FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh – FIFA 18 Winter Upgrades

FIFA 18 Winter Upgrades, also known as FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh, are released in February to replicate in the game what is happening in the real fields, updating the stats of the best players of the season.

In this guide you will find the release date and time, as well a reliable potential list of upgraded players. You will also understand the boost rules and how the FUT market behaves. After you read it, if you still have any questions about the FIFA 18 Winter Upgrades, you just need to scroll down and check our section with the answers to the most common questions.

 
 
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FIFA 18 Winter Upgrades

What is an UP card?
 

Different to what happens on other game modes, and excepting the Ones to Watch cards, the FUT players aren’t automatically updated throughout the season according to their appearances in real life. Some may receive In Form cards, but most players remain with the characteristics they were given at the start of the season. In Ultimate Team, upgrades are made through the release of new cards in two specific times: Summer and Winter upgrades. When a player is upgraded, the cards that start coming in packs have got the new ratings and attributes according to their performance on the real life pitch.

To each player who is upgraded during the FIFA 18 Winter upgrades season, it is assigned a new regular card which becomes available in packs until the end of the game, replacing the correspondent day 1 regular card. In other words, as soon as the new card is inserted in FUT packs, the old ones can only be found in the existing clubs and in the transfer market. Your odds of pulling the new card from a pack are exactly the same of pulling the original regular card before the update.

If you own the day 1 card of an upgraded player, your card will keep unchanged. If you want the improved version, you will need to buy the corresponding new card in the market or cross your fingers when opening a pack.

FIFA 18 Upgraded Players Cards

FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh Rules

Rating and stats boost explanation
 

As we already have explained, it is not possible to improve the stats of any regular card. However, if a player stands out in the real world, in such a way that his card becomes strongly outdated, Electronic Arts comes to justice introducing a new type of card.

The FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh affects more than 400 ratings. The gold cards are usually improved in 1 or 2 points, which is explained by the fact that they are only assigned to players who had a marked development and not to minor adjustments. Silver and bronze players are usually upgraded by at least 4 points, while in exceptional cases this upgrade can sometimes reach 15 points. Usually, the higher is the original rating, the lower is the boost.

It is rare but the position of the players in these cards may change if, they played really well in a different position.

FIFA 18 Upgraded Players Cards are physically identical to the originals, except on rating, stats and a small graphic on the left bottom corner.

Based on what happened last year, these are the official rules we expect to see this year:

RULE 1
APPLICABILITY
Upgrades apply to new non-inform players found in packs. Non-IF players in your Club will not receive an upgrade.

RULE 2
UPGRADES
If an upgraded player’s new OVR rating equals or surpasses his existing first in-form’s rating, his IFs will get an upgrade.

2.1. An exception is made for lower rated players with significant upgrades.
2.2. Does not apply to Ultimate Scream items.

RULE 3
THE BOOST
If an upgraded player’s new OVR rating does not equal or surpass his existing in-form’s rating, his IFs will not get an upgrade.

3.1. However, if an upgraded player with an existing IF gets upgraded across Quality tiers (eg. Silver to Gold), his lower-quality IF will not get an upgrade. This preserves the in-form’s high value.
3.2. There is also an extra rule that wasn’t officially announced but that EA is using, about the IF upgrades:

If a NIF card is upgraded to 77, his IF card may be updated to 82
If a NIF card is upgraded to 78, his IF card may be updated to 82
If a NIF card is upgraded to 79, his IF card may be updated to 83
If a NIF card is upgraded to 80, his IF card may be updated to 83
If a NIF card is upgraded to 81, his IF card may be updated to 84
If a NIF card is upgraded to 82, his IF card may be updated to 84
If a NIF card is upgraded to 83, his IF card may be updated to 85
If a NIF card is upgraded to 84, his IF card may be updated to 86
If a NIF card is upgraded to 85, his IF card may be updated to 86
If a NIF card is upgraded to 86, his IF card may be updated to 87

FIFA 18 Winter Upgrades Release Date

When FIFA 18 Winter Upgrades will be available?
 

The FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh takes place in February. It rewards the players who stood out the most along the first half of the season with the release of new improved cards.

The FIFA 18 Winter upgrades are usually assigned to the players who have played well in a consistent way throughout the first five months of the season, not only in few games, showing that their old regular card was really outdated. As soon as upgraded cards are released, they replace all the respective regular cards that were supposed to be released in packs until the end of the game. That is, the only card you will find in packs is the new one but you may find both cards in the transfer market.

