FIFA 21 FORMATIONS

A football formation is set-up usually by the team’s manager so players act in an organised way and know their roles and positions in the team.

COMPLETE LIST OF FIFA 21 FORMATIONS

There are 30 FIFA 21 Formations and we explain them all here. Click or tap on a formation below to see its details, including when it was introduced in Ultimate Team, how it works, the most similar formations, the main advantages/disadvantages, the key player, how to play against that formation, the suggested work rates and attributes or the most suited style of play.
FORMATION
ATTACK
DEFENCE
COUNTER
BASE
3 3-1-4-2 352
3 3-4-1-2 352
3 3-4-2-1 343
3 3-4-3 Base
3 3-5-2 Base
4 4-1-2-1-2 442
4 4-1-2-1-2 (2) 442
4 4-1-3-2 442
4 4-1-4-1 451
4 4-2-2-2 442
4 4-2-3-1 451
4 4-2-3-1 (2) 451
4 4-2-4 Base
4 4-3-1-2 442
4 4-3-2-1 Base
4 4-3-3 Base
4 4-3-3 (2) 433
4 4-3-3 (3) 433
4 4-3-3 (4) 433
4 4-3-3 (5) 433
4 4-4-1-1 442
4 4-4-1-1 (2) 442
4 4-4-2 Base
4 4-4-2 (2) 442
4 4-5-1 Base
4 4-5-1 (2) 451
5 5-2-1-2 532
5 5-2-2-1 532
5 5-3-2 Base
5 5-4-1 Base