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1956 Class A Season

132 games

Final

Champion

Spartak Moscow

34 points

Relegated

No relegation

Biggest Overachiever

Burevestnik Moscow

4.98 points above expected

23 points · 18.02 expected points

Biggest Disappointment

Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad

5.32 points below expected

13 points · 18.32 expected points

League Table

The final standings for the season. vsSim shows actual points minus the simulation's mean — positive means the team overachieved against the model, negative means they underperformed.

# Team GP W D L Pts GF GA GD SimPts vsSim
1 Spartak Moscow 22 15 4 3 34 68 28 +40 29.62 +4.38
2 Dynamo Moscow 22 10 8 4 28 45 31 +14 28.71 -0.71
3 CDSA Moscow 22 10 5 7 25 40 32 +8 24.56 +0.44
4 Dynamo Kyiv 22 7 10 5 24 32 31 +1 20.69 +3.31
5 Burevestnik Moscow 22 9 5 8 23 38 49 -11 18.02 +4.98
6 Torpedo Moscow 22 8 7 7 23 40 37 +3 23.52 -0.52
7 Shakhtyor Stalino 22 7 7 8 21 30 39 -9 18.23 +2.77
8 Dinamo Tbilisi 22 8 4 10 20 42 46 -4 19.77 +0.23
9 Zenit Leningrad 22 4 11 7 19 27 43 -16 18.83 +0.17
10 Lokomotiv Moscow 22 5 8 9 18 38 28 +10 22.53 -4.53
11 ODO Sverdlovsk 22 6 4 12 16 31 45 -14 21.20 -5.20
12 Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 22 3 7 12 13 25 47 -22 18.32 -5.32

Top Overachievers & Disappointments

Teams that most beat — or most fell short of — their simulated point projections. A positive vsSim means the team accumulated more points than the model expected on average; a negative one means fewer.

Biggest Overachievers

# Team Actual Sim vsSim
1 Burevestnik Moscow 23 18.02 +4.98
2 Spartak Moscow 34 29.62 +4.38
3 Dynamo Kyiv 24 20.69 +3.31
4 Shakhtyor Stalino 21 18.23 +2.77
5 CDSA Moscow 25 24.56 +0.44

Biggest Disappointments

# Team Actual Sim vsSim
1 Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 13 18.32 -5.32
2 ODO Sverdlovsk 16 21.20 -5.20
3 Lokomotiv Moscow 18 22.53 -4.53
4 Dynamo Moscow 28 28.71 -0.71
5 Torpedo Moscow 23 23.52 -0.52

Top Streaks

Ranked by model unlikelihood — the product of pregame W/D/L probabilities over the games in each team's streak. A short streak by a poor team can outrank a longer one by a strong team since the poor team's per-game probabilities were lower going in. Unbeaten counts consecutive wins or ties; Winless counts consecutive losses or ties.

Most Unlikely Winning Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Dynamo Kyiv 3 May 27 – Jul 2 1 in 168
2 Burevestnik Moscow 3 May 1 – May 12 1 in 141
3 Shakhtyor Stalino 4 Jul 22 – Sep 23 1 in 51
4 CDSA Moscow 4 Aug 26 – Sep 30 1 in 21
5 ODO Sverdlovsk 1 Apr 14 – Apr 14 1 in 11

Most Unlikely Losing Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 ODO Sverdlovsk 4 May 12 – May 28 1 in 202
2 Torpedo Moscow 4 Jul 16 – Aug 26 1 in 42
3 Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 4 Jul 14 – Aug 30 1 in 27
4 Dynamo Moscow 1 Apr 14 – Apr 14 1 in 11
5 Dinamo Tbilisi 4 Jun 3 – Jul 2 1 in 10

Most Unlikely Unbeaten Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Zenit Leningrad 8 Apr 8 – May 16 1 in 77
2 Dinamo Tbilisi 7 Apr 20 – May 28 1 in 19
3 Dynamo Kyiv 6 Jul 14 – Oct 10 1 in 18
4 Burevestnik Moscow 4 Apr 25 – May 12 1 in 16
5 Torpedo Moscow 6 May 12 – Jun 24 1 in 12

Most Unlikely Winless Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Zenit Leningrad 12 Apr 15 – Jul 2 1 in 179
2 Lokomotiv Moscow 9 Jun 3 – Aug 28 1 in 78
3 Shakhtyor Stalino 11 Mar 31 – Jun 8 1 in 57
4 Dynamo Moscow 5 May 11 – Jun 13 1 in 39
5 Torpedo Moscow 10 Jun 4 – Oct 1 1 in 39

Position Race

Each team’s league position across the whole season. Colored teams are the season’s headline finishers — champion, promoted, and relegated; everyone else is gray as context.

Recent Form

Each team’s last 5 games, hottest first. Form shows the results (navy win, gray draw, red loss, newest on the right); the bars show Elo change over the window, points taken, points expected from the odds, and actual minus expected. Beside each team: current Elo and season points.

Team Elo Season Pts Form Elo Δ (5) Points (5) Expected (5) Actual − Exp
Spartak Moscow 1688 34 +14 9 7.2 +1.8
Dynamo Moscow 1629 28 -13 7 6.5 +0.5
CDSA Moscow 1570 25 +15 6 5.2 +0.8
Dynamo Kyiv 1485 24 -11 4 4.2 -0.2
Torpedo Moscow 1518 23 -6 6 5.7 +0.3
Burevestnik Moscow 1420 23 -13 4 4.7 -0.7
Shakhtyor Stalino 1445 21 +22 8 4.9 +3.1
Dinamo Tbilisi 1448 20 +7 6 5.3 +0.7
Zenit Leningrad 1419 19 +10 5 3.9 +1.1
Lokomotiv Moscow 1531 18 +22 4 5.4 -1.4
ODO Sverdlovsk 1453 16 -19 3 5.9 -2.9
Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 1394 13 +0 3 3.9 -0.9

Head-to-Head

Each cell shows a team's record in that matchup (row vs column, formatted W-D-L) with the model's expected points on the line below. Navy-tinted cells mean the team beat the model's expectations by more than one point in that matchup; gold-tinted cells mean they fell short by the same margin.

Beat expectations Fell short Within expectations
Team BM CM DT DK DM LM OS SS SM TM TRL ZL
Burevestnik Moscow —
1-0-1
1.75
1-0-1
2.58
0-1-1
2.30
0-1-1
1.35
1-1-0
2.04
2-0-0
2.39
1-0-1
2.55
0-0-2
1.30
1-1-0
2.02
2-0-0
2.64
0-1-1
2.62
CDSA Moscow
1-0-1
3.64
—
1-1-0
3.46
0-0-2
3.27
0-1-1
2.11
1-1-0
2.94
2-0-0
3.22
0-1-1
3.56
0-0-2
2.05
1-1-0
2.79
2-0-0
3.64
2-0-0
3.57
Dinamo Tbilisi
1-0-1
2.79
0-1-1
1.93
—
1-0-1
2.49
0-1-1
1.47
0-0-2
2.27
1-0-1
2.67
1-0-1
2.80
0-0-2
1.46
2-0-0
2.04
1-1-0
2.85
1-1-0
2.68
Dynamo Kyiv
1-1-0
3.07
2-0-0
2.11
1-0-1
2.88
—
1-0-1
1.62
0-2-0
2.50
1-1-0
2.78
0-1-1
3.00
0-1-1
1.49
0-2-0
2.42
1-1-0
2.93
0-1-1
3.11
Dynamo Moscow
1-1-0
4.10
1-1-0
3.27
1-1-0
3.97
1-0-1
3.80
—
0-1-1
3.60
1-0-1
3.77
1-1-0
3.97
0-2-0
2.54
1-0-1
3.51
2-0-0
4.08
1-1-0
4.03
Lokomotiv Moscow
0-1-1
3.34
0-1-1
2.43
2-0-0
3.10
0-2-0
2.87
1-1-0
1.80
—
1-0-1
2.96
1-0-1
3.14
0-0-2
1.69
0-1-1
2.59
0-1-1
3.23
0-1-1
3.26
ODO Sverdlovsk
0-0-2
2.98
0-0-2
2.17
1-0-1
2.70
0-1-1
2.58
1-0-1
1.65
1-0-1
2.42
—
1-0-1
2.87
1-0-1
1.51
0-1-1
2.31
1-1-0
2.89
0-1-1
3.00
Shakhtyor Stalino
1-0-1
2.81
1-1-0
1.84
1-0-1
2.56
1-1-0
2.38
0-1-1
1.48
1-0-1
2.23
1-0-1
2.49
—
0-0-2
1.43
0-1-1
2.24
1-1-0
2.65
0-2-0
2.61
Spartak Moscow
2-0-0
4.16
2-0-0
3.34
2-0-0
3.99
1-1-0
3.95
0-2-0
2.83
2-0-0
3.72
1-0-1
3.92
2-0-0
4.03
—
1-0-1
3.61
1-0-1
4.21
1-1-0
4.05
Torpedo Moscow
0-1-1
3.38
0-1-1
2.58
0-0-2
3.35
0-2-0
2.96
1-0-1
1.89
1-1-0
2.78
1-1-0
3.06
1-1-0
3.14
1-0-1
1.79
—
1-0-1
3.45
2-0-0
3.27
Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad
0-0-2
2.73
0-0-2
1.76
0-1-1
2.53
0-1-1
2.44
0-0-2
1.38
1-1-0
2.15
0-1-1
2.48
0-1-1
2.72
1-0-1
1.27
1-0-1
1.93
—
0-2-0
2.51
Zenit Leningrad
1-1-0
2.74
0-0-2
1.82
0-1-1
2.69
1-1-0
2.26
0-1-1
1.42
1-1-0
2.12
1-1-0
2.38
0-2-0
2.76
0-1-1
1.40
0-0-2
2.12
0-2-0
2.86
—

Points vs. Goals Scored, Allowed, and Differential

Points plotted against goals scored, allowed, and differential. Use the buttons to switch views; hover a team for exact values. The table gives each fit's R² and slope (the change in points per 10 goals).

Fit Metrics

R² Slope
Scored 0.72 +4.2
Allowed 0.39 -4.4
Differential 0.74 +2.8

Scoreline Distribution

Percentage of games ending with each combination of team-goals (rows) and opponent-goals (columns). The diagonal shows draws; cells below the diagonal are wins from the row team's perspective, cells above are losses. Marginal totals on the right and bottom show how often each goal count occurred regardless of opponent. Use the picker to switch between the league-wide view and any individual team.

