The best 4.5 and 5 star teams to use in EA FC 25
EA Sports FC 25 is here and across the globe more people are getting their hands on the game as we speak.
Ultimate Team is, of course, the main draw for the game and where EA Sports put a lot of their focus. Clubs is also very popular, particularly with the introduction of Rush.
But there are still a lot of players who spend their time in the offline modes. Whether that’s Manager Career or simply Kick Off against your mates or siblings, there’s a time for regular realistic football. Of course, there are also Online Friendlies.
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For these matches, there are so many ways to pick your teams. You can leave it all to chance and randomise the team (three randoms is our ultimate decider). Or you can make things slightly fairer and stick to clubs at a certain level. If you opt for the latter, you’ll want to know about the best teams to use, not getting suckered in my some ratings.
So, assuming you’ve not given yourself any restrictions on ratings, we’ve picked our six 4.5 and 5-star teams you should be playing with on EA FC 25. It’s time to get those bragging rights.
EA FC 25 4.5 star teams
Borussia Dortmund
We’re going to try to avoid the obvious names here, but Borussia Dortmund look very good for a 4.5 star team. And they might not be the obvious choice.
Dortmund are a team that look good to use whether you’re playing a one-off game or a Manager Career. In their default starting XI, Dortmund have five players rated 84 or higher including centre-back Nico Schlotterbeck. Gregor Kobel is one of the best goalkeepers in EA FC 25, while Julian Brandt looks an interesting 85-rated player. Some may be unhappy with the Pace of Serhou Guirassy at 69, but you can make up for that with Karim Adeyemi and Donyell Malen from the bench. Depth is a little thin, but they’d also make a good Manager Career project.
Al Hilal
Everyone knows about the talent that has moved to Saudi Arabia over the past few years. But how many have thought about making the most of it on EA FC 25?
Al Hilal are the team for Saudi Arabia in EA FC 25. Sure, there are some weak points such as Marcos Leonardo, Ali Albulayhi and Renan Lodi, but you won’t mind those. Al Hilal have six players rated 84 or higher, including midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. The Serbian still has four-star Skill Moves and five-star Weak Foot, with four of his six stat groups being 80 or higher. Then, if you scroll down to the bottom of the reserves on the default team, you’ll find a hidden Neymar. Of course, Neymar isn’t involved at the moment due to injury, but that doesn’t mean anything for EA FC 25. So get him in the starting XI straight away.
Galatasaray
Sometimes it can be easy to forget about the Turkish teams. You have to scroll pretty far across the nations. But it could be your loss.
Galatasaray are definitely an interesting team on EA FC 25. Naturally, your eyes are immediately drawn to Victor Osimhen. The Nigerian made a move to Turkey late in the summer transfer window and spearheads the Galatasaray attack. He has 89 Pace and 84 Shooting, which is more than good enough for a 4.5 star team. Galatasaray also have Mauro Icardi on the bench if you fancy a two-man strike unit. Baris Alper Ylimaz has pace on the wing, and you’ll probably want to bring Hakim Ziyech from the reserves for his five-star Skill Moves.
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EA FC 25 5 star teams
Real Madrid
There are just eight 5 star club teams for men’s football in EA FC 25. And Real Madrid are certainly the best.
They’ve been there or there abouts in the past few seasons, but the addition of Kylian Mbappe puts Los Blancos clear. The Frenchman is the best player in the game with a ridiculous 97 Pace and 90 Shooting, with 92 Dribbling and five-star Skill Moves. All you need to do is get Mbappe on the ball and you’ll score. Even if you don’t, there’s Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham, both of whom are 90-rated. In fact, only one of Real Madrid’s default starting XI is rated lower than 85. And even then Ferland Mendy is still one of the best left-backs with his 84 rating. You could even take him out and put in 85-rated David Alaba, who starts in the reserves. The Soccer Aid team may be the only one better than Real Madrid in EA FC 25.
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich are an interesting team in EA FC 25, well worth a look for your 5 star choice.
They aren’t as filled with star power as Real Madrid, but some of their players are more than enough. Even if you don’t like his 65 Pace, Harry Kane’s Shotting is 93 and he will finish your chances. Playing just behind him in the default tactics is Jamal Musiala, who has enjoyed another upgrade. The German is now 87 Rated with five-star Skill Moves and 90 Dribbling. With Technical Dribbling as a PlayStyle+, Musiala is so hard to get off the ball if you know what you’re doing. Then they’ve even got the likes of Leon Goretzka, Raphael Guerreiro, Leory Sane and Joao Palinha either on the bench or in the reserves. There are a lot of options.
Man City
It’s a boring pick, but you cannot avoid Manchester City. They complete the 5 star teams that really feel like they are worthy of the rating.
Once you get Rodri back out of the reserves, Man City have three players rated 90 or higher, including two of the best in the game. Rodri has been boosted to a rating of 91, alongside Erling Haaland. And Haaland has just got better. He’s got 88 Pace to go with his 92 Shooting and 88 Physical, proving tough to stop when you throw in his unique animations. Playing just behind him is 90-rated Kevin De Bruyne with five-star Weak Foot. You’ll probably want to bring Kyle Walker and Ilkay Gundogan on from the bench and fish Phil Foden out of the reserves. That would leave the likes of Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish as thrilling wing options in the late game.
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