We estimate to see more than 400 new cards this Winter. We believe that they will be released starting on February 23 (Friday). In the past years, these were the release dates of the first batch:

Here are the FIFA 18 Winter Upgrades released dates and times:

?? PREMIER LEAGUE CONFIRMED
24/02/2018 (Sat) 05:00pm ?? AEDT (UCT +11)
24/02/2018 (Sat) 03:00am ?? JST (UCT +9)
23/02/2018 (Fri) 06:00pm ?? GMT (UCT +0)
23/02/2018 (Fri) 03:00pm ?? BRST (UCT -3)
23/02/2018 (Fri) 01:00pm ?? EST (UCT -5)
23/02/2018 (Fri) 01:00pm ?? EST (UCT -5)
23/02/2018 (Fri) 10:00am ?? PST (UCT -8)

?? SERIE A CONFIRMED
26/02/2018 (Mon) 05:00pm ?? AEDT (UCT +11)
26/02/2018 (Mon) 03:00am ?? JST (UCT +9)
26/02/2018 (Sun) 06:00pm ?? GMT (UCT +0)
25/02/2018 (Sun) 03:00pm ?? BRST (UCT -3)
25/02/2018 (Sun) 01:00pm ?? EST (UCT -5)
25/02/2018 (Sun) 01:00pm ?? EST (UCT -5)
25/02/2018 (Sun) 10:00am ?? PST (UCT -8)

?? LIGUE 1 CONFIRMED
28/02/2018 (Wed) 05:00pm ?? AEDT (UCT +11)
28/02/2018 (Wed) 03:00am ?? JST (UCT +9)
27/02/2018 (Tue) 06:00pm ?? GMT (UCT +0)
27/02/2018 (Tue) 03:00pm ?? BRST (UCT -3)
27/02/2018 (Tue) 01:00pm ?? EST (UCT -5)
27/02/2018 (Tue) 01:00pm ?? EST (UCT -5)
27/02/2018 (Tue) 10:00am ?? PST (UCT -8)

?? BUNDESLIGA CONFIRMED
02/03/2018 (Fri) 05:00pm ?? AEDT (UCT +11)
02/03/2018 (Fri) 03:00am ?? JST (UCT +9)
01/03/2018 (Thu) 06:00pm ?? GMT (UCT +0)
01/03/2018 (Thu) 03:00pm ?? BRST (UCT -3)
01/03/2018 (Thu) 01:00pm ?? EST (UCT -5)
01/03/2018 (Thu) 01:00pm ?? EST (UCT -5)
01/03/2018 (Thu) 10:00am ?? PST (UCT -8)

?? LA LIGA CONFIRMED
04/03/2018 (Sun) 05:00pm ?? AEDT (UCT +11)
04/03/2018 (Sun) 03:00am ?? JST (UCT +9)
03/03/2018 (Sat) 06:00pm ?? GMT (UCT +0)
03/03/2018 (Sat) 03:00pm ?? BRST (UCT -3)
03/03/2018 (Sat) 01:00pm ?? EST (UCT -5)
03/03/2018 (Sat) 01:00pm ?? EST (UCT -5)
03/03/2018 (Sat) 10:00am ?? PST (UCT -8)

? ROTW CONFIRMED
06/03/2018 (Tue) 05:00pm ?? AEDT (UCT +11)
06/03/2018 (Tue) 03:00am ?? JST (UCT +9)
05/03/2018 (Mon) 06:00pm ?? GMT (UCT +0)
05/03/2018 (Mon) 03:00pm ?? BRST (UCT -3)
05/03/2018 (Mon) 01:00pm ?? EST (UCT -5)
05/03/2018 (Mon) 01:00pm ?? EST (UCT -5)
05/03/2018 (Mon) 10:00am ?? PST (UCT -8)

FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh Predictions

Predictions of the FIFA 18 Winter Upgrades
 

There is a strong correlation each year between the upgrades for the Head to Head Seasons and the ones for the Ultimate Team mode. However, there are many players who are upgraded to Ultimate Team but not for H2H. Joining the player’s performances of this first half of the season to our experience of previous years, it is possible to predict most of the upgrades.

?? PREMIER LEAGUE

?? LA LIGA

?? BUNDESLIGA

?? SERIE A

?? LIGUE 1

?? LIGA NOS

FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh List

List of the new February cards
 

Premier League FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh

February 23 (Friday)
 

