To choose the right formation is very important to achieve success in FIFA 13 Ultimate Team. We help you with our guide. Even if you have made that decision, be sure to read this article. You will find that the options are many and there is always room for improvement.
How to Choose the Formation for your FIFA 13 Ultimate Team Club
Before even starting to sign players, you should start by setting the formation that will implement on your squad. If you leave the decision for later, you will not equip your squad with players who really need and you will be penalized in the chemistry of the team. You can solve the problem by buying new players and formation cards but the investment will be very high.
The most common question is: How do I decide the formation that I’ll use ?
There is no one exact answer, but you should consider a few factors:
- what is your playing style ?
- with which formations you are most familiar and which ones you like most ?
- your budget allows you to bet on more expensive formations ?
- the players that you think are essential fit into in which formations ?
- what are the formations best suited to the goals you set for your FUT 13 club ?
All the Formations for FIFA 13 Ultimate Team
The formations of FIFA 13 Ultimate Team remained the same as previous versions. Check out, one by one, the sixteen FUT 13 formations:
- 3-4-1-2
- 3-4-2-1
- 3-4-3
- 3-5-2
- 4-1-2-1-2
- 4-2-2-2
- 4-2-3-1
- 4-3-1-2
- 4-3-2-1
- 4-3-3
- 4-4-1-1
- 4-4-2
- 4-5-1
- 5-2-1-2
- 5-2-2-1
- 5-3-2
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3-4-1-2
One of the less popular formation. The key element of this squad is the CF. You should invest some coins on a really good player for this position.
Very attacking formation.
Defensively weak and susceptible to dangerous counter-attacks.
Needs pacy defenders and wingers with a medium defensive work rate.
3-4-2-1
Similar to the 3-4-1-2 formation, with a change to the forward players. Even less popular than the previous one.
Very attacking formation with three players right in front.
Defensively weak and susceptible to dangerous counter-attacks.
Needs fast defenders and wingers with a medium defensive work rate.
3-4-3
Similar to 3-4-2-1, with the change of forwards to wingers.
Attacking formation.
It offers plenty of width in attack which makes it suitable for those who love crossing.
Defensively weak and susceptible to dangerous counter-attacks.
Needs fast defenders and wingers with a medium defensive work rate.
3-5-2
One of the most solid formations. The key element of this squad is the CAM. You should invest some coins on a really good player for this position.
Very compact formation that provides 5 or even 7 elements to defend when you need to hold on a result.
Suitable for those who like to dominating.
The RM and LM need to have winger attributes but also medium defensive work rate.
Inadequate if the opponent plays with fast wingers.
4-1-2-1-2
The most popular and most expensive of all formations. Widely used in real football, this formation in diamond shape has the CAM as key element.
Good defensively since sometimes CDM plays like a CB. Suitable for those who like to play through the middle.
Balanced formation that offers defensive security in midfield.
Too narrow.
Building a squad with good chemistry is very expensive in this formation
4-2-3-1
Formation much appreciated by the FUT 13 players. Allows multiple offensive options but with the security of two CDM in defence.
It has three types of attacking players increasing the range of offensive possibilities.
Two CDM’s give plenty of cover at the back.
The CAM’s play on the wings and may not have the required attributes.
The CDM’s can become very tired because they are forced to defend and to fill empty midfield.
4-2-2-2
It is one of the most balanced formations. Similar to 4-4-2 but with players more qualified to defend and others to to attack.
Have enough players when defending or attacking
Suitable for anyone who likes to have possession of the ball and to anyone who likes to give freedom to CAM’s.
The CAM’s play on the wings and may not have the required attributes.
Requires some practice time to become familiar with the formation.
4-3-1-2
One of the formations most recommended for those who like to play through the middle. The key element of this squad is the CF. You should invest some coins on a really good player for this position.
The CF and the two ST make this formation extremely dangerous in attack.
Suitable for those who like to play through the middle.
Very narrow formation. Crossings hardly happen.
4-3-2-1
Similar to 4-3-1-2 but with two CF’s and only one ST or similar to 4-3-3 but the left and right forwards are tucked inside rather than to the wings.
It is wider in the attack than 4-3-1-2.
Suitable for those who like to play through the middle.
A bit narrow formation, specially on the midfield.
4-3-3
One of most famous formations on FUT 13. Earned greater notoriety for having been adapted by Barcelona in last years.
The closeness and the balance of the six men from the front allows safe passing game between them.
Chance of fast attacks on the wings.
Only one ST may be insufficient.
Insufficient players that help the back four.
4-4-1-1
Widely used in the world of football and in the Barclays PL in particular. Similar to 4-4-2 but one of ST backs for CF.
Better for a passing team and less direct.
The CF can be used to be the creative force or to break up play.
The CF drops too deep and leaves you isolated up top.
Some of the mid fielders should have good defensive attributes to help the back four.
4-4-2
The classic formation. Widely used in the world of football and the second most used in FIFA 13 Ultimate Team. Organised structure of defenders and mid fielders moving as a line up and down the pitch.
The safest option for those players not too sure on what formation to go with.
Solid and good for attack through the middle or on the wings. Fullbacks can support wingers.
Formation a bit predictable for opponents.
Some of the mid fielders should have good defensive attributes to help the back four.
4-5-1
Formation that puts 5 players in midfield, two of them supporting the striker. For many years, it was the favourite formation of many European teams.
Suited to players who prefer to build play patiently.
Probably the best formation for who wants to keep the ball.
Not good for direct play and long ball styles.
CM often tends to get lost and caught out of position.
5-2-1-2
Formation used by fewer FIFA 13 Ultimate Team players. Similar to 5-2-2-1 but with two ST with a more creative CF option.
Strong defence with space for wingbacks to run into.
The best formation for who likes to play in counter-attack.
Can be narrow attacking wise limiting options.
It depends too much on CF so he must be really good.
5-2-2-1
One of less popular formations on FIFA 13 Ultimate Team. Similar to 5-2-1-2 but with 1 up top supported by a left and right forward either side.
Probably the formation more solid defensively.
Suitable for who likes to play in counter-attacks.
Very weak if the opponents put many players in the midfield.
The RF/LF’s may have to help the CM’s.
5-3-2
The most solid and balanced formation of 5 defences. Although seemingly defensive formation can become a very offensive.
Strong defence with space for wingbacks to run into.
Can be narrow attacking wise limiting options.
To choose a formation is a step much more important than many gamers think. It can make the difference between winning and losing many matches. Choose well …
Do you think this is a good 4-1-2-1-2 squad? Around 70k budget.
GK: Adler
CB: David Luiz
CB: Santana
RB: Pisczek
LB: Cole
CDM: Gustavo
LM: Sterling
RM: Blaszczykowski
CAM: Gundogan
ST: Aubameyang
ST: Sturridge
If everyone has individual chemistry 10, then it is OK.
guys when is Eto’o going to be transferred to Chelsea?
We believe that EA Sports will release a new batch of tranfers next week. They did it last year, just before market close.
ok thank u very much do u know his estimated price?
It depends of his stats, that we don’t know yet.
ok…Thank u very much for replying
hey,thank you for replying me but i tried the formation but i didn’t suit me well so i sold the whole squad and built a whole new 3-5-2 squad and i felt comfortable with it…anyway thank u
hey guys i have a Bundesliga team with 3-4-3 formation with GK:weidenfeller
CB:hummels,felipe santana,and subotic
CM:gundogan and holtby (thinkng of replacing holtby with a CAM reus) chem still the same
LM:schurrle
RM:blaszczykowski
LW:Elia
RW:Farfan
ST:reus (CF) with only 5 chem
but i want to change the formation to a 4 at the back i love a pacey team and a skillful one and i play a lot of through and crossover passes (tiki taka style) and i use the wingers’ cut backs to surpass the defenders or to make space for a shot…any suggestions for a good formation???
Hi.
We didn’t tried most of those players, so we cannot recommend any changes.
About the formation, what you are asking is the 433. Try it.
Regards
Congratulations for this great guide. I wanted to know if u guys could help me choose the best formation. My players are Júlio César, Kaboul, Vemaelen, Cole, Maicon, David Silva, Juan Mata, Nasri, Young, Jesus Navas and Fernando Torres.
Thank you.
It depends of your play style and not your players.
You can try 4-5-1 but you should have a CM with good defensive skills to help the back four. Touré, for example.
Sorry I didn’t know. I like to play with through passes either in the middle or in the wings. And I enjoy crossing and playing on the counter attack too.
OK. Thank you. 451 is OK.
Regards
Hey I play a shorter possession based, high pressing game, but also like to cross the ball from the byline, (I don’t usually play wide) what formation do u suggest?
Maybe 41212 fits nicely.
If i change formation during the game will it alter the chemistry?
No. 🙂
R u serious that changing the formation when playing a match wouldn’t change the chemistry?
Yes. We put a smile but we was serious.
You may change your formation after the beginning of the game. It will not affect your chemistry.
Hi what formation would be the best to defend against a 4-1-2-1-2?
try 3142
Hi Andy.
This is a classic question.
There are many formations that would be great against 41212 (you can try the same formation, for example). The most important thing is to understand how people play with this formation. They usually attack by the middle and throw the ball by the air to the back of the CB’s. It is important to know how to play in offside trap and to have fast CB’s on a narrow defensive line.
