings, fitted over each club's last 20 matches with the recent ones weighted more heavily. They are relative to this competition only: a 70 here is not comparable with a 70 in another one.
Ranked on strength
| # | Team | Strength | Attack | Defence | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough MID | 88 | 1.50 | 0.82 | 20 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton WOL | 75 | 1.14 | 0.77 | 12 |
| 2 | West Ham United WHU | 75 | 1.27 | 0.88 | 12 |
| 4 | Millwall MIL | 64 | 1.13 | 0.91 | 20 |
| 4 | Southampton SOU | 64 | 1.20 | 1.01 | 20 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers QUE | 63 | 1.06 | 0.86 | 20 |
| 7 | Birmingham City BIR | 62 | 1.06 | 0.90 | 20 |
| 8 | Cardiff City CAR | 57 | 1.16 | 1.07 | 12 |
| 9 | Portsmouth POR | 55 | 0.93 | 0.84 | 20 |
| 9 | Swansea City SWA | 55 | 0.97 | 0.89 | 20 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion WES | 50 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 20 |
| 12 | Norwich City NOR | 48 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 20 |
| 13 | Wrexham WRE | 47 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 20 |
| 13 | Bristol City BRI | 47 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 20 |
| 15 | Burnley BUR | 41 | 1.00 | 1.08 | 12 |
| 16 | Sheffield United SHE | 40 | 0.94 | 1.10 | 20 |
| 16 | Lincoln City LIN | 40 | 0.93 | 1.02 | 12 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers BOL | 39 | 1.01 | 1.10 | 12 |
| 19 | Derby County DER | 34 | 0.91 | 1.11 | 20 |
| 20 | Preston North End PRE | 31 | 0.98 | 1.19 | 20 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers BLA | 30 | 0.86 | 1.11 | 20 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic CHA | 30 | 0.82 | 1.15 | 20 |
| 23 | Stoke City STO | 28 | 0.78 | 1.08 | 20 |
| 24 | Watford WAT | 27 | 0.86 | 1.18 | 20 |
What the data shows
- Middlesbrough rate 13 above Wolverhampton, the next-strongest.
About these figures What each column measures, and the thresholds this ranking is under. Show Hide
- Strength
- — Model strength rating, 0–100, relative to this competition
- Attack
- — Fitted attack rating, relative to this competition's average
- Defence
- — Fitted defence rating, relative to this competition's average. Lower allows less.
- Sample
- — Matches the ratings were fitted over
A club is rated once the model has 5 matches to fit it over. Below that its row stays in the table with the sample beside it and the ratings dashed.