WINTER UPGRADES
David De Gea – GK – Manchester United 90 → 91
Eden Hazard – LW – Chelsea 90 → 91
Kevin De Bruyne – CAM – Manchester City 89 → 91
N’Golo Kante – CDM – Chelsea 87 → 88
Christian Eriksen – CAM – Tottenham Hotspur 87 → 88
Paul Pogba – CM – Manchester United 87 → 88
David Silva – CAM – Manchester City 87 → 89
Harry Kane – ST – Tottenham Hotspur 86 → 88
César Azpilicueta – CB – Chelsea 85 → 86
Alvaro Morata – ST – Chelsea 84 → 85
Nicolas Otamendi – CB – Manchester City 83 → 85
Mohamed Salah – RW – Liverpool 83 → 85
Nemanja Matic – CDM – Manchester United 83 → 84
Kyle Walker – RB – Manchester City 83 → 84
Roberto Firmino – ST – Liverpool 83 → 84
Ederson – GK – Manchester City 83 → 84
Riyad Mahrez- RM – Leicester City 83 → 84
Raheem Sterling – RW – Manchester City 82 → 84
Leroy Sané – LW – Manchester City 82 → 84
Anthony Martial – LM – Manchester United 82 → 83
Heung Min Son – LM – Tottenham Hotspur 82 → 83
Gabriel Jesus – ST – Manchester City 81 → 83
Marcus Rashford – LM – Manchester United 79 → 81
Fernandinho – CDM – Manchester City 82 → 85
Wilfried Zaha – RM – Crystal Palace 81 → 82
Marcos Alonso – LWB – Chelsea 81 → 82
Andreas Christensen – CB – Chelsea 81 → 82
Sead Kolašinac – LWB – Arsenal 80 → 81
John Stones – CB – Manchester City 79 → 80
Phil Jones – CB – Manchester United 79 → 81
Cenk Tosun – ST – Everton 78 → 80
Jesse Lingard – CAM – Manchester United 78 → 80
Ben Davies – LB – Tottenham Hotspur 78 → 80
Aaron Mooy – CM – Huddersfield Town 77 → 78
Eric Choupo-Moting- LM – Stoke City 77 → 78
Jordan Pickford – GK – Everton 77 → 79
Jürgen Locadia – ST – Brighton & Hove Albion 76 → 77
Arthur Masuaku – LWB – West Ham United 75 → 76
Andrew Roberton – LB – Liverpool 75 → 76
Christian Atsu – LM – Newcastle United 75 → 76
Nathan Aké – CB – Bournemouth 75 → 77
Ashley Young – LB – Manchester United 75 → 77
Harry Maguire – CB – Leicester City 75 → 79
Demarai Gray – LM – Leicester City 74 → 75
Laurent Depoitre – ST – Huddersfield Town 74 → 75
Alex Iwobi – LM – Arsenal 74 → 76
Chris Wood – ST – Burnley 74 → 76
Christopher Schindler – CB – Huddersfield Town 73 → 75
Jamaal Lascelles – CB – Newcastle United 73 → 76
Richarlison – LW – Watford 73 → 76
Jóhann Gudmundsson – RM – Burnley 73 → 76
James Tarkowski – CB – Burnley 73 → 78
Harry Winks – CM – Tottenham Hotspur 72 → 75
Moritz Bauer – RB – Stoke City 70 → 75
Ruben Loftus-Cheek – CAM – Crystal Palace 69 → 74
Ahmed Hegazi – CB – West Bromwich Albion 68 → 75
Nick Pope – GK – Burnley 68 → 75
Dominic Calvert-Lewin – ST – Everton 65 → 71
Alexander Sørloth – ST – Crystal Palace 69 → 71
Guido Carrillo – ST – Southampton 74 → 75

Serie A FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh

February 25 (Sunday)
 

WINTER UPGRADES
Paulo Dybala – CAM – Juventus 88 → 89
Samir Handanovič – GK – Inter 87 → 88
Dries Mertens – CF – Napoli 86 → 87
Miralem Pjanić – CM – Juventus 85 → 86
Lorenzo Insigne – LW – Napoli 85 → 87
Medhi Benatia – CB – Juventus 84 → 85
Ivan Perišić – LM – Inter 84 → 86
Mauro Icardi – ST – Inter 84 → 86
Ciro Immobile – ST – Lazio 82 → 85
Mattia Perin – GK – Genoa 83 → 84
Stefan de Vrij – CB – Lazio 83 → 84
Andrea Consigli – GK – Sassuolo 82 → 83
Douglas Costa – LM – Juventus 82 → 83
Raúl Albiol – CB – Napoli 82 → 83
Juan Cuadrado – RM – Juventus 82 → 83
Sergej Milinković-Savić – CM – Lazio 80 → 83
Stephan El Shaarawy – LW – Roma 80 → 81
Allan – CM – Napoli 80 → 81
Aleksandar Kolarov – LB – Roma 79 → 81
Faouzi Ghoulam – LB – Napoli 79 → 80
Lucas Leiva – CDM – Lazio 79 → 80
Luis Alberto – CF – Lazio 77 → 80
Milan Škriniar – CB – Inter 74 → 80
Salvatore Sirigu – GK – Torino 79 → 80
Simone Verdi – RW – Bologna 78 → 79
Federico Chiesa – RW – Fiorentina 75 → 77
Lucas Torreira – CM – Sampdoria 75 → 77
Rômulo – RM – Hellas Verona 74 → 76
Mattia Caldara – CB – Atalanta 76 → 78
Thomas Strakosha – GK – Lazio 74 → 77
Federico Di Francesco – LW – Bologna 73 → 76
Antonín Barák – CM – Udinese 72 → 75
Nicolò Barella – CM – Cagliari 70 → 75
Patrick Cutrone – ST – Milan 65 → 71
Moise Kean – ST – Hellas Verona 64 → 70
Filippo Romagna – CM – Cagliari 63 → 68

Ligue 1 FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh

February 27 (Tuesday)
 

