One of the most common questions new users ask when they first open our football app is: "How do I create a match and start tracking stats?" The good news — it takes less than 60 seconds to set up your first match in PitchStats Pro, and within minutes you'll have live player data flowing in.
Whether you're a grassroots coach tracking a Sunday league game or an academy director managing a full squad, this guide walks you through the exact steps to get started with match and player stat tracking in our football app.
Step One
Create a New Match
From the Dashboard in our football app, tap the green + New Match button in the top right corner. You'll be taken directly to the Match Tracker screen.
Fill in the match details — give it a title (e.g. "U15 vs Rival FC"), set the date, and optionally link it to one of your saved teams. That's all you need to get started. The football app is designed to be minimal so you can focus on the game, not the setup.
- Tap '+ New Match' from the Dashboard
- Enter a match title and date
- Optionally link to a saved team to auto-populate your squad
- Hit Save — your match is live and ready to track
Step Two
Add Your Players
Once your match is created, add the players who are participating. In the football app, you can either type player names manually or pick from your saved player roster. Each player gets their own stat card where you'll record their performance.
You can add players for both Team A and Team B — useful if you're tracking opponent stats too for scouting purposes. Most coaches using our football app focus on their own squad to build individual player profiles over time.
Quick-add from saved roster
If you've already saved players in the app, they appear in a dropdown — just tap to add.
Manual entry
Type any player name on the fly. Stats will be tied to that name across all future matches.
Step Three
Record Player Stats During the Match
This is where our football app really shines. For each player, you can record 14 different skill categories — each tracked as Top (excellent execution), OK (acceptable), or Miss (poor execution). Tap the buttons in real time as the match unfolds.
The categories include: Passing, Long Pass, Key Passes, Tackling, Positioning, Heading, Running Duel, Drilling, Touch, Shot on Goal, Goal Assist, Saves (GK), Blocks, and Clearances. Whether you're tracking an outfield player or a goalkeeper, the football app has the right metrics built in.
All 14 trackable skills in the football app
"I used to scribble notes on paper during the game and then forget half of what I wrote. With this football app, I just tap as things happen. Takes 2 seconds per action."
— Grassroots coach, U13 team
Step Four
Review Analytics After the Match
Once the match is saved, our football app instantly generates a full analytics breakdown. You'll see each player's Top % score, a skill-by-skill radar chart, and a comparison across your entire squad. Over multiple matches, PitchStats Pro builds a trend line showing which players are improving and which need attention.
From the Season Overview in the football app, you can filter by date range, view cumulative stats, and even use the AI Development Plan feature to get personalised training recommendations for each player — all based on the data you collected during the match.
- Instant radar charts per player after each match
- Top % score showing overall performance quality
- Season-level trends — who is improving, who is declining
- AI-generated development recommendations based on match data
- Export player reports as PDF to share with parents or staff
Pro Tips for Getting the Most Out of This Football App
💡 Use a second device
Have an assistant track one player while you track another — great for busy academy sessions.
💡 Track consistently
The football app gets smarter the more matches you log. 5+ matches per player gives you reliable trends.
💡 Link players to a team
Setting up a team in the app lets you auto-add your squad to every new match — saves time every week.
💡 Enable the Parent Dashboard
After a match, your players' parents can see their stats in a beautiful read-only view — right from this football app.
Ready to Try the Football App?
Creating a match and tracking player stats in PitchStats Pro takes less than a minute to set up and produces professional-grade analytics that used to require expensive software or data analysts. This football app is designed for real coaches on real touchlines — fast, intuitive, and powerful.
Start your 14-day free trial today — no credit card required. You'll have your first match tracked and your first player report ready within the hour.
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