The Showdown Series has continued in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, and this time we have a clash from the inaugural Europa Conference League.
Leicester goes head-to-head with PSV in the last eight of the competition, and the two players in the Showdown SBC both could break 90 OVR with a win!
Take a look at the new Showdown cards and how to unlock them in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team.
Harvey Barnes (OVR 88)
Start Date: Tuesday, 5 April
Expiry Date: Thursday, 7 April
SBC Requirements
There are two squads needed to submit to unlock the 88-rated card, with the requirements as follows:
England
- Minimum one England player
- Minimum 82 Team Rating
- Minimum 80 Team Chemistry
Reward - 1 x Two Gold Rare Players Pack
Premier League
- Minimum one Premier League player
- Minimum one TOTW player
- Minimum 84 Team Rating
- Minimum 75 Team Chemistry
Reward - 1 x Prime Mixed Players Pack
Estimated Cost – 80k (PlayStation) / 102.8k (Xbox)
Mario Gotze (OVR 88)
Start Date: Tuesday, 5 April
Expiry Date: Thursday, 7 April
SBC Requirements
There is only one squad needed to submit to unlock the 88-rated card, with the requirements as follows:
Mario Gotze
- Minimum one German player
- Minimum one TOTW player
- Minimum 84 Team Rating
- Minimum 60 Team Chemistry
Reward - 1 x Showdown Mario Gotze
Estimated Cost – 64.9k (PlayStation) / 75k (Xbox)
How do Showdown cards work?
FIFA 22 Showdown SBCs are a very simple, but very clever concept, that relies on real-world footballing fixtures and results to determine upgrades to cards.
To start off, 2 cards are released as Showdown SBCs for a limited time for an upcoming fixture, usually pitting two relatively equally matched teams against each other that have an interesting or important fixture upcoming.
FUT players can complete both SBCs if they wish if the cards are heavily upgraded from their base versions, or they can ‘bet’ on which team they think will win the fixture by completing their SBC in hope of a further upgrade.
Once the SBC expires and the game is played, the Showdown SBC cards receive upgrades based on the result of the fixture.
For the team that wins the fixture, the corresponding Showdown SBC card in-game will receive a +2 OVR Upgrade, further boosting the card to new heights, while the card from the team that lost will remain the same rating.
If the fixture results in a draw, then both cards will receive a +1 OVR Upgrade.