WINTER UPGRADES
Edinson Cavani – ST – Paris Saint-Germain 87 → 88
Fabinho – CDM – AS Monaco 83 → 84
Thomas Lemar – LM – AS Monaco 83 → 84
Kylian Mbappé – ST – Paris Saint-Germain 83 → 84
Anthony Lopes – GK – Olympique Lyonnais 83 → 84
Marquinhos – CB – Paris Saint-Germain 83 → 84
Nabil Fekir – CAM – Olympique Lyonnais 82 → 84
Mario Balotelli – ST – OGC Nice 82 → 83
Florian Thauvin – RW – Olympique de Marseille 82 → 83
Luiz Gustavo – CDM – Olympique de Marseille 80 → 82
Adrien Rabiot – CM – Paris Saint-Germain 80 → 82
Malcolm – RW – Girondins de Bordeaux 79 → 82
Marcelo – CB – Olympique Lyonnais 79 → 81
Mariano – ST – Olympique Lyonnais 76 → 80
Bertrand Traoré – RW – Olympique Lyonnais 78 → 79
Ciprian Tătăruşanu -GK – FC Nantes 77 → 79
Kenny Tete – RB – Olympique Lyonnais 77 → 79
Diego Carlos – CB – FC Nantes 76 → 79
Karl Toko-Ekambi – ST – Angers SCO 76 → 78
Presnel Kimpembe – CB – Paris Saint-Germain 76 → 78
Allan Saint-Maximin – LM – OGC Nice 75 → 77
Léo Dubois – RB – FC Nantes 75 → 77
Houssem Aouar – CM – Olympique Lyonnais 67 → 75
Giovani Lo Celso – CAM – Paris Saint-Germain 74 → 75
Mouctar Diakhaby – CB – Olympique Lyonnais 74 → 75
Alexander Djiku – CB – SM Caen 74 → 76
Thiago Mendes – CDM – LOSC Lille 74 → 76
Ivan Santini – ST – SM Caen 74 → 76
Jordan Amavi – LB – Olympique de Marseilles 74 → 77
Clinton Njie – ST – Olympique de Marseilles 73 → 75
Ronny Rodelin – ST – SM Caen 73 → 76
Youssef Ait Bennasser – CM – SM Caen 72 → 75
Mike Maignan – GK – LOSC Lille 72 → 75
Régis Gurtner – GK – Amiens SC 71 → 76
Ferland Mendy – LB – Olympique Lyonnais 68 → 74
Tomáš Koubek – GK – Stade Rennais 67 → 74
Adrien Tamèze – CDM – OGC Nice 65 → 70
Patrick Burner – RB – OGC Nice 63 → 68
Adama Mbengue – LB – SM Caen 62 → 69

Bundesliga FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh

March 1 (Thursday)
 

WINTER UPGRADES
Mats Hummels – CB – Bayern Munich 88 → 89
Joshua Kimmich – RB – Bayern Munich 81 → 84
Niklas Süle – CB – Bayern Munich 83 → 84
Naldo – CB – FC Schalke 04 82 → 84
Rune Almenning Jarstein – GK – Hertha BSC 82 → 83
Leon Goretzka – CM – FC Schalke 04 82 → 83
Timo Werner – ST – RB Leipzig 82 → 83
Oliver Baumann – GK – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 82 → 83
Lukáš Hrádecky – GK – Eintracht Frankfurt 81 → 83
Thorgan Hazard – LM – Borussia M’gladbach 80 → 82
Kingsley Coman – RM – Bayern Munich 79 → 82
Marcel Sabitzer – CAM – RB Leipzig 78 → 81
Leon Bailey – LM – Bayer 04 Leverkusen 76 → 81
Mark Uth – ST – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 77 → 80
Charles Aránguiz – CM – Bayer 04 Leverkusen 77 → 80
Matthias Ginter – CB – Borussia M’gladbach 78 → 79
Péter Gulácsi – GK – RB Leipzig 76 → 79
Maximilian Philipp – LW – Borussia Dortmund 77 → 78
Alfreð Finnbogason – ST – FC Augsburg 76 → 78
Marcel Halstenberg – LB – RB Leipzig 75 → 78
Karim Rekik – CB – Hertha BSC 73 → 78
Jean-Philippe Gbamin – CDM – 1. FSV Mainz 05 75 → 78
Denis Zakaria – CM – Borussia M’gladbach 72 → 77
Nico Schulz – LB – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 74 → 75
Matthias Ostrzolek – LB – Hannover 96 74 → 75
Nico Elvedi – RB – Borussia M’gladbach 74 → 76
Philipp Max – LB – FC Augsburg 74 → 77
Jiří Pavlenka – GK – Werder Bremen 74 → 78
Marcel Tisserand – CB – VfL Wolfsburg 73 → 75
Niclas Füllkrug – ST – Hannover 96 73 → 75
Kai Havertz – RM – Bayer 04 Leverkusen 73 → 75
Waldemar Anton – CB – Hannover 96 73 → 75
Santiago Ascacibar – CDM – VfB Stuttgart 73 → 76
Michael Gregoritsch – CAM – FC Augsburg 73 → 76
Mijat Gaćinović – CM – Eintracht Frankfurt 72 → 75
Benjamin Pavard – CB – VfB Stuttgart 72 → 76
Ante Rebić – ST – Eintracht Frankfurt 72 → 76
Dennis Diekmeier – RB – Hamburger SV – 74 → 75
Amine Harit – RW – FC Schalke 04 71 → 77
Ihlas Bebou – RM – Hannover 96 70 → 75
Dayot Upamecano – CB – RB Leipzig 69 → 75
Abdou Diallo – CB – 1. FSV Mainz 05 68 → 76
Marius Wolf – LM – Eintracht Frankfurt 67 → 75
Kevin Danso – CB – FC Augsburg 65 → 70
Arne Maier – CM – Hertha BSC 63 → 68
Dan-Axel Zagadou – CB – Borussia Dortmund 63 → 68
Weston McKennie – CM – FC Schalke 04 63 → 69
Jann-Fiete Arp – ST – Hamburger SV 63 → 69
Ibrahima Konaté – CB – RB Leipzig 61 → 67
Dennis Geiger – CM – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 61 → 70
Mickaël Cuisance – CM – Borussia M’gladbach 61 → 70