Regards
Thanks. Would a 352 work with e.g dede, Santana etc and two defensive cdm’s like felipe melo and luiz gustavo who also are quite quick. Thanks.
Yes, it will. But don’t forget to be careful with what we said.
Regards
This is my team: 4-2-3-1
Aguero(ST)
Mata(LCAM)
MichuTOTS(CF)
Cazorla(RCAM)
Busquets(RCDM)
Xabi(LCDM)
Marcello(LB)
Pepe(LCB)
Ramos(RCB)
Juao Pereria(RB)
Casillas(GK)
I can attack good and score at least 2-3 goals a game but the problem is that I somehow cant hold possession and end up conceding a lot. Please help me with any alternatives in any position or formation. Thankyou
Hi.
It happens with most of the players: almost everyone are better on the attack than on defence.
In your case, we do not have many suggestions. You have a good formation, and your two CDM’s have enough stamina (important in this formation). You have great players. All you need to do is to change a bit the way you play. Try to make a passing game with security in the back.
The only suggetsion that we have is to try to change Busquests by Touré. See if he gets a good chemistry. He is a monster in that position.
Regards
How about IF medel…..i heard he’s good…also is cazorla good enough at that position?
If you have some coins to spend, IF Medel will be perfect.
We don’t think that Cazorla will fit well in that position.
Regards
Hi,
I had a quick question,
I used to play witha 3-4-3 formation, but having a weak defence i changed toa a 4-3-3, this worked OKAY, now im thinking of changing to a 4-1-2-1-2
I will have The following,
Cassilas (GK)
Marcelo (LB)
Sergio Ramos (CB)
Pique (CB)
Dani Alves (RB)
CDM, Not sure, i think Xavi (90 rated) but stuck on who i should put,
Iniesta (LM)
Di Maria (RM
CAM, Also not sure, think David Silva (87 rated) but any recommendations open for both CDM AND CAM,
Neymar (ST)
Falcao (ST) 89 rated one
So im just stuck on the CDM and the CAM
Is Xavi good enough for CDM
And is David Silva good enough for CAM?
Thanks
Hi.
Great team!
In our opinion Pepe is better than Pique but it is only our opinion.
David Silva seems perfetc as CAM but we are not sure about using Xavi as CDM. He is a great player but CDM is not the best position to him. He has a poor heading and his defensive attributes are not so great. In fact, there are no great CDM’s in BBVA. Did you look for Gary Medel IF ? He looks great: box to box player thanks to his high-high, great defending (84), heading (75) and pace (77). If your problem is to concending too many goals, he can be the solution for your problems.
Regards
My 50k budget needs to be taken into account 🙂
442 is the right formation to you. And it isn’t very expensive right now.
Hi, I’ve used every formation in the book, and I’m not sure which to base my BPL squad upon. I like the support of having two strikers up front and I like pinging in crosses to my forwards. I also like long shots and bombing forward with my full backs. For this reason, I have chosen 4-4-2 as a provisional formation, but what do you think I should use given my style of play.
P.S. I am not a huge fan of the ‘tiki-taka’ style of play
442 is perfect for that play style.
which formation better 41212 or 352
Hi.
There is no such thing: better and worse formations. It depends of your play style. For us, 41212 is better.
which is better for bpl squad plzz help 442 or 41212
The only difference is the CDM/CAM in 41212 and CM/CM in 442.
In our opinion, 41212 is better to top BPL squad, since this league has better CDM’s (Touré, for example) and CAM’s (David Silva, for example).
Just wondering, why hasn’t anyone mentioned the 4-1-4-1? I’ve been using it with Liverpool and I like it.
There are no better formations. Each one should try to find the best formation for itself.
Hi I recently bought Lucas deliberately in 3-4-3 CAM and I have a 4-1-2-1-2 card but its not getting applied please help like when I do apply consumables then there is no card there and the formation card is in Club were where I have checked
Hi.
You are saying that 41212 card is on club consumables but when you try to apply to a player you can’t find it?! Strange.
Did you try do it on FUT Web App and on the console? You can try to send the card to the trade pile and there choose “apply”.
Regards
is their a cheaper one
Yes. You can try 4312.
Regards
if I like playing through the middle with through passess and need four defenders which formation would you suggest.
Probably 4-1-2-1.
Hi I have my Eredivisie/Dutch team with 352 formation
https://www.futhead.com/fifa/squads/12708223/
I was new to this formation and i was struggling because there is no rb/lb
Do you think that it is a good formation and I should keep going and I will have no issues playing with it or should I change the formation to another one?
P.S.:I was thinking of 451 formation, do you think it is good/
Hi.
There’s no better formations than others. All of the 16 formations have good and bad things. It depends of your play style.
In our opinion 3-5-2 is a good formation. Don’t forget to find RM and LM with good defensive work rates.
Regards
Ok thank you
I have got tots moisander to replace dinsdag
what do you think of my team?
Sorry but we didn’t test most of these players. We can not give opinion of players outside the Serie A, BPL, BBVA and Brazilians: the ones we made intensively tests.
hi there , i don’t have really a playstyle i think? i have alot of bal possesion en try to build up an attack fast. Is there a formation that has a good defence stability? Beceause my defenders always go way to high (midfield). i play currently 4-2-3-1 with real madrid on seasons. is the 5-2-1-2 the best for it?
ps: sorry for the bad english
Hi.
You should have very careful with the work rates of your defenders to be sure that they will not be out of position too often.
5212 is a more defensive formation that the one you are currently playing. However, if you like to have possession maybe you should think on a 5-3-2.
Regards
i will take a look at that and my budget is 363k coins and I like liga bbva or bpl
With that budget you can try the BPL unlimited team that we suggest but replace Vidic by Vermaelen.
What formation should I use as I’m very attackive?
433
Hi, which formation should i use if i want to play offensiv but still have a strong and solid defense?
Great website by the way
Thank you.
What you are asking is the perfect formation. All the formations have strong and weak points.
Maybe you can try 4-2-2-2 or 4-2-3-1. Both are attacking formations with solid defence.
Reagrds
4-2-2-2 worked great! Thanks!
Cool!
Hi there I am a very attackive person not very defenceive at all I love to pass and counter attack and just constantly make counter attacks what is the best formation for me there’s a few I have in mind but what would you use for my style of play?
5212 if you really want counter attacks or 433 if you want a wide attack.
i am very attackive and i love to keep possesion and dominate is 4-3-3 the formation i should play and what team would suit my style of play
Yes, 433 may be the right formation to you.
It’s impossible to suggest a team without knowing several things: budget, preferences, leagues, etc
Take a look to our League Guides. You have there enough information to know which players to chose.
Regards
Thanks for the reply!! I have changed my formation on ur advise and now I have a 4321 Italian squad.
Gk Frey
Cb barzagli bonnuci
Rb lichtsteiner
Lb de ceglie
Cm marchisio nocierno montolivio
Lf el shaarawy
Rf lamela
St luis Muriel
Can u suggest any better players for this team
It depends of your budget. Chiellini, Vidal and Di Natali, for example, are awesome players.
Hi… Great guide .I have a 352 bundesliga squad .
Weindenfeller badstuber Dante höwedes javi Martinez Sven bender andre schürrle farfan götze esswein and lewandowski .should I change the formation or any player to improve . I was also thinking to Change the formation what would u recommend .
Hi. Thanks for your comment.
We didn’t test many of those players, so we can not give you quality suggestions.
We believe that you should choose the formation by your play style and not by the players you have. To know which formation is better to you we need to know your play style.
Regards
Many Thanks for your reply!!
I like to play through the middle dominate midfield and play long balls over the top. Do you think that a 4-2-3-1 formation would be a good one..
Yes, 4-2-3-1 should work fine for your play style. You can also try the 4-3-1-2, since it seems probably better for you.
Hi I’ve played a few matches with my friend over the last while and he has a team which I just can’t seem to beat no matter what formation I use. His team is GK-TOTS artur moraes, CB’s- dede, Santana RB- maicon LB- marcelo CM’s- lucas, ramires, Wellington nem LF- Neymar RF- hulk ST- welliton. As you can see it is a VERY, VERY sweaty brazilian team. Which formation would be the best to defend against this formation. I’ve noticed that only one of his defence and only one of his midfield have a high defensive workrate so maybe there is a formation which I can exploit this in some way? Great guide by the way and thanks for the help
In our opinion, any formation with lots of players on the midfield should work. If he is playing with a 4-3-3 you need to win the midfield. 4-4-1-1 seems fine to us, since you at least one CM with high defensive work rate.
Regards
Hi ! I have a bpl team 4-2-3-1 with degea-evra-vermaelen-david luiz-rafael-wilshere-fellaini-nasri-kagawa-podolski as CF and torres (100 chemistry) but I’m not happy because they play very poorly actually and want to change my team any advices ? Thank You 😀
Hi. It depends of your play style, preferences and budget.
Anyway, we can try to give you some suggestions.
First of all, both your CB’s have high/medium work rates. It is too dangerous. Maybe you can change one of them by other player with better work rates, as Kaboul or Koscielny.
You can also try to change your ST if you are not happy with him. Tévez is a very good choice.
Regards
Many thanks for your reply! I’ll go for tevez but I didn’t understand the work rate thing? Great website by the way, very helpful
We will explain work rates later in a article that we are writing.
