EA FC 26 Player Ratings Predictions

With a new football season on the horizon, fans can once again look forward to another installment in the EA Sports FC franchise. We’re on EA FC 26 now, and this year’s iteration appears to be trying its hardest to fix last year’s gameplay woes. The devs are touting important tweaks to passing and dribbling, alongside a much-needed goalkeeper AI overhaul. But of course, at the heart of the experience are the many footballers lending their likeness to the game. EA FC 26 is sure to shake up last year’s player ratings in some interesting ways. And ahead of the official database release, we’ve put together our carefully calculated (and totally unbiased) EA FC 26 ratings predictions.

EA FC 26 Highest Rated Players (Predictions)

We have shared our predictions for the 50 highest-rated players in EA FC 26 below, taking into account their 24/25 campaigns and FC 25 ratings:

The usual suspects sit at the top of our EA FC 26 Ratings list, with Kylian Mbappe, Rodri, and Aitana Bonmati expected to retain their ratings from last year. In the Frenchman’s case, his goal tally helps smooth out the lack of major silverware, while an injury-stricken season for Rodri should see the midfielder hold on to the highest rating in the game.

Sitting right below them are the likes of Erling Haaland, who failed to meet his own astronomical standards last season, hence the downgrade. Next, we have Mo Salah, who should receive a rating boost given his Premier League triumph. His Liverpool teammate, Virgil van Dijk, is also likely to join the 90-rated club in EA FC 26— beware Ultimate Team attackers. Despite a middling campaign, we expect Jude Bellingham to remain 90-rated as well, considering he’s the game’s cover star.

Other FC 26 ratings changes to take note of include Vincius Jr, who should’ve been the highest-rated player last year, but a poor campaign will likely see the Brazilian fall to 89. We also expect Phil Foden to receive a similar drop, as the Manchester City star followed up his POTY-winning 23/24 campaign with a largely anonymous season.

The Arsenal trio of Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, and Martin Ødegaard is sure to see some shake-ups, with the former two likely to receive boosts, while the Norwegian suffers a downgrade. Both Saka and Rice delivered impressive individual campaigns, which place them in line for an upgrade, whereas Ødegaard struggled to replicate last year’s brilliance, especially after his mid-season injury.

The biggest upgrade on the list belongs to Ballon d’Or frontrunner Ousmane Dembele. The PSG talisman’s imperious campaign could see his rating climb to 89, but we’re sticking with a safe bet at 88. His fellow frontman, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, should also receive a bump, as he ran many defenders ragged over the course of the season. Speaking of PSG, their inspirational captain, Marquinhos, is likely to receive a +1 boost as well.

Another major upgrade on our list has been afforded to Chloe Kelly. Following her turbulent exit from Manchester City, the England international has been on a cup run like no other, capturing both the UWCL and the Euros with Arsenal and the Lionesses, respectively. Her consistently clutch performances should earn the forward a well-deserved upgrade.

Rounding out our predictions list is Liverpool’s big-money superstar, Florian Wirtz, who will likely retain his FC 25 rating. The same goes for Barcelona frontman, Robert Lewandowski, who conjured up a solid goal tally, but we don’t expect an FC 26 ratings boost for his efforts. We’ve also handed a final batch of downgrades to Bernado Silva and Ederson, on account of their difficult campaign with Manchester City.

As mentioned at the start, these ratings are not official and simply represent our predictions for how they could stack up. Once the actual ratings reveal kicks off, we’ll be sure to update this section.

EA FC 26 Beta Ratings (Leaked)

FC 26 Beta codes have been distributed to a limited number of players, some of whom have taken to the internet to reveal its ratings database. This is a standard occurrence that comes around every year, but it’s important to note that Beta ratings are not final.

In most cases, player ratings in the final release don’t match up with those from the Beta. So, take all the leaked FC 26 ratings mentioned below with a grain of salt:

And that wraps up our FC 26 Player Ratings predictions, and all leaked Beta ratings so far. We’ll update this guide as soon as new information is revealed, so be sure to revisit. Until then, let us know your ratings predictions in the comments.