Football Manager 2021 | Patch 21.4.0 | Tactic Testing Result

The table below gives a good hint what tactics are the best for Football Manager 2021 - Patch 21.4.0

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.

545 Tactics Tested - 497,040 Matches Simulated
Order by:
1 2 NEXT
FANATIC
85,927
58
13,855
Mar 17, 2021
excellent
Maverick
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
77.6
+45
113
68
912
Matches
Mongoose 41212
23,756
41
3,854
Sep 19, 2021
good
CBP87
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
76.4
+46
122
76
912
Matches
Basic
14,154
0
1,763
Mar 22, 2021
good
aysqan
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
76.4
+43
114
71
912
Matches
WHTactic V2
12,739
1
1,884
Mar 19, 2021
good
scalp
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
76.3
+43
108
65
912
Matches
Crack 0
6,817
0
1,073
Jun 20, 2021
good
Egraam
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
75.8
+43
119
76
912
Matches
ZaZ - Blue 3.0 2AF Tweak
5,766
9
817
Aug 29, 2021
good
ZaZ
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
75.0
+42
111
69
912
Matches
Inquisitor ( v.1 )
56,277
29
12,601
Mar 17, 2021
good
Zealot
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
74.9
+40
118
78
912
Matches
Bossanova
9,409
3
493
Mar 18, 2021
good
infxamus
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
74.7
+41
119
78
912
Matches
Mongoose WM
1,452
0
1,100
Sep 25, 2021
good
CBP87
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
73.5
+41
118
77
912
Matches
ZaZ - Blue 3.0 PF Tweak
9,189
34
909
Mar 19, 2021
good
ZaZ
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
73.2
+38
105
67
912
Matches
41212 Diamond blade
15,514
5
4,508
Oct 18, 2021
good
m3m5h8h8
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
71.6
+37
110
73
912
Matches
CALCIO
4,288
7
393
Apr 15, 2021
good
giannis the greek
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
71.0
+31
84
53
912
Matches
4-1-3-2 IWBW Barcelona v233
14,705
3
3,426
Jan 23, 2021
good
xSue
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
70.9
+32
121
89
912
Matches
ME21.7HOLYGHOSTFIREKnap442P251
5,533
1
777
Aug 29, 2021
good
Knap
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
70.5
+35
110
75
912
Matches
FM21HOLYGHOSTFIREKnap41212TREQP104EC2P204
2,630
0
311
Dec 26, 2020
ok
Knap
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
69.3
+32
110
78
912
Matches
FM21 (4-1-3-2) @SAMURAI@ v-1
3,102
0
279
Nov 27, 2020
ok
Lisa
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
69.3
+29
105
76
912
Matches
GRAY WOLF
1,930
5
316
Jul 20, 2021
ok
chanho
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
69.2
+31
93
62
912
Matches
FM21WARRIORKnap4442P104ECCC
9,113
3
985
Dec 31, 2020
ok
Knap
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
69.0
+30
93
63
912
Matches
FM21.5HOLYGHOSTFIREKnap4132P105ALLCUPS
10,559
28
639
Jan 16, 2021
ok
Knap
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
68.7
+32
105
73
912
Matches
WHTactic V3
2,417
0
461
Mar 20, 2021
ok
scalp
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
68.5
+28
107
79
912
Matches
DUKE 433 V4
21,354
11
981
Dec 1, 2020
ok
Duke Ryan
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
68.4
+32
109
77
912
Matches
BALANCE
588
0
298
Mar 31, 2021
ok
thachvt96
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
68.3
+30
104
74
912
Matches
Electra v1.0
310
0
266
May 9, 2021
ok
WARDY
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
68.2
+29
108
79
912
Matches
FM21FireandWater41212P112CC
Knap
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
68.2
+27
108
81
912
Matches
DingDong 4132 RMAP
518
3
244
Jun 22, 2021
ok
CBP87
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
68.1
+28
95
67
912
Matches
GRAY WOLF 2
202
0
289
Jul 23, 2021
ok
chanho
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
68.0
+29
105
76
912
Matches
fm21.3 kung fu 442 v5
4,392
1
447
Feb 27, 2021
ok
StephenHK
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
67.6
+28
115
87
912
Matches
Double Pressing Forwards
486
0
247
Sep 29, 2021
ok
TACO11
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
67.5
+27
103
76
912
Matches
FM21 (4-1-5) ''KAMIKAZE'' v-1
Lisa
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
67.3
+24
120
96
912
Matches
FOLIATE 1
266
0
300
Jul 22, 2021
ok
chanho
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
67.1
+26
101
75
912
Matches
FM21.5DARKSIDEOFTHEMOONKnapP107ALLCUPSSalahgoals78
3,536
1
601
Jan 16, 2021
ok
Knap
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
67.0
+28
116
88
912
Matches
FM21 (4-3-1-2) @AVIATOR-dmc@ v-2
3,361
1
344
Dec 5, 2020
ok
Lisa
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
66.3
+23
104
81
912
Matches
424 DOUBLE.VISION - FM21
5,182
3
770
Dec 21, 2020
ok
BJT