Until then you can read this:
Work Rate is something really important in FIFA 14 Ultimate Team players. It says to you how often a player goes to defend or to attack.
Every player has two different types of work rates: defensive and attacking. In both, defensive and attacking, you can have High, Medium or Low levels. Knowing the work rates of the FIFA 14 Ultimate Team players could be more important than most of gamers thinks.
To understand better what we are talking about, let’s look at three examples of how a player with the wrong work rates should make you get him off the team:
Imagine that you have a formation with 2 CB’s. If both CB’s have high attacking work rates it will means that sometimes nobody will be in your defence.
– Imagine that you have a formation with only one ST. If he has low attacking work rate and high defensive work rate, it means that no one will be in the right place to shoot at goal.
– Imagine that you have a formation with two CM’s and you want that one of them helps the defence. You probably will need a player with high defensive work rate. If that player has high attacking work rate too, you should ensure that he has good stamina. Otherwise, in the end of the match he will be tired compromising the result of your match.
The right work rate depends of the formation you are using, the players’ attributes, their positions and even your play style. In FUT 14 you can not change the work rates. That’s why you should look carefully to work rates when you are choosing a player to your team.
Hi. Could you please give me some feedback on my team? I play a 4312 formation. GK Adler
RB Lahm, CBs Boateng and Santana, LB Marcelo
3CMs are Alberto Costa, Pastore, Lucas Moura
CF Moralez
2STs are Zarate and Balotelli
I have used your help before and used your guides which are both very helpful! Thanks!
Sean
Hi. Thanks for your comment.
We can not help you because we didn’t test some of the players you got. We can only give feedback about Brazilians, Serie A, BBVA and BPL.
It seems OK but we don’t know how some of these players play.
Regards
Thanks! I’ve heard people saying that diego Alves is terrible but they couldn’t be more wrong. Is there any other goalkeepers other than casillas that you would reccommend? Don’t worry about the cost as I actually have quite a lot of coins (despite what my team suggests lol)
These two are our favourites. 🙂
Hi could you please give me some feedback on this team? My formation is 5212 gk-sirigu cb’s bocchetti, ogbonna, gamberini LWB-de ceglie RWB-caceras CM’s-nainggolan,marchisio cf-ibarbo st’s Muriel,pato. As you can see this team is quite cheap but it is also quite fast. Is it good for my wing backs to have a high defensive work rate rather than a high attacking because if they don’t then I’m afraid that they’ll be too far up the pitch and then I’ll be prone to counter attacks. Also, I know that this is a bit off topic but which goalkeepers have you found out to be the best that you have used because I’m having trouble finding finding the better ones. I’ve had neuer, 2nd IF Adler, 2nd IF mandanda, 2nd IF handanovic, IF sirigu, IF marchetti, Buffon just to name a few. But they’ve all been so bad! I know that this I gonna sound weird but the best goalkeeper I’ve ever used is diego Alves! He’s actually so overpowered don’t you agree? Sorry for the long questions but I’m just having a few problems with the game and I’m grateful that you have these awesome guides to help people like me. Thanks! 🙂
Hi.
Let’s start by the goalkeepers. We were reading all the GK you already used and we were thinking “Diego Alves, Diego Alves”. For us, he is one of the best bargains. Casillas is probably better but Diego Alves is really amazing. Most of the IF cards are worthless. We will explaining why in an article we are writing.
You team seams Ok to us. By that budget you can nt improve it much more.
Regards
Hi I’m thinking of making a 5212 squad. Although I’m not sure who to get for my CM’s. as there are only two of them I have no idea what qualities they should have. Should they be fast, defensive, great long ball passers, good dribblers, good at longshots or something else. Thanks for this awesome guide and I use it every time I go to build a new team so this is a fantastic use for me 🙂
Wow! That’s basically my whole team sorted. Thanks for going to so much effort! But seeing as my formation is 5212 should I match the LF and RF criteria to my CF and then just get a pacey striker up front?
Yes. You will be OK.
Hi I have been finding fifa quite difficult lately as I am conceding too many goals. What formations are the most defensive so that I could maybe solve this problem? Thanks
5221 is a great defensive formation. You should try it.
You can also learn some defensive tips HERE.
Regards
Hi was just wondering what is the best formation for a long ball style of play? Thanks 🙂
Hi. We don’t know which one is better to long ball style. You can do it well with 3421, 4231 or even the popular 41212.
Regards
im unsure in what formation to chose so I’m choosing 4-4-2 so what is the best style of play for 442 thanks.
4-4-2 is probably the best choice to start.
The RB/LB can attack by the wings, helping the RM/LM. They can cross to the strikers or cut into the area.
One of the CM’s should have high defending work rate (at least medium and good defensive attributes) since the 2 CB’s may need help. There is a gap between CB’s and CM, so take carefull with goal kicks, for example.
It is a good formation to attack by the wings but you also attack by the middle.
I have a question regarding subbing on players in UT. I’ve never subbed on any players in UT except for injury purposes. I know the chemistry you have before the game starts is what you have throughout the whole game regardless of what subs you make. So basically, I’d want to bring in a player who doesn’t normally play CAM, such as christian benitez. Will he play any worse if i sub him in? or can i only sub him in for positions that he’s listed as in-game?
Hi.
It is a good question. We talked about it in our chemistry guide. You don’t need to put him in the right position.
I really like playing 5 at the back but i dont know which one out of the three that im gonna chose for my new squad. i like 5221 and 5212 coz they have got three players up top but the fact that they only have two cm’s is really pushing me away from these two as id get slaughtered by the likes of 451 etc. also there is 532 which is also good coz your wide cm’s are sort of like cam’s so are quite attacking which leaves room for some defensive giant in the middle but i think that it would be quite hard to score with this formation. could you please give your opinions on these formations and reccommend one for me possibly.Thanks for this website because it has helped me a lot 🙂
We agree with you. Which means that every formation has advantages and disadvantages. It’s up to you to choose the one that fits better on your play style.
5221 and 5212 is more for who wants to play in counter attacks. 532 is more balanced.
Regards
Thanks for the quick reply 🙂 I think I’ll go with 532 because as you say, it’s more balanced. I think I’m gonna make it a bpl/brazilian hybrid. Would you recommend players like Tevez and sessegnon in the wide cm positions as they have good speed/dribbling and they’re defensive stats are ok. Also they have good work rates e.g Tevez has high/high. Apart from that I think I have my team sorted so please get back to me soon. Thanks 🙂
We played with Tévez as ST, CF, CAM and currently as CM. He plays everywhere. So, yes. We recommend to use that players in those positions.
Regards
I am currently playing a 352 with this team:
Guilherme
Chiellini Naldo. Luiz.
RM Pepe(from juventus). CDM marchisio. Gustavo. ROBINHO
Pato
Welliton Emineke
Any possible improvements?
Hi.
It depends of your play style, preferences and budget. Without that is is hard to help you.
I have a 20k budget and i like to play on the counter attack
Hi.
We spent more than 15 minutes trying to improve it but it is not easy. You built it very well. Every player we move, ruins the chemistry.
Try to save for Di Natale instea of Emenike.
Regards
Ok thanks he should go down in price with his tots out soon
These are the players I have
Aguero(ST)
Michu(CF)
Cazorla(CF)
Silva(CAM)
Mata(CAM)
Xabi(CDM)
Busquets(CDM)
Marcelo
Pepe
Ramos
Juao Pereria
I’m currently using 4231 and play a posession based counter attacking gameplay….which dosent seem to be working great with my current formation. Can you advice me any particular formation for my gameplay. I am willing to buy players like Hazard etc if required
Hi.
If you play on a posession based counter attacking gameplay maybe you can try a better formation for it: 5-2-2-1 and 5-2-1-2 fir example.
Hi, I am having difficulty chosing which formation to use and I found this article and I think it has given me some ideas which draw me closer to the right one. But anyways I thought maybe you could help me as well just to be sure. I like playing defensively although I also like having players capable of keeping the ball and giving it on very quickly. I would also like having something that can send the odd lobbed through ball to my strikers. I was thinking about 5212 but I would like your opinion also. Great article by the way and I reall appreciate what you do as it benefits a lot of people so well done!
Hi. Thanks for your words.
You play style seems to us the counter-attack. In that case, the 5212 is the right formation to you. Don’t forget to use a good CF.
Thanks. Any recommendations for the CF position? I’m gonna make a brazilian squad and the players I was thinking of were Lucas, Wellington nem, IF coutinho, IF vagner love, pato. Out of those which one would you pick or if you have any other suggestions please tell me as I am eager to start building my squad. Thanks again for the help 🙂
Probably Lucas. Excepting Coutinho, the other players don’t have good passing and, in our opinion, a CF should have good passing.
You can take a look to our Brazilian Guide HERE.
Thanks. And what about the CM’s? I’m not really sure who to pick or which attributes they should be strongest in.
Our suggestions are in the Brazilian Guide. Try the ones we recommend.
Regards
Hi, I was wondering what formation you think would be best for me, generally I use 4-5-1 as all my friends do but I’m not too fond of it. Normally I am far better at attacking than defending and enjoy playing through the middle.
4-1-2-1-2 is a great formation for your profile. The CDM gives you security to the back four and it is good to attack by the middle.