LaLiga FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh

March 03 (Saturday)
 

WINTER UPGRADES
Philippe Coutinho – LW – FC Barcelona 86 → 87
Sergio Busquets – CDM – FC Barcelona 86 → 87
Jordi Alba – LB – FC Barcelona 85 → 87
Marc-André ter Stegen – GK – FC Barcelona 85 → 87
Casemiro – CDM – Real Madrid 85 → 86
Filipe Luís – LB – Atlético Madrid 85 → 86
Koke – CM – Atlético Madrid 84 → 85
Iago Aspas – RW – RC Celta de Vigo 83 → 84
Daniel Parejo – CM – Valencia CF 82 → 84
Saúl – CM – Atlético Madrid 82 → 8
Sergi Roberto – RB – FC Barcelona 81 → 82
Paulinho – CM – FC Barcelona 81 → 83
Daniel Wass – CM – RC Celta de Vigo 80 → 81
Pau López – GK – RCD Espanyol 77 → 81
Rodrigo – ST – Valencia CF 78 → 80
Gerard Moreno – ST – RCD Espanyol 78 → 80
Geoffrey Kondogbia – CDM – Valencia CF 76 → 80
Joaquin – RM – Real Betis 78 → 79
Gonçalo Guedes – LM – Valencia CF 74 → 79
Gabriel Mercado – CB – Sevilla FC 76 → 78
Álvaro Odriozola – RB – Real Sociedad 74 → 78
Maximiliano Gómez – CM – RC Celta de Vigo 70 → 77
Simone Zaza – ST – Valencia CF 80 → 82
Jonathan Viera – CM – UD Las Palmas 82 → 83
Rodri – CM – Villareal CF 70 → 77
Kepa – GK – Athletic Club de Bilbao 79 → 81
Šime Vrsaljko – RB – Atlético Madrid 79 → 80
Cristian Tello – RM – Real Betis 77 → 78
Andreas Pereira – LM – Valencia CF 77 → 79
Thomas Partey – CDM – Atlético Madrid 77 → 79
Cristhian Stuani – ST – Girona FC 76 → 78
Lucas Hernández – CB – Atlético Madrid 76 → 78
Carlos Soler – RM – Valencia CF 76 → 78
Iago Herrerín – GK – Athletic Club de Bilbao 76 → 78
Adrián Lopez – ST – RC Deportivo 75 → 78
Portu – ST – Girona FC 75 → 78
Mariano Barbosa – GK – Villareal CF 75 → 77
Juanmi – ST – Real Sociedad 75 → 77
Fabian Schär – CB – RC Deportivo 75 → 77
José Ángel – LB – SD Eibar 74 → 75
Jonathan Calleri – ST – UD Las Palmas 75 → 77
Toño Garcia – LB – Levante UD 74 → 75
Enis Bardhi – CAM – Levante UD 74 →.75
Sergio Postigo – CB – Levante UD 74 → 75
Pedro Alcalá – CB – Girona FC 74 → 76
Mikel Rico – CB – Athletic Club de Bilbao 74 → 76
Juanpe – CB – Girona FC 74 → 76
Enes Ünal – ST – Villareal CF 74 → 76
Iñigo Córdoba – LW – Athletic Club de Bilbao 70 → 75
Pione Sisto – LW – RC Celta de Vigo 74 → 77
Álex Granell – CM – Girona FC 73 → 75
Joaquin Correa – LM – Sevilla FC 73 → 76
Borja Garcia – CM – Girona FC 73 → 77
Mario Hermoso – CB – RCD Espanyol 72 → 75
Pere Pons – CM – Girona FC 72 → 76
Yassine Bounou – GK – Girona FC 71 → 75
Pablo Maffeo – RB – Girona FC 71 → 75
Antonio Lato – LB – Valencia CF 70 → 77
Álvaro Medrán – CM – Deportivo Alavés 74 → 75
Juan José Narváez – CM – Real Betis 63 → 68
Alejandro Mula – LM – Málaga CF 60 → 73