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
66.2
+26
109
83
912
Matches
ECHOES 442 IW TH P98
2,168
0
303
Jun 13, 2021
ok
Knap
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
66.1
+24
116
92
912
Matches
FM21WARRIORKnap4132P100EC
Knap
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
65.9
+25
97
72
912
Matches
TACTIC POSITIVE 4-4-2
448
0
246
Jul 12, 2021
ok
Polyuska
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
65.9
+21
89
68
912
Matches
Red Baron Duked - 21.2
1,985
13
366
Dec 18, 2020
ok
healmuth
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
65.8
+25
103
78
912
Matches
FIREBALL 4132
1,764
1
384
Jan 15, 2021
ok
rego8
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
65.3
+23
117
94
912
Matches
DingDong 4132 APA 105 pts
207
0
188
Jun 24, 2021
ok
CBP87
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
65.2
+23
94
71
912
Matches
4-1-2-1-2 Reactor
2,090
0
429
Dec 11, 2020
ok
WARDY
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
65.0
+24
115
91
912
Matches
BJT - 253 - SEEK N' THRILL FM21.1.0
6,021
0
535
Nov 25, 2020
ok
BJT
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
64.7
+23
110
87
912
Matches
4-1-2-1-2 Constrictor
5,852
6
682
Dec 11, 2020
ok
WARDY
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
64.7
+27
113
86
912
Matches
-- WW 1 -- FM 2021
409
0
287
Mar 27, 2021
average
Polye
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
64.2
+22
112
90
912
Matches
DingDong 4132 v1
222
1
206
Jun 24, 2021
average
CBP87
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
64.1
+23
94
71
912
Matches
The Confession 442 103pts
858
4
318
Jul 24, 2021
average
CBP87
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
63.9
+22
104
82
912
Matches
FM21 (4-3-1-2) @AVIATOR@ v-1
Lisa
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
63.7
+22
117
95
912
Matches
ALEZ Hatter v1.0
2,116
3
424
Dec 27, 2020
average
WARDY
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
63.6
+22
117
95
912
Matches
424 Mega Master Don
3,407
2
623
Feb 24, 2021
average
Kiefdawg
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
63.5
+22
110
88
912
Matches
4-4-2 VicN
367
1
221
Aug 28, 2021
average
Vicente Nguyen
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
63.5
+20
102
82
912
Matches
FM21 TWEAK Cerber V3
853
0
327
Apr 11, 2021
average
Lisa
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
63.4
+21
116
95
912
Matches
FMDOG FLAT 442
266
0
259
Jun 25, 2021
average
FMDOG
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
63.4
+19
107
88
912
Matches
Predator v2.0
305
0
301
Jan 3, 2021
average
WARDY
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
63.4
+19
81
62
912
Matches
1HOLYGHOSTFIREKnap4312P105ECCC
Knap
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
63.2
+20
113
93
912
Matches
DingDong 442 All Cups
380
0
202
Jun 28, 2021
average
CBP87
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
63.1
+19
89
70
912
Matches
FM21.5BEOWULFKnap442WAFP106ALLCUPS
4,331
4
466
Feb 8, 2021
average
Knap
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
63.0
+20
109
89
912
Matches
Fatih Terim 11-12 Galatasaray 442 The Best
2,728
1
535
Jan 11, 2021
average
tahatto
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
62.8
+20
108
88
912
Matches
OP p0s
1,014
2
219
Apr 12, 2021
average
shpagata
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
62.5
+20
96
76
912
Matches
Schlouh Tactic
4,196
0
674
Jan 14, 2021
average
fabix99
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
62.5
+20
110
90
912
Matches
JACK OF DIAMONDS
1,759
0
244
Jun 22, 2021
average
GYRFM
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
62.1
+17
88
71
912
Matches
Pure Brexit Real Football
468
0
311
Apr 28, 2021
average
Obviously
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
62.1
+21
101
80
912
Matches
trident
399
0
246
Sep 1, 2021
average
ForkFork
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
61.8
+15
100
85
912
Matches
Fabioball
2,225
13
390
Dec 28, 2020
average
fabix99
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
61.6
+18
106
88
912
Matches
4-2-4 FULLSPEED
636
2
295
Jun 4, 2021
average
AlexandreRibeiro
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
61.6
+15
104
89
912
Matches
Counter Attack
589
0
275
Sep 11, 2021
average
Gaksital
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
61.5
+19
102
83
912
Matches
The Confession 442 Attacking
296
0
274
Aug 5, 2021
average
CBP87
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
61.3
+15
97
82
912
Matches
Techno Tweak
639
2
313
Jul 27, 2021
average
Filer974
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
61.0
+17
96
79
912
Matches
zlajo v21.3
1,957
6
289
Mar 6, 2021
average
Zlajo
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
61.0
+16
88
72
912
Matches
