Football Manager 26 Predicting This Weekend’s Fixtures

You may hate the UI. You may seriously dislike the lack of heat maps. But you can’t question Football Manager’s continued accuracy. With the number of researchers they have and the level of detail that goes into the game, Football Manager remains the most accurate reflection of real football. And thankfully, at the start of this year’s game, we have the most up-to-date squads and real fixtures. So this is the perfect time to simulate this weekend’s matches and see what Football Manager predicts will happen. Put this into your accas, use it to give yourself a bit of confidence going into the weekend, or completely disregard it all as nonsense. It’s up to you. Let’s start with the Premier League.

FM26 Predicting Premier League Gameweek 10 Fixtures

The simulated Premier League weekend kicked off with Spurs beating Chelsea 2–1, and it was still very Spurs. Mohammed Kudus scored from the spot inside ten minutes, Xavi Simons made it two before half-time, and they still found a way to make it nervy after Alejandro Garnacho pulled one back. Manchester City handled Bournemouth with their usual efficiency, scoring inside a minute through Omar Marmoush and wrapping it up after 63 minutes. Somehow, I doubt it will be that easy for them this weekend. The league leaders Arsenal, meanwhile, were in full flow at Turf Moor. Ethan Nwaneri scored after four minutes, Noni Madueke grabbed two, and Viktor Gyökeres tucked away a penalty for a statement 4–0 win. The game of the weekend belonged to Anfield though. Liverpool 3, Aston Villa 2. Three goals in the first four minutes, Hugo Ekitiké’s winner straight after Villa had equalised, and chaos from start to finish. West Ham made light work of Newcastle thanks to Crysencio Summerville and Jarrod Bowen, and Manchester United left Nottingham with three points after a Bryan Mbeumo brace. Elsewhere, Brighton edged Leeds 1–0, Fulham beat Wolves by the same scoreline, and Crystal Palace were efficient again with a 2–0 win over Brentford.

FM26 Predicting This Weekend’s Championship Fixtures

In the Championship, there was no shortage of storylines either. Leicester and Blackburn played out a 1–1 draw to open the weekend before Hollywood Wrexham cruised past the previously unstoppable Coventry 2–0. Birmingham impressed with a 3–1 win over Portsmouth, while Norwich, Oxford United, Charlton, and QPR all won without conceding. Derby produced the comeback of the weekend, turning a two-goal deficit into a 3–2 win at Sheffield United, and Preston matched it with a chaotic 3–2 away win at Southampton. West Brom also grabbed a late winner through Karlan Grant’s penalty, while Watford, Stoke, and Middlesbrough all shared points in one-goal games. A proper EFL weekend. Scrappy, dramatic, and relentless.

FM26 Predicting Europe’s Top 5 League’s Fixtures

Over in Europe, it was business as usual for the big names. Barcelona eased past Girona 3–0, with Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Pedri all on target, while Real Madrid crushed Atlético 3–0 in the derby thanks to Bellingham, Rodrygo, and Vinícius Júnior, even after Rodrygo saw red late on. Serie A delivered some real variety. Che Adams (I had no idea he played for them) scored twice for Torino, Parma stunned Juventus 2–1 with a last-minute winner, and Roma quietly went about their business with a 2–0 win over Bologna. Lecce’s teenage star Francesco Camarda bagged a brace in a 3–1 win at Pisa, and Como thrashed Fiorentina 3–0 to keep their good form going.

What a weekend of football! Do you think this simulation is accurate? What scores do you think Football Manager 2026 has got badly wrong?

 

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