Recently, playing in the new version of the game FIFA 19, I thought about how all the same is counting the ratings of players and teams. After all, this is plays a major role in the selection of a football club.

So, what is the rating of teams in FIFA?

To understand how the calculated team rating, first of all need to calculation of the player's rating.

Player rating in the game FIFA 19 is formed by complex analytical work. Big group of people (300 person) collect data about all the players (18 000 player). For calculation requires such information as: physical ability, technique, psychological data, reputation player in team and much else. On the basis of the collected information, a list of indicators is formed, from the amount of which the player's rating will be obtained in the future.

Formulas and indicators change from year to year, thus it can not be argued that the information is outdated, the approach to calculating the rating is not correct or does not take into account all the indicators. The work is carried out every year.

After all players in the team have received their ratings, there is a calculation of the overall rating of the team. It quite simple: 16-18 best players are selected and divided by the corresponding number. It turns out the average rating.

Let's look at the example of Manchester city:

Manchester city 

Thus received an average rating of players = 84.9 or 85. Below in the table I presented the top 10 team rated FIFA 19.

Team ratings in FIFA 19

And what if not just the rating of the teams in the game, but a forecast?

Let's look at The English Premier League. Today is october, the championship is in full swing and there are already leaders. Let's try to compare and try to find similarities between sorting by rating from the game FIFA 19 and the position of the teams in the standings in October 2018.

Comparison: FIFA 19 Vs actual position of the teams in the championship table

Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not. What EA is doing is nothing more than a digital assessment of the team. It is obvious that the formula for the calculation is not taken from the sky, and for years formed some statistics, some indicators - added, removed. I dare to suggest that this rating can be kept in mind when predicting results in the real world.

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