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Season so far

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:43:30 +0100

As we are halfway through the season, I thought it would be nice to take a look at my performance so far.

In 8 games I have the following stats:

Player of the match: 2
Average rating: 7.5
Goals: 1
assists: 6
Chances created: 11
Open play key passes: 19

Seeing as last season I played 16 matches, lets double all those numbers and compare them to last season:

S27 Projected:

Player of the match: 4
Average rating: 7.5
Goals: 2
Assists: 12
Chances created: 22
Open play key passes: 38

S26:

Player of the match: 3
Average rating: 7.82
Goals: 3
Assists: 11
Chances created: 24
Open play key passes: 56

Looking at the comparison I am on a trajectory to achieve almost the exact same, virtually every stat is incredibly similar which is good to see. The only stat that has been lacking this season is open play key passes. It will be interesting to see if this improves throughout the season. All in all I am very happy with the projection, to switch from minors to majors and put up similar numbers is not something I expected to be doing.

Hopefully I keep putting up numbers even in the second half of the season!

Academy Task 5: Mid-Season Draft Class Analysis

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:43:28 +0100

After 7 matchdays in academy we have reached the mid-season point and we can begin to look at how the S28 SSL draft class is starting to shape out both TPE wise and performance wise. The players will be listed by TPE as of September 18th.

Franco Maestro leads the class at 358 TPE. He has been the offensive powerhouse for Stockholm on a team that has been heavily reliant on him for goals. A speedster with 18 Paccel, he has begun to work on his dribbling and finishing skills as he continues to brute force his way on the field. Franco currently has 7 goals and 0 assists this season.

Also at 358 TPE, is fellow Italian and SIK striker, Michele Honcho who whilst he hasn’t scored as many goals in matches, has become more of a threat as the matchdays go by. A very similar speedster build with a slight focus on finishing, technique and composure make him a more refined player than his counterpart. Michele has 1 goal and 2 assists this season.

Third with 341 TPE comes Rylee Knock , an American LAM whose build is more of an all rounder. Able to be a passer, a finisher and a playmaker, she is a threat on the field by her versatility making her a dangerous up front threat for Port Royal. Rylee currently has 4 goals and 2 assists so far this season.

At 339 TPE comes New Zealander Alyssa Barnes, our first defensive player. The RWB playing for Jakarta has been working on getting faster but her strength relies on he solid passing, her work rate and her decision making, allowing PSJ to lead the league in dominant fashion. Alyssa currently has 0 goals and 4 assists.

Also at 339 TPE is Stephen Eustáquisquid from Port Royal. A fast and physical CM, Eustáquisquid has been focusing on controlling the midfield through his decision making, his anticipation and a solid first touch to get the transition game going. Eustáquisquid currently has 0 goals and 2 assists so far this season.

Right behind at 323 TPE is Byakko, a Zimbabwean CM on Victoria Falls. Sporting a less physical build than Eustáquisquid, Byakko has put time in improving her technique, dribbling and anticipation on top of other mental attributes. She looks to dominate the midfield by always being in the right place at the right time, taking away time and space from the opposition. Byakko currently sits at 1 goal and 0 assists.

Our first true CD comes in seventh in the form of Spanish Pau Budget with 323 TPE. Pau is extremely fast compared to his fellow defenders. He also has very good jumping reach that makes him a threat both defensively and offensively. His good anticipation and concentration have been an important asset for Victoria Falls.

Eighth place in the rankings with 320 TPE is American LD, Anthony Privett from Victoria Falls. A fast defenseman whose areas of expertise focus on a good work rate, good anticipation, solid marking & tackling skills as well as a good crossing ability make him a solid defensive option with some offensive upside. Privett sits at 1 goal and 1 assist in this academy season.

Ninth is Canadian CDM Micool CXXXII also at 320 TPE. Playing on the other side of the world for Jakarta, Micool is a late addition to the draft class but is already making his mark on PSJ with solid contributions on both ends of the pitch. He has great pace and sports a variety of attributes at a solid level such as marking, tackling, positioning and anticipation. In 4 games so far this season, Micool is at 4 goals and 1 assist.

