Aston Villa vs Man United: Which is the better team in EA FC 25?

Aston Villa and Manchester United's upcoming Premier League fixture has sparked comparisons between the two in real life as well as in EA FC 25. While the former has had an impressive run so far this season, the latter has been struggling a bit. However, rather than current form, the game relies more on player ratings and attributes, showing a close competition between the two squads in the virtual world.

We take a look at Aston Villa and Man United's EA FC 25 player ratings and try to determine which is the better Premier League club among them in the game.

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Aston Villa vs Manchester United in EA FC 25: Rating comparison

Aston Villa and Man United's default squad setup (Image via EA Sports)

In the following sections, we will compare some of Aston Villa and Man United's top players based on their EA FC 25 ratings and try to analyze which seems like the better team between the two overall.

Aston Villa vs Manchester United: Attackers

Both Aston Villa and Manchester United lack default wingers in EA FC 25. That being said, Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho are two options for the latter with the left wing as their alternate positions. They're both quick and Rashford is even good as a Striker with 83 Shooting.

Comparison of strikers (Image via EA Sports)

Man United's top default Strikers include Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund, both rated 77 in Shooting. As for Aston Villa, their top Strikers are Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran, rated 83 and 75 in Shooting, respectively.

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Aston Villa vs Man United: Midfielders

Aston Villa's top three Central Midfielders (CM) are Leon Bailey, John McGinn, and Youri Tielemans. They are rated 82, 82, and 81 Overall, respectively, with Bailey having 77 Passing and 86 Dribbling, McGinn 80 Passing and 82 Dribbling, and then Tielemans with 83 Passing and 79 Dribbling.

The team's best Central Defensive Midfielder (CDM) is 82 Overall-rated Boubacar Kamara having 83 Defending and 80 Physicality.

Bruno Fernandes playing for Man United in FC 25 (Image via EA Sports)

On the other hand, Man United's best midfielder up the pitch is Bruno Fernandes (Central Attacking Midfielder/CAM) rated 87 Overall with 83 Dribbling, 88 Passing, and 85 Shooting. Christian Eriksen is another decent option rated 78 Overall with 83 Passing being his best attribute in EA FC 25.

Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte make up their top two CDMs, rated 84 and 81 Overall, respectively. The former has 82 Defending as well as Physicality, and the latter has 78 Defending with 80 Physicality.

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Aston Villa vs Man United: Defenders and Goalkeepers

Aston Villa against Manchester United in FC 25 (Image via EA Sports)

Pau Torres and Ezri Konsa are Aston Villa's two top Center Backs (CB) in EA FC 25 rated 83 in Defending and 79 and 78 in Physicality, respectively. Lucas Digne and Ian Maatsen are two top Left Backs (LB) with decent Defending and Physicality ratings; however, the latter is pretty quick due to 86 Pace. Matty Cash is the best Right Back (RB), also with decent ratings in the 70s.

Manchester United's CBs look better with Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs De Ligt having 85 Defending with 81 and 83 Physicality, respectively. Luke Shaw is the team's best-rated LB with 81 Defending and 78 Physicality. United's best RB, Diogo Dalot, has 85 Pace, 80 Dribbling with 79 Defending as well as Physicality.

Goalkeeper comparison (Image via EA Sports)

However, Aston Villa's Goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez (87 Overall) is better in most aspects when compared to Man United's Andre Onana (83 Overall).

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Final verdict

While the two teams are pretty close in terms of player ratings, Manchester United seems to be just a tad better than Aston Villa in EA FC 25.

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