Formula Explanation

Every player gets a score for every match, including a score of 0 if the player does not participate.


Basic Formula - (AxBxC)/5

• A = (Minutes Played)/90

If Bob starts and plays the entire match, A=1; if Bob comes on at halftime, A=0.5, etc

• B = [(Team Ranking)x2 + (Opponent Ranking)]/3

B uses FiveThirtyEight.com's Global Club Soccer Rankings; if Bob starts for Aston Villa against Manchester City, then B is [(59.6)x2 + (94.8)]/3, or 71.33

• C = [(SofaScore Rating) + (FotMob Rating) + (WhoScored Rating)]/3

C averages the single match player ratings from the three most popular rating sites; if Bob gets a 7.2 from SofaScore, a 6.9 from FotMob, and a 7.0 from WhoScored, then C is 7.03

Using our examples where Bob starts for Aston Villa, and plays the entire match against Manchester City, and gets the ratings listed above, then: [(1.0)x(71.33)x(7.03)]/5, or 100.29

*dividing by 5 at the end just gets the final number down into double digits most of the time; it isn't necessary, but I like it better aesthetically

 

2.0 UPDATE - Same as above for the most part, but to create less of a "punishment" for players who don't go the full 90, 2.0 does the minutes score by taking the square root of the minutes and then multiplying that by 9; I'm sure that sounds weird, but I promise it gives late subs more credit. The other change is 2.0 now normalizes so that a "perfect" score is 1.000, where you need to average an 8.0 player rating and play 90 minutes in a game where the team score is 90.0. This means it is possible to score above a 1.000 in a single game, but it's realistically impossible for your average to be at or above 1.000.

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RAW - average score from the last 25 matches in which the player appeared

The concept of RAW is to get a score that represents the player's actual skill; matches where the player doesn't play aren't included, whether due to injury, squad rotation, or poor performance

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HOT - average score from the last 10 matches the team played

The concept of HOT is to get a score that represents the player's recent form; all matches are included, therefore a player's score will dip quickly if they start missing games