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.

1,257 Tactics Tested - 2,339,100 Matches Simulated
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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: 609
Comments: 0
Downloads: 51
Uploaded: Apr 14, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
60.2 of 114 +14 71 57
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+13.3 63.3 50.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 254
Comments: 0
Downloads: 14
Uploaded: May 22, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
60.0 of 114 +13 67 54
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+18.1 63.3 45.2
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 1,091
Comments: 3
Downloads: 71
Uploaded: Nov 29, 2025
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: 176
Comments: 0
Downloads: 15
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: 145
Comments: 0
Downloads: 9
Uploaded: Apr 20, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.7 of 114 +12 75 63
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.9 66.9 57.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 161
Comments: 0
Downloads: 9
Uploaded: May 10, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.6 of 114 +12 76 64
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.1 67.2 58.1
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 245
Comments: 0
Downloads: 18
Uploaded: May 9, 2026
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: 205
Comments: 0
Downloads: 33
Uploaded: Mar 31, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.6 of 114 +10 68 58
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.8 61.6 50.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 535
Comments: 0
Downloads: 72
Uploaded: May 10, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.5 of 114 +11 61 50
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+13.2 58.6 45.4
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 161
Comments: 0
Downloads: 14
Uploaded: 5 days, 14 hours ago
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.4 of 114 +11 74 63
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+8.7 65.0 56.3
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 139
Comments: 0
Downloads: 12
Uploaded: May 8, 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: 1,531
Comments: 7
Downloads: 121
Uploaded: Nov 30, 2025
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.3 of 114 +10 75 65
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+12.1 68.6 56.5
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 66
Comments: 0
Downloads: 2
Uploaded: May 10, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.3 of 114 +10 74 64
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+11.5 67.8 56.3
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 93
Comments: 0
Downloads: 4
Uploaded: May 9, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.2 of 114 +10 63 53
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+6.4 54.9 48.5
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 230
Comments: 0
Downloads: 14
Uploaded: Apr 27, 2026
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: 463
Comments: 0
Downloads: 26
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: 455
Comments: 1
Downloads: 37
Uploaded: Apr 19, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.1 of 114 +11 85 74
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.4 76.3 65.9
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 393
Comments: 0
Downloads: 36
Uploaded: May 3, 2026
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: 168
Comments: 0
Downloads: 13
Uploaded: Apr 23, 2026
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: 188
Comments: 0
Downloads: 9
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: 271
Comments: 0
Downloads: 20
Uploaded: Apr 2, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
58.4 of 114 +10 66 56
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.4 60.7 51.3
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 325
Comments: 0
Downloads: 38
Uploaded: Feb 23, 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: 137
Comments: 0
Downloads: 12
Uploaded: Apr 21, 2026
AUTHOR
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: 240
Comments: 0
Downloads: 17
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: 171
Comments: 0
Downloads: 13
Uploaded: Apr 15, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
57.5 of 114 +9 71 62
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+5.9 64.1 58.2
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 158
Comments: 0
Downloads: 10
Uploaded: May 11, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
57.4 of 114 +9 57 48
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.5 53.1 43.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 151
Comments: 0
Downloads: 23
Uploaded: Apr 30, 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: 286
Comments: 0
Downloads: 18
Uploaded: Apr 7, 2026
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: 132
Comments: 0
Downloads: 9
Uploaded: Apr 22, 2026
AUTHOR
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: 273
Comments: 0
Downloads: 26
Uploaded: Apr 11, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
56.8 of 114 +6 69 63
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+8.4 63.4 55.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 384
Comments: 0
Downloads: 14
Uploaded: Dec 15, 2025
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
56.7 of 114 +8 57 49
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.8 53.5 42.7
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 442
Comments: 1
Downloads: 64
Uploaded: May 29, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
56.4 of 114 +6 62 56
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+6.6 55.1 48.5
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 953
Comments: 0
Downloads: 148
Uploaded: Dec 16, 2025
TACTIC
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: 201
Comments: 0
Downloads: 14
Uploaded: Apr 19, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
55.6 of 114 +6 63 57
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+8.6 55.7 47.1
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 388
Comments: 0
Downloads: 24
Uploaded: Apr 28, 2026
TACTIC
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: 699
Comments: 2
Downloads: 44
Uploaded: Feb 16, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
55.0 of 114 +5 71 66
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+8.2 66.2 58.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 198
Comments: 0
Downloads: 9
Uploaded: May 8, 2026
AUTHOR
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: 251
Comments: 0
Downloads: 16
Uploaded: Apr 8, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
53.2 of 114 -1 71 72
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-1.2 59.9 61.1
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 155
Comments: 0
Downloads: 10
Uploaded: 4 days, 17 hours ago
AUTHOR
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: 382
Comments: 0
Downloads: 19
Uploaded: Apr 5, 2026
AUTHOR
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: 286
Comments: 0
Downloads: 30
Uploaded: Apr 10, 2026
AUTHOR
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: 422
Comments: 0
Downloads: 34
Uploaded: Mar 18, 2026
TACTIC
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: 231
Comments: 0
Downloads: 6
Uploaded: Apr 8, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
52.2 of 114 0 64 64
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+0.2 55.1 54.9
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 153
Comments: 0
Downloads: 7
Uploaded: May 9, 2026
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MLN
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
51.9 of 114 0 70 70
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+4.2 61.0 56.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 185
Comments: 0
Downloads: 23
Uploaded: May 17, 2026
AUTHOR
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: 2,331
Comments: 0
Downloads: 416
Uploaded: Jan 20, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
51.2 of 114 -1 46 47
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+0.3 41.1 40.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 115
Comments: 0
Downloads: 11
Uploaded: 23 hours, 28 min ago
TACTIC
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: 169
Comments: 0
Downloads: 5
Uploaded: Apr 24, 2026
TACTIC
Pan
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
50.3 of 114 -3 66 69
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-2.3 58.2 60.5
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 289
Comments: 0
Downloads: 7
Uploaded: 6 days, 4 hours ago
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
49.7 of 114 -3 52 55
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-1.8 47.6 49.4
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 373
Comments: 0
Downloads: 45
Uploaded: 2 days, 22 hours ago
AUTHOR
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: 299
Comments: 0
Downloads: 16
Uploaded: Mar 15, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
46.6 of 114 -9 53 62
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+5.1 50.5 45.4
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 272
Comments: 0
Downloads: 20
Uploaded: May 17, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
46.1 of 114 -9 53 62
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-5.3 47.4 52.7
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 212
Comments: 0
Downloads: 15
Uploaded: May 18, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
45.3 of 114 -11 63 74
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-10.1 54.9 65.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 302
Comments: 0
Downloads: 17
Uploaded: May 21, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
41.1 of 114 -10 36 46
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-7.1 30.0 37.1
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 53
Comments: 0
Downloads: 4
Uploaded: 20 hours, 49 min ago
TACTIC
Myo
AUTHOR
Myo
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
41.1 of 114 -14 43 57
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-16.6 34.3 50.9
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 185
Comments: 0
Downloads: 12
Uploaded: May 17, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
24.2 of 114 -17 0 17
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-17.3 0.1 17.4
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 1,980
Comments: 10
Downloads: 321
Uploaded: May 10, 2026
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