ROTW FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh

05 March (Monday)
 

WINTER UPGRADES
Jonas – ST – SL Benfica 83 → 84
Yacine Brahimi – LM – FC Porto 82 → 84
Quincy Promes – RM – Spartak Moscow 82 → 83
Pizzi – CM – SL Benfica 82 → 83
Sebastian Giovinco – CF – Toronto FC 82 → 83
Giuliano – CAM – Fenerbahçe 81 → 83
Alex Telles – LB – FC Porto 80 → 82
Manuel Fernandes – CAM – Lokomotiv Moscow 80 → 81
Anderson Talisca – CAM – Beşiktaş 79 → 81
Bruno Fernandes – CAM – Sporting CP 77 → 81
Alexandr Kokorin – ST – Zenit St. Petersburg 78 → 80
Vincent Aboubakar – ST – FC Porto 78 → 80
Leandro Paredes – CM – Zenit St. Petersburg 77 → 80
Jefferson Farfán – RM – Lokomotiv Moscow 78 → 79
Franco Cervi – LM – 78 → 79
Hirving Lozano – LW – PSV 78 → 79
Emmanuel Adebayor – ST – Medipol Başakşehir 78 → 79
Moussa Marega – ST – FC Porto 77 → 79
Raphinha – LM – Vitória Guimarães 76 → 79
Romain Alessandrini – RM – Los Angeles Galaxy 77 → 78
Elías Hernández – RM – León 77 → 78
Ryan Babel – LM – Beşiktaş 75 → 78
David Neres – RW – Ajax 74 → 78
Fernando – CDM – Galatasary 77 → 79
Yimmi Chará – RM – CPD Junior FC 76 → 78
Andrê Almeida – RB – SL Benfica 76 → 78
Enner Valencia – ST – Tigres U.A.N.L. 76 → 78
Josef Martinez – ST – Atlanta United FC 76 → 78
Cristiano Piccini – RB – Sporting CP 76 → 78
Victor Vázquez – CM – Toronto FC 76 → 78
Avilés Hurtado – LW – Monterrey 75 → 78
Jozy Altidore – ST – Toronto FC 76 → 77
Nabil Dirar – RM – Fenerbahçe 76 → 77
Omar Kharbin – ST – Al Hilal 75 → 77
Alireza Jahanbakhsh – RW – AZ 75 → 77
Carlos Eduardo – CF – Al Hilal 75 → 77
Germán Conti – CB – CA Colón 75 → 77
Emanuel Mammana – CB – Zenit St. Petersburg 75 → 77
Hans Vanaken – CAM – Club Brugge 75 → 77
Soslan Dzhanaev – GK – Rubin Kazan 75 → 77
Zakaria Labyad – CAM -FC Utrecht 75 → 76
Mbaye Leye – ST – Eupen 74 → 75
Ike Opara – CB – Sporting KC 74 → 75
Serdar Aziz – CB – Galatasaray 74 → 75
Júnior Caiçara – RB – Medipol Başakşehir 74 → 75
Arouna Koné – ST – Sivasspor 74 → 75
Daniel Schwaab – CB – PSV 74 → 75
Jonas Svensson – RB – AZ 74 → 75
Jakob Johansson – CDM – AEK Athens 74 → 75
Salih Uçan – CM – FC Sion 74 → 75
Andrés Pérez – CDM – Deportivo Cali 74 → 75
Bobô – ST – Sydney FC 74 → 75
Edwin Cardona – CAM – CA Boca Juniors 74 → 75
Diego González – CM – Racing Club de Avellaneda 74 → 75
Tom Rogić – CAM – Celtic 74 → 75
Diego Vera – ST – CA Colón 74 → 75
Yusuf Yazici – CAM – Trabzonspor 74 → 75
Haris Seferović – ST – SL Benfica 74 → 75
Osama Hawsawi – CB – Al Hilal 74 → 75
Salman Al Faraj – CM – Al Hilal 74 → 75
Wilmar Barrios – CDM – CA Boca Juniors 74 → 75
Rúben Ribeiro – LW – Sporting CP 74 → 76
Sylvester Igboun – ST – FC Ufa 74 → 75
Sacha Kljestan – CAM – Orlando City SC 74 → 75
Kieran Tierney – LB – Celtic 74 → 75
James Forrest – RM – Celtic 74 → 75
Tolga Ciğerci – CDM – Galatasaray 74 → 75
Sofyan Amrabat – CM – Feyenoord 74 → 75
Emre Akbaba – CAM – Aytemiz Alanyaspor 74 → 75
Stefan Ristovski – RB – Sporting CP 74 → 76
Paulinho – CAM – FC Porto 74 → 75
Alaixys Roman – CDM – Olympiacos CFP 74 → 75
Ravel Morrison – CAM – Atlas 74 → 75
Danilo – CM – Braga 74 → 75
Ignacio Scocco – ST – CA River Plate 74 → 76
Haris Medunjanin – CM – Philadelphia Union 73 → 76
Héctor Villalba – RM – Atlanta United FC 74 → 76
Lee Jae Sung – COM – Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 74 → 76
Duško Tošić – CB – Beşiktaş 74 → 76
