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Hi! I'm Joshua, the creator of Match Simulator.

What started as a hobby project in March 2019 has grown into something much bigger, with over 100 million matches simulated to date. This is now the third version of the website, and it’s an ongoing project that we continue to improve.

We’re always grateful for the contributions and ideas from the community. Thank you for your involvement and support, we're looking forward to your comments and ideas!

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Before posting your question here, please take the time to read the FAQ. It provides answers to the most common questions, like when the 2025/26 player data will be released. 

hey joshua, 

Can you please explain to me about the new features of the premium version? I just bought it and I don't notice anything special.

On the page where you bought Premium, it is clearly explained what Premium has to offer. I'd suggest just checking that again. And throughout the application you sometimes see the crown icon, that indicates a Premium feature.

 

yeah, i know. but itws clearly written: "Access to new premium features". what are those?

Ahh, i see the confusion. It just means that any newly added premium features you will have automatically access to.

ok, i get it

 

Can you do a setting where games can go straight to penatlies? instead of extra time if we choose

Is planned

I have 2 questions

1.Will there be like previous events like UCL 22/23 premier league 22/23...?

2.will you add like in the spanish and Italian cup where there is single match knockout but double match semi finals?

isnt there allready is plus you can add events by league

1. No, events are really meant for live football

2. Maybe someday, but not soon

Ok.But will you add that we could customize match days in different order?

Do you think you can add like host country/club where all the home advantage will be disable for all teams expect the host teams.

Is planned, but low priority

why? the world cup is coming soon.

Malfunction:

I edited the lineups here(including putting Carvajal at LB instead of CB for Real Madrid, and putting Diouf instead of Enrique in Inter's reserves but the game shows otherwise) but it kept the default Lineup:

https://matchsimulator.com/match/4fff8c4a7c76f8d2

How did you edit it? Prior to the game you clicked on the edit button and changed the lineups, then from that same page clicked start match? Or did you edit it there, then went back to the cup and started from main screen?

Or did you set default tactics?

Or any other variant?

The first one. It was in quick match. I edited the lineups the same way I edit any other lineups, it worked in another quick match between Barcelona and Fiorentina just 15 minutes ago.

I think youre confused then, the game you linked is from a cup, not quick match

Yes, this is from a cup, my bad. I only went to quick match to double check i didnt have any mods interfering. However, this should be addressed, because it put in the default lineup even though I changed it.

Okay, but then I need to know how you changed the lineup. You cant change the lineup in quick match and expect it to be reflected in the cup

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat is that score!?

https://matchsimulator.com/match/48641feb66dad6bd/inter-vs-manchester-united

I would also like Joshua to do older seasons such as 2013/14, 2012/13, 2011/12 etc...

A few comments above your comment, he answered this:

Dangerous Brazil really let all there anger out😭

https://matchsimulator.com/match/eab2338b24474e5f/brazil-vs-portugal

No updates for a while, are you taking a break or is something BIG coming?

Had a holiday

Hey Joshua! I have a couple of questions: 1.) Will "speed" and "dribbling" be added as new things to add to a player's stats? 2.) Will there be a new "midfield" option in the summary stats, in addition to "offense," "defense," and "goalkeeper"? 3.) Will there be new lines added for match commentators in the future? 4.) Will there be a final overall player rating for the match? 5.) Will new templates be added for creating a football club logo?

1) Only if I update the match engine and need those attributes.

2) No, the point is that a midfielder contributes both defensively and attacking

3) Yes, probably. Maybe even dynamic with commentary packs

4) yes

5) Probably yes

Hi. When will the old FIFA seasons be added? FIFA 14, 13, etc.

Right now, I've planned to add them in the winter (Dec/Jan) and for Premium users only. But nothing is 100%, it might not even be possible

Got it. Thank you. I also wanted to know when you add players for the new season. Where do you get the player data from? No matter where I look, the number of players for each season listed on your site is different from the number of players I get from FIFA websites.

He put teams that are in European competitions that are not in FIFA.

I understand. Thank you very much. I didn't think about that.

Sup Joshua, Is A Relegation League And A Promotion League Gamemode Planned?

Yes, but nothing concrete yet

10-3 😅

1st leg

https://matchsimulator.com/match/f058bd718018df5b/manchester-city-vs-arsenal

2nd leg 

https://matchsimulator.com/match/f40b1b91fc6ab840/arsenal-vs-manchester-city

Josh are you gonna make a 2026 World Cup event and if you do how are you going to make it if qualified nations like egypt, iran, qatar, and uzbekistan arent in the game?

Yes it will be there, and those countries will be added just like we did for the CL/EL/UECL and WC2022

Hi, Joshua! How are you?

Is there an automatic way to simulate 1,000 matches between two specific teams and get the average match statistics? For example, the average number of shots by the home team after 1,000 matches, the number of shots by the away team, the number of shots on target...

I really like your simulator; it's very complete and up-to-date. I hope to receive a response.

I think you gonna have do it 1 by 1 so would lower it to 100

 

Hi, at the moment there is not. But something like that could be a cool feature to quickly see how unique your result is in comparison to the averages.

I do want to point out that this would not be useful to, for example, use for betting. Bookmakers have more data and more up to date data, so they will always have an edge.

That said, something like this might come, but not sure when and in what form

Hey Joshua, can you add offside?

You mean a VAR in commentary so that goals can get disallowed? That is planned

I have an idea that I think it was never suggested. Could you create a feature that permits us to visualize the changes in a customization pack since our last visit? It would be interesting, mainly for huge mods, where there are so many teams that we can't keep up the pace of the changes.

This would definitely be useful, though its a bit hard to implement as it would require tracking all the changes with timestamps etc. But I agree that it would be useful. Something i'll consider

Predictions for el classico? I think 2-1 for barcelona

lol

Can you add a system in the Champions League format that makes sure that in the league stage, two teams from the same country don't play each other?

