Messina

Heartbreak#5114.0

Messina, Messina · Italy · Serie A

Power-ranking history

Rank (1 = best)1508Score (per-season normalised)0.00.51.064/6569/7074/7579/8084/8589/9094/9599/0004/05

Against expectation

Every Italian top-flight match this club has played in the Serie A, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 3 seasons from 2004-05 to 2006-07 it has fallen short of them by −7.0 match points.

2004-05 to 2006-07one bar per season · height in match points

Best season against expectation
2004-05 +3.1 league pts
48 points on 44.9 expected as FC Messina
Worst season against expectation
2005-06 −12.9 league pts
31 points on 43.9 expected as FC Messina

Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1994-95 and three from it; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable.

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Greatest games

Messina's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play. H, A and N mark home, away and a neutral venue; a ★ is a curated all-time classic (tap it for the model's own score).All-time board.

1
Parma
2001-11-28 · Coppa Italia · Third Round · 2nd leg, agg 2-3
55.4
game score
2
AS Roma
1965-04-25 · Serie A
50.4
game score
3
Internazionale
2005-04-24 · Serie A
50.3
game score
4
Internazionale
2006-11-09 · Coppa Italia · Round of 16 · 1st leg
49.8
game score
5
AC Milan
2004-09-22 · Serie A
49.3
game score
6
AS Roma
2007-05-27 · Serie A
49.1
game score
7
Lazio
2006-08-27 · Coppa Italia · Third Round
48.9
game score
8
Empoli
2006-05-07 · Serie A
47.4
game score
9
Atalanta
2005-05-08 · Serie A
46.7
game score
10
Fiorentina
1964-03-29 · Serie A
46.4
game score

Footprint

Tiers played
L1
Top-flight (L1) seasons
5
First season
1964
Most recent season
2007
RivalriesDerby dello Strettovs Regginatwo-way

The Heartbreak Index4.0 · #511

The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1964

4.0
Heartbreak
#511
of 1,138 clubs
#330
in Football
4.0
agony
The clocks
  • First major trophy since 19648.8
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 2007 · relegated from the top flight, 1965 · survived a relegation scare, 2006 · survived a relegation scare, 1964

One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →

Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Serie A only. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

2007
Serie A (1) · P20↓
38 P · 5-11-22 · 37:69 · -32
26
pts
2006
Serie A (1) · P17
38 P · 6-13-19 · 34:58 · -24
31
pts
2005
Serie A (1) · P7
38 P · 12-12-14 · 44:52 · -8
48
pts
1965
Serie A (1) · P17↓
34 P · 7-8-19 · 26:44 · -18
22
pts
1964
Serie A (1) · P14
34 P · 9-10-15 · 25:46 · -21
28
pts