At 315 TPE we have tenth place Katherine Valar. The Scottish CM has been playing a tactical game on Stockholm with her all around solid physical and mental attributes. Decent pace, acceleration and agility, she has also good flair, anticipation and vision, making her a more creative midfielder than others on this list. Valar has 0 goals and 1 assist so far this season.

Lastly, also at 315 TPE, we have another Canadian in Carter Black. The CAM has been an absolute threat offensively so far this season. Solid pace, acceleration and with a good jumping reach, he is currently the best passer in the academy league. His ability to dribble or go for goals himself has put him at the top statistically. Carter Black currently has 4 goals and 4 assists this season.

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Weekly PT #253

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:22:53 +0100

Weekly PT

Please link your weekly capped PT task in this thread. Eligible tasks are:

Articles
Replies to articles
Graphics
Podcasts
Affiliate tasks
Job claim (PT pass)

All posts in this thread should be linked to the task. For example if you wrote an article, post the article in the Articles subforum and link the post as a reply to this thread.

This thread will close at 11:59 PM Pacific Time on Sunday, September 27th, so make sure to get your post into the thread by then. Any capped task that is not linked in this thread will not claim any TPE.

SSL Fantasy Ones to Watch - Halfway Check in Part 1: DEF

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:47:05 +0100

Happy Monday morning to you all

As I count down the seconds until my work week starts in about 15 mins and I recover from the stress of doing a PT on a sunday (no idea how so many of you do it) it seems the perfect time to go back and reflect on the DEF's I picked as my ones to watch this season

Jonathan Jameson: SO this was my pick that I said everyone should have in their team and I feel so big brained to see him only 5 points off the top scoring defender while only costing 4 Mil, I'm not gonna crunch the numbers but I reckon he has the most points per million of any fantasy player, as I said before anyone listed as a DEF whos playing at CAM should almost always be in your team and at 4 Mil as well was an absolute lock for my team, even if he doesn't score any points the 2nd half he still would be good value and I'm super happy with this choice

Roque my honourable mention as top scorer is only one point behind Grimace and I'm happy with that pick, Riveras is middle of the pack with 23 which as a 6.5 pick I'm really not complaining about, nothing to brag about either

For this one I feel like I cooked and I'm going 9/10, excited to see how this progresses

Behind the scenes of Joe's Journey

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:55:43 +0100

One of the biggest challenges I’ve personally felt in writing Joe’s Journey so far has been the pacing. There are a lot of story ideas floating around, but some of them would require Joe to be at a certain place in his career, whereas others require different timings. As it is not as though all of these ideas just popped up at once, there is often a temptation to intentionally try to delay the progress of time in the story so as to avoid missing out on potential stories that would have needed for Joe to be at the beginning of his career.

For one, as any frequent followers of the stories would be aware, I have been writing these bits where Joe encounters another Thai in Hungary, with both of them having fairly negative responses to one another, having gotten off on the wrong foot. It is inspired by a short story by Tawada Yoko that I read back in June, with the caveat being that I waited long enough to start writing that I would not be able to replicate too much of the tale, thereby hopefully getting my own take on a similar situation. Well, as similar as it ever will be with Joe being a professional footballer. Since the encounters are supposed to not be too long apart, this has meant that I’ve been keeping from progressing the tale all too much timewise. Wanting to later write about Joe’s family’s reactions to his relative wealth (compared to his background anyway!), this also necessitates me not skipping too far ahead.
On the other hand, it does get increasingly difficult to write these stories as there is not that spark which comes with one’s immediate reaction to things. It feels odd writing about tough times and the team being in a relegation struggle when I watch us performing way better week-in week-out.