Regards
i have 7 teams that i thought you might have opinion on so that i can make improvements
1st Team BPL 3-5-2
Torres TOTS RVP
Juan Mata
Hazard Walcott
Fellaini Toure
Kaboul Kompany IF Figeroua
Lloris
2nd Team 3-5-2 Brazil
Emenike welliton
Ronaldinho
Robinho Hulk
Ramirez Rafael Carcioca
Felipe Santana Naldo Dede
Manuel Neur
3rd 4-3-3 Portugese
Rodriguez Rodrigo Jeffren
João Moutinho defour gonzales
Alex sandro Rodriguez Tots Mangala Pereira
tots Artur Morales
4th silver hybrid 3-5-2
Afobe sordell
Frei
Zuber cassarini
Toko Fernandez
Gonther Avevor Ariaudo
Sippel
5th 3-5-2 pace team
Esswein Reus
Gotze
Bale Biabiany
Sissoko Pogba
Kaboul Barzagli Ogbonna
Frey
6th BPL sweat Team 5-2-2-1
Kone
assaidi ben arfa
TOTS arteta Cabaye
jose enrique david Luiz Koscielny M’bia Walker
Pepe Reina
7th Silver Npower Champ 4-1-2-1-2
Colin Kazim Richards Emnes
Williams
Peszko Zaha
Doumbia
White Zakuani Keogh De Laet
Henessey
thanks, and sorry for the longness
Hi.
Some ideas that you may consider to your teams:
Ramires on the first one;
Pato on the second one;
Pepe on the third one.
Regards
Hi I have been playing for about four months was doing alright winning a lot then over the last three weeks al of sudden I was getting hammered didn’t matter what formation I used I have had 3.5.2 /41212/3412/442nothing seems to be working all of a sudden I am conceding loads my players don’t seem to want to go forward , struggling to defend I would have loads of possesion my team is keepers lloris,check,company,Louis,vermaelen,colshelny,mbia,Kabul,silva,nasri,mata,toure,Gerard,Ramirez,Walcott,nani,young,Lennon,Torres,Suarez,remy,podolsky. I was thinking of going 4312, I used to win the first division but now I am rarely in it does rotating players make a difference,as I do it all the time for fitness have all coaches and managers my main manager is fergy,and I will be playing teams and its like my team have been out drinking all night seem slow passes going astray need som e advice
And sorry my morale is always very high
please cheers
Hi. Thanks for your message.
We are sorry but we have not any recommendation to you.
If you are doing everything right (morale, fitness, chemistry, etc), there is no reason to happen what you said.
It is hard to answer why it is happening but we can try: 1) the other players are better now, have better players and it is more difficult to win (it really happens!); 2) your players are with morale high but you not; 3) something called “momentum” or “scripting” that we do not know it it exists or not. We are not saying that is this but we have no more suggestions.
Regards
Thank you for the advice will just have to carryon and try but if I can ask what is thebestway to defend and how and how to make all my other players press the opposition team when they have possesion and would 4312 be a good formation for me to try and is there a way of setting up custom tactics on ultimate team cheers
Hi.
You have some options during the matches that you can use as switch wingers, make pressure, etc…
Yes, 4-3-1-2 seems OK. You can learn HERE how to defend better.
Regards
Sorry to be a nuisance the other thing is when I lose my team will lose a lot of morale and my subs will lose at least 12 of Morale and if I Win the morale stays on 0 And does rotating them cause any problems cause I rotate them each match sorry to be a bother just want to enjoy playing again sorry
In FUT 13 the morale system is different. It is easier to get the morale back to normal when it is low but it is hard to get high morale.
Hey I play 5221. My team is GK- Diego Alves, CB’s- dede, Miranda, Santana, LWB- junior Cesar, RWB-Jonathan, CM’s-xavi,pirlo, LF-Tello, RF- Simone pepe, ST-di natale. I built this hybrid around xavi and pirlo as they are superb long passers but I sometimes find that they are the ones who make the runs instead of my forwards and inevitably they don’t get very far as they are a bit slow. Should I get quicker CM’s like ramires or de Marcos or should I keep xavi and pirlo. But if i do keep these two is there any way to stop this while still playing long ball football?Brilliant guide by the way keep up the good work!
Hi. Thanks!
You have a great hybrid team. It is you who have to decide if you keep with them or not. In our opinion, they are really great players and you should keep with them instead of buying players like Ramires or De Marcos. But if you are having problems with them, maybe you should try another ones.
There is no way to change what you ask. Work rates are not customizables in FUT 13. You can not change them.
Regards
Thanks for the advice. I’ll try them out anyway but if they’re not as good then I can always switch back as I have about 40k to spend on improvements. Is there any CM’s with at least 80 pace and passing to maybe solve my problem?
Ilkay Gündogan, Radja Nainggolan and Joel Obi are examples of players with good pace and decent dribbling. But we do not recomend them since you already know the better ones.
Regards
Hey guys!
I´d like to have your opinion on these squads. What do you think of them in comparison?
Bundesliga
https://www.futhead.com/fifa/squads/10058514/
BBVA
https://www.futhead.com/fifa/squads/10058956/
Thanks in advance!
Torben
It isn’t easy.
The attack of the Bundesliga team is better, specially if you often cross to the head. But we still prefer the BBVA team, since midfield and defenders are a bit better.
Regards
What League do you generally recommend for 3-5-2?
It depends of your play style, preferences, budget…
But we think that Serie A is a good one.
Yeah I’m on PC
OK. In that case, Ramos is too expensive. Piqué is probably your only quality option.
Best regards
Is there a better EPL striker than aguero?
For us he is the better one.
If I make 200k…Do you think it is a good idea to buy Casillas?
This is my squad (4-2-3-1) BPL/BBVA hybrid
ST- Aguero
LCAM-Silva
CF-Cazorla
RCAM- Mata
LCDM-Sergio Busquets
RCDM-Xabi Alonso
LB-Jordi Alba
CB-Mascherino
CB-Pepe
RB-Juafran
I’m comfortable with attack…I score about 3 goals every game…but I also concede atleast 2 goals a game………
I mean I’m not defensively strong I guess….
I have about 130K…Could you please suggest Defence improvements
Hi.
We love hybrid squads. Nice team.
About your defence, you need a GK. That’s your problem. 🙂
We suggest to replace Mascherano by Ramos. You will see a big difference. You can also try to buy João Pereira to Juanfran place. The Portuguese is a bit better in our opinion. Finally, after these two hires, you probably will have enough to buy Marcelo to Alba place. Try it.
Regards
I’m currently using Deigo Lopez……Should I use that Brazilian GK Deigo alves….He’s got very mixed reviews or should I opt for Victor Valdes who also has mixed reviews………btw Is there anyone I can use instead of Ramos….as I jst have 130k
130k is enough to buy Ramos on PS3 and XBox360. Are you playing on PC?
Diego Alves is our choice. For us he is in TOP 5 GK of GUT 13.
If I make 200K do you think it is a good Idea to buy Casillas?
Depends. For us, he is the best GK of whole FUT 13. But he is very expensive too.
Regards
Hi, I was wondering which formation would be best for a lot of open longshots? I was looking into the italian league, as they have many good longshot specialist midfielders. Perhaps a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-2-2-2?
We agree with you.
4-2-3-1 and 4-2-2-2 are good formations for a lot of open long shots play style.
thanks. I’m leaning more towards the 4-2-3-1. I’m getting a little worried though, as I’m reading that the CAMS on the left and right side of the pitch basically play as wingers. Would Montolivo and Hernanes be okay, even though they are a little slow?
That’s the problem. That formation works well with fast CAM’s…
:/ ill try it anyway, just to see how it works.
are you allowed to have the same players,but with different formations coz i have vermaelen and vertonghen in my bpl n a 352 formation but i want to create a belgium squad with them in in a 4312 formation but im not sure if i can get them
Hi George.
No, you can’t. The only thing you can get is the same player in different clubs due to transfer season. You can put them on your club but in different squads.
Regards
ok never mind,i just wasnt sure
Hi guys, I used to use a 4-1-2-1-2 formation and like you said, can be very narrow, but I also found it very poor at getting numbers forward into good spaces, particularly the lm/rm for rebounds etc; I have since switched to a 5-2-2-1 formation and I find it gives better flexibility between crossing and narrow play which surprised me (pleasantly), anyway what do you guys believe is the most over-rated/ under-rated formations in FUT? Great article btw 🙂
It is a difficult question. We don’t ave sure but probably:
4-1-2-1-2 is the most over-rated
5-3-2 the most under-rated
Yeah, sorry it was a difficult one but just wanted to see your opinion 🙂 couldn’t agree more though about the over-ratedness of 4-1-2-1-2. Keep up the good work, love this website 🙂
Thank you.
Hi i really want to use IF David Villa and Iniesta on the same team and I have been using 3-4-2-1 but lately been feeling that 3 in the back keeps getting burned by pacey players. I there any way to have them both with 4 in the back and keep chemistry up?
It is too difficult. You can do it if the players around them are Spanish playing in Barcelona. If you get individual chemistry 7 it should not be a great problem.
Regards
i used 4231 formation for 2 years
it suited me plus it was cheap , only problem was CAM as there are hardly any fast CAM , plus i wanted 2 strikers
4231 was excellent for crossing game , and i take long shots too
i win mostly in 4231 formation now i wanted to try something diff.
i play long balls , crosses , short passes
so is 442 formation good
as i get 2 strikers????
