Summary of recent findings for optimal play in FM24 & FM26

by GeorgeFloydOverdosed, Oct 31, 2025

Exellent said: Hey, I tested your latest rating build, and it’s a complete disaster.

your super rating says that Shota Fukuoka is better than Bastoni. :thdwn: Spoiler


I've inputted the stats shown for Fukuoka into FM24. I ended up with 131 instead of 135 CA, probably because of some lacking DL/DR/weak foot proficiency, but that's no issue. The only other difference is that I've changed Fukuoka's nation to England, so that his low adaptability doesn't mess with things.

Here is the result:

82% | Kim Min Jae (DC) - 3rd, 3rd, 6th, 6th, 3rd, 4th, 5th = 4.286 position
75% | Kurt Zouma (DC) - 7th, 5th, 6th, 3rd = 5.6 position
73% | Shota Fukuoka (DC) [Exellent version] = 7th, 8th, 7th, 8th, 8th, 11th = 8.166 position
71% | Sean Goldberg (DC) - 5th, 16th (sacked), 8th (sacked), 5th = 8.5 position

I'm using the FMST26 % as that is more accurate and what I always refer to, but you can see the difference is only 73% vs 75% anyway.





Kurt Zouma is quite similar to Bastoni if you compare the stats:



But I will also do a clone of Bastoni for comparison so that there's no doubt about it.

This is all a good test of my claims, because this way no one can say it's only valid for cherrypicked players.

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While I'm doing Bastoni I do notice that he is actually 77.9% in FMST26, for FM24 (where he has largely the same stats). Anyone can verify this by loading up FMST26 with my weights and checking Bastoni.

So based on the rankings you see above, as well as 78% | Jules Kounde (DR), I would expect Bastoni to come ~4.8 position on average, but we'll see.

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