↓ Scored | Allowed →012345+Total
06.06%4.17%3.41%1.89%1.14%1.89%18.56%
14.17%18.18%6.82%4.17%1.52%1.89%36.74%
23.41%6.82%4.55%2.65%1.89%1.52%20.83%
31.89%4.17%2.65%1.52%1.14%0.76%12.12%
41.14%1.52%1.89%1.14%——5.68%
5+1.89%1.89%1.52%0.76%——6.06%
Total18.56%36.74%20.83%12.12%5.68%6.06%100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 1.73 1.73 +0.00
SD 1.54 1.54 2.22
CV 0.89 0.89 —
Max 9 9 +7
Min 0 0 -7

Games Played: 132

↓ Scored | Allowed →012345+Total
0—4.55%4.55%9.09%—4.55%22.73%
1—9.09%4.55%———13.64%
24.55%18.18%9.09%4.55%—4.55%40.91%
3—4.55%4.55%4.55%——13.64%
4—4.55%—4.55%——9.09%
5+———————
Total4.55%40.91%22.73%22.73%—9.09%100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 1.73 2.23 -0.50
SD 1.24 1.97 2.46
CV 0.72 0.89 —
Max 4 9 +3
Min 0 0 -7

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →012345+Total
04.55%13.64%—4.55%——22.73%
19.09%4.55%4.55%4.55%——22.73%
24.55%4.55%13.64%———22.73%
3—9.09%4.55%—4.55%—18.18%
4——9.09%———9.09%
5+—4.55%————4.55%
Total18.18%36.36%31.82%9.09%4.55%—100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 1.82 1.45 +0.36
SD 1.47 1.06 1.62
CV 0.81 0.73 —
Max 5 4 +4
Min 0 0 -3

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →012345+Total
04.55%4.55%————9.09%
1—13.64%9.09%———22.73%
29.09%9.09%—9.09%9.09%9.09%45.45%
34.55%4.55%———4.55%13.64%
44.55%—4.55%———9.09%
5+———————
Total22.73%31.82%13.64%9.09%9.09%13.64%100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 1.91 2.09 -0.18
SD 1.06 2.22 2.36
CV 0.56 1.06 —
Max 4 9 +4
Min 0 0 -7

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →012345+Total
013.64%—4.55%———18.18%
14.55%27.27%4.55%4.55%—4.55%45.45%
24.55%13.64%————18.18%
3——4.55%4.55%4.55%—13.64%
4———————
5+—4.55%————4.55%
Total22.73%45.45%13.64%9.09%4.55%4.55%100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 1.45 1.41 +0.05
SD 1.22 1.33 1.56
CV 0.84 0.95 —
Max 5 5 +4
Min 0 0 -4

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →012345+Total
0——9.09%———9.09%
113.64%22.73%———4.55%40.91%
24.55%4.55%9.09%4.55%——22.73%
3——4.55%4.55%——9.09%
44.55%—————4.55%
5+9.09%—4.55%———13.64%
Total31.82%27.27%27.27%9.09%—4.55%100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 2.05 1.41 +0.64
SD 1.65 1.59 2.50
CV 0.81 1.13 —
Max 6 7 +6
Min 0 0 -6

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →012345+Total
09.09%9.09%————18.18%
14.55%22.73%27.27%4.55%——59.09%
2——4.55%———4.55%
34.55%—————4.55%
4—4.55%————4.55%
5+—4.55%4.55%———9.09%
Total18.18%40.91%36.36%4.55%——100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 1.73 1.27 +0.45
SD 2.25 0.83 2.30
CV 1.30 0.65 —
Max 9 3 +7
Min 0 0 -2

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →012345+Total
04.55%13.64%9.09%—4.55%4.55%36.36%
1—9.09%4.55%4.55%4.55%—22.73%
2—4.55%4.55%9.09%——18.18%
3—9.09%4.55%———13.64%
4——4.55%———4.55%
5+——4.55%———4.55%
Total4.55%36.36%31.82%13.64%9.09%4.55%100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 1.41 2.05 -0.64
SD 1.47 1.36 2.11
CV 1.04 0.67 —
Max 5 6 +3
Min 0 0 -6

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →012345+Total
09.09%—4.55%4.55%—4.55%22.73%
113.64%18.18%9.09%——4.55%45.45%
24.55%4.55%4.55%——4.55%18.18%
3————4.55%—4.55%
4—4.55%————4.55%
5+———4.55%——4.55%
Total27.27%27.27%18.18%9.09%4.55%13.64%100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 1.36 1.77 -0.41
SD 1.29 1.72 1.99
CV 0.95 0.97 —
Max 5 5 +3
Min 0 0 -5

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →012345+Total
0——4.55%———4.55%
1—18.18%—9.09%——27.27%
2—9.09%————9.09%
313.64%4.55%4.55%———22.73%
4——4.55%9.09%——13.64%
5+13.64%4.55%4.55%———22.73%
Total27.27%36.36%18.18%18.18%——100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 3.09 1.27 +1.82
SD 2.18 1.08 2.59
CV 0.71 0.85 —
Max 9 3 +7
Min 0 0 -2

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →012345+Total
09.09%—————9.09%
1—13.64%9.09%—9.09%—31.82%
29.09%9.09%9.09%4.55%9.09%—40.91%
3—9.09%————9.09%
44.55%—————4.55%
5+———4.55%——4.55%
Total22.73%31.82%18.18%9.09%18.18%—100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 1.82 1.68 +0.14
SD 1.18 1.43 1.78
CV 0.65 0.85 —
Max 5 4 +4
Min 0 0 -3

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →012345+Total
04.55%4.55%4.55%4.55%—4.55%22.73%
14.55%27.27%9.09%9.09%4.55%4.55%59.09%
2————4.55%—4.55%
3—4.55%———4.55%9.09%
4—4.55%————4.55%
5+———————
Total9.09%40.91%13.64%13.64%9.09%13.64%100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 1.14 2.14 -1.00
SD 1.04 1.61 1.88
CV 0.91 0.75 —
Max 4 5 +3
Min 0 0 -5

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →012345+Total
013.64%———9.09%4.55%27.27%
1—31.82%—13.64%—4.55%50.00%
2—4.55%————4.55%
3—4.55%4.55%4.55%——13.64%
4———————
5+—4.55%————4.55%
Total13.64%45.45%4.55%18.18%9.09%9.09%100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 1.23 1.95 -0.73
SD 1.27 1.68 2.25
CV 1.03 0.86 —
Max 5 6 +4
Min 0 0 -6

Games Played: 22

Season Summary

Every team's regular-season finish compared against 100,000 simulations. Click any column header to sort. Luck is the team's actual points minus the sim's mean — positive means the team beat the model. Percentile is where the actual result fell in the team's sim distribution (e.g. 90% = the team did this well or better in only 10% of sims).

Team Elo Points Avg Luck Percentile Min 5th Q1 Median Q3 95th Max
Spartak Moscow 1688 34 29.62 +4.38 94.0% 22 25 28 29 31 35 37
Dynamo Moscow 1629 28 28.71 -0.71 45.0% 18 23 26 29 31 35 37
CDSA Moscow 1570 25 24.56 +0.44 59.0% 13 18 22 25 27 30 34
Lokomotiv Moscow 1531 18 22.53 -4.53 15.0% 12 17 20 23 25 28 32
Torpedo Moscow 1518 23 23.52 -0.52 50.0% 15 18 20 23 27 30 32
Dynamo Kyiv 1485 24 20.69 +3.31 86.0% 13 14 18 21 23 26 30
ODO Sverdlovsk 1453 16 21.20 -5.20 7.0% 14 16 19 22 24 26 28
Dinamo Tbilisi 1448 20 19.77 +0.23 56.0% 10 12 18 20 23 26 30
Shakhtyor Stalino 1445 21 18.23 +2.77 78.0% 10 12 15 18 21 24 28
Burevestnik Moscow 1420 23 18.02 +4.98 92.0% 7 13 15 18 20 25 28
Zenit Leningrad 1419 19 18.83 +0.17 55.0% 8 13 17 19 21 25 26
Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 1394 13 18.32 -5.32 9.0% 9 12 16 18 21 24 29

Point Totals in Context

How did each team's actual results compare to their simulated points, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Use the buttons to switch between views. In each chart, dashed crosshairs at the league means split the plot into four quadrants: pastel green (team did well, model agreed), pastel red (team did poorly, model agreed), and pastel yellow (model and reality disagreed).

Home-Field Advantage Edge

The simulation applies the same home-field boost to every game across the league, so the per-game home win probabilities bake in the model's idea of HFA. For each team, we sum expected points at home and compare to actual home points, and the same on the road. The bar shows (home points above expected) minus (away points above expected). A tall positive bar means the team's home/road split exceeded what the model predicted — a real fortress effect. A tall negative bar means the reverse: they played worse at home or better on the road than expected.

Season Trends

How each metric evolved across the season - Elo rating, actual and projected points, title/promotion probability, and relegation probability - day by day.

Edges & Scoring

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Home Edge
Share of matches won by the home team minus the share won by the away team.
No Edge: under 16.5% * Slight Edge: 16.5% to 25% * Clear Edge: 25% to 33% * Strong Edge: 33% and up.
Elo Value
Number of Elo rating points one goal is worth. A team this many Elo points better than another is expected to win by one goal on a neutral field.
Scoring Tilt
Average home goals minus average away goals per match. The gold line is the home goals edge implied by the scoring value of an Elo point and the home-field Elo bonus.
Road-Tilted: under -0.2 * Neutral: -0.2 to 0.5 * Home-Tilted: 0.5 to 1.2 * Strong Home: 1.2 and up.
Home Edge
HomeDrawAway
+19.70%
Slight Edge
44.70%30.30%25.00%
Elo Value
Home Edge
143 Elo
0.007 goals per Elo point
069.34400
Scoring Tilt
Expected
+0.58 goals
Home-Tilted
-2+0.48+2

Title Race

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Title-Race Openness
Effective number of teams with a live shot at finishing 1st, from the simulation. 1 means the favorite is a near-lock; larger means a wide-open race. Equal to 1 divided by the sum of squared title odds.
One-Team Race: under 3 * Top-Heavy: 3 to 4 * Open: 4 to 5 * Wide Open: 5 and up.
Champion Preseason Odds
Preseason probability that the eventual champion would finish 1st, from the simulation. The dot marks their rank across all teams, from longshot to favorite.
Preseason Favorite: 1st * Among the Favorites: 2nd * Middle of the Pack: 3rd to 6th * Longshot: 7th or lower.
Title Margin
Points-per-game gap between the champion and the runner-up. Shown per game so it reads the same across long and short seasons. The gold line is the winning margin the model expected, so a dot to the right means a more one-sided race than projected. A title won on goal difference shows 0.00.
Photo Finish: under 0.06 * Tight Race: 0.06 to 0.12 * Comfortable: 0.12 to 0.17 * Runaway: 0.17 and up.
Title-Race Openness
2.5
One-Team Race
134510
Champion Preseason Odds
54%
Spartak Moscow, 1st of 12
LongshotFavorite
Title Margin
Expected
0.27/gm
Runaway
00.130.5/gm

