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How xiflow works
A product guide to building lineups, managing teams, sharing your plans, and reading the numbers.
Last updated · July 3, 2026
Getting started
Create an account, then open the builder to draw your first lineup. You'll be dropped onto a pitch with a 4-3-3 ready to go. Everything you place is saved to your account.
- Sign up for free — no card required
- Open the builder from the dashboard or sidebar
- Place players, switch formations, and hit save
- Your lineups appear under Lineups, ready to edit or share
Building a lineup
The builder is a football pitch with eleven slots. Each slot accepts a player from your team or the search results.
- Click an empty slot to add a player
- Click a filled slot to swap or remove the player
- Drag players to reposition or move them between slots
- Empty slots are marked clearly so you always know what's left to fill
Naming & saving
Give your lineup a name (for example, "Away vs City — high press") before saving. You can duplicate a lineup to build variations without disturbing the original.
Formations
Switch formations at any time from the formation selector. When you switch, players are mapped to the nearest equivalent slot by role so you keep as much of your eleven as possible.
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Standard | 4-3-3, 4-4-2, 4-5-1 |
| Attacking | 4-3-3 Attack, 4-2-1-3 |
| Defensive | 5-3-2, 5-4-1, 4-1-4-1 |
| Wing-based | 3-5-2, 3-4-3, 3-4-2-1 |
A full list of every supported formation is available in the builder's formation picker.
Teams
Teams group players so you can build lineups from a known squad instead of searching every time.
- Create a team with a name, optional badge, and league
- Add players to a team from the team page
- When building a lineup, pick a team to see only its players
- Teams let your lineup stats reflect your real squad
Reading stats
The stats page turns your saved work into a season ledger:
- Lineups drawn, teams managed, and links created
- Views your shared lineups have earned
- Your most-used formations
- The players you lean on most
- A timeline of your activity
The per-lineup stats panel shows average rating, average age, position distribution, and rating spread at a glance.
Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl/Cmd + Enter | Run / preview current lineup |
| Ctrl/Cmd + S | Save current lineup |
| Ctrl/Cmd + Z | Undo last action |
| Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + Z | Redo last action |
| Ctrl/Cmd + F | Search players |
| Esc | Deselect / close panel |
Need help beyond this guide? Visit the support page or the API reference for integration details.