60-second matchday workflow

• Your likely XI average
• Opponent likely XI average
• Your GK / DEF / MID / ATT line averages
• Opponent line averages
• Exact positions correct
• Six same-nationality starters available without weakening the XI
• Home, away, or neutral
• Pitch level
• Fitness and morale of every starter
• Injuries and suspensions
• Opponent formation and game plan
• Opponent marking, offside, and tackling if visible
• Training Camp / Secret Training known, absent, or unknown
• Referee color
• Match objective: win, draw acceptable, protect goal difference, or chase goals

Likely-XI difference	Working category	Default approach
≥ +12%	Dominant favorite	Impose your strongest attacking structure
+6% to +12%	Clear favorite	Attack while covering the opponent’s main threat
+2% to +6%	Slight favorite	Controlled initiative; matchup matters
−2% to +2%	Approximately equal	Shape and objective become decisive
−2% to −6%	Slight underdog	Reduce exposure; add control or density
−6% to −12%	Clear underdog	Prefer defensive/counter family
< −12%	Major underdog	Survival and transition threat; five/six defenders often rational

These are management bands, not published engine breakpoints.

When both expected XI averages use comparable displayed ratings, prefer the simpler point-difference policy from the evidence pack:

My XI minus opponent XI	Working category
+4 or more	Clearly stronger
+2 to +3	Stronger
−2 to +2	Approximately equal
−3 to −6	Weaker
−7 or less	Major underdog

Use the percentage table only as a fallback when comparable point ratings cannot be calculated. Do not combine the point and percentage rules to create false precision.

Situation	First choice	Safe choice	Aggressive choice
Strong favorite	4-3-3 A/B	4-3-3 B or 4-4-2 B	3-4-3 or 4-2-4 only when justified
Equal	Matchup-specific 4-4-2 / 4-5-1 / 4-2-3-1 / 4-3-3	4-4-2 B or 4-2-3-1	4-3-3 A or 3-4-3 A
Slight underdog	4-5-1 or 4-2-3-1	5-3-2	5-2-3 counter
Clear underdog	5-3-2 or 5-4-1 A	6-3-1	5-2-3 counter

Do not save the tactic until every red flag is resolved:

• Wing Play without meaningful width
• Passing Game with only two midfielders
• Counter Attack with attacking full-backs and very high Style
• Deep five/six-defender block with offside trap enabled
• Maximum Pressing and Style with three defenders as an underdog
• 4-3-3 as a major underdog solely because it is considered “meta”
• 6-3-1 as a dominant favorite
• Important players needlessly out of position
• Low-fitness XI with maximum pressing
• Reckless tackling under an orange/red referee
• Opponent Training Camp ignored in the strength assessment
• Hyper-specific counter based on stale information under Secret Training

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