Simulation-Based Surprises

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Luck Spread
Standard deviation of the gap between each team's actual points and their simulated average points. The gold line is the spread the model expected from chance alone.
As Expected: under 2.91 * Some Luck: 2.91 to 4.37 * Lucky: 4.37 to 5.82 * Wild Swing: 5.82 and up.
Average Finish Error
Average gap between where each team was projected to finish and where they actually finished in the table.
Pinpoint: under 1.64 * Close: 1.64 to 2.46 * Off: 2.46 to 3.28 * Way Off: 3.28 and up.
Biggest Overachiever
The team that finished highest inside its own range of simulated outcomes. The gold line is where the top team in a league of 12 typically lands.
Biggest Underachiever
The team that finished lowest inside its own range of simulated outcomes. The gold line is where the bottom team in a league of 12 typically lands.
Season Outliers
Number of teams that finished above the 95th or below the 5th percentile of their own simulated range. Even a well-calibrated model expects about 10% of teams in the extremes.
Minimal Outliers: under 12 * As Expected: 12 to 19.2 * Several Outliers: 19.2 to 26.4 * Many Outliers: 26.4 and up.
Luck Spread
Expected
3.41 points
Some Luck
03.649
Average Finish Error
Expected
2.33
Close
02.055
Biggest Overachiever
Expected 95.83%
94.00%
Spartak Moscow
50100
Biggest Underachiever
Expected 4.17%
7.00%
ODO Sverdlovsk
050
Season Outliers
Expected
0 of 12
Minimal Outliers
01.26

Parity

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Gini Index
How evenly points were spread across the league. Lower means a tight, balanced table; higher means a few teams ran off with most of the points.
Balanced: under 0.13 * Even: 0.13 to 0.14 * Top-Heavy: 0.14 to 0.17 * Lopsided: 0.17 and up.
Noll-Scully
Take a league where every match is a coin flip and nobody is better than anybody. You would still get a table, with a leader and a bottom club, purely by luck, and you can work out how far apart that table would be. This is the real table measured against it. At 1.00 the season was no more spread out than pure chance; at 2.00 it was twice as spread out, which takes genuine differences in quality. Dividing by the luck figure is what makes seasons of different lengths comparable, because a short season spreads a table by luck alone far more than a long one does. Elo SD in the corner is the same question in rating points: how far apart the teams finished on the ratings.
Coin-Flip Parity: under 1.4 * Moderate Separation: 1.4 to 1.6 * Strong Separation: 1.6 to 1.8 * Wide Separation: 1.8 and up.
Interquartile Edge
Chance the team at the 75th percentile of Elo would beat the team at the 25th percentile on a neutral field. Higher means a bigger gap between the upper and lower half of the table.
Even: under 65% * Slight Edge: 65% to 67.5% * Clear Edge: 67.5% to 71% * Wide Edge: 71% and up.
Best vs. Worst
Chance the top-rated team would beat the bottom-rated team on a neutral field. The gold line is how large that gap tends to be in a league of this size; a dot to the right flags an unusually dominant or unusually weak team.
Even: under 85.5% * Clear Edge: 85.5% to 89% * Strong Edge: 89% to 92.5% * Dominant: 92.5% and up.
Close Games
Share of matches decided by 1 goal or fewer, draws included. The gold line is how many close games the matchups and the scoring value of an Elo point predict.
Few: under 57.5% * Some Drama: 57.5% to 65.5% * Frequent: 65.5% to 69.5% * Very Frequent: 69.5% and up.
Blowouts
Share of matches decided by 3 goals or more. The gold line is how many routs the matchups and the scoring model predict.
Rare: under 11.5% * Occasional: 11.5% to 14% * Frequent: 14% to 20% * Very Frequent: 20% and up.
Gini Index
0.13
Even
00.130.5
Noll-Scully
Elo SD: 90.86
1.42
Moderate Separation
0.91.41.61.82.5
Interquartile Edge
64%
Even
50%65%71%100%
Best vs. Worst
Baseline
84%
Even
50%86%100%
Close Games
Expected
60%
Some Drama
0%50%100%
Blowouts
Expected
20%
Frequent
0%26%100%

Predictability

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Brier Score
How close the pregame probabilities landed to the actual result, averaged over the season. Confident, correct calls are rewarded most; confident misses are punished most. Lower is better; since draws are possible, a score under 0.66 beats guessing the base rate.
Highly Predictable: under 0.56 * Predictable: 0.56 to 0.62 * Hard to Predict: 0.62 to 0.66 * Coin-Flip: 0.66 and up.
Matchup Imbalance
How lopsided the matchups were on paper, averaging the gap between the two win probabilities over their sum. 0 means every match was a toss-up; 1 means every match was a heavy favorite against a big underdog.
Very Even: under 0.42 * Slight Separation: 0.42 to 0.48 * Notable Separation: 0.48 to 0.54 * Lopsided: 0.54 and up.
Strangeness
How wild the final table was versus what the model expected. A value of 1 means teams landed about one standard deviation from their projections on average. Above 1 is a stranger season; below 1 hugged the projections.
Very Predictable: under 0.8 * As Expected: 0.8 to 1.1 * Wilder Than Modeled: 1.1 to 1.4 * Chaotic: 1.4 and up.
Repeatability
How closely the final table order matched the preseason Elo order, by Spearman rank correlation. Higher means last season's ratings strongly predicted this season's finish. Shows N/A for an inaugural season.
Weak Carryover: under 0.48 * Some Carryover: 0.48 to 0.58 * Strong Carryover: 0.58 to 0.65 * Near-Lock: 0.65 and up.
Upset Rate
Share of matches the underdog won. The gold line is how often the model expected underdogs to win; a dot to the right means upsets ran hotter than expected.
Chalky: under 19% * As Expected: 19% to 21% * Upset-Prone: 21% to 23.5% * Very Upset-Prone: 23.5% and up.
Clear Favorite Upset Rate
Share of matches the underdog won, counting only games with a clear favorite (at least 60% likely to win once a draw is set aside). The gold line is how often the model expected these favorites to slip.
Solid Favorites: under 16% * As Expected: 16% to 18.5% * Shaky Favorites: 18.5% to 22% * Very Shaky: 22% and up.
Brier Score
Expected
0.62
Predictable
00.612
Matchup Imbalance
0.42
Slight Separation
00.420.5
Strangeness
Expected
0.94
As Expected
01.002
Repeatability
0.58
Strong Carryover
00.480.651
Upset Rate
Expected
23%
Upset-Prone
0%20%50%
Clear Favorite Upset Rate
Expected
20%
Shaky Favorites
0%18%50%

Calibration

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Probability calibration
An all-in-one chi-square test of the model's probabilities. Matches are grouped by how confident the model was, and within each group the predicted and actual counts of home wins, draws, and away wins are compared. The p-value is plotted; above 0.05 means well-calibrated.
Miscalibrated: under 0.05 * Borderline: 0.05 to 0.1 * Well Calibrated: 0.1 to 0.5 * Excellent: 0.5 and up.
Calibration slope
Checks whether the spread of the probabilities is right. Each probability is turned into log-odds and a line is fit predicting the actual results. A slope of 1.00 is perfect; below 1 is overconfidence (favorites lost more than their odds implied); above 1 is under-confidence.
Overconfident: under 0.85 * Calibrated: 0.85 to 1.15 * Underconfident: 1.15 to 1.3 * Very Underconfident: 1.3 and up.
Calibration error (ECE)
The average gap between the model's stated chances and how often the predicted result actually happened. Smaller is better. The gold line is the noise ceiling, the error luck alone can produce even with perfect probabilities; below it, the model's error is no larger than chance.
Well Within Noise: under 0.14 * Near Noise Ceiling: 0.14 to 0.21 * Above Noise: 0.21 to 0.28 * Well Above Noise: 0.28 and up.
Probability calibration
0.01
Miscalibrated
0.010.050.10.51
Calibration slope
Ideal
0.66
Overconfident
0.51.001.5
Calibration error (ECE)
Noise ceiling
0.118
Well Within Noise
00.1420.4

Final Table Odds

Each cell is the probability — across 100,000 simulations — that the team (row) finished at that position (column). Rows are sorted by actual finish (champion at top, bottom of the table at the bottom).

Team123456789101112
Spartak Moscow54.00%30.00%9.00%4.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%—————
Dynamo Moscow33.00%32.00%16.00%11.00%3.00%2.00%2.00%—1.00%———
CDSA Moscow6.00%14.00%20.00%16.00%18.00%10.00%4.00%5.00%2.00%3.00%1.00%1.00%
Dynamo Kyiv1.00%1.00%5.00%10.00%16.00%7.00%16.00%9.00%14.00%9.00%10.00%2.00%
Burevestnik Moscow—1.00%2.00%4.00%3.00%7.00%5.00%11.00%9.00%15.00%18.00%25.00%
Torpedo Moscow4.00%9.00%19.00%11.00%12.00%12.00%12.00%9.00%6.00%5.00%1.00%—
Shakhtyor Stalino———5.00%6.00%6.00%10.00%9.00%8.00%17.00%24.00%15.00%
Dinamo Tbilisi—3.00%4.00%9.00%7.00%13.00%8.00%13.00%16.00%6.00%8.00%13.00%
Zenit Leningrad——4.00%5.00%3.00%5.00%8.00%17.00%16.00%13.00%12.00%17.00%
Lokomotiv Moscow2.00%7.00%14.00%13.00%12.00%13.00%12.00%10.00%6.00%8.00%1.00%2.00%
ODO Sverdlovsk——7.00%11.00%16.00%12.00%15.00%6.00%10.00%12.00%6.00%5.00%
Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad—3.00%—1.00%3.00%12.00%7.00%11.00%12.00%12.00%19.00%20.00%

Points Required Per Position

The empirical CDF of simulated point totals per finishing position. Each curve shows, for one position (1st, 2nd, ..., last), the spread of point totals teams accumulated across simulations. Reading the curve at the 50% mark gives the median points typically needed to finish at that position. Steep curves mean the position is tightly clustered around a particular point range; shallow curves mean the position came with a wide variety of point totals.

