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The secret to winning in EAFC 25 may lie in choosing the best possible formation, so we have compiled a list of the best formations to use.
Without the best formation, even the most flawless team in EAFC 25 cannot win. Formations can make the difference between victory and defeat. If you want to dominate the field in EA’s upcoming football simulation game, you need to be as strategic as Jurgen Klopp or Carlo Ancelotti.
Good players are definitely necessary to make a team stronger, but you shouldn’t underestimate a good formation. This is because it can allow even an average team to outmaneuver a team that appears superior on paper.
In light of this, we’ve presented ten of the best formations you can utilize in EAFC 25 below.
Best Formations and Tactics to Use in EAFC 25
4-3-2-1 is the current meta in EAFC 24, so it will likely remain useful even in the new game. Here’s a list of the formations you can choose from to gain an advantage in EA’s upcoming football title.
- 4-3-2-1 Balanced
- 4-2-3-1 Wide
- 4-1-2-1-2 Narrow
- 4-3-3 Holding
- 4-3-3 Attacking
- 4-4-2 Flat
- 5-4-1 Defensive
- 5-3-2 Holding
- 5-2-2-1 Balanced
- 3-4-2-1 Counter-attacking
Meanwhile, the custom tactics you should use with these formations have been mentioned below.
1) 4-3-2-1 Balanced
- LB: Overlap, stay back when attacking
- RB: Overlap
- CBs: Stay back when attacking
- LM and RM: Cover center, stay back when attacking
- RW: Come back on defense
- LW: Get in behind
- ST: Stay central
Defense
- Defensive style: Balanced
- Width: 40
- Depth: 65
Offense
- Build-up play: Balanced
- Chance creation: Direct passing
- Width: 40
- Players in box: five bars
- Corners and free kicks: two bars
2) 4-2-3-1 Wide
- LB: Stay back when attacking
- RB: Stay back when attacking
- CDMs: Cover center, stay back when attacking
- CAMs: Stay forward
- ST: Stay forward, get behind the lines
Defense
- Defensive style: Balanced
- Width: 40
- Depth: 60
Offense
- Build-up play: Balanced
- Chance creation: Direct passing
- Width: 35
- Players in box: seven bars
- Corners and free kicks: two bars
3) 4-1-2-1-2 Narrow
- LB: Stay back when attacking
- RB: Stay back when attacking
- CDM: Cover center, stay back when attacking
- CM: Get into box for crosses, stay forward
- CAM: Stay forward
- ST: Stay forward, get in behind
Defense
- Defensive style: Balanced
- Width: 40
- Depth: 55
Offense
- Build-up play: Balanced
- Chance creation: Forward runs
- Width: 40
- Players in box: five bars
- Corners and free kicks: two bars
4) 4-3-3 Holding
- CDM: Cover center, stay back when attacking
- CMs: Balanced
- RW and LW: Cut inside, come back on defense
- ST: Stay central
Defense
- Defensive style: Balanced
- Width: 50
- Depth: 60
Offense
- Build-up play: Balanced
- Chance creation: Possession
- Width: 50
- Players in box: six bars
- Corners and free kicks: two bars
5) 4-3-3 Attacking
- LB: Overlap, join attack
- CBs: Balanced
- CAM: Cover center, stay back when attacking
- CMs: Balanced
- LW and RW: Cut inside, get in behind
- ST: Stay central, get in behind
Defense
- Defensive style: Pressure on heavy touch
- Width: 55
- Depth: 45
Offense
- Build-up play: Fast build-up
- Chance creation: Direct passing
- Width: 50
- Players in box: three bars
- Corners and free kicks: three bars
6) 4-4-2 Flat
- LB: Stay back when attacking
- RB: Stay back when attacking
- CM: Cover center, stay back when attacking
- LW and RW: Come back on defense, get into box for crosses
- STs: Stay central
- GK: Sweeper keeper
Defense
- Defensive style: Balanced
- Width: 50
- Depth: 70
Offense
- Build-up play: Balanced
- Chance creation: Direct passing
- Width: 50
- Players in box: five bars
- Corners and free kicks: three bars
7) 5-4-1 Defensive
- LWB and RWB: Overlap, join attack
- CMs: Cover center, balanced
- LM and RM: Come back on defense, get in behind, get into box for crosses
- ST: Stay forward, stay central, get in behind
Defense
- Defensive style: Balanced
- Width: 35
- Depth: 50
Offense
- Build-up play: Long ball
- Chance creation: Direct passing
- Width: 50
- Players in box: eight bars
- Corners and free kicks: three bars
8) 5-3-2 Holding
- LM and RM: Cover wing, balanced
- CM: Cover center, stay back
- ST: Get in behind
- GK: Sweeper keeper
Defense
- Defensive style: Balanced
- Width: 35
- Depth: 65
Offense
- Build-up play: Balanced
- Chance creation: Direct passing
- Width: 20
- Players in box: five bars
- Corners and free kicks: two bars
9) 5-2-2-1 Balanced
- LWB and RWB: Overlap, join attack
- CBs: Step up, stay back when attacking
- CDMs: Cover center, stay back when attacking
- CAMs: Come back on defense, stay on the edge of the box for crosses
- ST: Stay central, mixed attack
Defense
- Defensive style: Balanced
- Width: 40
- Depth: 55
Offense
- Build-up play: Balanced
- Chance creation: Direct passing
- Width: 60
- Players in box: five bars
- Corners and free kicks: two bars
10) 3-4-2-1 Counter-attacking
- LM and RM: Come back on defense, stay wide, stay on the edge of the box for crosses
- CMs: Cover center, stay back when attacking, stay on the edge of the box for crosses
- ST, LF, and RF: Stay central
Defense
- Defensive style: Balanced
- Width: 35
- Depth: 55
Offense
- Build-up play: Balanced
- Chance creation: Direct passing
- Width: 50
- Players in box: six bars
- Corners and free kicks: two bars
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