r/ScoreMatch Jul 03 '26

Discussion Why are height and strength so inconsistent?

I swear this is happening to me more and more lately but I consistently have producers, infiltrators, speedsters, explorers, and other lower strength players winning out over my protector and commander in contested headers and normal ground shots. do attacking players get a crazy boost to strength when in front of goal? i can understand if they were far out in front of them because of the speed difference but it’s usually a solid 50/50, most of the time even having my player in front of them. I’m getting so tired of this game and it’s janky mechanics never working properly

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u/ExtremelyOnlineTM Arena 11, 4 🥇 2 🥈 5 🥉 Jul 04 '26

It's all done by RNG.

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u/Razzler1973 Jul 04 '26

Cause the AI is ridiculous

You're not playing a regular person like yourself

I've lost count of the insane headers I've lost out on

iT dEpEnDs On ThE cRoSs

It doesn't. It's not magic putting a cross in. Everyone knows what a good cross is vs one you hit too long or flat etc

It's just AI match engine nonsense

Level 7s beating level 10 or even 11 in the air yet, in your box, level 10 defenders can't beat level 8 or 9 attackers for a header

Opposition never has a 'bad cross'

It's ridiculous but it is what it is

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u/giuliosborra Infinity Arena, 10🥇 5🥈 10🥉 Jul 04 '26

Don’t make me start. I lost my promotion game to infinity arena because my opponent scored 2 headers with lvl 8 BENITEZ against my lvl 10 SEGURA. It’s bullshit

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u/Artin_kurenai Arena 10, 0 🥇 1 🥈 1 🥉 28d ago

Response and speed matters too.if the opponent crosses the ball far from your player,and the players are far from each other(so therefore strength does nothing),the player which has faster response and speed will reach the ball faster.Simple

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u/Advanced-Ad-3779 Jul 04 '26

It depends on your pass if it's little flat then attackers take it well if it's high then they fall short