Next-Season Status

Across 100,000 regular-season simulations, the probability of each team's next-season status. Columns appear in best-to-worst outcome order: promotion-positive on the left, relegation-positive on the right. Cells with darker shading indicate higher likelihood.

Team Same level Direct relegation
Dynamo Moscow 100% —
Spartak Moscow 100% —
Torpedo Moscow 99.00% 1.00%
CDSA Moscow 98.00% 2.00%
Lokomotiv Moscow 97.00% 3.00%
ODO Sverdlovsk 89.00% 11.00%
Dynamo Kyiv 88.00% 12.00%
Dinamo Tbilisi 79.00% 21.00%
Zenit Leningrad 71.00% 29.00%
Shakhtyor Stalino 61.00% 39.00%
Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 61.00% 39.00%
Burevestnik Moscow 57.00% 43.00%

Overall Game Log

Summary of every completed game this season. Sort any column by clicking its header.

Date Opponent ScoreExcitement Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Tie % Loss %Proj. Margin Elo Δ Points
1956-03-31 Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad D 1-155.7 1465 1444 50.32% 31.24% 18.44%+0.64 -1.0 1
1956-03-31 @ Dynamo Kyiv D 1-155.7 1444 1465 18.44% 31.24% 50.32%-0.64 +1.0 1
1956-03-31 Torpedo Moscow D 1-157.6 1451 1519 39.50% 32.15% 28.36%+0.01 -0.3 1
1956-03-31 @ Shakhtyor Stalino D 1-157.6 1519 1451 28.36% 32.15% 39.50%-0.01 +0.3 1
1956-04-01 Lokomotiv Moscow W 2-153.1 1398 1512 33.28% 31.97% 34.76%-0.31 +5.1 2
1956-04-01 @ Burevestnik Moscow L 1-253.1 1512 1398 34.76% 31.97% 33.28%+0.31 -5.1 0
1956-04-01 Zenit Leningrad W 3-146.5 1563 1445 59.72% 28.61% 11.67%+1.31 +3.7 2
1956-04-01 @ CDSA Moscow L 1-346.5 1445 1563 11.67% 28.61% 59.72%-1.31 -3.7 0
1956-04-01 Dynamo Moscow D 1-162.4 1432 1650 21.13% 30.03% 48.84%-1.04 +0.8 1
1956-04-01 @ Dinamo Tbilisi D 1-162.4 1650 1432 48.84% 30.03% 21.13%+1.04 -0.8 1
1956-04-01 ODO Sverdlovsk W 6-043.0 1629 1492 61.29% 27.97% 10.74%+1.44 +10.9 2
1956-04-01 @ Spartak Moscow L 0-643.0 1492 1629 10.74% 27.97% 61.29%-1.44 -10.9 0
1956-04-07 Spartak Moscow L 2-359.3 1433 1640 22.21% 30.33% 47.46%-0.96 -3.5 1
1956-04-07 @ Dinamo Tbilisi W 3-259.3 1640 1433 47.46% 30.33% 22.21%+0.96 +3.4 4
1956-04-07 Lokomotiv Moscow W 2-152.6 1520 1507 49.38% 31.39% 19.22%+0.58 +3.3 3
1956-04-07 @ Torpedo Moscow L 1-252.6 1507 1520 19.22% 31.39% 49.38%-0.58 -3.3 0
1956-04-08 Zenit Leningrad L 2-358.3 1403 1441 43.37% 32.02% 24.60%+0.22 -5.7 2
1956-04-08 @ Burevestnik Moscow W 3-258.3 1441 1403 24.60% 32.02% 43.37%-0.22 +5.7 2
1956-04-08 Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad W 4-250.6 1567 1445 60.04% 28.49% 11.48%+1.34 +3.2 4
1956-04-08 @ CDSA Moscow L 2-450.6 1445 1567 11.48% 28.49% 60.04%-1.34 -3.2 1
1956-04-08 ODO Sverdlovsk W 3-255.1 1464 1481 45.96% 31.83% 22.21%+0.37 +3.5 3
1956-04-08 @ Dynamo Kyiv L 2-355.1 1481 1464 22.21% 31.83% 45.96%-0.37 -3.5 0
1956-04-08 Dynamo Moscow D 1-162.8 1450 1650 23.02% 30.53% 46.44%-0.91 +0.7 2
1956-04-08 @ Shakhtyor Stalino D 1-162.8 1650 1450 46.44% 30.53% 23.02%+0.91 -0.7 2
1956-04-13 Spartak Moscow L 0-546.3 1451 1643 23.72% 30.69% 45.58%-0.86 -17.9 2
1956-04-13 @ Shakhtyor Stalino W 5-046.3 1643 1451 45.58% 30.69% 23.72%+0.86 +17.9 6
1956-04-13 Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad W 5-352.5 1523 1442 56.35% 29.79% 13.86%+1.05 +3.7 5
1956-04-13 @ Torpedo Moscow L 3-552.5 1442 1523 13.86% 29.79% 56.35%-1.05 -3.7 1
1956-04-14 ODO Sverdlovsk L 2-372.6 1649 1478 64.09% 26.67% 9.24%+1.68 -7.9 2
1956-04-14 @ Dynamo Moscow W 3-272.6 1478 1649 9.24% 26.67% 64.09%-1.68 +7.9 2
1956-04-15 CDSA Moscow W 3-155.1 1397 1570 25.80% 31.11% 43.09%-0.73 +10.3 4
1956-04-15 @ Burevestnik Moscow L 1-355.1 1570 1397 43.09% 31.11% 25.80%+0.73 -10.3 4
1956-04-15 Zenit Leningrad D 1-155.9 1468 1447 50.28% 31.24% 18.47%+0.63 -1.0 4
1956-04-15 @ Dynamo Kyiv D 1-155.9 1447 1468 18.47% 31.24% 50.28%-0.63 +1.0 3
1956-04-15 Lokomotiv Moscow L 0-151.1 1429 1503 38.79% 32.15% 29.06%-0.03 -5.8 1
1956-04-15 @ Dinamo Tbilisi W 1-051.1 1503 1429 29.06% 32.15% 38.79%+0.03 +5.9 2
1956-04-19 Spartak Moscow L 0-344.1 1407 1661 18.03% 28.94% 53.04%-1.29 -8.8 4
1956-04-19 @ Burevestnik Moscow W 3-044.1 1661 1407 53.04% 28.94% 18.03%+1.29 +8.8 8
1956-04-20 Dynamo Moscow L 0-250.4 1467 1641 25.74% 31.10% 43.16%-0.73 -8.2 4
1956-04-20 @ Dynamo Kyiv W 2-050.4 1641 1467 43.16% 31.10% 25.74%+0.73 +8.2 4
1956-04-20 Torpedo Moscow W 4-255.9 1423 1527 34.81% 32.05% 33.14%-0.24 +7.6 3
1956-04-20 @ Dinamo Tbilisi L 2-455.9 1527 1423 33.14% 32.05% 34.81%+0.24 -7.6 5
1956-04-20 CDSA Moscow D 2-263.1 1433 1560 31.55% 31.84% 36.61%-0.40 +0.1 3
1956-04-20 @ Shakhtyor Stalino D 2-263.1 1560 1433 36.61% 31.84% 31.55%+0.40 -0.1 5
1956-04-20 ODO Sverdlovsk D 0-052.9 1448 1486 43.40% 32.02% 24.58%+0.22 -0.6 4
1956-04-20 @ Zenit Leningrad D 0-052.9 1486 1448 24.58% 32.02% 43.40%-0.22 +0.6 3
1956-04-22 Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad L 0-155.9 1509 1438 55.38% 30.08% 14.54%+0.98 -7.9 2
1956-04-22 @ Lokomotiv Moscow W 1-055.9 1438 1509 14.54% 30.08% 55.38%-0.98 +7.9 3
1956-04-25 Dynamo Moscow D 2-266.0 1398 1649 18.31% 29.05% 52.64%-1.27 +0.8 5
1956-04-25 @ Burevestnik Moscow D 2-266.0 1649 1398 52.64% 29.05% 18.31%+1.27 -0.8 5
1956-04-25 CDSA Moscow D 1-158.5 1431 1560 31.29% 31.82% 36.89%-0.42 +0.2 4
1956-04-25 @ Dinamo Tbilisi D 1-158.5 1560 1431 36.89% 31.82% 31.29%+0.42 -0.2 6
1956-04-25 Zenit Leningrad D 0-051.2 1433 1447 46.33% 31.79% 21.88%+0.39 -0.8 4
1956-04-25 @ Shakhtyor Stalino D 0-051.2 1447 1433 21.88% 31.79% 46.33%-0.39 +0.8 5
1956-04-25 ODO Sverdlovsk W 4-041.3 1519 1486 51.49% 31.02% 17.49%+0.71 +11.7 7
1956-04-25 @ Torpedo Moscow L 0-441.3 1486 1519 17.49% 31.02% 51.49%-0.71 -11.7 3
1956-04-25 Spartak Moscow D 1-163.8 1459 1670 21.80% 30.22% 47.99%-0.99 +0.8 5
1956-04-25 @ Dynamo Kyiv D 1-163.8 1670 1459 47.99% 30.22% 21.80%+0.99 -0.8 9
1956-04-30 Lokomotiv Moscow D 0-053.9 1460 1501 42.95% 32.05% 25.00%+0.19 -0.6 6
1956-04-30 @ Dynamo Kyiv D 0-053.9 1501 1460 25.00% 32.05% 42.95%-0.19 +0.6 3
1956-04-30 CDSA Moscow W 1-051.7 1648 1560 57.01% 29.58% 13.41%+1.10 +2.6 7
1956-04-30 @ Dynamo Moscow L 0-151.7 1560 1648 13.41% 29.58% 57.01%-1.10 -2.6 6
1956-05-01 Shakhtyor Stalino W 4-355.5 1399 1432 44.00% 31.99% 24.01%+0.25 +3.6 7
1956-05-01 @ Burevestnik Moscow L 3-455.5 1432 1399 24.01% 31.99% 44.00%-0.25 -3.7 4
1956-05-01 ODO Sverdlovsk L 1-354.1 1446 1475 44.52% 31.95% 23.53%+0.28 -10.7 3
1956-05-01 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad W 3-154.1 1475 1446 23.53% 31.95% 44.52%-0.28 +10.6 5
1956-05-02 Spartak Moscow W 2-056.9 1531 1669 29.99% 31.69% 38.32%-0.49 +10.9 9
1956-05-02 @ Torpedo Moscow L 0-256.9 1669 1531 38.32% 31.69% 29.99%+0.49 -10.9 9
1956-05-02 Dinamo Tbilisi D 0-051.3 1448 1431 49.78% 31.33% 18.89%+0.60 -1.1 6
1956-05-02 @ Zenit Leningrad D 0-051.3 1431 1448 18.89% 31.33% 49.78%-0.60 +1.1 5
1956-05-05 CDSA Moscow D 2-265.5 1502 1557 41.23% 32.12% 26.66%+0.10 -0.3 4
1956-05-05 @ Lokomotiv Moscow D 2-265.5 1557 1502 26.66% 32.12% 41.23%-0.10 +0.3 7
1956-05-06 Dynamo Kyiv D 1-154.8 1429 1459 44.37% 31.96% 23.67%+0.27 -0.6 5
1956-05-06 @ Shakhtyor Stalino D 1-154.8 1459 1429 23.67% 31.96% 44.37%-0.27 +0.6 7
1956-05-06 Zenit Leningrad D 1-164.6 1659 1447 67.26% 24.99% 7.75%+1.96 -2.0 10
1956-05-06 @ Spartak Moscow D 1-164.6 1447 1659 7.75% 24.99% 67.26%-1.96 +2.0 7
1956-05-06 Dynamo Moscow L 0-150.8 1435 1651 21.38% 30.10% 48.52%-1.02 -3.7 3
1956-05-06 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad W 1-050.8 1651 1435 48.52% 30.10% 21.38%+1.02 +3.7 9
1956-05-07 Burevestnik Moscow L 1-456.8 1542 1403 61.44% 27.90% 10.66%+1.45 -19.8 9
1956-05-07 @ Torpedo Moscow W 4-156.8 1403 1542 10.66% 27.90% 61.44%-1.45 +19.8 9
1956-05-10 Shakhtyor Stalino W 3-038.3 1502 1428 55.58% 30.02% 14.40%+1.00 +7.6 6
1956-05-10 @ Lokomotiv Moscow L 0-338.3 1428 1502 14.40% 30.02% 55.58%-1.00 -7.6 5