Having been incredibly busy over the past several weeks (well, months I suppose) sure doesn’t help with writing consistency either. I mean, I could have been writing a proper chapter in the story this week, but instead I am sitting here just before the weekly deadline, writing a quick behind-the-scenes thing while ill, having just returned from an overseas trip last night. Hopefully it’ll get a little easier to find time over the next few weeks, so we can finally catch up to (more or less) the present state of the SSL. It sure would be nice writing about Rapid Magyar actually winning matches.

ms paint ssl logo attempt

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:48:32 +0100

its bad out here man

Extra Practice

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:13:02 +0100

Inter London came into this week in first place in Division Two of the minor league. Lucky for them, they had the chance to take matchday five off as they had their first bye game of the season. They took this chance to regroup after the first four fixtures and work on more technical stuff on the practice field. There was a lot of work on ball control, dribbling, and specific shooting drills, as they have been winning games despite their poor shooting percentage.

They did have a midweek fixture against CF Catanlunya in the round of 16 of the cup. They were defeated 4-3 in a very entertaining match against the first-place team in Division Two of the Majors. Pope Francis, Benjamin Munro and Daibhi Barr were all able to get their names on the scoresheet, but Catanlunya did score in extra time that eventually saw out the game. Kakou might've played the game of his life, making 18 saves on 22 shots on target but was somehow not the player of the match. Although this ends Inter London's cup run, they performed admirably for a minor league side.

Matchday six saw Inter London win 5-3 against Athenai FC. Benjamin Munro and Ryan O'Neill both scored a brace each, with Joao Mendes also getting in on the action. Mendes also added an assist, continuing his impressive start to the season. The extra practice worked wonders for London, as they were able to get 10 shots on target from 17 total. Scoring 8 goals over two matches this week is a great sign of things to come.

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TMZ Cairo finds Stone once more - PT

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:26:34 +0100

TMZ Cairo is back again with another disturbing story surrounding their young player. Leo Stone was the player in question this time, and this could be a reason for the poor start to the season the young star has found for himself. Despite Cairo’s success of a 2 game win streak, Stone has been largely uninvolved, looking like a shell of himself on the pitch. But the real reason is finally coming out after TMZ has received an exclusive security footage clip from an anonymous source.
In the video, Stone can clearly be seen drinking a strange green liquid, and reaching into his bag to refill his glass 8 times over the 30 minute long video footage. Further inspections have revealed the liquid to be from the can form of Mountain Dew Baja Blast. Needless to say, 8+ cans of any soda in this amount of time would be troubling, but to do so on the night before an 8am game is unheard of, and makes Stone’s slow (and quite honestly sad) performances over the last few games make a lot more sense. Once we at TMZ were able to post the footage, Stone actually made a request to us to make an official statement.

His statement is as follows: I, Leonardo Stone, did indeed drink 9 cans of soda in one 35 minute sitting. It happens, we’ve all been there right? But anyways, after discussing with my trainer, I will no longer be drinking any soda. I had no idea how unhealthy those things were! I’ll just focus on cold water from now on. But mmm they did taste really good... But now that I have been informed of this I should look to go back into my usual elite form soon. I promise Cairo fans, we will come up. Stone out.

SSL MacGuffin - S15

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:02:27 +0100

For those who missed the premise of this series, you can find the full background here.

The short version is that the winner of the first ever SSL game is awarded the initial MacGuffin trophy, which is then passed on whenever the current title holder loses in competition play (Friendlies don't count). I will track how many games each team starts with the MacGuffin in order to determine the true best team in SSL history (because everyone knows the MacGuffin points are the true measure of greatness).

You can see previous entries in this series here:
S1-2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
S11
S12
S13
S14

With the introductions out of the way, let's take a look at where we left off last time!

All Time Standings:
1) Reykjavik United - 54
2) Tokyo S.C. - 50
3) Hollywood FC - 27
4) CA Buenos Aires - 24
5) CF Catalunya - 20
T-6) Uniao Sao Paulo - 16
T-6) Inter London - 16
T-8) Cairo City - 12
T-8) Seoul MFC - 12
T-8) A.C. Romana - 12
11) Athenai F.C. - 11
12) Montreal United - 7
T-13) AS Paris - 4
T-13) Schwarzwalder FV - 4
T-15) North Shore United - 3
T-15) F.C. Kaapstad - 3

