In this FIFA 22 Squad Battles Tips guide, we’re going to talk you through a few quick handy tips and tricks to ensure you’re getting the most points each week you possibly can in the mode to get you the very best rewards you possibly can.
Play the Featured Games
FIFA 22 Squad Battles Tips
This one’s pretty self-explanatory. Each week, you’ll be able to play against the Team of the Week Starting XI for that week and play a random ‘Featured Team’ often put together by a footballer or other celebrity.
While these teams almost always have a really high overall rating, they’re not impossible. The Team of the Week team will no doubt have dreadful chemistry, so the team won’t perform very well at all in Squad Battles, as chemistry affects how well AI teams play in the mode.
The ‘Featured Team’ tends to have better chemistry, but use your full-strength side and you might be able to pull out a result.
Whether you win or lose, these two special teams at the very top of the Squad Battles screen will award you with a ton of points just for playing against them. Even more than you’ll get for winning against a normal Squad Battles team 5-0 on some difficulties.
Play them each and every week to get the most out of your weekly Squad Battles rewards.
Find the Right Difficulty to Maximize Points
Because you’re playing against the AI in Squad Battles, you’ll need to set the difficulty before each match. The difficulty affects the team’s attacking intelligence, reaction speed, and marking and space. The overall ‘difficulty’ comes from the chemistry of the team you’re playing against, but upping the difficulty will make the opposing team more intelligent, faster to react, and better at marking and finding space.
The higher the difficulty, the more points you’ll also earn simply for completing the match. This means that it’s sometimes better to play a game on the Ultimate difficulty setting and win 1-0 than it is to play at Legendary and win 5-0.
In fact, you’ll actually earn more points from playing and winning 1-0 on Ultimate than a 5-0 thrashing on Legendary will net you.
That being said, you want to find a difficulty where you can at least win the match. Losing games will see you get far fewer points than the ‘Predicted Points’ indicated on the difficulty select screen.
If you’re new to Squad Battles, take the time to play on a variety of difficulties and settle on the one where you’re winning, but still find there’s some challenge in doing so. This will be the difficulty setting to stick at in Squad Battles in order to help you get the best rewards possible.
5 Goals & Then Possession
FIFA 22 Squad Battles Tips
Making the most of every game is important in Squad Battles. You only have 40 games to earn as many points as possible for that week’s rewards and after that, you’ll just be playing for fun.
One of the best ways to boost the amount of points earned per Squad Battles match is to score goals. Each goal scored gets you 40 points, but once you hit 5 goals and earn 200 points this way, you won’t earn any more no matter how many goals you score.
Scoring five goals should be the main objective in each goal, but after that you’ll want to simply sit back and bolster your possession stats. Pull of skill moves and really show what you’re capable of. All of this will contribute towards your ‘Skill Bonus’ score which can end up being more than you get for the match result itself.
Avoid Conceding at All Costs
While scoring goals will net you easy Squad Battles points in FIFA 22, conceding goals is a surefire way to quickly lose points from a match. The more goals you concede, the greater effect it will have on the ‘Match Result’ score you earn at the end of the match.
If you manage to get an early lead, begin concentrating on making sure your defensive plays are solid. Don’t make stupid mistakes that hand possession to the opposition, and even using the different ‘Playing Styles’ by pressing left and right on the d-pad to play more defensively if you’re goal’s really coming under threat.
Know Your AI Exploits
FIFA 22 Squad Battles Tips
Once you’ve got the right difficulty setting and you’re well and truly in the swing of banging out Squad Battles results, make sure you’re making the most of AI exploits to try and squeeze a few extra points out of each match. These could help you score that extra goal, or stop you from conceding one. There are two here that we think are particularly useful.
Let’s start with the offensive exploit. When attacking, the AI always falls for a fake shot, particularly the fake shot stop. If you’re able to pull one of these off when you’re in shooting distance of goal, do so. It’ll give you the space you need to get a shot off on the goal, which can be tricky to get in FIFA 22 with blocks being far more impactful on the gameplay.
When you’re on the defensive, keep in mind that the AI will go to an attacking tactic when they’re losing in the second half. This will mean that you’ll need to defend better, but it also means that your opponent will be far easier to counter-attack against. Change your team’s playing style to Defensive, soak up all that pressure, then utilize fast wingers to quickly counter-attack and score.
Looking for more tips and tricks? Head over to our FIFA 22 guide wiki.
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