Football Manager 2026 | Patch 26.3.0 | Tactic Testing Result

The table below gives a good hint what tactics are the best for Football Manager 2026 - Patch 26.3.0

Please note, the test results have been translted into a typical season of 38 matches. We believe such "translation" gives the best gauge of the difference between the tactics.

Table Legend:

PLD - Total number of matches played

PTS - Average points per 38 matches.

G.D. - Average goal difference per 38 matches.

G.F. - Average goals scored per 38 matches.

G.A. - Average conceded per 38 matches.

542 Tactics Tested - 1,003,500 Matches Simulated
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
66.6 of 114 +21 67 46
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+15.1 58.7 43.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 164
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Downloads: 11
Uploaded: Apr 15, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
66.6 of 114 +20 73 53
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+16.8 65.8 49.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 130
Comments: 0
Downloads: 9
Uploaded: Apr 11, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
66.2 of 114 +21 65 44
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+17.8 59.7 41.9
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 313
Comments: 0
Downloads: 18
Uploaded: Mar 16, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
66.1 of 114 +23 71 48
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+17.0 63.1 46.1
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 1,748
Comments: 0
Downloads: 194
Uploaded: Dec 12, 2025
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
65.8 of 114 +19 59 40
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+18.0 55.8 37.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 107
Comments: 0
Downloads: 9
Uploaded: Apr 13, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
65.6 of 114 +21 76 55
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+17.9 69.1 51.2
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 476
Comments: 0
Downloads: 35
Uploaded: Jan 23, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
65.3 of 114 +21 88 67
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+14.6 76.2 61.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 242
Comments: 0
Downloads: 10
Uploaded: Apr 7, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
65.1 of 114 +19 67 48
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+16.5 61.1 44.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 260
Comments: 0
Downloads: 11
Uploaded: Apr 8, 2026
AUTHOR
T.
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
65.1 of 114 +17 64 47
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+12.8 55.8 43.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 238
Comments: 0
Downloads: 7
Uploaded: Apr 13, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
64.7 of 114 +18 68 50
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+20.6 63.8 43.2
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 160
Comments: 0
Downloads: 15
Uploaded: 23 hours, 42 min ago
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
64.5 of 114 +21 72 51
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+16.3 62.5 46.2
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 611
Comments: 0
Downloads: 39
Uploaded: Jan 2, 2026
AUTHOR
LMJ
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
62.7 of 114 +15 64 49
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+15.9 56.9 41.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 484
Comments: 2
Downloads: 23
Uploaded: Mar 30, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
62.1 of 114 +14 70 56
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+12.7 61.5 48.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 140
Comments: 0
Downloads: 6
Uploaded: 18 hours, 29 min ago
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
61.6 of 114 +13 52 39
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+15.8 51.6 35.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 234
Comments: 0
Downloads: 18
Uploaded: 3 days, 22 hours ago
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
61.2 of 114 +13 77 64
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+6.6 66.6 60.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 177
Comments: 0
Downloads: 17
Uploaded: 6 days, 13 hours ago
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
60.6 of 114 +14 67 53
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+16.2 62.0 45.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 139
Comments: 0
Downloads: 16
Uploaded: 3 days, 1 hour ago
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
60.2 of 114 +12 61 49
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.7 56.5 45.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 465
Comments: 0
Downloads: 41
Uploaded: Apr 14, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
60.0 of 114 +13 73 60
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+12.5 64.9 52.4
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 151
Comments: 0
Downloads: 14
Uploaded: Apr 10, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.9 of 114 +11 72 61
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.4 63.4 53.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 106
Comments: 0
Downloads: 3
Uploaded: 3 days, 22 hours ago
AUTHOR
Vis
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.6 of 114 +11 55 44
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.1 50.7 40.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 182
Comments: 0
Downloads: 29
Uploaded: Mar 31, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.3 of 114 +10 59 49
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.6 52.3 42.7
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 1,448
Comments: 7
Downloads: 119
Uploaded: Nov 30, 2025
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.1 of 114 +9 70 61
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+5.1 61.1 56.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 270
Comments: 0
Downloads: 12
Uploaded: Apr 12, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.1 of 114 +8 69 61
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.3 60.0 50.7
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 343
Comments: 1
Downloads: 30
Uploaded: 5 days, 5 hours ago
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.0 of 114 +11 69 58
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+18.7 63.4 44.7
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 130
Comments: 0
Downloads: 7
Uploaded: 1 day, 2 hours ago
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
58.7 of 114 +9 75 66
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+11.7 66.0 54.3
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 172
Comments: 0
Downloads: 7
Uploaded: Apr 10, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
58.5 of 114 +9 58 49
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.4 50.8 41.4
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 207
Comments: 0
Downloads: 13
Uploaded: Apr 2, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
58.2 of 114 +8 62 54
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+11.7 57.3 45.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 91
Comments: 0
Downloads: 5
Uploaded: 2 days, 17 hours ago
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
58.0 of 114 +8 57 49
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+11.2 51.6 40.4
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 192
Comments: 0
Downloads: 14
Uploaded: Apr 3, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
58.0 of 114 +8 68 60
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.6 60.6 51.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 134
Comments: 0
Downloads: 9
Uploaded: Apr 15, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
57.3 of 114 +8 63 55
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.8 54.7 43.9
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 237
Comments: 0
Downloads: 15
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TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
57.3 of 114 +8 58 50
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+11.3 53.8 42.5
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 69
Comments: 0
Downloads: 5
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
56.8 of 114 +6 62 56
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+8.2 52.7 44.5
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 188
Comments: 0
Downloads: 16
Uploaded: Apr 11, 2026
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AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
56.0 of 114 +6 68 62
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+5.3 59.9 54.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 129
Comments: 0
Downloads: 7
Uploaded: 4 days, 14 hours ago
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AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
55.3 of 114 +4 65 61
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+5.9 59.1 53.2
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 622
Comments: 2
Downloads: 39
Uploaded: Feb 16, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
54.4 of 114 +5 61 56
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+4.9 52.8 47.9
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 196
Comments: 0
Downloads: 13
Uploaded: Apr 8, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
53.0 of 114 +2 64 62
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+1.9 57.0 55.1
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 297
Comments: 0
Downloads: 13
Uploaded: Apr 5, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
52.8 of 114 +1 62 61
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+3.2 50.8 47.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 191
Comments: 0
Downloads: 19
Uploaded: Apr 10, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
52.4 of 114 0 59 59
2,700
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+1.3 52.8 51.5
Precision of Test: +/- 1.8 PTS | +/- 1.8 GF | +/- 1.8 GA
Views: 397
Comments: 0
Downloads: 30
Uploaded: Mar 18, 2026
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AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
52.3 of 114 0 64 64
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+6.1 57.1 51.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 211
Comments: 0
Downloads: 6
Uploaded: Apr 8, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
51.8 of 114 +1 37 36
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-1.9 30.9 32.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 1,262
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AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
50.8 of 114 -2 68 70
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-1.1 61.0 62.1
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 80
Comments: 0
Downloads: 1
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
47.8 of 114 -6 51 57
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+0.2 47.1 46.9
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 267
Comments: 0
Downloads: 13
Uploaded: Mar 15, 2026
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