Peer reviewed: Arlington69’s momentum experiments
In recent weeks, we have reviewed a series of articles written by a user called Arlington69 on Reddit. In this article,
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Fact check: Do prime icons create fewer goals?
According to the latest entry in Arlington69’s series of posts on momentum and handicapping, prime icons create fewer goals than their
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Fact check: Does the keeper make more saves against higher rated opponents?
In a recent Reddit post, Arlington69 presents statistical evidence which appear to confirm that goalkeepers tend to have a higher
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Fact check: Does the AI change defensive pressure at 2-0?
In a series of new Reddit-posts[1][2][3], Arlington69 claims that the AI positions the players differently depending on the score line.
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Fact check: Does the momentum swing when a player takes an early lead?
The claim that going 2-0 up will swing the momentum in favor of the opponent has haunted the community for
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Fact check: Does having no shots trigger a momentum swing?
According to a Reddit-post written by an author named Arlington69, the “momentum will swing in your favor” in the 2nd half
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Fact check: Is the kick off glitch fixed?
All FIFA players have conceded goals right after kick off. You can call it a glitch or a inconvenience or
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Fact check: Does bronze benching work?
In a recent Reddit post, Arlington69 claims to have evidence that bronze benching works. Allegedly, having a bench full of low
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Fact check: Are pack weights changed secretly over time?
A hot topic on Reddit recently has been pack weights. The term pack weight refers to the probability of packing a particular
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Fact check: Does EA apply losing streaks on purpose?
Losing streaks are a fact of life as a FIFA player, but are they also part of a sinister plan
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