1956-05-10 Dinamo Tbilisi D 1-154.2 1431 1432 47.81% 31.62% 20.57%+0.48 -0.8 4
1956-05-10 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad D 1-154.2 1432 1431 20.57% 31.62% 47.81%-0.48 +0.8 6
1956-05-11 Spartak Moscow L 3-471.1 1557 1657 35.37% 32.07% 32.55%-0.21 -4.8 7
1956-05-11 @ CDSA Moscow W 4-371.1 1657 1557 32.55% 32.07% 35.37%+0.21 +4.8 12
1956-05-11 Dynamo Moscow D 3-371.6 1449 1655 22.35% 30.37% 47.28%-0.95 +0.5 8
1956-05-11 @ Zenit Leningrad D 3-371.6 1655 1449 47.28% 30.37% 22.35%+0.95 -0.5 10
1956-05-12 Burevestnik Moscow L 1-258.5 1485 1423 54.55% 30.31% 15.14%+0.92 -7.3 5
1956-05-12 @ ODO Sverdlovsk W 2-158.5 1423 1485 15.14% 30.31% 54.55%-0.92 +7.3 11
1956-05-12 Dynamo Kyiv D 0-055.2 1522 1460 54.49% 30.32% 15.18%+0.92 -1.4 10
1956-05-12 @ Torpedo Moscow D 0-055.2 1460 1522 15.18% 30.32% 54.49%-0.92 +1.4 8
1956-05-16 CDSA Moscow L 0-154.7 1478 1553 38.69% 32.15% 29.16%-0.04 -5.8 5
1956-05-16 @ ODO Sverdlovsk W 1-054.7 1553 1478 29.16% 32.15% 38.69%+0.04 +5.8 9
1956-05-16 Lokomotiv Moscow W 3-151.0 1661 1509 62.57% 27.40% 10.03%+1.55 +3.2 14
1956-05-16 @ Spartak Moscow L 1-351.0 1509 1661 10.03% 27.40% 62.57%-1.55 -3.2 6
1956-05-16 Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad D 1-154.8 1449 1430 50.02% 31.29% 18.69%+0.62 -1.0 9
1956-05-16 @ Zenit Leningrad D 1-154.8 1430 1449 18.69% 31.29% 50.02%-0.62 +1.0 5
1956-05-17 Burevestnik Moscow W 2-147.1 1461 1430 51.33% 31.05% 17.62%+0.70 +3.1 10
1956-05-17 @ Dynamo Kyiv L 1-247.1 1430 1461 17.62% 31.05% 51.33%-0.70 -3.1 11
1956-05-17 Shakhtyor Stalino W 2-039.7 1433 1421 49.34% 31.40% 19.26%+0.57 +6.7 8
1956-05-17 @ Dinamo Tbilisi L 0-239.7 1421 1433 19.26% 31.40% 49.34%-0.57 -6.7 5
1956-05-17 Dynamo Moscow W 2-056.1 1520 1654 30.63% 31.76% 37.61%-0.45 +10.8 12
1956-05-17 @ Torpedo Moscow L 0-256.1 1654 1520 37.61% 31.76% 30.63%+0.45 -10.8 10
1956-05-22 Dynamo Kyiv W 3-147.1 1440 1464 45.09% 31.90% 23.00%+0.31 +6.6 10
1956-05-22 @ Dinamo Tbilisi L 1-347.1 1464 1440 23.00% 31.90% 45.09%-0.31 -6.6 10
1956-05-22 Lokomotiv Moscow L 1-454.0 1472 1506 43.94% 31.99% 24.07%+0.25 -14.9 5
1956-05-22 @ ODO Sverdlovsk W 4-154.0 1506 1472 24.07% 31.99% 43.94%-0.25 +14.9 8
1956-05-23 Shakhtyor Stalino D 0-050.3 1431 1414 49.88% 31.31% 18.81%+0.61 -1.1 6
1956-05-23 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad D 0-050.3 1414 1431 18.81% 31.31% 49.88%-0.61 +1.1 6
1956-05-27 Dynamo Kyiv L 1-263.2 1559 1457 58.16% 29.19% 12.65%+1.19 -7.7 9
1956-05-27 @ CDSA Moscow W 2-163.2 1457 1559 12.65% 29.19% 58.16%-1.19 +7.7 12
1956-05-28 ODO Sverdlovsk W 2-042.1 1446 1457 46.68% 31.75% 21.57%+0.41 +7.3 12
1956-05-28 @ Dinamo Tbilisi L 0-242.1 1457 1446 21.57% 31.75% 46.68%-0.41 -7.3 5
1956-05-28 Torpedo Moscow L 1-354.2 1448 1531 37.60% 32.14% 30.26%-0.09 -9.3 9
1956-05-28 @ Zenit Leningrad W 3-154.2 1531 1448 30.26% 32.14% 37.60%+0.09 +9.3 14
1956-05-28 Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad W 2-147.2 1427 1430 47.53% 31.65% 20.82%+0.46 +3.5 13
1956-05-28 @ Burevestnik Moscow L 1-247.2 1430 1427 20.82% 31.65% 47.53%-0.46 -3.5 6
1956-05-29 Spartak Moscow D 1-167.0 1643 1664 45.47% 31.87% 22.66%+0.34 -0.7 11
1956-05-29 @ Dynamo Moscow D 1-167.0 1664 1643 22.66% 31.87% 45.47%-0.34 +0.7 15
1956-06-03 Spartak Moscow W 3-161.6 1427 1665 19.34% 29.44% 51.22%-1.18 +11.8 8
1956-06-03 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad L 1-361.6 1665 1427 51.22% 29.44% 19.34%+1.18 -11.8 15
1956-06-03 Dinamo Tbilisi W 2-148.7 1430 1454 45.21% 31.89% 22.90%+0.32 +3.8 15
1956-06-03 @ Burevestnik Moscow L 1-248.7 1454 1430 22.90% 31.89% 45.21%-0.32 -3.8 12
1956-06-03 Lokomotiv Moscow D 1-165.3 1643 1521 60.00% 28.50% 11.50%+1.34 -1.6 12
1956-06-03 @ Dynamo Moscow D 1-165.3 1521 1643 11.50% 28.50% 60.00%-1.34 +1.6 9
1956-06-04 CDSA Moscow D 0-058.7 1540 1551 46.73% 31.75% 21.52%+0.41 -0.9 15
1956-06-04 @ Torpedo Moscow D 0-058.7 1551 1540 21.52% 31.75% 46.73%-0.41 +0.8 10
1956-06-08 Lokomotiv Moscow D 1-157.3 1439 1522 37.51% 32.13% 30.36%-0.10 -0.2 10
1956-06-08 @ Zenit Leningrad D 1-157.3 1522 1439 30.36% 32.13% 37.51%+0.10 +0.2 10
1956-06-08 ODO Sverdlovsk L 2-553.4 1415 1450 43.78% 32.00% 24.22%+0.24 -12.9 6
1956-06-08 @ Shakhtyor Stalino W 5-253.4 1450 1415 24.22% 32.00% 43.78%-0.24 +12.9 7
1956-06-09 Burevestnik Moscow W 9-243.2 1653 1434 67.82% 24.67% 7.50%+2.02 +5.7 17
1956-06-09 @ Spartak Moscow L 2-943.2 1434 1653 7.50% 24.67% 67.82%-2.02 -5.7 15
1956-06-13 Dynamo Kyiv L 0-260.6 1641 1465 64.48% 26.47% 9.04%+1.71 -16.8 12
1956-06-13 @ Dynamo Moscow W 2-060.6 1465 1641 9.04% 26.47% 64.48%-1.71 +16.8 14
1956-06-14 Dinamo Tbilisi W 4-251.9 1659 1450 67.07% 25.10% 7.83%+1.95 +2.1 19
1956-06-14 @ Spartak Moscow L 2-451.9 1450 1659 7.83% 25.10% 67.07%-1.95 -2.2 12
1956-06-16 Shakhtyor Stalino L 0-157.5 1552 1402 62.35% 27.50% 10.16%+1.53 -8.7 10
1956-06-16 @ CDSA Moscow W 1-057.5 1402 1552 10.16% 27.50% 62.35%-1.53 +8.7 8
1956-06-19 Torpedo Moscow D 1-161.1 1523 1540 45.97% 31.82% 22.21%+0.37 -0.7 11
1956-06-19 @ Lokomotiv Moscow D 1-161.1 1540 1523 22.21% 31.82% 45.97%-0.37 +0.7 16
1956-06-19 Spartak Moscow L 0-645.9 1439 1661 20.75% 29.91% 49.34%-1.07 -19.1 10
1956-06-19 @ Zenit Leningrad W 6-045.9 1661 1439 49.34% 29.91% 20.75%+1.07 +19.1 21
1956-06-22 Burevestnik Moscow L 0-249.1 1439 1428 49.07% 31.44% 19.49%+0.56 -13.3 8
1956-06-22 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad W 2-049.1 1428 1439 19.49% 31.44% 49.07%-0.56 +13.3 17
1956-06-23 Shakhtyor Stalino W 2-147.5 1624 1411 67.39% 24.92% 7.69%+1.98 +1.4 14
1956-06-23 @ Dynamo Moscow L 1-247.5 1411 1624 7.69% 24.92% 67.39%-1.98 -1.3 8
1956-06-24 Torpedo Moscow D 2-263.4 1463 1540 38.33% 32.14% 29.53%-0.06 -0.2 8
1956-06-24 @ ODO Sverdlovsk D 2-263.4 1540 1463 29.53% 32.14% 38.33%+0.06 +0.2 17
1956-06-26 Burevestnik Moscow D 1-154.0 1420 1442 45.35% 31.88% 22.77%+0.33 -0.7 11
1956-06-26 @ Zenit Leningrad D 1-154.0 1442 1420 22.77% 31.88% 45.35%-0.33 +0.7 18
1956-06-26 Lokomotiv Moscow W 2-153.7 1543 1522 50.26% 31.25% 18.49%+0.63 +3.2 12
1956-06-26 @ CDSA Moscow L 1-253.7 1522 1543 18.49% 31.25% 50.26%-0.63 -3.2 11
1956-06-27 Dinamo Tbilisi W 5-248.7 1626 1448 64.64% 26.39% 8.96%+1.73 +3.4 16
1956-06-27 @ Dynamo Moscow L 2-548.7 1448 1626 8.96% 26.39% 64.64%-1.73 -3.4 12
1956-06-30 Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad D 1-155.1 1463 1425 52.00% 30.91% 17.09%+0.75 -1.1 9
1956-06-30 @ ODO Sverdlovsk D 1-155.1 1425 1463 17.09% 30.91% 52.00%-0.75 +1.1 9
1956-07-01 Burevestnik Moscow D 1-157.9 1519 1442 55.85% 29.94% 14.21%+1.02 -1.3 12
1956-07-01 @ Lokomotiv Moscow D 1-157.9 1442 1519 14.21% 29.94% 55.85%-1.02 +1.3 19
1956-07-02 Dinamo Tbilisi W 2-148.1 1482 1444 52.02% 30.91% 17.07%+0.75 +3.0 16
1956-07-02 @ Dynamo Kyiv L 1-248.1 1444 1482 17.07% 30.91% 52.02%-0.75 -3.0 12
1956-07-02 Shakhtyor Stalino D 1-153.3 1419 1409 49.00% 31.45% 19.55%+0.55 -0.9 12
1956-07-02 @ Zenit Leningrad D 1-153.3 1409 1419 19.55% 31.45% 49.00%-0.55 +0.9 9
1956-07-08 Shakhtyor Stalino L 1-258.4 1485 1410 55.71% 29.98% 14.31%+1.01 -7.5 16
1956-07-08 @ Dynamo Kyiv W 2-158.4 1410 1485 14.31% 29.98% 55.71%-1.01 +7.4 11
1956-07-08 Lokomotiv Moscow D 1-156.7 1426 1517 36.48% 32.11% 31.40%-0.15 -0.1 10
1956-07-08 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad D 1-156.7 1517 1426 31.40% 32.11% 36.48%+0.15 +0.2 13
1956-07-13 Zenit Leningrad L 1-260.2 1518 1418 58.01% 29.24% 12.75%+1.18 -7.7 13
1956-07-13 @ Lokomotiv Moscow W 2-160.2 1418 1518 12.75% 29.24% 58.01%-1.18 +7.7 14
1956-07-14 Dynamo Kyiv L 1-549.3 1426 1478 41.73% 32.10% 26.17%+0.13 -18.5 10
1956-07-14 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad W 5-149.3 1478 1426 26.17% 32.10% 41.73%-0.13 +18.5 18
