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, 85, 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 | 85 | 1.40 | 0.81 | 20 |
| 2 | West Ham United WHU | 78 | 1.27 | 0.86 | 11 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton WOL | 75 | 1.16 | 0.81 | 11 |
| 4 | Birmingham City BIR | 66 | 1.10 | 0.91 | 20 |
| 5 | Southampton SOU | 65 | 1.17 | 1.01 | 20 |
| 6 | Millwall MIL | 63 | 1.16 | 0.97 | 20 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers QUE | 60 | 1.05 | 0.88 | 20 |
| 7 | Swansea City SWA | 60 | 1.00 | 0.88 | 20 |
| 9 | Cardiff City CAR | 56 | 1.17 | 1.12 | 11 |
| 10 | Portsmouth POR | 55 | 0.97 | 0.86 | 20 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion WES | 49 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 20 |
| 12 | Bristol City BRI | 47 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 20 |
| 13 | Wrexham WRE | 45 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 20 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers BOL | 45 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 11 |
| 15 | Norwich City NOR | 44 | 1.00 | 0.97 | 20 |
| 15 | Burnley BUR | 44 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 11 |
| 17 | Derby County DER | 39 | 0.92 | 1.06 | 20 |
| 18 | Lincoln City LIN | 36 | 0.91 | 1.03 | 11 |
| 19 | Preston North End PRE | 33 | 0.96 | 1.14 | 20 |
| 20 | Sheffield United SHE | 32 | 0.88 | 1.10 | 20 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers BLA | 31 | 0.84 | 1.08 | 20 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic CHA | 31 | 0.84 | 1.13 | 20 |
| 23 | Watford WAT | 28 | 0.90 | 1.18 | 20 |
| 24 | Stoke City STO | 24 | 0.80 | 1.12 | 20 |
What the data shows
- Middlesbrough rate 7 above West Ham United, 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.