It's a new day for the SSL. Tokyo's long time dominance has finally been ended by Reykjavik United, but Reykjavik's new perch is anything but solid. Tokyo S.C. is still right on their heels, and Tokyo has the benefit of holding the MacGuffin at the end of S14. Granted, there's quite the massive gulf between those top two teams and literally anyone else. Seriously, there's only a 4 point gap between first and second but a 23 point gap between second and third. Third place Hollywood FC could snatch the MacGuffin away week 1, hold it for the entire season, and still have to hold it for most of next season as well before they'd even be in the conversation for the all time lead. The middle ranks, however, are much more tightly packed including multiple ties. If there's any movement in the rankings this season, that's likely where it'll come from. Will any of the middle ranks rise above the pack? Will Tokyo take their title back? Let's jump into the season and find out!

S15
Season Start: Tokyo S.C.
Total Games Held: 2
Next Loss: 0-1 @ Schwarzwalder FV

New Title Holder: Schwarzwalder FV
Total Games Held: 2
Next Loss: 0-1 @ Reykjavik United

New Title Holder: Reykjavik United
Total Games Held: 4
Next Loss: 1-2 @ A.C. Romana

New Title Holder: A.C. Romana
Total Games Held: 3
Next Loss: 1-2 @ CF Catalunya

New Title Holder: CF Catalunya
Total Games Held: 4
Next Loss: 1-7 @ Hollywood FC

New Title Holder: Hollywood FC
Total Games Held: 2
Next Loss: 2-3 @ CA Buenos Aires

New Title Holder: CA Buenos Aires
Total Games Held: 2
Next Loss: 1-3 vs Schwarzwalder FV

New Title Holder: Schwarzwalder FV
Total Games Held: 1
Next Loss: N/A

End of Season

Season Standings:
T-1) Reykjavik United - 4
T-1) CF Catalunya - 4
T-3) Schwarzwalder FV - 3
T-3) A.C. Romana - 3
T-5) Tokyo S.C. - 2
T-5) Hollywood FC - 2
T-5) CA Buenos Aires - 2

Talk about parity. Seven of the eight Majors teams (sorry Uniao Sao Paulo) scored at least two points this season, and no one scored more than four. Some of these teams make their return after lengthy hiatuses (CF Catalunya and Hollywood FC), but otherwise there just isn't much to note here. I suppose it's interesting that there was only one team to lose at home? That and CF Catalunya somehow notched four points while finishing the season with just three wins and two ties. They were absurdly lucky to hit their one streak just in time to maximize their MacGuffin window, but hey, being clutch is a skill. That kind of X-factor will be very useful for them next season... in the Minors... after they're relegated for finishing seventh...

All Time Standings:
1) Reykjavik United - 58
2) Tokyo S.C. - 52
3) Hollywood FC - 29
4) CA Buenos Aires - 25
5) CF Catalunya - 24
T-6) Uniao Sao Paulo - 16
T-6) Inter London - 16
8) A.C. Romana - 15
T-9) Cairo City - 12 -1
T-9) Seoul MFC - 12 -1
11) Athenai F.C. - 11
T-12) Montreal United - 7
T-12) Schwarzwalder FV - 7 +1
14) AS Paris - 4 -1
T-15) North Shore United - 3
T-15) F.C. Kaapstad - 3

With small moves in the season comes small moves in the all time standings. A.C. Romana managed to break a tie with Cairo City and Seoul MFC, but all that did to the rankings was move Cairo City and Seoul down one rank. Lower down, Schwarzwalder FV managed to break a tie with AS Paris only to catch up to and tie Montreal United instead. At the very top, Reykjavik United marginally extended their all time lead over Tokyo S.C., but only marginally as the entire top five kinda moved together as a single group. This did increase the space between the leaders and middle pack, but that's about the only notable thing to happen there. All in all, S15 was pretty quiet for the all time standings. Will S16 bring some more excitement to the MacGuffin chase? Will Reykjavik United hold onto their tenuous all time lead? Will I overcome my jet lag from Vegas in time to actually be a functioning engineer this week at work? Tune in next week to find out!