1956-07-15 Burevestnik Moscow W 1-044.4 1546 1444 58.28% 29.15% 12.57%+1.20 +2.4 14
1956-07-15 @ CDSA Moscow L 0-144.4 1444 1546 12.57% 29.15% 58.28%-1.20 -2.4 19
1956-07-16 Dinamo Tbilisi L 1-261.9 1540 1441 57.98% 29.25% 12.76%+1.18 -7.7 17
1956-07-16 @ Torpedo Moscow W 2-161.9 1441 1540 12.76% 29.25% 57.98%-1.18 +7.7 14
1956-07-17 Shakhtyor Stalino W 5-142.9 1680 1418 70.98% 22.78% 6.24%+2.32 +3.3 23
1956-07-17 @ Spartak Moscow L 1-542.9 1418 1680 6.24% 22.78% 70.98%-2.32 -3.3 11
1956-07-18 Dynamo Moscow L 0-152.9 1462 1629 26.48% 31.23% 42.29%-0.69 -4.4 9
1956-07-18 @ ODO Sverdlovsk W 1-052.9 1629 1462 42.29% 31.23% 26.48%+0.69 +4.4 18
1956-07-19 Dynamo Kyiv D 0-055.8 1510 1496 49.47% 31.38% 19.15%+0.58 -1.0 14
1956-07-19 @ Lokomotiv Moscow D 0-055.8 1496 1510 19.15% 31.38% 49.47%-0.58 +1.0 19
1956-07-20 Dinamo Tbilisi W 3-253.4 1549 1449 58.03% 29.24% 12.74%+1.18 +2.2 16
1956-07-20 @ CDSA Moscow L 2-353.4 1449 1549 12.74% 29.24% 58.03%-1.18 -2.2 14
1956-07-22 Torpedo Moscow W 2-154.4 1684 1533 62.46% 27.45% 10.09%+1.54 +1.8 25
1956-07-22 @ Spartak Moscow L 1-254.4 1533 1684 10.09% 27.45% 62.46%-1.54 -1.8 17
1956-07-22 Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad W 4-141.6 1414 1408 48.69% 31.50% 19.81%+0.53 +8.3 13
1956-07-22 @ Shakhtyor Stalino L 1-441.6 1408 1414 19.81% 31.50% 48.69%-0.53 -8.3 10
1956-07-23 Burevestnik Moscow W 6-040.1 1634 1441 65.76% 25.81% 8.43%+1.83 +8.4 20
1956-07-23 @ Dynamo Moscow L 0-640.1 1441 1634 8.43% 25.81% 65.76%-1.83 -8.4 19
1956-08-05 Dynamo Moscow D 2-269.5 1551 1642 36.48% 32.11% 31.41%-0.15 -0.1 17
1956-08-05 @ CDSA Moscow D 2-269.5 1642 1551 31.41% 32.11% 36.48%+0.15 +0.1 21
1956-08-19 Torpedo Moscow W 3-258.9 1642 1531 59.05% 28.87% 12.08%+1.26 +2.1 23
1956-08-19 @ Dynamo Moscow L 2-358.9 1531 1642 12.08% 28.87% 59.05%-1.26 -2.1 17
1956-08-20 Dinamo Tbilisi W 5-352.6 1423 1447 45.12% 31.90% 22.98%+0.32 +5.6 15
1956-08-20 @ Shakhtyor Stalino L 3-552.6 1447 1423 22.98% 31.90% 45.12%-0.32 -5.6 14
1956-08-22 Spartak Moscow W 3-162.9 1457 1686 20.22% 29.74% 50.04%-1.11 +11.6 11
1956-08-22 @ ODO Sverdlovsk L 1-362.9 1686 1457 50.04% 29.74% 20.22%+1.11 -11.6 25
1956-08-25 Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad W 5-037.3 1644 1399 69.70% 23.57% 6.73%+2.19 +5.4 25
1956-08-25 @ Dynamo Moscow L 0-537.3 1399 1644 6.73% 23.57% 69.70%-2.19 -5.4 10
1956-08-26 Torpedo Moscow W 4-256.0 1551 1529 50.35% 31.23% 18.41%+0.64 +5.0 19
1956-08-26 @ CDSA Moscow L 2-456.0 1529 1551 18.41% 31.23% 50.35%-0.64 -5.0 17
1956-08-26 Zenit Leningrad W 4-037.1 1441 1426 49.65% 31.35% 19.00%+0.59 +12.5 16
1956-08-26 @ Dinamo Tbilisi L 0-437.1 1426 1441 19.00% 31.35% 49.65%-0.59 -12.5 14
1956-08-28 Spartak Moscow L 1-259.7 1509 1674 26.75% 31.27% 41.98%-0.67 -4.2 14
1956-08-28 @ Lokomotiv Moscow W 2-159.7 1674 1509 41.98% 31.27% 26.75%+0.67 +4.2 27
1956-08-30 CDSA Moscow L 1-349.8 1394 1556 27.15% 31.33% 41.51%-0.65 -7.4 10
1956-08-30 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad W 3-149.8 1556 1394 41.51% 31.33% 27.15%+0.65 +7.4 21
1956-08-31 Torpedo Moscow D 2-261.7 1433 1524 36.51% 32.11% 31.38%-0.15 -0.1 20
1956-08-31 @ Burevestnik Moscow D 2-261.7 1524 1433 31.38% 32.11% 36.51%+0.15 +0.1 18
1956-08-31 Zenit Leningrad W 4-038.2 1650 1413 69.08% 23.94% 6.98%+2.13 +4.6 27
1956-08-31 @ Dynamo Moscow L 0-438.2 1413 1650 6.98% 23.94% 69.08%-2.13 -4.6 14
1956-09-04 ODO Sverdlovsk W 2-043.5 1563 1469 57.55% 29.40% 13.05%+1.14 +4.8 23
1956-09-04 @ CDSA Moscow L 0-243.5 1469 1563 13.05% 29.40% 57.55%-1.14 -4.8 11
1956-09-05 Dinamo Tbilisi W 9-242.8 1505 1454 53.37% 30.61% 16.03%+0.84 +12.4 16
1956-09-05 @ Lokomotiv Moscow L 2-942.8 1454 1505 16.03% 30.61% 53.37%-0.84 -12.4 16
1956-09-05 Torpedo Moscow D 1-159.6 1497 1524 44.78% 31.93% 23.29%+0.30 -0.6 20
1956-09-05 @ Dynamo Kyiv D 1-159.6 1524 1497 23.29% 31.93% 44.78%-0.30 +0.6 19
1956-09-06 Dynamo Moscow D 1-167.5 1678 1654 50.59% 31.19% 18.22%+0.65 -1.0 28
1956-09-06 @ Spartak Moscow D 1-167.5 1654 1678 18.22% 31.19% 50.59%-0.65 +1.0 28
1956-09-11 ODO Sverdlovsk L 1-260.9 1517 1464 53.59% 30.55% 15.86%+0.85 -7.2 16
1956-09-11 @ Lokomotiv Moscow W 2-160.9 1464 1517 15.86% 30.55% 53.59%-0.85 +7.2 13
1956-09-13 Burevestnik Moscow W 3-038.5 1441 1433 48.87% 31.47% 19.66%+0.54 +9.8 18
1956-09-13 @ Dinamo Tbilisi L 0-338.5 1433 1441 19.66% 31.47% 48.87%-0.54 -9.8 20
1956-09-18 Burevestnik Moscow W 2-039.9 1428 1423 48.53% 31.52% 19.95%+0.52 +6.8 17
1956-09-18 @ Shakhtyor Stalino L 0-239.9 1423 1428 19.95% 31.52% 48.53%-0.52 -6.8 20
1956-09-18 Zenit Leningrad L 1-355.3 1471 1409 54.52% 30.31% 15.16%+0.92 -12.7 13
1956-09-18 @ ODO Sverdlovsk W 3-155.3 1409 1471 15.16% 30.31% 54.52%-0.92 +12.7 16
1956-09-23 Zenit Leningrad D 1-152.6 1387 1421 43.81% 32.00% 24.19%+0.24 -0.6 11
1956-09-23 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad D 1-152.6 1421 1387 24.19% 32.00% 43.81%-0.24 +0.6 17
1956-09-23 Shakhtyor Stalino L 0-153.0 1459 1435 50.50% 31.21% 18.29%+0.65 -7.2 13
1956-09-23 @ ODO Sverdlovsk W 1-053.0 1435 1459 18.29% 31.21% 50.50%-0.65 +7.3 19
1956-09-29 Dynamo Kyiv D 1-156.8 1451 1496 42.51% 32.07% 25.42%+0.17 -0.5 14
1956-09-29 @ ODO Sverdlovsk D 1-156.8 1496 1451 25.42% 32.07% 42.51%-0.17 +0.5 21
1956-09-30 CDSA Moscow L 1-548.5 1422 1568 29.09% 31.59% 39.32%-0.53 -14.2 17
1956-09-30 @ Zenit Leningrad W 5-148.5 1568 1422 39.32% 31.59% 29.09%+0.53 +14.2 25
1956-10-01 Torpedo Moscow W 4-149.8 1386 1525 30.02% 31.70% 38.29%-0.48 +13.3 13
1956-10-01 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad L 1-449.8 1525 1386 38.29% 31.70% 30.02%+0.48 -13.3 19
1956-10-04 Dynamo Kyiv D 3-364.2 1416 1497 37.88% 32.14% 29.98%-0.08 -0.1 21
1956-10-04 @ Burevestnik Moscow D 3-364.2 1497 1416 29.98% 32.14% 37.88%+0.08 +0.1 22
1956-10-07 Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad W 3-038.7 1677 1399 72.05% 22.10% 5.85%+2.42 +2.8 30
1956-10-07 @ Spartak Moscow L 0-338.7 1399 1677 5.85% 22.10% 72.05%-2.42 -2.8 13
1956-10-09 ODO Sverdlovsk W 3-253.2 1416 1451 43.83% 32.00% 24.18%+0.24 +3.8 23
1956-10-09 @ Burevestnik Moscow L 2-353.2 1451 1416 24.18% 32.00% 43.83%-0.24 -3.8 14
1956-10-10 CDSA Moscow W 1-054.0 1497 1582 37.31% 32.13% 30.56%-0.11 +5.0 24
1956-10-10 @ Dynamo Kyiv L 0-154.0 1582 1497 30.56% 32.13% 37.31%+0.11 -5.0 25
1956-10-10 Zenit Leningrad W 3-143.6 1511 1408 58.38% 29.11% 12.51%+1.21 +4.0 21
1956-10-10 @ Torpedo Moscow L 1-343.6 1408 1511 12.51% 29.11% 58.38%-1.21 -4.0 17
1956-10-14 Shakhtyor Stalino W 2-148.2 1515 1442 55.52% 30.04% 14.44%+0.99 +2.6 23
1956-10-14 @ Torpedo Moscow L 1-248.2 1442 1515 14.44% 30.04% 55.52%-0.99 -2.6 19
1956-10-14 Dynamo Kyiv W 4-360.8 1680 1502 64.65% 26.39% 8.96%+1.73 +1.5 32
1956-10-14 @ Spartak Moscow L 3-460.8 1502 1680 8.96% 26.39% 64.65%-1.73 -1.5 24
1956-10-16 Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad W 2-145.1 1451 1397 53.75% 30.51% 15.74%+0.87 +2.8 20
1956-10-16 @ Dinamo Tbilisi L 1-245.1 1397 1451 15.74% 30.51% 53.75%-0.87 -2.8 13
1956-10-20 Dynamo Kyiv W 5-146.5 1404 1501 35.70% 32.09% 32.22%-0.19 +15.3 19
1956-10-20 @ Zenit Leningrad L 1-546.5 1501 1404 32.22% 32.09% 35.70%+0.19 -15.3 24
1956-10-21 Dinamo Tbilisi W 4-250.5 1447 1454 47.13% 31.70% 21.17%+0.44 +5.6 16
1956-10-21 @ ODO Sverdlovsk L 2-450.5 1454 1447 21.17% 31.70% 47.13%-0.44 -5.5 20
1956-10-21 Lokomotiv Moscow W 1-048.6 1440 1510 39.33% 32.15% 28.53%+0.00 +4.7 21
1956-10-21 @ Shakhtyor Stalino L 0-148.6 1510 1440 28.53% 32.15% 39.33%+0.00 -4.7 16
1956-10-27 Dynamo Moscow W 7-156.4 1505 1655 28.57% 31.53% 39.90%-0.56 +25.7 18
1956-10-27 @ Lokomotiv Moscow L 1-756.4 1655 1505 39.90% 31.53% 28.57%+0.56 -25.7 28
1956-10-28 CDSA Moscow W 3-047.5 1681 1577 58.46% 29.08% 12.46%+1.21 +6.6 34
1956-10-28 @ Spartak Moscow L 0-347.5 1577 1681 12.46% 29.08% 58.46%-1.21 -6.6 25

