Originally Posted by
Nebu
It has to do with your training regime. I have beaten to higher clubs in the CL by training to the max. I spend extra greens to train. Then I find my 6* players seriously out playing my opponent's 7*.
You might even be winning the match but your defenders will be rated poorly because they didn't train enough to contain the opponent; or you may be controling the game with a lot of missed chances because you trained your midfield better than your attack.
I reckon that about your 50% chance of winning or controling the match is based on those pre-match training. I have also noticed my team get so average because I trained for attack, but played defence in the game. And am also thinking that if you didn't train for a match and you log in to watch, you will likely get punished (I have lost all such games so far); but I got a draw when I failed to or forgot to train for a match and I didn't watch the match.