Formations

The formation describes how the players in a team are positioned on the pitch. Different formations can be used depending on whether you wish to play more attacking or defensive football.

A formation is often picked to suit the players positions. If you want to use a certain player who's position is LF you would pick a formation that contains that position.

5 Defenders

In Ultimate Team there are 3 formations which use a 5-man defense. It's defensive line consists of an LWB, 3 CB's and a RWB. Both wing back's are defenders although they do sometimes to push up the field. This allows for playing over the wings. The 3 formations are 5-3-2, 5-2-1-2 and 5-2-2-1.

4 Defenders

When you play FUT most teams you will encounter will have 4 defenders. The 3 most popular (and expensive) formations in Ultimate Team are 4-3-3, 4-1-2-1-2 and 4-4-2. They are popular because they are fairly neutral. 4 defenders at the back leaves enough players available for attack, though it is still a stable defense. The other formations with 4 at the back are: 4-3-2-1, 4-3-1-2, 4-2-3-1, 4-5-1, 4-4-1-1 and 4-2-2-2.

3 Defenders

Formations with 3 defenders are more popular amongst the more skilled players. They are confident in their defending and want to play more offensive. Sometimes they are used by people who have really fast players. The 3-4-3 formation has an RM and an LM, but also an RF and an LF. This can be used to use a lot of pacy wingers. The other formations are 3-4-2-1, 3-4-1-2 and 3-5-2.