Biggest Upsets

The 25 games where the underdog won despite the lowest pregame win probability. Underdog Win % is the winner's pregame chance of winning the game (lower = bigger upset). @ before a team name indicates the away side. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.

# Date Underdog Win % Winning Team Losing Team
Team Elo Score Team Elo Score
1 1956-06-13 9.04% Dynamo Kyiv 1465 2 @ Dynamo Moscow 1641 0
2 1956-04-14 9.24% ODO Sverdlovsk 1478 3 @ Dynamo Moscow 1649 2
3 1956-06-16 10.16% Shakhtyor Stalino 1402 1 @ CDSA Moscow 1552 0
4 1956-05-07 10.66% Burevestnik Moscow 1403 4 @ Torpedo Moscow 1542 1
5 1956-05-27 12.65% Dynamo Kyiv 1457 2 @ CDSA Moscow 1559 1
6 1956-07-13 12.75% Zenit Leningrad 1418 2 @ Lokomotiv Moscow 1518 1
7 1956-07-16 12.76% Dinamo Tbilisi 1441 2 @ Torpedo Moscow 1540 1
8 1956-07-08 14.31% Shakhtyor Stalino 1410 2 @ Dynamo Kyiv 1485 1
9 1956-04-22 14.54% Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 1438 1 @ Lokomotiv Moscow 1509 0
10 1956-05-12 15.14% Burevestnik Moscow 1423 2 @ ODO Sverdlovsk 1485 1
11 1956-09-18 15.16% Zenit Leningrad 1409 3 @ ODO Sverdlovsk 1471 1
12 1956-09-11 15.86% ODO Sverdlovsk 1464 2 @ Lokomotiv Moscow 1517 1
13 1956-09-23 18.29% Shakhtyor Stalino 1435 1 @ ODO Sverdlovsk 1459 0
14 1956-06-03 19.34% @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 1427 3 Spartak Moscow 1665 1
15 1956-06-22 19.49% Burevestnik Moscow 1428 2 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 1439 0
16 1956-08-22 20.22% @ ODO Sverdlovsk 1457 3 Spartak Moscow 1686 1
17 1956-05-01 23.53% ODO Sverdlovsk 1475 3 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 1446 1
18 1956-05-22 24.07% Lokomotiv Moscow 1506 4 @ ODO Sverdlovsk 1472 1
19 1956-06-08 24.22% ODO Sverdlovsk 1450 5 @ Shakhtyor Stalino 1415 2
20 1956-04-08 24.60% Zenit Leningrad 1441 3 @ Burevestnik Moscow 1403 2
21 1956-04-15 25.80% @ Burevestnik Moscow 1397 3 CDSA Moscow 1570 1
22 1956-07-14 26.17% Dynamo Kyiv 1478 5 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 1426 1
23 1956-10-27 28.57% @ Lokomotiv Moscow 1505 7 Dynamo Moscow 1655 1
24 1956-04-15 29.06% Lokomotiv Moscow 1503 1 @ Dinamo Tbilisi 1429 0
25 1956-05-16 29.16% CDSA Moscow 1553 1 @ ODO Sverdlovsk 1478 0

Biggest Elo Changes

The 25 games that resulted in the largest shift in Elo rating.