Jimothy's Experience

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:23:03 +0100

With the bye week taking place for Inter London Jimothy had time to reflect on his season so far compared to last season. Jimothy said this "I am really enjoying the game, I am playing a position that is different from last season and I can feel that I am helping the team so much. It sucks that we got knocked out of the cup but that only leaves the league for us to focus on. Everyone on the team wants one thing and one thing only promotion and we are going to keep fighting, blood sweat and tears to get back to division 1 and take our revenge." Inter London who currently sit top of the table 2 points ahead of new expansion team SD Guayaquil. Jimothy had a little to say about the new teams, "The new teams in the league are not only bringing new competition to the league, but also making every game matter so much more, with our current standing even though we sit top of the table we have no room to get complacent, and honestly it's very exciting, I have full faith in the team and management to lead us back to division 1, ready to make our name back where we belong."

Halfway point

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:45:38 +0100

Half way point of the season reached and things are well and truly heating up.

Right now we are still fighting on every single front, Paris and USP are both still in the cup. Paris is 1st in the league and USP is 2nd in the league.
There is something beautiful but also terrifying about moments like this, anything can still happen. We could walk away with a history season, winning Minors d1, Majors d1, the cup and the shield.

However we can also crash out and end up with a trophyless (except the shield) season. The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle however it is the posibilities that make it exciting.

Especially the matches for USP are going to be super important, going against CDT and then Shanghai will be a true test and might end up being the title decider, I have been doing loads of testing and have landed on a tactic. It is in fm's hands now. It is all about getting the right diceroll now.

Paris has been struggling more than expected but I suspect that we will do better in the second half of the season (knock on wood)

All in all it will be a hype ending of the season it appears.

Weekly PT #252 - Giants Fall?

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:23:34 +0100

The premier league has been an interesting start of this brand new season. Going into week 5 you would think some of these giants would have easy match ups against weaker teams on paper. As typical premier league fashion we are once again shocked with some of these results of week 5 in the premier league. As some games are still happening as of today but 2 teams who you think should easily win there match ups is Chelsea and Arsenal. Brentford defeating chelsea 3-0, The stats are in chelsea favor but goal sheet clearly states something different. Chelsea had 60% of possession compared to Brentford 40%. Shots for chelsea 12 to brentford 11. Chelsea only had 2 shots on target while brentford had 5 shots on target. What this tells me is that brentford didnt have the ball much but was good on counter attack and making there chances count in why they scored 3 goals. Brentford scored in the 61' First Minute probably shocked chelsea a bit. Chelsea continued to pressure and made mistake which is why 83' Minute brentford once again scores and puts chelsea down. Brighton on the other hand beating Arsenal giving Arsenal first loss of the season which is crazy the defending champions. Again like the brentford game , the stronger team on paper has the ball Arsenal had 57% Possession compared to Brightons 43%. Just like the other game the shots were 6 for arsenal and 14 for brighton attempted shots. Shots on target for Arsenal was 1 shot and Brighton had 5 shots on target. Brighton overall has shown great football and at the moment the highest scoring team in the Premier league. 16 Goals for currently with the biggest goal differential of 11+. Arsenal losing hurts them a little bit but at the moment doesn't effect much of there efforts to fight for the championship again. Biggest surprise so far is going have to brighton losing 4-3 to chelsea in a previous week. Just shows overall in the premier league anything can happen as you seen today with Chelsea and Arsenal giants of the premier league falling in this weeks efforts. Thanks :)

Minors league (1 & 2) defensive/physical statistics BIG STRONG MEN/WOMEN?

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:50:26 +0100

Hello everyone, I wrote the text yesterday and made the screenshots of the graphs today, guess what? The index was updated so the graphs are no longer in line with the text I wrote. I didn't want to rewrite everything so yeah. The graph is the actual "new" data, the text is about what it was 1 game ago.

Average rating
Average rating gives us a good general overview again, showing which players have been performing at the highest level overall. Roquefort Cotswold leads the way with an excellent 8.47 average rating, narrowly ahead of Zach Mulder on 8.40.

Matt Stro follows in third with 8.17 while Ignignokt and Rigby Emerson are tied on 7.83. Greg Evil sits sixth on 7.80 followed by Takaharu Suzuki on 7.75.

