Player matchups calculator

What are player matchups?

A player matchup is a head to head bet on which of two players records more of a single stat in a match: shots, shots on target, fouls, goals, assists, tackles or cards. Bookmakers brand the same market in their own way. Betfair lists them as Matchups and runs them on shots, fouls, shots on target, assists and more. Kambi bookmakers such as BetMGM call the market Player v Player and price up shots, goals, shots on target and assists. Altenar bookmakers run the same thing under the name Player H2H.

This is the calculator side of those markets. Pick two players and a stat, set the run of matches you want to base it on (the last 20 games, a single season such as 2025/26, a club or national team spell, or home and away only) and the tool works out the fair odds for who records most across three outcomes: player one, the draw, or player two. Compare those fair odds against the Matchups, Player v Player or Player H2H price on offer to see where a bet looks good value. For full season totals side by side instead, use the player comparison tool.

How the fair odds are worked out

We take each player's per game numbers from the matches you filter to, then compare every one of player one's games against every one of player two's and count how often each ends up with more. That share becomes the fair odds for player one, the draw, or player two.

The comparison is adjusted for minutes. A player who is often subbed off, or who comes on from the bench, plays fewer minutes, so each game is scaled to a shared minutes baseline before it is compared. That stops a strong per 90 player being dragged down just for spending less time on the pitch.

Next to the odds you also get the numbers that drive them: P90 (output per 90 minutes), the hit rate (how often a player cleared the line), the average per game, and blanks (games with none). Two players can average the same and still have very different hit rates and blank counts, which is usually where the value sits.

Two filters shape the sample. "Started only" limits it to games the player started, which is how these markets are graded. "Super sub" adds the stats of whoever came on for the player after they were subbed off, so you see the full output from that position rather than one player's minutes. Bookmakers settle on the named starter, so keep Super sub off when pricing a real Matchups, Player v Player or Player H2H bet, and turn it on when you want the position's complete numbers.