Scouting — Guides

A player's quality values aren't exactly accurate at first glance. What you see is an estimate with minor deviations — usually just a few percentage points, rarely more. This applies to ALL players, even your own! Only once you've fully scouted a player do you see the exact values. Until then, it's an informed impression, nothing more.

On every player profile you'll find a "Scout" button. Click it and your scouting department gets to work. In Stadium → Scouting you can see the progress of all ongoing analyses. Every day you get a bit further — how fast depends on your scouting department and its personnel.

The great thing about scouting: the further the progress, the more precise the displayed values become. There's no hard jump from "wrong" to "right" — you basically watch live as the values settle in. At 0 % you see the full deviation. At 50 % the deviation is only half as large. At 100 % you see the naked truth — and a green checkmark confirms it.

Scouting is team-specific. If Team A has scouted a player, Team B still sees the imprecise values. If Team B buys the player, they have to scout them themselves. Even after a sale: the new owner starts at zero.

Without a scouting department (Level 0) things go slowly. Each level accelerates progress, and every staff member in the department gives an extra boost. At maximum you can bring the daily progress rate to a high tempo — then a player is fully analyzed in just a few days.

Scouting advances daily. The base speed is fixed, but is noticeably raised by the level of your scouting department and the staff deployed there. So a full scouting takes between a few days and clearly longer depending on upgrades. The further the progress, the more precise the displayed values.

The inaccuracy of values applies to all players, including your own, until you have fully scouted them. That's why scouting before every transfer is worth gold: a player who looks strong on paper can suddenly look completely different after scouting. So plan your transfers with enough lead time.

The displayed quality values are falsified until scouting is complete – usually only by a few percentage points, rarely a bit more. The further your scouting progress rises, the more accurate the values become. At 100% you see the exact truth, confirmed by a green checkmark. Never rely on unchecked numbers for important decisions.

Since scouting advances daily, it pays to start early. If you scout a transfer candidate while observing him, you already have precise values at the moment of decision. Prioritise players you really want to sign – your scouting capacity is limited and should flow where it brings the greatest benefit.