João Mendes, Ryan O'Neill and Cory Stevens complete the top ten with 7.72, 7.70 and 7.67 respectively. Cotswold leads the competition so far, although the gap to second is relatively small, with just 0.80 separating the top ten overall.

Attempted tackles
Attempted tackles show us which players are most frequently looking to win the ball back through direct challenges, or maybe they just tripped. Scorp E. Unshark leads the way with 22 attempted tackles narrowly ahead of Howie Dewitt on 21.

Rylakn and Ekon Ayo are tied for third with 20 attempted tackles followed by Max Velox, Xuxu Jang and Ignignokt on 19 each. Sirxo Masters and Bread Lasso sit joint on eighth with 18.
Butters Stotch rounds out the top ten with 16 attempted tackles. It's a tightly grouped ranking with just 6 tackles separating Unshark at the top from Stotch in tenth.

Tackles won
Tackles won shows us which players are having the most success in their attempts to win the ball back. Bread Lasso, Rylakn and Ekon Ayo lead the way with 16 successful tackles each.

Kairo Vox follows closely in fourth with 15 while Ignignokt and Howie Dewitt are tied on 14. Jonathan Muńoz, Matt Stro, S Sei and Tobias Gruber complete the top ten with 13 tackles won each.

It's a very closely matched ranking with just 3 tackles separating the entire top ten. Lasso, Rylakn and Ayo may technically occupy the top three spots but there's very little between the leaders and the rest of the competition.

Tackle %
Tackle percentage shows us who might be the actual best tackler based on their percentual success. All ten players at the top of the leaderboard recorded a perfect 100% tackle success rate, so it actually doesn't mean anything because clearly volume is more at play here.

Ciaphas Cain, Bonnibel Bubblegum, Dante Von Wolfe, Cal McRae, Barry McGlynn, Dissa Pointment, Domingo Hernández, Mikko Rashford II, Oscar Acton and ROVA SUPERSUB (oops hehe) all share the top spot.
With every player sitting at 100% there is absolutely no separation in this statistic so far. Let's see if this changes later in the season.

Key tackles
Key tackles show us which players are making the tackles that have a significant impact on defensive play. Eric Duic leads the way with 6 key tackles, only one ahead of Pizzly Bear in second.

Alex Peña, Diglett Primarus, Felix Pedro, Mecha Zilla and Slabko Plačkovič are all tied for third with 4 key tackles. Steven Urkel, Larv Itar and Damian DeSoto complete our top ten with 3 each.

Interceptions
Interceptions show us which players are the most effective at cutting out opposition passes and disrupting the opponents buildup play. Christopher Bergmann and Cameron Millwall lead the way with 17 interceptions each just two ahead of Scorp E. Unshark in third.

Joshua Homme III Esquire Limited follows with 14 interceptions while Mecha Zilla, Jakob Fensterhausen, Captain MetalBeard and Ron Wince are all tied on 13. Marco Tentacles and Roquefort Cotswold complete the top ten with 12 interceptions each.

Again a closely matched statistic with just 5 interceptions separating the two leaders from the players tied for ninth/tenth. Bergmann and Millwall share the top spot but one good game can switch up the rankings.

Clearances
Clearances show us which players are involed the most with getting the ball out of dangerous areas and relieving pressure on their team. Tyson Blaze leads the way with 22 clearances, five clear of Slabko Plačkovič in second place.

Eric Duic and Larv Itar are tied for third with 16 clearances followed by Pizzly Bear on 15. Scorp E. Unshark sits sixth on 14 while Berit Skovgaard and Callum Wiggins share seventh place with 13.
Justin Fern and His Cheeseburger complete the top ten with 12 clearances each. Blaze is the clear standout here with a five clearance lead on second place and an almost unbeatable lead on the rest of the competition.

Mistakes leading to goals
Mistakes leading to goals show us which players have made errors that directly resulted in an opposition goal, not the best statistic to be the best at I'd say. Slabko Plačkovič leads the way with 2 mistakes leading to goals, one more than the nine players which are tied one just 1. Big shoutout to Slabko.

