Football Manager 2026 - Patch 26.3.0 - Tactics Tests Results

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.

1,306 Tactics Tested - 2,437,650 Matches Simulated

'Position Based' searching algorithm

Include mirror formations

STCL

STC

STCR

AML

AMCL

AMC

AMCR

AMR

MCL

MCR

WBL

DMCL

DMCR

WBR

DCL

DCR

present or not

present

not present

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TACTIC

High Possession, High Tempo 4-3-3

AUTHOR

Gokgoz

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

Comments: 0

Downloads: 20

Uploaded: May 17, 2026

TACTIC

PEPS Cooking

AUTHOR

aimanov

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

Comments: 0

Downloads: 15

Uploaded: May 18, 2026

TACTIC

4-4-2

AUTHOR

Henneth

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

Comments: 0

Downloads: 18

Uploaded: May 21, 2026

TACTIC

TestGagiControl3

AUTHOR

gagi1993

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

Comments: 0

Downloads: 8

Uploaded: 3 days, 7 hours 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

Comments: 0

Downloads: 13

Uploaded: May 17, 2026

TACTIC

523 adl album is a disgrace

AUTHOR

ZackBiaIsAJew

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

Comments: 10

Downloads: 336

Uploaded: May 10, 2026