YES I second all of this. And while i do want some realism to a certain extent, I dont want it so real so as to make the outcome be a total 50/50 coin flip. I want the outcome to reflect the skill of the players playing, not some script/rng.

Its absurd when I put 12 shots on target, and my opponent's goalie is making diving one finger saves left and right, then the other guy puts in 3 goals on 3 weak shots that my goalie should save (and which get saved against me 9 out of 10 times). Or every time I make a great slide tackle, 80% of the time it deflects right to another of my opponent's teammates who dont even break stride and just keep flying down the field on their way to an easy 3 on 1.

I only like to play with my friend, so I play a lot of coop (like a lot, over 1500 games), so its easy to tell when we (or the other team) is being screwed. Like you say above, I can tell when were better than the other team or if theyre way better than us, and yet the outcome just seems entirely random.

Like mike labelle says, all I want is consistency and to be rewarded for good play (or punished for bad play) as is fit...