Much requested by others, but really difficult to do. The UEFA uses supercomputers to generate those schedules, so for the sake of simplicity I left this out. Now that I do have all the connected leagues to each team, I can have a try at minimizing the same-country matches but no guarantees

I'm sure it's already been suggested but when ratings,average rating table and man of the match(it would be good even a most motm table) will be added?I think that just with this additions the game would become really better.I have another idea but i think it's a lot more difficult but it would be a great addition:in leagues every 5/6 games the player of the month would be given and at the end of the season a player of the year.The criteria could be average ratings,goals, assists and team performance.In tournaments something similar could be done but only player of the year would be enough.

That would be an amazing idea! I hope he adds it.

All planned

Tots will be a great idea too

Do the formations actually affect the match outcome?

in beta yea

 

so if I play 5-4-1 we will concede less goals and if i play 4-3-3 attack we will score more?

No, I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter concerning the number of goals even in beta. However, the formation is important, because if players are in their best position, the team is stronger

CareerMode is correct. That said, in the longterm I do want to improve the engine so you can indeed focus on conceding less or playing attacking football etc

Can you add a tatic board so we can see how the match is played out and we can see how our formations work out like something like thisFootball tactic board. Magnetic board ...

I'm Silly

Because i wanted to remove nation but i clicked remove customization pack 😑

I lost my customization pack Named "Super Things" how can i get it back?

How did you lose it?

he deleted it by mistake

 

I created a customization pack with 365 players and 50 clubs but it's only usable in 24/25 season. Is there any way I can use them in 25/26 season instead of creating a new one? Because I really can't go do that all again. It's too much.

And also thanks for creating this interesting game.

no, you can't

and yes, unless you have very little time you'll be able step by step port it manually. just have more faith

If I wanted to create my own alternate-reality English football pyramid (fictional clubs and players) how would I alter the national teams so that JUST those fictional players are in the squads?

Is there a quick way to get rid of real players etc or would I just have to create nations and add the fictional players into there?

tactics

 

Tactics indeed, also possible to just put the current player ratings at 1, but id suggest just using a custom nation

https://matchsimulator.com/cup/1815052/wc-2026 

 Ivory Coast win the world cup!!!!!!!!

good

Hi, I have a question. When I create my own cup, I can't find or don't know how to make my custom group with the team I like to face each other (ex. group A with Brasil, Argentina, Spain, Germany in a World Cup). I only can see and have to start with "Group Draw" and can't create my own favourite group. Can I do this and how to do, thank you very much.

Just click in the two countries you would like to trade in the draw.

Just wondering why Qatar wasnt added even though they have 11+ players

I dont know, I presume because they cant field a valid starting xi

Hello, I have a small question regarding the customization. We can build the logo for the clubs, but I didn't find how to do it for the nations. Is it possible ? Thanks !

It was possible I believe in the previous version but now it has been updated it isn't anymore... 
However, I remember Joshua said that real nations (and their flags!) may appear if they get +11 players when we use customization packs but I don't know if it'll happen soon or not

No it was not possible before, and yes something like that might be added.

Its not possible atm, but is planned

I think a good idea is that when you scroll back to see matches from past matchdays, there could be a red card icon if a team got a red card, like Fotmob has, so we don't not know if a team got a red card unless we click into a match. thank you for all your hard work on the site, really enjoying it

Great idea!

It is a good idea, but unfortunately details like red cards are stored in the tables that get cleaned up if the match is not saved. Might change that but for now it would mean that the red cards would disappear when the match gets cleaned up

ok thanks

I have a problem, when I download the community packs (for example the one for all nations) I activate them but nothing changes, nothing is added, why is that?

I just checked, but why do you think it doesnt work? For example, type in Afghanistan in quick match and it will show up, so the pack works.

In case you didnt notice, you do have to switch to nations above the team input fields

Thanks, I didn't know that. It does appear there, but when I try to create a tournament, it doesn't. Is that for a reason or are the tournament packages not valid?

Packs are tied to a specific version. Im guessing you try to create a cup for another version (season) than that of the pack.

No, they are for the 25/26 season, it is the same as the cup I want to create. 

Well I just tried to do just that and Afghanistan shows up no problem... so there is nothing wrong, probably some misconfiguration.

https://matchsimulator.com/match/0a3ab4010fe28ad1/liverpool-vs-manchester-united Liverpool scoring 5 vs United, where have I seen this before?

 

I have a question, where do you guys get the attacking and defending stats of a player from?

sponsership with sofifa

 

It is the ST and CB rating in sofifa

i mean like on sofifa there is no attacking or defending attribute

There is a position map with ratings, as I said it is their CB and ST rating

Will there be a fourth version of Match Simulator?

Maybe someday, yes. But lets hope that is at least 5 years away.

Updates keep coming, regardless of the main version. You can always check the changelog to see the latest additions.

Oh thanks I've always wondered where the changelog was...

Its in the footer

Hello Community of Match Simulator. I am a huge fan of your creation. I am very satisfied by the simulations of every matchups. But I have a recomendation for the International teams. I know you guys work so hard, but it will be great if you guys add more national teams or just add a option to add flag/logo on teams. Without Logo/flag, the surface of simulations not looks good. So it will be great if you add more teams (Like IRAN, JORDAN, QATAR, EL SALVADOR, NORTH KOREA etc.) or just flag/logo adding option. Thanks a lot, I really support your work. Best of luck!

Your motivational words were amazing, but, if you have questions related to that, please check the FAQ in the end of the website :).

Hi,

For the tournemnt mod will there be a setting added where you can do best 3rd place where the two loses of semi play each other?

Someday, yes!