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Best formations and custom tactics for EA FC 24 Ultimate Team

Form up!

Akib Aditya Khan

Published: Oct 19, 2023 03:21 pm

Setting up the correct formation, tactics, and player instructions in EA Sports FC 24 can have a significant impact on your players’ performance. Though, finding a suitable formation for your team isn’t easy. Some experimenting is involved. However, there are some meta formations in EA FC 24 that work with almost every kind of team in the game. In this guide, we will show you the best formation and custom tactics in EA FC 24.

EA FC 24 4-2-4 formation: Player instructions and custom tactics

The 4-2-4 is one of the most used formations in Ultimate Team. However, our instructions and commands are more focused on creating width for your attacks while playing from a moderately defensive position. Of course, you can obviously tweak the tactics a bit according to your liking.

Player Instructions

GK: Balanced, Balanced
RB and LB: Stay back while attacking, Normal interceptions, Overlap, Stick to position.
CB: Stay back while attacking, Normal interceptions, Stick to position.
RM and LM: Come back on defense, Balanced width, Get in behind, Balanced crossing runs, Normal interceptions.
CM: Stay back while attacking, Balanced crossing runs, Normal interceptions, Stick to position, Cover center.
ST 1: Stay central, Get in behind, Normal interceptions, Basic defense support.
ST 2: Drift wide, Mixed attack, Normal interceptions, Basic defense support.

Defence Tactics

Defensive Style: Balanced
Width: 40
Depth: 70

Offence Tactics

Build Up Play: Balanced
Chance Creation: Direct Passing
Width: 45
Players in Box: 5
Corners: 2
Free Kicks: 2

EA FC 24 4-2-3-1 formation: Player instructions and custom tactics

The attacking midfielders are the key to the 4-2-3-1 formation, as it’s best suited for seizing complete control of the midfield while suppressing your opponents with constant counterattacks.

Player Instructions

GK: Balanced, Balanced.
RB and LB: Stay back while attacking, Normal interceptions, Mixed attack, Stick to position.
CB: Stay back while attacking, Normal interception, Stick to position.
CAM: Stay forward, Balanced crossing runs, Free roam, Normal interceptions.
Wide CAM: Basic defense support, Get into the box for crosses, Stick to position, Normal interceptions.
CDM: Balanced defence, Stay back while attacking, Normal interceptions, Cover center, Stick to position.
ST: Stay central, Get in behind, Normal interceptions, Come back on defense.

Defense Tactics

Defensive Style: Balanced
Width: 40
Depth: 57

Offense Tactics

Build Up Play: Balanced
Chance Creation: Direct Passing
Width: 62
Players in Box: 6
Corners: 3
Free Kicks: 2

EA FC 24 5-2-2-1 formation: Player instructions and custom tactics

The 5-2-2-1 is one of the most commonly used formations in FIFA 23. However, it’s been changed slightly by for EA FC 24. I don’t like making any changes to this formation since the default tactics yield excellent results.

Player Instructions

GK: Balanced, Balanced.
RWB and LWB: Balanced attack, Normal interceptions, Mixed attack, Stick to position.
CB: Stay back while attacking, Normal interceptions, Stick to position.
RW and LW: Basic defense support, Balanced width, Balanced support, Balanced crossing runs, Normal interceptions.
CM: Stay back while attacking, Balanced crossing runs, Normal interceptions, Stick to position, Cover center.
ST: Stay central, Mixed attack, Normal interceptions, Basic defense support.

Defense Tactics

Defensive Style: Balanced
Width: 48
Depth: 55

Offense Tactics

Build Up Play: Balanced
Chance Creation: Direct Passing
Width: 40
Players in Box: 6
Corners: 3
Free Kicks: 3

EA FC 24 4-4-2 formation: Player instructions and custom tactics

The 4-4-2 is one of the simplest formations on our list. I kept it largely the same, except for some tweaks here and there. However, feel free to make the tactics more favorable to your playstyle.

Player Instructions

GK: Balanced, Balanced.
RB and LB: Stay back while attacking, Normal interceptions, Overlap, Stick to position.
CB: Stay back while attacking, Normal interception, Stick to position.
Wide CAM: Come back on defense, Get into the box for crosses, Stick to position, Normal interceptions.
CDM: Cut passing lanes, Stay back while attacking, Normal interceptions, Cover center, Stick to position.
ST: Stay central, Get in behind, Normal interceptions, Come back on defence.

DefenseTactics

Defensive Style: Balanced
Width: 45
Depth: 40

Offense Tactics

Build Up Play: Balanced
Chance Creation: Forward Runs
Width: 50
Players in Box: 3
Corners: 1
Free Kicks: 1

EA FC 24 4-1-2-1-2 (2) formation: Player instructions and custom tactics

This is probably one of the best formations to try in EA Sports FC 24 thanks to the versatility it creates. It’s a packed formation with a firm focus on both your attacks and defenses. You might change the instructions for any of the LBs or RBs to send them a few yards into the field to help your CMs place their attack flawlessly.

Player Instructions

GK: Balanced, Balanced.
RB and LB: Balanced attack, Normal interceptions, Overlap, Stick to position.
CB: Stay back while attacking, Normal interception, Stick to position.
CAM: Come back on defense, Balanced crossing runs, Stick to position, Normal interceptions.
CM: Balanced attack, Balanced crossing runs, Normal interceptions, Stick to position, Cover center.
CDM: Balanced defense, Stay back while attacking, Normal interceptions, Cover wing, Stick to position.
ST: Stay central, Mixed attack, Normal interceptions, Basic defense support.