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Recreativo de Huelva

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Huelva, Huelva · Spain · La Liga

Power-ranking history

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Rank (1 = best)1367Score (per-season normalised)0.00.51.079/8084/8589/9094/9599/0004/05

Against expectation

Every Spanish top-flight match this club has played in the Primera División, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 5 seasons from 1978-79 to 2008-09 it has fallen short of them by −8.7 match points.

Recreativo Huelva: surplus against expectation, 1978-79 to 2008-091978-79: −8.5 league points vs expected (21 on 29.5, 2 for a win) · bar height −4.2 match points2002-03: −7.0 league points vs expected (36 on 43.0, 3 for a win) · bar height −2.1 match points2006-07: +6.5 league points vs expected (54 on 47.5, 3 for a win) · bar height +2.0 match points2007-08: −2.9 league points vs expected (44 on 46.9, 3 for a win) · bar height −0.8 match points2008-09: −10.2 league points vs expected (33 on 43.2, 3 for a win) · bar height −3.5 match points
1978-79one bar per season · height in match points · hover for that season2008-09
Best season against expectation
2006-07 +6.5 league pts
54 points on 47.5 expected as Recreativo Huelva
Worst season against expectation
2008-09 −10.2 league pts
33 points on 43.2 expected as Recreativo Huelva

Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1995-96 and three from it; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable.

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Greatest games

Recreativo de Huelva's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play.All-time board.

#DateStageResultScore
12010-01-14Copa del Rey · Round of 16 · 2nd leg, agg 4-5AL 1-5 v Atlético de Madridgame score 63.9
22008-01-09Copa del Rey · Round of 16 · 1st legHW 1-0 v Villarrealgame score 57.8
32008-01-16Copa del Rey · Round of 16 · 2nd leg, agg 1-2AL 0-2 v Villarrealgame score 55.6
42009-05-31LA LigaAL 1-2 v Sporting Gijongame score 53.1
52003-01-22Copa del Rey · Quarterfinals · 1st legHW 1-0 v Atlético de Madridgame score 52.8
62009-05-03LA LigaAW 2-1 v CA Osasunagame score 52.5
72007-05-20LA LigaHL 2-3 v Real Madridgame score 52.0
82020-01-21Copa del Rey · Third RoundHL 2-3 v CA Osasunagame score 51.6
92008-04-05LA LigaAW 1-0 v CA Osasunagame score 51.4
102003-01-15Copa del Rey · Round of 16 · 2nd leg, agg 1-0HW 1-0 v Real Betisgame score 50.9

Footprint

Tiers played
L1
Top-flight (L1) seasons
5
First season
1979
Most recent season
2009

The Heartbreak Index6.0 · #368

The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1979

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Heartbreak
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in Football
6.0
agony
The clocks
  • First major trophy since 19799.1
  • Major final appearance since 20033.2
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 2003 · relegated from the top flight, 2009 · lost the national cup final, 2003 · relegated from the top flight, 1979

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Season-by-season

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

2009
La Liga (1) · P20↓
38 P · 8-9-21 · 34:57 · -23
33
pts
2008
La Liga (1) · P16
38 P · 11-11-16 · 40:60 · -20
44
pts
2007
La Liga (1) · P8
38 P · 15-9-14 · 54:52 · +2
54
pts
2003
La Liga (1) · P18↓
38 P · 8-12-18 · 35:61 · -26
36
pts
Copa
1979
La Liga (1) · P18↓
34 P · 8-5-21 · 39:66 · -27
21
pts
Domestic Cup Finals

Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.

2003
Copa del Rey
Runner-up