Bérangère-Amandine Bruère-Estrangin, Billy Elliott, Ekon Ayo, Jaden CIC, Dimitrios Karras, Mecha Zilla, Marco Tentacles, Moew enBach and NORTH SHORE GOALKEEPER (oops) are all tied for second with 1 mistake leading to a goal each.

Just 1 mistake separating Plačkovič at the top from everyone else in the top ten. With nine players all tied on 1. You'd hope that this does not really change for the sake of your team, except for Plačkovič, don't want to be winning this one.

Blocks
Blocks show us which players are always standing in the way of their opponent and preventing passes/crosses/whatevers from reaching their target. Alex Stain and Ekon Ayo lead the way with 7 blocks each one ahead of the four players tied in third.

Matt Oopsie Wrongsport Turk, Joshua Homme III Esquire Limited, Le Chonk and Slabko Plačkovič are all tied for third with 6 blocks each. Christopher Bergmann, His Cheeseburger, JG Wentworth and King Szarekh complete the top ten with 5 blocks each.

Another closely matched statistic with just 2 blocks separating the two leaders from everyone else in the top ten. Stain and Ayo share the top spot but there's very little between the rest of the competition.

Shots blocked
Shots blocked show us which players are sacrificing their body to get in front of their opponent and block the attempt on goal. Slabko Plačkovič leads the way with 6 shots blocked just one ahead of His Cheeseburger and Alex Stain in second and third.

Justin Fern, Matt Oopsie Wrongsport Turk, Aren fjord, Bérangère-Amandine Bruère-Estrangin and STAR SCREAM are all tied for fourth with 4 shots blocked each. Eric Duic and Ekon Ayo complete the top ten with 3 shots blocked each.

Press %
Press percentage shows us which players are most successful when applying pressure to the opposition and forcing them into making a mistake. Dáibhí Barr leads the way with a perfect 100% press success rate, well ahead of Martin Krpan in second with 71.43%.

Zach Mulder follows in third with 64.29% while Berit Skovgaard sits fourth on 62.5%. Mecha Zilla, Justin Fern and THRAXXii La’Mort are tied for fifth with 60% followed by King Szarekh on 57.14%. Dr Squid and Cal McRae complete the top ten with 54.55% and 52.63% respectively.

It's a fairly spread out ranking with 47.37 percentage points separating Barr at the top from McRae in tenth. Barr is the clear standout with a perfect press percentage, while the rest of the top ten gradually drops away from the 70% mark. This is either because Barr has a low volume of presses (I didn't look who knows) or he could just have a very unpleasant face to see up close.

Attempted headers
Attempted headers show us which players are attempting to win an aerial challenge the most, because they are either good at it or have a humiliation fetish by losing every single time. Louis Ashworth leads the way with 62 attempted headers, nine ahead of Dante Von Wolfe in second.

Matt Stro follows in third with 51 attempted headers while Alex Stain sits fourth on 48. Roquefort Cotswold, Dennis van Huntelrooy and Berit Skovgaard are tied for fifth with 44 each. Dissa Pointment follows with 42 while Jakob Fensterhausen and Resetti Moretti complete the top ten with 41 and 39 respectively.

It's a pretty spread out statistic with 23 attempted headers separating Ashworth at the top from Moretti in tenth. Ashworth is the clear leader here with the gap to second larger than the gap between several of the players further down the top ten.

Succesful headers
Successful headers show us which players are actually winning their aerial duels and successfully getting their head to the ball, the real Chads of football. Matt Stro leads the way with 40 successful headers, five ahead of Berit Skovgaard in second.

Dennis van Huntelrooy (humble, smart, strong) and Louis Ashworth are tied for third with 34 successful headers followed by Roquefort Cotswold on 30. Greg Evil and Jakob Fensterhausen share sixth place with 28 each while Benjamin Munro sits eighth with 27. Tyson Blaze and Damian DeSoto complete the top ten with 26 and 25 successful headers respectively.

15 successful headers are separating Stro at the top from DeSoto in tenth. Stro has a solid lead over the rest of the competition so far while the middle of the top ten is much more closely matched.

