Simulating the Rest of the 25/26 Season

I’ve found a mod that gives you the same results as real life and means you can start the season in January in exactly (well, incredibly close) the same place that real life is. So it means I can simulate the rest of the season and see what Football Manager thinks will happen across the rest of the season. If you want to do the same, here’s the add-on. 

 

It’s a couple of points off for a few of them as it’s not the exact date – but it’s as close as you’re going to get on this game (and for the Premier League I’ll minus and add the points so we get a proper simulated table. So, what does the most accurate game in the world think  is going to happen over the rest of the 25/26 season?! Let’s dive in

 

 

Premier League 

 

Table when accounting for + and – points (the difference between the virtual table and irl) 

 

1. Arsenal – 90 points 
2. Man City – 81 points 
3. Liverpool – 76 points 
4. Aston Villa – 70 points 
5. Newcastle – 61 points 
6. Spurs – 60 points 
7. Chelsea – 58 points 
8. Man United – 57 points 
9. Crystal Palace – 55 points 
10. Bournemouth – 52 points 
11. Everton – 49 points 
12. Brentford – 49 points 
13. Leeds – 49 points 
14. Brighton – 47 points 
15. Sunderland – 44 points 
16. Fulham – 44 points 
17. Burnley – 32 points 
18. Nottingham Forest – 31 points 
19. Wolves – 23 points 
20. West Ham – 19 points 

 

Arsenal easily win the title. It’s incredibly close outside the top four in the UCL/Europa League spots. Leeds end up comfortably surviving in the end. It runs to the wire between Burnley and Forest. Wolves overtake West Ham, with the East London club running dangerously close to the Derby points record. 

 

 

Championship 

 

Ipswich, Coventry and Watford promoted with Norwich, Portsmouth and Sheffield Wednesday relegated! 

 

League One 

 

Cardiff, Lincoln and Luton promoted with Exeter, Wimbledon, Northampton and Port Vale relegated.

 

League Two 

 

Bromley, Swindon, Chesterfield and Cambridge promoted with Barrow & Crawley relegated

 

Other league promotions and relegations 

 

• National League – Carlisle (winner), Boreham Wood (playoff winner), Scunthorpe (relegated), Brackley (relegated), Boston (relegated), Braintree (relegated) 

 

• National League north – Macclesfield (winner), Spennymoor (playoff winner), Alfreton AFC Telford Curzon Worksop (relegated) 

 

• National League south – Dorking (winner), Salisbury (playoff winner), Hemel Hempstead, Hampton & Richmond, Enfield Town Horsham (relegated) 

 

 

Serie A winner – Napoli 

 

 

La Liga winner – Real Madrid 

 

 

Bundesliga winner – Bayern Munich 

 

 

• Champions League – Real Madrid (winner) Man City City (runner up) 

 

• Europa League – Roma (winner) Aston Villa (runner up) 

 

• Conference League – Crystal Palace (winner) AZ Alkmaar (runner up) 
• FA Cup – Newcastle (winner) Crystal Palace (runner up) 
• Carabao Cup – Man City (winner) Arsenal (runner up) 

 

If you want the details about any club/league that I’ve missed, send me a message on X and I’ll try and get them for you. Any leagues that surprised you? Any teams that surprised you?! 

 

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