These tactics cater for everyone, whether that's aggressive pressers who keep their opponents on the back foot or José disciples who will happily sit back and wait to strike on the counter attack.
Regardless of what approach you want to take with your squad building, here are our picks for the best formations and tactics in FC 26.
Best FC 26 formations and tactics codes
5-2-1-2 — code: hs6DE6JnsjB4-1-2-1-2 Narrow — code: pwCtqtBxznF54-2-1-3 — code: BZdBinRRLHdR3-4-2-1 — code: f46F?txvpfzc4-2-3-1 Wide — code: 8ZUmCsUEGA4e
Clicking on each of those will take you to the formations and explain what they’re good for.
5-2-1-2
Giving you five at the back to defend with (and sometimes six, if you count your Holding CM), this tactic focuses on solid defensive play followed up with lightning-fast counters.
A two-man strike partnership up top with a Shadow Striker CAM in behind them gives you plenty of attacking threat, with the trio making attacking runs and playing off each other to create clear-cut changes to score.
Tactical Preset: CustomCode: hs6DE6JnsjBFormation: 5-2-1-2Build-up Style: CounterDefensive Approach: BalancedGoalkeeper: Defending, KeeperLeft and Right Back: Attacking Wingback, BalancedCentre Backs: Defenders and Defend, Ball-Playing Defender and DefendCentral Midfielder: Holding, DefendCentral Midfielder: Playmaker, AttackCenter Attacking Midfielder: Shadow Striker, AttackStriker: Poacher, AttackStriker: Advanced Forward, Attack4-1-2-1-2 Narrow
Again, just like the previous formation, it utilises two strikers up top, but this time with a Half-Winger in behind, adding a bit of width in the final third. Alternatively, you could change your CAM to a Shadow Striker if you feel like you need a bit more presence in the box.
Depending on how you want to play, you could swap any of the CMs for a Half Winger, inverting one or both of your full-backs to overload the centre of the pitch and catch your opponents out.
Tactical Preset: CustomCode: pwCtqtBxznF5Formation: 4-1-2-1-2 NarrowBuild-up Style: Counter/Short PassingDefensive Approach: BalancedGoalkeeper: Defending, KeeperLeft and Right Back: Fullback, BalancedCentre Backs: Defender and DefendCentral Defensive Midfielder: Holding, RoamingCentral Midfielders: Box-to-box, BalancedCenter Attacking Midfielder: Half Winger, BalancedStriker: False 9, Build UpStriker: Advanced Forward, Attack4-2-1-3
Up top, your wingers act as Inside Forwards, offering space out wide while still being able to cut inside to shoot or provide crosses and through balls to your central striker, who will play as an Advanced Forward.
While you have to rely heavily on your front three and the CAM in behind on attack, the two lines of three behind them mean when you lose the ball, you can often steal it back immediately, or safely transition into a strong defensive wall should you fail to.
Tactical Preset: CustomCode: BZdBinRRLHdRFormation: 4-2-1-3Build-up Style: CounterDefensive Approach: BalancedGoalkeeper: Defending, KeeperRight back: Falseback, BalancedLeft back: Falseback, BalancedDefensive midfielder: Holding, DefendDefensive midfielder: Centre Half, DefendCentral Attacking Midfield: Playmaker, BalancedRight Winger: Inside Forward, BalancedLeft Winger: Inside Forward, BalancedStriker: Advanced Forward, Attack3-4-2-1
Up front, a Deep-Lying Playmaker and Box-to-Box CM offer some attacking threat from deep, while a more advanced Playmaker CAM is there to provide through balls to a Shadow Striker CAM and a Poacher ST who will hang around the box looking for a tap-in.
Because of the defensive shortcomings of this formation, you want pacy CBs who can quickly track back, as well as midfielders with great passing to ping through balls quickly up the pitch for your attacking trio to get in behind on the counter.
Tactical Preset: CustomCode: f46F?txvpfzcFormation: 3-4-2-1Build-up Style: CounterDefensive Approach: DeepGoalkeeper: DefendDefenders: Defender, DefendDefenders: Stopper, BalancedRight Midfielder/ Left Midfielder: Wide midfielders, defendCentral Midfielders: Box-to-box, Balanced / Deep Lying Playmaker, DefendCenter Attacking Midfielder: Shadow Striker, AttackCenter Attacking Midfielder: Playmaker, BalancedStriker: Poacher, Attack4-2-3-1 Wide
Your back four hang back with two Holding CDMs in front, making your team both hard to break down and protected from counter-attacks.
Tactical Preset: CustomCode: 8ZUmCsUEGA4eFormation: 4-2-3-1Build-up Style: Short PassingDefensive Approach: HighGoalkeeper: Defending, KeeperLeft back: Fullback, BalancedRight back: Falseback, DefendCentre Backs: Defender, DefendCentral Defensive Midfielder: Holding, DefendingCentral Defensive Midfielder: Holding, DefendingCenter Attacking Midfielder: Playmaker, BalancedRight Midfielder / Left Midfielder: Inside Forward, BalancedStriker: Advanced Forward, Attack
Best manager tactics in FC 26 Ultimate Team
If you hold a particular manager in reverence, you can literally take a page out of their book by using the exact formations and tactics they use:
Here are some of the best manager tactics you can currently use in the game:
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Go to your squad in Ultimate TeamPush the left stick in to bring up the Squad ActionsNow head to Team ManagementScroll over to the Use Code screenPress X/A to import code and then you're good to go
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