Yes, you may start by 4-4-2. You get 2 strikers and it is great for crosses.
Regards
Hi guys, amazing posts! anyway I was wondering, what sort of formation would you play zlatan in? I absolutely love playing with him, but I can simply not decide which formation would suit him the best.
kind regards nick
Thanks!
In our opinion, you should not choose a formation only for a player. You should pay attention to your play style, preferences, budget, etc…
Well I love having wingers (or winger like cams) and then try to run down the wing and cross it in. So I was thinking either 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 or maybe even 4-5-1 🙂 just really cant determine which would be best
and thanks for the quick reply 🙂
I want to build a new squad. I like to play direct and possession have any ideas for what formation and squad to build
I already have a BPL in 4222 and a serie a in 4321.
Hi.
It depends of your budget.
Sorry 250k
We suggest a 4-3-2-1 BBVA squad. You can find some suggestions HERE.
Hi, what formation is the best to dominate the midfield? I enjoy keeping possession and playing tiki-taka style like Barcelona. Will 4-3-3 be good? Or 4-5-1?
Hi. 4-3-3 was adapted by Barcelona in last years to their tiki-taka style. But we think that there are other good formations to do it: 3-5-2, 4-5-1 and 4-4-1-1. The best one depends of how you play with them (how much are you familiar, if the players fit on them, cost, etc…).
Regards
Thanks, I’m currently using 3-5-2 but I always concede TOO many counter-attacking goals. I will switch to 4-5-1 because apparently it’s quite hard to break down and I play some triangle passing between the two CAM’s and the CM.
Hello. I have a 4-5-1 team, and recently got SIF Vertonghen in a pack so have 230k to spend 🙂
Casillas
Joao Perriera- Pepe Piqué – jordi Alba
Xavi
Di Maria – Ozil (CAM) – Benzema ( CAM )- Pedro
Falcao
With 230k what improvements could be made? I like attacking football with possession. I was thinking maybe investing in Ramos, what are your ideas? Thanks.
Hello. So sorry for wasting your time, but I have gone for a change and made my first ever hybrid 😀
433
Casillas
Joao Perreria- Piqué Pepe – Jordi Alba
Xavi- David Silva- Mata
Di Maria- Aguero- Hazard
100 team chem, with lowest individual 7, with just Pepe/ jordi alba/ Perreia the only ones at 7. My style is still the same but with now a budget of 55k.
Any improvements ?
Hi.
We really really really love your squad. Brilliant hybrid.
To be perfect you just need Sergio Ramos. We know… He is quite expensive.
If you swap Pepe with Piqué, don’t you get individual chemistry 9 to Pepe and Pereira?
In our opinion, with that coins you should invest on Marcelo. He is the best BBVA LB and he will help the Pepe Chemistry and himself will get 9. Thinks about it…
Regards
We think that buying Ramos could be the best decision. Better than buying Dani Alves, for sure.
Go ahead.
Regards
Hey there!
I´m aiming to improve my Serie A 3.4.3 Team.
Currently I´m thinking about exchanging the ST
These are my attackers:
Giovinco – Milito – Palacio
Lulic – Pirlo – Nocerino – Maggio
I think that Klose (Heading) and Jovetic (Ball Control, Long shots) have andvantages over Milito. But regarding the stats they also have disadvantages…
Since I expect many people to use the Giovinco- Palacio- Duo on the wings, I´m curious what your opinions are on the striker position…
I would swap Vidic and Kompany for Pace and Heading reasons.
Thanks in advance!!
Torben
Hi.
Our opinions are in the Serie A Guide.
Take a look there, please.
Hi, what formation is best for La Liga BBVA, other than 4-1-2-1-2 or 3-5-2. My favourite formation is 4-1-2-1-2 but it’s too expensive..any formations similar to that, that’s good for BBVA? Please 🙂 Thanks 🙂
An also I like playing through the middle, and sometimes own the wong but not too often, and also it would be good if there was a CAM or CF in there… Thanks 🙂
Hi.
We think that 4-1-2-1-2 is perfect for BBVA. If you think that is too expensive, you can try 4-4-2. But for your play style, it seems that 4-3-1-2 or 4-3-2-1 will work.
Hi all,today i makeit a seria A squad this is me team : https://www.futhead.com/fifa/squads/8604289/#squad-player
what is your opinion about this team? thanks
best site for fifa 13 :X
Thanks!!!
This is a Top Team.
We will publish a Serie A Guide on Friday. We can see if our suggestions match with yours.
Regards
Hi.
I have been using using 4-2-3-1 but i realise that it is not suitable for me.I like to dribble the ball forward and if a striker is free,i would perform a high through ball to him,but if he is blocked by many defenders,i will keep passing close to the outside of the penalty box until i find a player who is free and can turn around when receiving the ball and run a bit before trying to shoot.Because of this,i feel that the 4-2-3-1 formation isnt suitable for me and i feel like two strikers is suitable for me but will still be ok if the formation has 1 striker and would fit perfectly for me so il consider every formation.Which formation would be good for me in 1.ultimate team(and can u reccomend a league to choose from which is very good for my style but is not too expensive,e.g.around 200,000 for starting lineup.
And 2. For general fifa such as career,as they are many formations which were not placed in ultimate team and u can also create formations.If u have any formations you have made up that is suitable for me,i would love to hear it.
Thank you vey much for all your help.
Hi.
We only give FUT suggestions. We don’t play other game modes.
We think that 4-1-2-1-2 can fits in your play style. You can try Serie A.
Regards
Thabks very much.After looking through serie a,i have generally but not finally picked a squad in the formation 4-1-2-1-2 that you have reccomended.
Gk is buffon(or marchetti if im short on money)
Defenders are abate,chellini,ogbonna,armero(not too sure with him as he is not so good defensively,any suggestions?maybe from another league?)
CDM is vidal,LM and RM is giovoncco and palacio,CAM is sneijder.
Strikers are cavani and miccoli.
I dont feel that this squad might be the best i can buy with my money.In terms of the team all being from serie A,is it ok?In terms of making a hybrid team,any suggestions?Thank you very much.
Hi.
Your team seems well to us. Probably you can improve a bit more with the same money.
We will publish a Serie A Guide tomorrow. Check it out and, if you need suggestions, ask us on the new article comments.
Regards
Thanks.Improvements such as?which position can i improve?thanks again.
Armero for example. But you can get a better answer with our Serie A Guide that we will publish tomorrow.
Regards
what is your opinion about this team: https://www.futhead.com/fifa/squads/8535977/#squad-player thanks 😀
It’s a wonderful squad. Bale and Hazard on the same team is like being in heaven. 🙂
The only thing that we don’t like it is Torres but changing him will affect the individual chemistry.
Regards
and what formation is better for this team 3-4-3 or 3-4-2-1? plz help
We think that the most important is how you play in a 3-4-3 and in 3-4-2-1. You should choose your formation by your play style and not by the players.
Regards
Hello guys I heave one big problem in me squad…so this is the situation..I play on pc platform,I heave a Brazil Squad 4321 : https://www.futhead.com/fifa/squads/8529741/
Ok the problem is next :on the actions from corners I take goals in 65% from the all actions and when i heave a corners I give goal in only 10% from the actions. this problem is only with this Brazil Squad, I had a BP Squad and only 15% actions on cournes i take goal and and i gave on 70% goals from me actions from coarners… and me squad BP it was : https://www.futhead.com/fifa/squads/8530203/#
Say that there is no central defenders on me brazil squad… no silva no dede… where i can make a change i heave now 400.000 coins i whana buy Dante IF is better option for me defend …with Dante IF and T. Silva as CB?any solutions?or David Luiz CM IF?what can i change? to solve this problem? thanks
We think that Silva and Dante will solve most of your problems.
Try it and you will find if it is true or not.
i allredy changeit dede with sergio ramos and the gk alves with casilias 😀
Casillas and Ramos get a Hyper link (same club+same nationality). So doesn’t matter who play around them. They will get individual chemistry 9.
You can take a look HERE to get some tips to build hybrid squads.
Hi what’s a good formation for a serie a team preferably a formation with no wingers because there’s only one winger robinho. Thnx and I dnt really have a style btw
Sorry jus found out there r quite a few wingers instead jus any formation for serie a thnx
Hi Bob.
Bad news and good news to you.
We can’t say to you which is the right formation to Serie A since we don’t know your budget and we don’t know your play style (yes, you have but probably you don’t know that you have). This is the bad news.
The good news is that next Friday (by the way our premium articles are out every Friday’s) we will publish a Serie A guide that will help you to build your team.
Regards
thanks a lot lot lot was really doing my head in 1 mor quick question is marchisio a cam or cdm
Marchisio is released in packs as CM. You can find him as CDM and CAM (and even CF and ST) because somebody applied him a training position card.
What Is the cheapest but also quite good formation for la liga squad
For us, you should choose a formation by your play style and preferences and not by the league.
Hello wich team is better :
https://www.futhead.com/fifa/squads/8248361/#
https://www.futhead.com/fifa/squads/8248377/#
and why and what is positive in one and what is negativ,thanks 🙂
It depends of your play style but for us the Aguero’s team is much better.
