Scout's report | Match preparations Football Manager 2015 Guide

Preparations should begin with analysis of scout report, that includes the vital information about your rival. During the match day you can see a message in the inbox where the report can be found.

In the report you will find estimated squad of your rival and roles of specific players. But that's not all - scout will analyze recent rival matches, his tactics and how well was he playing with specific formations. It will give you some image of what you can expect an how will he be probably playing. Scout will give you some advices on what should you focus training directly before the match - you should use those advice.