# Date Elo Δ Winning Team Losing Team Tie %
Team Score Elo Win % Team Score Elo Win %
1 1956-10-27 25.70 @ Lokomotiv Moscow 7 1505 28.57% Dynamo Moscow 1 1655 39.90% 31.53%
2 1956-05-07 19.82 Burevestnik Moscow 4 1403 10.66% @ Torpedo Moscow 1 1542 61.44% 27.90%
3 1956-06-19 19.08 Spartak Moscow 6 1661 49.34% @ Zenit Leningrad 0 1439 20.75% 29.91%
4 1956-07-14 18.47 Dynamo Kyiv 5 1478 26.17% @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 1 1426 41.73% 32.10%
5 1956-04-13 17.94 Spartak Moscow 5 1643 45.58% @ Shakhtyor Stalino 0 1451 23.72% 30.69%
6 1956-06-13 16.81 Dynamo Kyiv 2 1465 9.04% @ Dynamo Moscow 0 1641 64.48% 26.47%
7 1956-10-20 15.31 @ Zenit Leningrad 5 1404 35.70% Dynamo Kyiv 1 1501 32.22% 32.09%
8 1956-05-22 14.91 Lokomotiv Moscow 4 1506 24.07% @ ODO Sverdlovsk 1 1472 43.94% 31.99%
9 1956-09-30 14.19 CDSA Moscow 5 1568 39.32% @ Zenit Leningrad 1 1422 29.09% 31.59%
10 1956-06-22 13.34 Burevestnik Moscow 2 1428 19.49% @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 0 1439 49.07% 31.44%
11 1956-10-01 13.33 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 4 1386 30.02% Torpedo Moscow 1 1525 38.29% 31.70%
12 1956-06-08 12.88 ODO Sverdlovsk 5 1450 24.22% @ Shakhtyor Stalino 2 1415 43.78% 32.00%
13 1956-09-18 12.66 Zenit Leningrad 3 1409 15.16% @ ODO Sverdlovsk 1 1471 54.52% 30.31%
14 1956-08-26 12.50 @ Dinamo Tbilisi 4 1441 49.65% Zenit Leningrad 0 1426 19.00% 31.35%
15 1956-09-05 12.43 @ Lokomotiv Moscow 9 1505 53.37% Dinamo Tbilisi 2 1454 16.03% 30.61%
16 1956-06-03 11.78 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 3 1427 19.34% Spartak Moscow 1 1665 51.22% 29.44%
17 1956-04-25 11.68 @ Torpedo Moscow 4 1519 51.49% ODO Sverdlovsk 0 1486 17.49% 31.02%
18 1956-08-22 11.57 @ ODO Sverdlovsk 3 1457 20.22% Spartak Moscow 1 1686 50.04% 29.74%
19 1956-05-02 10.90 @ Torpedo Moscow 2 1531 29.99% Spartak Moscow 0 1669 38.32% 31.69%
20 1956-04-01 10.89 @ Spartak Moscow 6 1629 61.29% ODO Sverdlovsk 0 1492 10.74% 27.97%
21 1956-05-17 10.75 @ Torpedo Moscow 2 1520 30.63% Dynamo Moscow 0 1654 37.61% 31.76%
22 1956-05-01 10.66 ODO Sverdlovsk 3 1475 23.53% @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 1 1446 44.52% 31.95%
23 1956-04-15 10.28 @ Burevestnik Moscow 3 1397 25.80% CDSA Moscow 1 1570 43.09% 31.11%
24 1956-09-13 9.83 @ Dinamo Tbilisi 3 1441 48.87% Burevestnik Moscow 0 1433 19.66% 31.47%
25 1956-05-28 9.34 Torpedo Moscow 3 1531 30.26% @ Zenit Leningrad 1 1448 37.60% 32.14%

Most & Least Exciting Games

The season’s games ranked by excitement rating (0–100) — a blend of closeness, upset, team quality, and scoring. An asterisk (*) after the date indicates a playoff game.

# Date Excitement Winning Team Losing Team Tie %
Team Score Elo Win % Team Score Elo Win %
1 1956-04-14 72.6 ODO Sverdlovsk 3 1478 9.24% @ Dynamo Moscow 2 1649 64.09% 26.67%
2 1956-05-11 71.6 @ Zenit Leningrad 3 1449 22.35% Dynamo Moscow 3 1655 47.28% 30.37%
3 1956-05-11 71.1 Spartak Moscow 4 1657 32.55% @ CDSA Moscow 3 1557 35.37% 32.07%
4 1956-08-05 69.5 @ CDSA Moscow 2 1551 36.48% Dynamo Moscow 2 1642 31.41% 32.11%
5 1956-09-06 67.5 @ Spartak Moscow 1 1678 50.59% Dynamo Moscow 1 1654 18.22% 31.19%
6 1956-05-29 67.0 @ Dynamo Moscow 1 1643 45.47% Spartak Moscow 1 1664 22.66% 31.87%
7 1956-04-25 66.0 @ Burevestnik Moscow 2 1398 18.31% Dynamo Moscow 2 1649 52.64% 29.05%
8 1956-05-05 65.5 @ Lokomotiv Moscow 2 1502 41.23% CDSA Moscow 2 1557 26.66% 32.12%
9 1956-06-03 65.3 @ Dynamo Moscow 1 1643 60.00% Lokomotiv Moscow 1 1521 11.50% 28.50%
10 1956-05-06 64.6 @ Spartak Moscow 1 1659 67.26% Zenit Leningrad 1 1447 7.75% 24.99%
11 1956-10-04 64.2 @ Burevestnik Moscow 3 1416 37.88% Dynamo Kyiv 3 1497 29.98% 32.14%
12 1956-04-25 63.8 @ Dynamo Kyiv 1 1459 21.80% Spartak Moscow 1 1670 47.99% 30.22%
13 1956-06-24 63.4 @ ODO Sverdlovsk 2 1463 38.33% Torpedo Moscow 2 1540 29.53% 32.14%
14 1956-05-27 63.2 Dynamo Kyiv 2 1457 12.65% @ CDSA Moscow 1 1559 58.16% 29.19%
15 1956-04-20 63.1 @ Shakhtyor Stalino 2 1433 31.55% CDSA Moscow 2 1560 36.61% 31.84%
16 1956-08-22 62.9 @ ODO Sverdlovsk 3 1457 20.22% Spartak Moscow 1 1686 50.04% 29.74%
17 1956-04-08 62.8 @ Shakhtyor Stalino 1 1450 23.02% Dynamo Moscow 1 1650 46.44% 30.53%
18 1956-04-01 62.4 @ Dinamo Tbilisi 1 1432 21.13% Dynamo Moscow 1 1650 48.84% 30.03%
19 1956-07-16 61.9 Dinamo Tbilisi 2 1441 12.76% @ Torpedo Moscow 1 1540 57.98% 29.25%
20 1956-08-31 61.7 @ Burevestnik Moscow 2 1433 36.51% Torpedo Moscow 2 1524 31.38% 32.11%
21 1956-06-03 61.6 @ Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 3 1427 19.34% Spartak Moscow 1 1665 51.22% 29.44%
22 1956-06-19 61.1 @ Lokomotiv Moscow 1 1523 45.97% Torpedo Moscow 1 1540 22.21% 31.82%
23 1956-09-11 60.9 ODO Sverdlovsk 2 1464 15.86% @ Lokomotiv Moscow 1 1517 53.59% 30.55%
24 1956-10-14 60.8 @ Spartak Moscow 4 1680 64.65% Dynamo Kyiv 3 1502 8.96% 26.39%
25 1956-06-13 60.6 Dynamo Kyiv 2 1465 9.04% @ Dynamo Moscow 0 1641 64.48% 26.47%
# Date Excitement Winning Team Losing Team Tie %
Team Score Elo Win % Team Score Elo Win %
1 1956-08-26 37.1 @ Dinamo Tbilisi 4 1441 49.65% Zenit Leningrad 0 1426 19.00% 31.35%
2 1956-08-25 37.3 @ Dynamo Moscow 5 1644 69.70% Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 0 1399 6.73% 23.57%
3 1956-08-31 38.2 @ Dynamo Moscow 4 1650 69.08% Zenit Leningrad 0 1413 6.98% 23.94%
4 1956-05-10 38.3 @ Lokomotiv Moscow 3 1502 55.58% Shakhtyor Stalino 0 1428 14.40% 30.02%
5 1956-09-13 38.5 @ Dinamo Tbilisi 3 1441 48.87% Burevestnik Moscow 0 1433 19.66% 31.47%
6 1956-10-07 38.7 @ Spartak Moscow 3 1677 72.05% Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 0 1399 5.85% 22.10%
7 1956-05-17 39.7 @ Dinamo Tbilisi 2 1433 49.34% Shakhtyor Stalino 0 1421 19.26% 31.40%
8 1956-09-18 39.9 @ Shakhtyor Stalino 2 1428 48.53% Burevestnik Moscow 0 1423 19.95% 31.52%
9 1956-07-23 40.1 @ Dynamo Moscow 6 1634 65.76% Burevestnik Moscow 0 1441 8.43% 25.81%
10 1956-04-25 41.3 @ Torpedo Moscow 4 1519 51.49% ODO Sverdlovsk 0 1486 17.49% 31.02%
11 1956-07-22 41.6 @ Shakhtyor Stalino 4 1414 48.69% Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 1 1408 19.81% 31.50%
12 1956-05-28 42.1 @ Dinamo Tbilisi 2 1446 46.68% ODO Sverdlovsk 0 1457 21.57% 31.75%
13 1956-09-05 42.8 @ Lokomotiv Moscow 9 1505 53.37% Dinamo Tbilisi 2 1454 16.03% 30.61%
14 1956-07-17 42.9 @ Spartak Moscow 5 1680 70.98% Shakhtyor Stalino 1 1418 6.24% 22.78%
15 1956-04-01 43.0 @ Spartak Moscow 6 1629 61.29% ODO Sverdlovsk 0 1492 10.74% 27.97%
16 1956-06-09 43.2 @ Spartak Moscow 9 1653 67.82% Burevestnik Moscow 2 1434 7.50% 24.67%
17 1956-09-04 43.5 @ CDSA Moscow 2 1563 57.55% ODO Sverdlovsk 0 1469 13.05% 29.40%
18 1956-10-10 43.6 @ Torpedo Moscow 3 1511 58.38% Zenit Leningrad 1 1408 12.51% 29.11%
19 1956-04-19 44.1 Spartak Moscow 3 1661 53.04% @ Burevestnik Moscow 0 1407 18.03% 28.94%
20 1956-07-15 44.4 @ CDSA Moscow 1 1546 58.28% Burevestnik Moscow 0 1444 12.57% 29.15%
21 1956-10-16 45.1 @ Dinamo Tbilisi 2 1451 53.75% Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad 1 1397 15.74% 30.51%
22 1956-06-19 45.9 Spartak Moscow 6 1661 49.34% @ Zenit Leningrad 0 1439 20.75% 29.91%
23 1956-04-13 46.3 Spartak Moscow 5 1643 45.58% @ Shakhtyor Stalino 0 1451 23.72% 30.69%
24 1956-04-01 46.5 @ CDSA Moscow 3 1563 59.72% Zenit Leningrad 1 1445 11.67% 28.61%
25 1956-10-20 46.5 @ Zenit Leningrad 5 1404 35.70% Dynamo Kyiv 1 1501 32.22% 32.09%