In the release of FM21, SciSports and Sports Interactive combined to build an xG model that integrated directly into the video game's match engine. FM21 became the first video game in the world to add such advanced metrics and this year's edition of the game includes further improvements.
Bringing Football Manager to the next level in this year's game has analytics right at the heart of developments. The aim is to communicate the reality of modern day football and accurately re-create the challenges of modern day football.
New elements within the brand-new Data Hub include features such as Momentum, Possession Gained and Pass Network visualisations. As shown in the graphic below, these features help to help managers in the game to analyse their team's match performance.