That team is better in all sectors: goal, defenders, mid and attack. Casillas is the best GK, Ramos is better than Dante, Silva is better than Ramires, Di Maria is better than Danilinho and Aguero is better than Welliton. It has only one problem: Silva as CCM is a bit dangerous since he has high attacking work rate and low defending work rate. In a 4-3-3 it can be a bad decision but if you defends well with the back four, maybe it isn’t a problem for you.
I’m struggling A LOT recently with fifa which is unlike me, and it’s been for around a month. I can’t seem to find the right formation and the right players. I like to play one touch quick counter attacking football with goals but i also don’t like to cross. I’m good on the wings but i usually cut in. I love playing with 2 pacey strikers and 1-2ing it between them. I also concede a lot which REALLY frustrates me in a 3-5-2. I’m good at longshots and score a lot, and i like to be the dominant side. I usually concede from crosses which really annoys me because it seems that’s how i always lose. Which formation do you think is the right one? and what team do you reccomend?
Hi Adam.
Why you don’t play with 4-1-2-1-2 ? It seems one good formation for your play style. Two ST, wingers but a bit more defensive than 3-5-2.
With side defenders you will be able to avoid opponent crosses.
Regards
Does 4-1-2-1-2 not play a really high line? I’ve heard that it does and i haven’t risked to spend the coins to use it yet.
You can try it outside the FUT. In other game modes and you will have an idea.
what formation should i play with my brazilian team, i like using the wings and crossing the ball. I play short and direct football. I need a formation both solid when going foward and defending. I was thinking 4-2-3-1 but what do you think?
4-2-3-1 seems great but pay attention that the CAM’s play on the wings and may not have the required attributes. Choose CAM’s with wingers attributes and good stamina.
thanks mate
Can you please give me a formation brilliant for through balls?
You can do it with any 5 defenders formations.
who is better in 4-3-3 in attack LW-Lavezzi /ST- Aguero /RW-Di maria or LW-Neymar / ST-Wellinton or Patto / RW-Hulk
It isn’t easy. It depends of your play style.
Aguero and Di Maria are better than Pato and Hulk. But Neymar is better than Lavezzi, specially if you use the 5 star skills.
To us, the first one is better.
hello ,who is better in attack couple Aguero and wellition or Aguero and edin dezko
For us, Welliton.
ok thanks
hi , what do you think about this team? https://www.futhead.com/fifa/squads/7789851/#squad-player This team is perfect?any changes?thanks
Great team! We love it.
The best GK, the best CB’s, probably the best RB and LB. On the midfield and on the attack the players are great too. For us, Fábregas is the weakest since he is not fast enough for this position in this formation.
and any solution for fabregas? plz help…thanks
It isn’t easy…
We thought that Tévez would be an option since he plays very well in that position. he links to Di Maria and Silva but probably it will affect Ramos and Alves chemistry. So, he isn’t a good suggestion. But we don’t have any other.
maybe xavi? is better then fabregas?
For who knows to play with him, Xavi is better. But he is not for everyone. He is ONLY the player with best vision and best short passing with whole FUT 13. You know how to take advantage of this, Xavi can be a good option to your team.
Hi. I am really struggling with Fifa UT lately. I was playing a Premier League squad using 5-2-1-2 formation and doing OK with it. Haven’t won division 1 yet but was going up and down from 2 – 1 and staying in 1 for a few seasons. But now I am losing loads of matches and have even failed to stay in division 2 :O . I haven’t changed my squad much but i was going to try a 4-2-1-2 but am finding it a little expensive to build. I don’t have much in the line of coins and i have a bare minimum of players. My squad is :
GK Hart/Cesar
LB Evra/Cole
RB Richards/Maicon
CB Kompany/Terry/Vermhalen/Lescott/Cahill/Agger
CM Nasri/Yaya Toure/Ramires/Tiote/Mata/Silva
CF Van Persie/Suarez
S Remy/Cisse/Aguero/Hernandez
I have decided to change my plan of a 4-1-2-1-2 and maybe try a 5-3-2 instead. I do have Hazard LM , Walcott RM and Valencia RM but I am not using them at the moment as i already said that i am using 5-2-1-2 at the moment so not using the wide men. I will probably sell them to finance the players i need. So my question finally is, What players should i look to get into my 5-3-2 squad and who should i get rid of ? I like to play a passing game with lots of 1-2’s and balls over the top of the defence. So aguero is great but i have to say i am not to keen on Van Persie. Any help to get a solid defence and a more stable team would be appreciated.
Hi.
You have great players.
In our opinion, players that you can sell: Terry, Agger or Cahill; Tiote; RVP, Suarez and Cisse.
In our opinion, players that you can buy: Tévez.
You have a good team. You just need to check if the morale and fitness of your players are high and stay focus.
Regards
Just A quick note. I have tried playing a 3-5-2 with Kompany, Vermahlen and Vertonghen as my 3 CD’s. I know I already said i was going to do a 5-3-2 but I actually am winning a few games with this formation I have also used Fellani and Toure as my CDM’s Any suggestions on how to get a team of 9 Chemistry for all my players in this formation without breaking the bank 😀 I have used Lennon on the RM position, but i am not to impressed with his passing. Sorry for the confusion but I really am finding it hard to get 9 chemistry through the team.
Hi.
You can learn everything about chemistry HERE.
We can’t help you since we don’t know exactly the main 11 you are using. You have lots of players.
So this is me team https://www.futhead.com/fifa/squads/7621169/ any changes? or something else?
and the second team is this https://www.futhead.com/fifa/squads/7621277/ again any opinion changes? thanks best site :X
Great teams.
On the first one our only suggestion is to buy CAM-CM card to David Silva in order to get individual chemistry 9.
In the second one, we just don’t like Torres. But it is our personal preference.
hello ,who is better in attack couple
Aguero and Walcott IF or
Aguero and R V Persie? thanks and if you can explain me why 😀
For us, Aguero and RVP. For many reasons. First by the price. IF cards are not good value for money. Then, because the most important in a striker is to have good shooting and good heading. Walcott doesn’t have shooting or heading. RVP has the second best shooting of whole FUT 13. The only thing that Walcott is really great is his pace. But you can not play just with pace…
umm what skiils does a 4312 formation have and why its good and why its bad
4-3-1-2 is one of the formations most recommended for those who like to play through the middle. The key element of this squad is the CF. You should invest some coins on a really good player for this position.
Pros: The CF and the two ST make this formation extremely dangerous in attack. Suitable for those who like to play through the middle.
Cons: Very narrow formation. Crossings hardly happen.
OK. That’s all I need. thanks
hey i play for manchester city and i have been using 4-2-3-1.but i want to put play into good itposition,but \some of the positions there on 4-2-3-1 are rdm ldm but they cant play it.so can you help me?
Sorry. You need to explain it better. We didn’t understand.
On rdm and ldm positions you need a CDM. You can put there any player that plays as ST, CF, CAM or CM if you apply them the formation card.
Regards
Hi
I’m trying to find out a new formation to play with, actually i’m trying the 451 but i don’t like it cause i rarely find the wingers and cm is always out of position confusing my gameplay.
I like to play on the wings ,drible and cut inside the box to try a finesse or passing to the striker or someone that can try a shot or drible inside and make the goalie. I like the 1-2 passing and making runs with the striker as well.
Which formation should i pick ?
Maybe 4-4-2 would a good formation to you.
Ty for the reply , what kind of CMs should i pick ?
We suggest one CM with high defensive work rate like Ramires or Touré and another one more attacking.
Hi there,
I have three teams that I play 442 with. I am relatively new to FUT 13 however I do have some good players. I have also won Division 1 2/3 times however now I seem to be failing quite a lot, I mean a hell of a lot.
My BPL Squad:
GK Hart
RB Richards/Maicon
CB IF Skrtel/Kaboul
CB Kompany/Vermaelen
LB Clichy/Jose Enrique
LM Bale/Hazard
CM Rooney/Nasri
CM Fellaini/Toure
RM Walcott/Ben Arfa/Valencia/Johnson
ST Ballotelli/Podolski/Hernandez
ST Aguero/IF Defoe/Remy
Serie A Squad
GK Marchetti
LB Amero
CB Chielleini
CB Ogbonna
RB Abate
LM Giovinco/Vargas/Robinho
CM Hamsik/Marchisio/Pirlo
CM Boateng/De Rossi
ST IF Cavani/Klose/Pato
ST Di Natale/Muriel
Brazilian Squad
GK Julio Cesar
LB Marcelo
CB Santana/Dede
CB David Luiz
RB Maicon/Jonathon
LM Robinho
CM Luiz Gustavo/Ramieres
CM Ronaldinho/lucas/carlos eduardo
RM Hulk
ST Welliton/Eto/Doumbia
ST Pato
I really like pacey sweaty players, i like playing down the wings but I also like to try and play football passing the ball etc and shooting form long distance.
I am struggling to create chances in FIFA, and the football i am playing at the minute is disgusting and too predictable. I have sold my Brazilian Squad to try out a 433 formation. Can you advise me futher please?
Hi.
On the beginning it was very easy to win division 1. Now it is more difficult.
We don’t know exactly which advise you want. If winning division 1 is really important to you, maybe selling the other team can be a good choice. With a strong team you can win easily.