Headers %
Headers percentage shows us which players win the most headers, and honestly usually players with a low volume end up higher in this statistic. Dáibhí Barr and ROVA SUPERSUB (Oh no another sub) lead the way with a perfect 100% success rate, comfortably ahead of Zach Mulder in third with 93.33%.

Tyson Blaze follows in fourth with 89.66%, while Ben Nelson sits fifth on 88.46%. Louie Duck and Captain MetalBeard follow with 87.5% and 86.67% respectively. Isaiah Ali sits eighth on 83.33% followed by Don Lorenzo on 82.14%. Bread Lasso completes the top ten with an 81.82% success rate.

Key headers
Key headers show us which players are getting onto headers that have a significant impact on play. Greg Evil leads the way with 13 key headers, one ahead of Matt Oopsie Wrongsport Turk in second.

Eric Duic follows in third with 9 key headers while Matt Stro and Roquefort Cotswold are tied for fourth with 7 each. Dennis van Huntelrooy (Wow what a player) sits sixth on 6 followed by Benjamin Munro, Larv Itar, Kuba Kunicki and Berit Skovgaard who all recorded 5 key headers.

Most impactful defenders
The defensive impact model gives us the scientifically proven way to see which players is contributing the most in their teams defence. Slabko Plačkovič leads the way with an impressive score of 11.56 narrowly ahead of Eric Duic in second on 10.97.

Pizzly Bear follows in third with 8.87 while Larv Itar and Damian DeSoto sit fourth and fifth with 8.46 and 8.30 respectively. Rylakn, Tyson Blaze and Orlando Mastache Maldonado follow with 7.68, 7.58 and 7.46.
Alex Peña sits ninth on 7.39 while Diglett Primarus rounds out the top ten on 6.88.

SSL Fantasy Ones to Watch - Halfway Check in Part 1: GK

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:52:46 +0100

Morning all

So disclaimer right off the bat the index isn't fully updated yet so these scoring numbers won't be 100% correct but it's Sunday now and I need the PT for SHL so we will make do with what we have

So the point of this article is for me to check how I did with the ones to watch I recommended earlier in the season, spoiler alert some of them did not pan out well so I'm going to include the honourable mentions to boost myself a little bit and give myself a score out of 10 for each position

GK: Joseph Daniel Kakou - 22 points over 5 games

So yeah we're missing a game so it looks a bit worse than it is but Kakou is currently 12 points off the highest scorer so I think in actuality is about 5 or 6 points off which I don't think is too bad, my honourable mention of Takechi is currently leading but Hernandez who was my budget option is at 26 points currently, 8 off the top so honestly not to upset with these, gonna go for a 7.5/10

Next time I will go through defenders <3

SSL Season 27 Minor Division II Matchday 6 from my POV

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 01:23:15 +0100

Hi everyone! I’m continuing my regular breakdown of Seoul’s matches this season. Up next is the Matchday 6 game from the SSL Minor League’s second division, where we faced AF Masques Sacrés — a match we unfortunately lost 3–5. As always, let’s take a look at the stats and figure out what went wrong for us in this game.
Here are the stats:
Shots - AF Masques Sacrés: 13, Seoul: 11
On Target - AF Masques Sacrés: 10, Seoul: 5
xG - AF Masques Sacrés: 2.08, Seoul: 0.99
Possession - AF Masques Sacrés: 63%, Seoul: 37%
Passes Completed - AF Masques Sacrés: 86% (441/513), Seoul: 80% (255/317)
The statistics clearly show Masques' overwhelming dominance in the match, so the final scoreline was entirely deserved. Our team's goals came from Dennis van Huntelrooy (a brace in the 2nd and 59th minutes) and David Doug II (34th minute). They were assisted by STAR SCREAM and Kim Heung-Min (Double). I put in a solid performance, earning a 6.7 rating and covering 13.2 km during the game.
We’ve hit a rough patch in the league, and naturally, we’d like to overcome it as soon as possible and get back to picking up important points.
Thank you very much for reading and see you very soon !