H2h matchmaking

My son and I have about the same record (150ish-90ish) my team is a 98 with basically of the good cards. His is a 97. Is it based off of the cards you have on your team or how your stats look. Like I average 17 and allow 15 but he averages 10 and allows 9 based on what they say our stats are. I have watched him many times play and his opponents are much easier than the ones I face on a regular bases to where I take the sticks from him sometimes whwn he struggles.

Seasons H2H matchmaking is still somewhat in the shadows, but the last semi-formal communication from the dev team (3+ years ago?) was that matchmaking was done on a ELO basis. ELO is a statistical ranking system that values wins (and losses) against teams with strong ELO rankings themselves more strongly than against weaker teams. In the example you shared about your son, it’s possible that you defeated a consistently stronger quality of opponent (again, not based on OVR but based on their own ELO ranking) than your son has/did. When your son goes on a good run, he might get matched against a good team and lose a number of times, and then get matched up with a lesser team. Eventually that might lead to a 3 game playoff/SB run against weak opponents that yields a SB win. To be clear, this has nothing to do with the H2H rewards level. Rookie players with high ELOs will get harder opponents than Legend Players with weaker ratings. 
 

I‘m a super average H2H player and can go on a slide against good teams (say, going 5-15 across 3-4 seasons) and eventually start playing weaker teams because my ELO drops. The chance that your ELO drops materially becomes less the more games you play unless you MASSIVELY lose games. Word on the streets is that some players have faced bans for tanking their ELOs intentionally. 
 

All this said, it sounds like this system may be getting changed for M25. Stay tuned!

jsmiller2003 said:

Seasons H2H matchmaking is still somewhat in the shadows, but the last semi-formal communication from the dev team (3+ years ago?) was that matchmaking was done on a ELO basis. ELO is a statistical ranking system that values wins (and losses) against teams with strong ELO rankings themselves more strongly than against weaker teams. In the example you shared about your son, it’s possible that you defeated a consistently stronger quality of opponent (again, not based on OVR but based on their own ELO ranking) than your son has/did. When your son goes on a good run, he might get matched against a good team and lose a number of times, and then get matched up with a lesser team. Eventually that might lead to a 3 game playoff/SB run against weak opponents that yields a SB win. To be clear, this has nothing to do with the H2H rewards level. Rookie players with high ELOs will get harder opponents than Legend Players with weaker ratings. 
 

I‘m a super average H2H player and can go on a slide against good teams (say, going 5-15 across 3-4 seasons) and eventually start playing weaker teams because my ELO drops. The chance that your ELO drops materially becomes less the more games you play unless you MASSIVELY lose games. Word on the streets is that some players have faced bans for tanking their ELOs intentionally. 
 

All this said, it sounds like this system may be getting changed for M25. Stay tuned!

Very well put together description.  Makes sense. Appreciate it!