Viktor Vasin – CB – CSKA Moscow 74 → 77
Alexey Miranchuk – CAM – Lokomotiv Moscow 74 → 77
Daler Kuzyaev – CM – Zenit St. Petersburg 74 → 77
Alexandr Selikhov – GK – Spartak Moscow 74 → 78
Hany Mukhtar – CAM – Brøndby IF 73 → 75
Jo Hyeon Woo – GK – Daegu FC 71 → 75
Brandley Kuwas – RW – Heracles Almelo 73 → 75
Oussama Assaidi – LM – FC Twente 73 → 75
Cláudio Ramos – GK – Tondela 71 → 75
Karim Ansarifard – ST – Olympiacos CFP 73 → 75
Justin Kluivert – LW – Ajax 73 → 75
Andre Blake – GK – Philadelphia Union 73 → 75
Roman Neustädter – CB – Fenerbahçe 73 → 75
Wout Weghorst – ST – AZ 73 → 75
Anthony Limbombe – LM – Club Brugge 73 → 75
Marvelous Nakamba – CDM – Club Brugge 73 → 76
Yu Kobayashi – ST – Kawasaki Frontale 73 → 76
Héldon – LM – Vitória Guimarães 73 → 76
Frenkie de Jong – CM – Ajax 72 → 75
Ryan Thomas – CM – PEC Zwolle 70 → 75
Alexander Sørloth – ST – FC Midtjylland 69 → 71
Sérgio Oliveira – CM – FC Porto 74 → 75
Ognjen Vranješ – CB – AEK Athens 69 → 76
Paulinho – ST – Braga 68 → 74
Ryota Morioka – CAM – Anderlecht 68 → 75
Néstor Araujo – CB – Santos Laguna 74 → 75
Miha Mevlja – CB – Zenit St. Petersburg 74 → 75
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos – LM – AEK Athens 74 → 75
Zainadine – CB – Maritimo 74 → 75
Cristian Benavente – CAM – Charleroi 67 → 72
Carlos López – ST – Wisla Kraków 69 → 74
Guus Til – CAM – AZ 67 → 72
Fabrício – ST – Portimonense 67 → 73
Shoya Nakajima – LW – Portimonense 67 → 74
Richard Windbichler – CB – Ulsan Hyundai 66 → 71
Alfredo Morelos – ST – Rangers 66 → 71
Michalis Bakakis – RB – AEK Athens 66 → 71
Kingsley Ehizibue – RB – PEC Zwolle 66 → 72
Christian Luyindama – CB – Standard Liège 66 → 73
Maximilan Wöber – CB – Ajax 66 → 73
Lucas Possignolo – CB – Portimonense 65 → 70
Alejandro Chumacero – CM – Puebla 65 → 70
Pedro Aquino – CDM – Lobos B.U.A.P. 65 → 70
Pape Abou Cissé – CB – Olympiacos CFP 65 → 70
Anton Zabolotnyy – ST – Zenit St. Petersburg 65 → 70
Davidson – LW – Chaves 65 → 71
Mayron George – ST – Lyngby BK 64 → 69
Alexis De Sart – CM – Sint-Truiden 64 → 69
Yang Han Been – GK – FC Seoul 63 → 70
Daniel De Silva – CAM – Central Coast Mariners 64 → 69
Clifford Aboagye – CM – Atlas 64 → 70
Nana Opoku Ampomah – LM – Waasland-Beveren 64 → 70
Jonathan Bolingi – ST – Excel Mouscron 64 → 70
Murilo Freitas – LW – Tondela 64 → 70
Philippe Sandler – CB – PEC Zwolle 64 → 70
Adrían Spörle – LB – CA Banfield 63 → 68
Mikhail Lysov – LB – Lokomotiv Moscow 63 → 68
Merlin Tandjigora – CDM – Belenenses 63 → 68
Lumor Agbenyenu – LB – Sporting CP 63 → 69
Carlos Cáceda – GK – Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz 63 → 69
Konstantinos Galanopoulos – CM – AEK Athens 63 → 69
Julian Quiñones – ST – Lobos B.U.A.P. 63 → 70
Oleg Danchenko – RM – Anzhi Makhachkala 63 → 70
Dráusio – CB – Marítimo 63 → 70
Dener – CM – Portimonense 63 → 71
Raphael Rossi – CB – Boavista 63 → 73
Choi Sung Keen – CM – Suwon Bluewings 62 → 67
Kang Hyeon Mu – GK – Pohang Steelers 62 → 68
Sadik Çiftpinar – CB – Yeni Malatyaspor 62 → 67
Stefan Marinović – GK – Vancouver Whitecaps 63 → 68
Aldo Arellano – CDM – Gallos Blancos de Querétaro 62 → 67
Gonzalo Montiel – CB – CA River Plate 62 → 67
Kik Pierie – CB – sc Heerenveen 62 → 68
Dario Maresic – CB – Sturm Graz 62 → 69
João Novais – CAM – Rio Ave 62 → 73
David von Ballmoos – GK – BSC Young Boys 60 → 67
Mehdi Bourabia – CM – Atiker Konyaspor 61 → 67