You have a lot of good players. Maybe you can join Buffon and Chiellini to your BPL squad. They will keep with individual chemistry 9 and they will improve the weakest positions of your team. More one thing: we know that you love pacey players but Ashley Cole is much better than Enrique.
Hi! Im going for a BPL team with a 433 formation. My budget is really really low since I suck at making coins in FUT. But its roughly about 80K, What players would you recommend for me to start with ? throughout the “game” I will ofc save up some coins to buy more expensive players, but just to have it said I never had over 80 k at once on this game :p So would be nice to be recommeded what players I should buy at first, and what players I should try to save up coins and get later. Cheers!
Hi.
You can get an idea from our BPL Guide.
It depends of your play style and preferences but we can try to help you anyway:
Júlio César, Glen Johnson (or Sagna), Vermaelen, Kaboul, Ashley Cole, Ramires, Touré, Jack Wilshere, Valencia, Ashely Cole and Tévez.
Then, you can try Nani and Nasri.
Which is the best formation to beat chelsea
Hi. We don’t know. In FUT there is no Chelsea, so we never tried.
i think 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2 diamond i tried it,and it worked
I build one team..brazil squad..
GK-D. Alves
LB-Marcelo
CB-Dede , CB-T. Silva
RB-Dani Alves
LM-Neymar
CM-Ramires , CM-Lucas Moura
RM-Hulk?/Danilinho?/Kelvin?/Leite? who is better?
ST-Pato , ST- Wellinton the formation is 4-4-2
the next question is what player I need more?I need to replace something in the first 11?’ what do you think about this team and what changes would you make if this team is your..i hope you will help me with a good advice Thanks
Hi.
We think that you found the answer to your questions on our Brazilian Guide. If not, please ask again please.
Who is the best brazil RM? you can help me ?…
1.Hulk
2.Danilinho
3.Kelvin
4.Leite
5. somone else?
Plz give me a good answord and why is good on this position.
Thanks!!!!!!
Hi.
Today is the right day to answer to your question. We published our new Brazilian guide. Your answer is there (Hulk).
I’m trying to decide which formation to go with. I like to start out of the back with passing and work my way down the field. Then when its there blast shots from the center, outside or around the 18. Some times this style of play levels the flanks open and I whip crosses in easily. I play with a standard 4-4-2 but was looking to try something new. Perhaps a 4-1-2-1-2 I know its pretty much the same but maybe it will give my CAM and CDM more defined roles. And suggestions for a Different formation to play? I just started my FUT13 team and use Mostly German born Bundisliga players.
Hi.
According your play style, we suggest you 3 formations:
4-5-1 for a more defensive formation;
4-4-1-1 with the careful of getting CM’s with high/medium defensive high work rate;
4-1-2-1-2 that is similar to 4-4-2 but more narrow.
Hi. First of all congrats by the site, the best i’ve seen. I’d like your opinion about a problem I’m having playing on FUT. I use a 352 formation with brazilian player. I’m very good with counter-attacks and creating attacks, but i’m losing many games to guys who just run with a fast winger like Walcott and cross the ball to my area for a CF like Falcao Garcia head it. You think I should play with formation in defensive mode to stop it or buy some faster players?
My squad is:
GK: Diego Alves ; CB: Dante, Felipe Santana, Dedé, CDM: Ramires, Paulinho; RM: Éder Luiz; LM: Michel Bastos; CAM: Lucas; ST: Alexandre Pato, Welliton.
Tks.
Allan.
Hi Allan.
Changing your formation may be a good option. You can also try to choose CB’s with better heading as Lúcio, Alex or Maicon.
You can try to take a look to our Brazilian guide that will be available in few hours.
Thanks for your support. You can join us on Facebook or Twitter if you want.
Regards
Finaly i think i heave the dream team BPL: 4-3-3
gk-loris/lb-cole;cb-vidic;cb-kompany;rb-maicon/cm-silva;cm-y toure;cm-rooney/lw-hazard;st-aguero;rw-bale
on sub i heave:mata/nasri/nani/hart/remy/vermalen/clichy/wallcout/ben arfa/santi cazola/david luiz/ivanovic.
I need another players from BPL? or is good and what opinion you heave about first 11 start players?thanks
We agree with you. You already have the BPL dreamteam. Just be careful with Bale individual chemistry and with the low pace of Vidic.
Regards
im thinking about switching my team to all man utd players.. and running a 3-4-1-2.
with the defenders as evra -vidic- IF rafael
the mid nani- carrick- IF cleverly- valencia
the cf as rooney
and the two strikers as RVP and Chicharito
What do you think of that?
How do you think evra and rafael would do those positions?
Probably, they will be OK. You just need to be careful with their individual chemistry.
Learn more about it HERE.
Here are a few formations that I have shortlisted:
4-1-2-1-2
4-3-1-2
4-3-3
4-4-2
5-2-1-2
5-3-2
Which of these are good to just run through the opponent’s defense?
Thanks.
In our opinion, 4-4-2 will be great to you.
I am now changing from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2 but all my players are adapted to 4-5-1. This is causing a low team chemistry (36). I do not want to spend a lot buying formation changing cards so should I just sell my starting 11 and start all over again? I went to ultimatedb.nl and found out that if I sell my whole squad I will have a total of around 18000. I don’t mind selling off all my players so should I?
I did some fiddling with my team and made the players with the same nationality closer to each other. Although this decreased my team rating from 84 to 81, My chemistry increased to 51.
I think I should try 4-1-2-1-2 because I am not very good at defending. It seems to be a nice formation. I will shift to this.
It’s up to you.
To buy the same team you will need more money since 4-4-2 players are more expensive.
I just realized that even 4-1-2-1-2 is nice. Is there a reason that you told me to choose 4-4-2 over 4-1-2-1-2? What does 4-1-2-1-2 lack that 4-4-2 does not have?
4-1-2-1-2 is more narrow. In 4-4-2 you don’t have a CDM, which could be dangerous if you don’t defend well, but you got a RM/LM that make your attack wider.
Hi.
I need help in deciding which formation I should use. Here are the things which I would like:
1) More than 3 (4 or 5) defenders
2) Either 1 striker and 2 wingers or 2 strikers
3) I don’t want the one’s where the CAMS need to have winger attributes
There are 3 ways in which I like to attack:
1) Straight through the opponent’s defense
2) Crossings
3) Support play (with 2 strikers)
I have shortlisted 6 formations but dont know which one will be best for me. Can you help me decide with the info I have given? If you need more info about the way I play then tell me.
In our opinion, 4-4-2 will be great to you.
Regards
So you are saying that 4-4-2 is nice for running through defense right? But will there be crossings (I dont think so as there are no wingers)?
Thanks anyways and great website! 😀
Lot’s of crosses. It is the formation that we usually play. And we cross a lot…
So 4-4-2 will mean that there will be support play and good defense. As per you it is good for going through defense? And there will not be many crosses right (since there arent any wingers)?
Also, I tried shifting from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2 but this caused the chemistry to be low (36) because all my players are adapted to 4-5-1. (I reduced my rating to 81 and could get chemistry 51 by making players with same nationality together). I do not want to spend a lot of money on formation changing cards and I do not mind selling off all my players. So should I sell my players? As per ultimatedb.nl, I can get 18000 by selling my players so should I?
Please answer all the questions in the reply.
Hi.
4-4-2: Lot’s of crosses. It is the formation that we usually play. And we cross a lot…
Selling ou not: It’s up to you.
To buy the same team you will need more money since 4-4-2 players are more expensive.
Try to get, at least, chemistry 90.
Which League do you recommend? I was thinking Liga BBVA Spanish players, is that OK? I already bought Fernando Llorente and I m looking at Soldado and Torres. Should I continue or do you recommend me to change league?
It depends of your budget. But BBVA is one of our favourites.
I am looking for a team where in the starting eleven, each person has a minimum of 84/85. I already bought Fernando Llorente and Sergio Busquets. Below, I am going to ask which players I should get, but you should know that I don’t mind applying formation cards and position cards.
I am looking at Pique and Puyol as my CB. Who should I make LB & RB with a budget of around 1250 each?
I have Busquets and I am looking for Fabregas. Who should be my other midfielders with the same budget?
For strikers, although I have a BBVA team, I was looking for RVP. Is it fine if I do that? I already have Fernando Llorente but I am looking for someone better. Who do you recommend?
Please answer with both the defenders, midfielders, and 1 or 2 strikers. If you have any change that I should make, please tell me now.
Buying players by their rating is a big mistake. Don’t do it. I you pay attention to our BBVA guide you will know that Pepe is much better than Pique and Puyol.
João Pereira and Filipe Luís to RB/LB. For abit more, Ozil to CM. For strikers, Benzema and Falcão are the best ones. Higuain the cheaper.
We don’t recommend RVP since it will be too difficult to balance the chemistry.
Regards
Hey guys,
I was hoping to get a few tips on scoring with my main striker (Messi) and about my formation.