LSPlaysFM's 4-1-2-1-2 Unbreakable Diamond 2.0
2,042
2
343
Mar 25, 2021
average
LSPlaysFM
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
60.9
+16
85
69
912
Matches
BJT'BALL - 4114 Con.Fusion - FM21 21.1.2
2,539
2
418
Nov 29, 2020
average
BJT
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
60.7
+15
104
89
912
Matches
The Rober
3,054
2
287
Feb 1, 2021
average
Victorhugo4222
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
60.4
+16
97
81
912
Matches
4-2-4 Wulf Pack
424
2
320
May 15, 2021
average
ClaudiuG
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
60.4
+13
88
75
912
Matches
Lee4222-PassPLUS
541
2
252
Apr 10, 2021
average
aaronlee89420
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
60.2
+16
106
90
912
Matches
Tower Blox v3 4-2-2-2
268
0
293
Jan 21, 2021
average
shpagata
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
59.5
+11
80
69
912
Matches
4-2-4 ArgusOPSIOFFENSIVE
1,712
0
430
Mar 17, 2021
average
tacttt
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
59.5
+14
121
107
912
Matches
Echo V1
234
0
292
Jan 28, 2021
average
WARDY
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
59.3
+10
74
64
912
Matches
Hybrid 424 Winger IF by Brommers1992
802
8
293
Sep 7, 2021
average
Brommers1992
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
59.2
+10
93
83
912
Matches
Two Libero 4-2-4
380
2
264
Jan 19, 2021
average
aleshkohen
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
59.2
+12
97
85
912
Matches
Dance of Football tactıc series ( False nine )
310
0
223
Sep 1, 2021
average
FM2021boby
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
58.2
+11
86
75
912
Matches
Scalp v2
144
0
208
Feb 28, 2021
average
scalp
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
57.9
+11
88
77
912
Matches
P_A_R_A_G_O_N_2.0
2,732
3
364
Feb 1, 2021
average
Guru
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
55.9
+6
81
75
912
Matches
Traditional Football 4-4-2
337
0
249
Apr 2, 2021
average
Viney
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
55.8
+8
82
74
912
Matches
Roman Empire 4312
405
2
307
Jan 14, 2021
average
DazzieK
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
55.6
+3
107
104
912
Matches
ADAMGIBI v1 (4-2-4)
400
0
240
Apr 16, 2021
average
alp
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
54.5
+7
102
95
912
Matches
4-4-2-Modern Target man-by Vujevic
4,923
22
543
Jan 3, 2021
average
Vujevic
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
54.5
+6
98
92
912
Matches
ENTiRE's 41212 Variation
325
0
203
Jun 30, 2021
average
ENTiRE
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
53.8
+4
83
79
912
Matches
ADAMGIBI v2 (4-2-4)
494
2
307
Apr 18, 2021
average
alp
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
53.7
+1
115
114
912
Matches
TJBRDZ-442Diamonds-235 attack tactics
133
0
207
Aug 19, 2021
average
artemis220
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
53.6
0
96
96
912
Matches
4-2-4 SS EXTERMINATION V2.3
289
2
291
Feb 25, 2021
average
tacttt
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
52.9
-1
111
112
912
Matches
HoodHerkules v5
447
4
224
Mar 10, 2021
average
magicnut
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
52.7
+3
82
79
912
Matches
-- Best 442 -- For FM 2021
452
0
257
Mar 27, 2021
average
Polye
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
52.1
+2
100
98
912
Matches
Domineering 4312
691
4
238
Jun 22, 2021
average
Domineering
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
51.6
-3
65
68
912
Matches
4-3-3 HighPress
475
1
177
Jun 19, 2021
average
AlexandreRibeiro
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
51.4
-1
73
74
912
Matches
Manucelona
230
0
212
Mar 9, 2021
average
ttop
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
51.2
-3
81
84
912
Matches
Gunman - WTM 4-4-2 Speed Attack
239
0
169
Jun 23, 2021
average
bangbang
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
50.1
-4
95
99
912
Matches
Fufufu Tactic
410
2
247
Apr 4, 2021
average
Zomba
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
49.3
-5
77
82
912
Matches
4-3-1-2 Benfica Invincibles
2,071
0
247
Mar 29, 2021
average
Jimmypb
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
49.2
-5
81
86
912
Matches
4-2-4 ALBAN SAMAAV5
172
0
234
Mar 20, 2021
average
Evilange
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
49.1
-6
107
113
912
Matches
double AF 4312
306
0
169
Jul 6, 2021
average
Domineering
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
48.9
-5
70
75
912
Matches
The Advanced Forward
616
0
297
Jan 27, 2021
average
shpagata
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
48.9
-5
102
107
912
Matches
3PEN - 433 classic
408
0
242
Apr 15, 2021
average
thachvt96
PTS
G.D.
GF
AG
PLD
48.2
-6
101
107
912
Matches
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