SOCCERINSIGHTS / CLEAT MATCH
How your cleat match works
A decision engine, not a personality quiz and not a guaranteed shoe fitting.
Start with the non-negotiable checks
We inspect the exact catalog variant’s stated surface use, market, dated price, listed size labels and documented width. We exclude stale and out-of-budget options. A family name alone is not enough to identify an outsole or tier.
Size, width and surface evidence
Current size labels are screening references, not a measured fitting or stock confirmation. We do not automatically convert US, UK or EU labels. The catalog includes New Balance 442 Team FG V3 (U43F5UX) as a documented wide FG natural-grass variant; it is not relabeled as artificial-grass eligible. When width evidence is missing, the profile gives a fitting plan rather than an unsupported shortlist.
Clear limits
The catalog is a limited US manufacturer-reference set, not the whole market or live availability. The matcher is deterministic. Optional AI is limited to voluntary report questions and never selects a candidate or overrides its checks.