My team is:
GK-89 Casillas
LB-IF 83 Jordi Alba CB-IF 92 Pique CB-87 Sergio Ramos RB-84 Dani Alves
LM-IF 91 Iniesta CM-90 Xavi CM- IF 93 Xabi Alonso RM-IF 86 Pedro
ST-IF 96 Messi and ST-89 Falcao
So, I know my team is top quality but after about one goal per game with Messi totaling around 34 games/goals I can’t seem to score with him anymore for some reason. I used to use a 4-3-3 then decided to try a 4-4-1-1 and finally started using a 4-4-2 recently. All of my players except the defending four and my GK have a 4-4-2 fav formation, the back four and GK are still on 4-3-3 but they are still orange with formation and all of my guys are at 9 chemistry. I like to play quickly if possible mainly going down the wings and either crossing into the box or I try to work the ball into Messi on the ground. But the big problem is i just cant seem to make any progress with Messi.
Thanks guys!
Hi.
Great great team.
“all of my guys are at 9 chemistry” – it’s all that matters about chemistry.
About Messi… are you sure his morale is high ? And his fitness ?
By the way: are you sure that Pique is better than Pepe ?
Messi’s morale and fitness are both good, I always keep my team with 85 or higher fitness and morale. With regards to pepe or pique, i have used the non in form pepe and he got a lot of red cards, but pique got a few too. After i switched to the TOTY 92 pique i found that he was a great defender, and scores a lot of headed goals from corners, but i have not used the in form pepe yet.
I am planing to switch from 86 pedro to 87 in form Di Maria because pedro’s high/high workrate exhausts him early on and he is always in the wrong place, hopefully Di maria will prove to be a better support player for messi. I’ll be sure to report the results.
Also, is there a different formation that you would recommend for my team and quick play style?
How did you even get such a team? It must have taken YEARS to get that.
Hi again.
You forgot that your Piqué is IF 92.
We think that you will enjoy Di Maria.
4-4-2 seems fine to your players and your play style.
About Messi, we don’t know what’s going on. There are better players for some gamers, but it isn’t the case since you already played well with him in past.
Regards
Hi i heave Barclays PL squad:
GK-Loris
LB-Cole/CB-Vidic/CB-Kompany/RB-Maicon
CM-Silva/CM-Y. Toure/CM-Rooney
LW-Hazard/ST-Aguero/RW-Wallcot
Formation is 4-3-3
The question is next :what I can change in this squad what improvments i can make new players from Barclays PL?your opinion?thanks
Hi.
You already have the BPL dream team. 🙂
If your play style allows counters to the opponents, Vidic can be too slow. Be attention to that.
Your weakest player is Wallcot but, on BPL, there are no alternatives to him except Valencia.
The only improvement hat you can make now is to turn it on a hydrid squad or to hire good players to the bench (Hart, Clichy, Vermaelen, Bale, Nasri and RVP, for example).
Support us, please!
Regards
I heave allredy on the bench Hart/Clichy/Nasri/Mata/Nani/Vermalen/David Luiz/Ivanovic/Ben Arfa/Santi Cazola and i need to buy one good ST :Tevez/Torres/R.V.P which is better?and what players you recomand me in the second squad 🙂
and one option about wallcot is to make tevez –>CM and replace hem with Y toure or Rooney and now to replace Wallcout with Di maria….argentinian player and he will heave 9 chemestry becouse in right Aguero and back Tevez same argentina nationality
Tévez can play well in that position. Di Maria is much better than Wallcot. It sounds great.
I have a 433 form with bale Lw, balotelli st, Valencia and hazard RW,
Yaya toure, Nasri, Ramirez, cm’s, Richard rb company, david liuz with sub in kaboul to match with my LB Marcelo who matches with Ramirez and Louiz. And Peter cech gk.. but I feel like my squad is not good and I’ve spent so much money on them so what should I really do? I love balotelli and wanna use him or even a ac Milan balo. Any suggestion or formations ?
Hi.
You need to see where you are weaker, when you play a match. You have a nice balanced squad, so we have no suggestions to improve it.
Regards
IM IN A NEW CLUB SO i was wondering this, like to get the ball down the wings, in order for my wide midfielders to deliver crosses into the box.So i was thinking if you can give me any formations?
4-4-2 is good to that play style.
THANKS again with that i have never lost in my home thanks.
Great!
yea!
can u give me other formation besides 4-2-2
4-4-1-1 or 4-5-1
After much hard work trading and buying coins This is my team
Casillas, gk
Defence.. Alves, piqué, Ramos,Marcelo,
Midfield.. Xavi, iniesta, ronaldo.
Attack… Falcao, messi.
I’m using 41212 formation they are at 100 chemistry. And 9 chemistry all players.
Questions is I seem to be loseing most games the teams not playing like it should
I lost to a silver team earlier?.
Can you please help as to why my teams not playing well?
And
What would be the best formation for this team
Hi.
What amazing team!
Starting by the end. You should not choose a formation by the players you have. It is more important to choose a formation which you are familiar and which you made good results.
About your team, it isn’t easy to win only with 10. 🙂
We love your team but we suggest to try Pepe instead of Piqué. Just try. Most of people prefer Pepe after try him.
You chemistry is great but what about your morale? Are you sure the morale of your team are high? And by the way, how is your fitness?
Regards
Thank you glad you like my team Morel is very high. Fitness I always use fitness packs when players go under 80 so fitness. This team should be unstoppable but I’m not having much luck winning. I have lost to a 72 rated team earlier.
I just wondering if you think 41212 is best formation for these players.
We can’t say if 4-1-2-1-2 fits in your team since we don’t know who is the player number 11. You misses one.
Sorry the other player in my team is xabi alonso.
Ok. 4-1-2-1-2 is a good formation for that players.
Would you say it’s the best formation to use as I’m not having much luck winning.
But the formation may not be the problem. Sometimes we need to change our play style.
We do not like to have great stars, like Ronaldo and MEssi, even when we can pay for them, because the burden of responsibility is high.
is 4-3-1-2 a defense formation?
In our opinion, yes. We know that a defense formation is something like 5-x-x. But we think that you can get better results with your play style on this formation. It is very narrow.
oh
thanks
Thanks guys. With that I won 5 games in a row in FIFA 13. Thanks. Good website.
Good to know!
yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i like playing play through the middle,so which defense formation will be good for me.Also i am good at dribbling so answer there which formation is good for dribbling and answer this so which defense formation will be good for me.
Ok. Now we can help you. Try 4-3-1-2. You can also try 4-2-3-1.
is 4-2-3-1 a dribbling formation?sorry for asking alot
Yes, it can be. Since you don’t have wings on this formation, you will need some dribbling.
okkk so happy with tis 4-2-3-1 formation
I want to make a defensive team for the premier league ,what formation should i choose?
You should choose the formation of your team not by the league but for your play style and preferences.
ok
Hi which formation would u recommend for a English squad
We think that the most important is: which formation are you more familiar ? in which formation you got the bet results ? what are your play style ?
We can’t give a formation without these informations.
hey i like playing down the middle.i like counter attacking style of play and also i send long balls forward at every opurtunity.what formation would you suggest me?
4-3-1-2 definitely. Regards
how about 4-1-2-1-2? is it good for playing long balls?
We still think that 4-3-1-2 fits exactly in your play style: playing down the middle, counter attacks and long balls.
4-1-2-1-2vis not the best formation for long balls.
Regards
I like to play a high intensity attacking football while keeping possession at the same time. What formation would you recommend for my playing style?
Hello great website. I’ve got question.How can I win the max of coins in FUT 13 on ps3? Please answer as soon as possible. Thanks you. Andrew
Thanks.
Most of people never earn lots of coins because they think there are secrets about making coins. To be rich you will need to work a lot. It isn’t so easy like that. We are writing an article about that and it has, until now, 6.000 words. No one will teach you how to be rich quickly since it doesn’t exist. You can try to read some articles of our website that we publish that teach how to do it.
Regards
In a 4-3-2-1 formation, for CM on the left, given the fact that the chemistry of the player will be exactly 9 in both cases, do you choose David Silva or Nasri? and why?
Assuming that you are only asking our personal opinion, we choose David Silva. He is slower than Nasri, but CM is the position in which pace is less important. He is wonderful in almost everything. His ball control is the best of FIFA 13.
Silva/Toure/Rooney=CM? or Silva,Toure,Nasri? who is better for one team?
We think that Rooney can be better but it depend of your play style. He helps much more your defence since he has high defensive work rate and good heading and defensive attributes. If you shoots a lot outside the box, you should pick him.
Regards
Hi,I heave this squad 4-3-3 formation : GK-Loris; LB-Cole/CB-Vidici/CB-Kompany/RB-Maicon; CM(left)-David Silva/CM-(center)-Y. Toure/ CM(right)-W. Rooney; LW-Hazard/ST-K. Aguero/LW-T. Walcott
What is your opinion about this team and what changes you make if it was your team about formation…Changes in team about the players. Will help me much.Thanks
Our opinion can be different from yours. But probably we would not change anything. It seems wonderful this team.
Wat is the most and least expensive formation in ultimate team?
Hi.
The most expensive is 4-1-2-1-2. Then 4-3-3 and then 4-4-2.
The least expensive are 3-4-3, 3-4-2-1 and 5-3-2.
Great article 🙂 . If I like playing on the sides and I’m not good at defending, which formation do you suggest?
Thanks.
4-5-1.
🙁 I tried the formation but I didn’t like it for these reasons: I had too much midfielders and defenders, only had one forward so I only made a lucky goal and like to make passes but no one appeared forward. Please suggest me a better formation.