@LukeNuke3000D I played my brother's friend the other day and felt the game had even stats but he beat me 3-0. I too felt like my passes were off, I couldn't pass, everything was being saved. I felt like the game was against me.
My brother played that friend days later and the friend got whooped 7-1 than 5-0. Friend also complained he couldn't defend, pass, or shoot.
My brother is a very good player, I'm not.
It's possible this type of gameplay is experienced when we face off against better opposition, even if we don't accept them as being so.
My brother laughed at him blaming the game when he beat him twice.
When I beat other friends, they too say the game felt against them -- even if I know I'm much better than they are.