FIFA 18 Winter Upgrades Players Cards Prices

What happens to the UP cards’ prices?
 

As we would expect, as soon as the FIFA 18 upgraded players cards are released their price stays fixed way above the regular ones. These, on the other hand, start their way down. Also, with time the UP cards lose value once their quantity starts being superior to the rest of the cards. The price difference between the UP card initially and the regular card depends on many factors, such as the number of rating points gained, stats bonuses or an eventual position change.

When the player already has at least one IF card, this card is improved in the same proportion as the regular. There are people who choose the risk to invest in IF cards of players that have good chances of receiving an UP in advance because they know that in case that happens the return will be enormous. The bigger the player’s rating and popularity, the bigger is the IF card’s appreciation. In some cases profit can surpass 300%. At a long run, the cheapest cards lose value, while the most expensive ones slowly have their price increased. If you’re thinking about investing in these cards, be careful not to bet on the cards that are already being way too speculated. It’s just that sometimes the speculation is so big around determined cards that, after the upgrades, the improved IF cards’ market prices are inferior to what they were before the announcement. On the other hand, if you have a NIF of a player you think is going to receive an upgrade, it may be a good idea to sell him in advance so you minimize the loss.

FIFA 18 Winter Upgrades FAQ

What you need to know about cards from the FIFA 18 Winter Upgrades
 

Q: What is the an UP card?
A: It is a non-day 1 regular card that updates the ratings and the stats of the most inform players.

Q: How are players upgraded on FIFA 18 Ultimate Team?
A: Different to what happens on other game modes, the players aren’t automatically updated throughout the season according to their appearances in real life. Some may receive In Form cards, but most players remain with the characteristics they were given at the start of the season. In Ultimate Team, upgrades & downgrades are made through the release of new cards in determined periods.

Q: What happens exactly if a player receives a Winter upgrade?
A: When a player is upgraded, the cards that start coming in packs have got the new ratings and attributes according to their performance on the real life pitch.

Q: Who chooses the players to be upgraded?
A: A dedicated team from EA Sports.

Q: How do player upgrade cards look like?
A: They are regular cards (gold, silver and bronze) with a samll green arrow on the left bottom corner.

Q: What’s the difference between the original card and the new one?
A: Only rating, stats and the icon change. In some cases the position can also be updated. All the rest remains the same.

Q: How long are FIFA 18 Winter Upgrades Players cards available in FIFA packs?
A: As soon as they are released for the first time, they remain in packs until the end of the game, replacing the day 1 cards.

Q: If I have a card of a player that is to receive an upgrade, will this card get upgraded?
A: No. It remains exactly the same, with the original rating and attributes that were defined initially in the game.

Q: Can a player change categories if he is upgraded enough for that to happen?
A: Yes. As long as the upgrade gives him enough points for that, a player’s NIF card can go from bronze to silver or from silver to gold.

Q: If I have an In Form card of a player that is to receive an upgrade, will this card get upgraded?
A: Depends. Different to what happens with the NIF cards, the IF cards released before the upgrades will be upgraded in the same proportion as those (but automatically) if an upgraded player’s new OVR rating equals or surpasses his existing first in-form’s rating.

Q: Why are there some In Form cards that didn’t receive an upgrade although their NIF did?
A: First because probably the upgraded player’s new OVR rating does not equal or surpass his existing in-form’s rating. If it does, then it is because the upgraded player with an existing IF gets upgraded across Quality tiers (eg. Silver to Gold).

Q: Why wasn’t a certain player’s IF card upgraded if his NIF and UP were of the same category?
A: Probably because that IF card already had the maximum rating for its category: 64 or 74.

Q: It is possible to exist two regular cards of the same player with different ratings?
A: Yes. That’s what happens when a player receives an upgrade, two cards start coexisting: one corresponds to the start of the season and the other has got improved ratings and attributes.

Q: When there’s an upgrade, which cards are the ones that come in packs?
A: The new ones.

Q: Which cards are released first: transfers or upgrades?
A: Transfers.

Q: Do all upgraded players get a new card?
A: Yes. Although, if you own a regular card of a player that was upgraded there won’t be any alterations.

Q: The NIF and TOTW cards are the only ones to be upgraded?
A: No. Every single special card has the chance to be upgraded, which includes, for example, the Heroes and Record Breaker cards.

Q: How can I predict which players have good chances of receiving an upgrade card?
A: Even if you don’t keep up much with the real life football, there are two indicators to help out in this prediction: the number of a player’s IF cards; constant rating upgrades on H2H.

Q: Can a player be downgraded?
A: Yes. FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh updates the players ratings with upgrades and downgrades.

Q: How many points are the players upgraded by normally?
A: For most gold players the upgrade is of just 1 or 2 points. Silver and bronze players are usually upgraded by at least 4 points, while in exceptional cases this upgrade can sometimes reach 15 points.

Q: Do the player’s upgraded stats increase proportionally?
A: Generally, yes.

Q: Can I have both the original and the new card in my club?
A: Yes. However, a squad can only have one of them.

Q: Can a transferred player receive an upgraded card?
A: Yes, he can. Although EA Sports try separating player transfers/player upgrades, there are rare cases in which the same player is both transferred and upgraded at the same time. In that case both situations are passed on to one single card.

Q: What advantage do the FIFA 18 Winter upgrades bring us?
A: The upgrades increase the squads’ quality level, diminishing the differences between the game and real life football. Besides, they can also represent good trading opportunities, mainly when it comes to IF cards.

Q: I already have a squad. What is it good to me?
A: If you’re already “done” with your squad, the upgrades increase your improvement opportunities. If your squad is based on a league, for example, upgrades can improve the players you already have or they can promote others for a position or two.

Q: What cares should I take with these new cards coming?
A: If you want to buy a NIF, make sure you’re not paying the price the UP demands. If you want to sell an UP, make sure you’re not selling for the corresponding NIF price.

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