The cheapest 87 rated card in FC 27 right now is a tie, Nico Schlotterbeck and Ruben Dias, both centre backs, at 6,300 coins on console. Eleven of the cheapest 87s add up to about 74,000 coins, which makes the 87 band the smartest place to build SBC squads before Scream Team 2 lands on October 30. Buy what your SBC needs now and stop stockpiling, because fodder creeps up into a promo Friday and the cheap 87s will not sit at this floor for long.
FC 27 Market Watch, The Eleven Cheapest 87s on Console
Start with the raw numbers. The table below is a console snapshot taken on October 27 at 08:15 CET, pulled from community market trackers using FUT.GG pricing. Treat every coin figure as a predicted market value, not an EA quote, because EA does not publish card prices. The 87 band opens at 6,300 and the eleven cheapest close at 6,900, a tight 600 coin spread that tells you demand is even across the tier.
| Player | Pos | Club | League | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Schlotterbeck | CB | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 6,300 |
| Ruben Dias | CB | Manchester City | Premier League | 6,300 |
| Lautaro Martinez | ST | Lombardia FC | Serie A | 6,700 |
| Mohamed Salah | RM | Trabzonspor | Super Lig | 6,700 |
| Debinha | CAM | KC Current | NWSL | 6,700 |
| Jamal Musiala | CAM | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 6,800 |
| Nicolo Barella | CM | Lombardia FC | Serie A | 6,800 |
| Lauren Hemp | LM | Manchester City | WSL | 6,800 |
| Marquinhos | CB | Paris SG | Ligue 1 | 6,900 |
| Irene Paredes | CB | Barcelona | Liga F | 6,900 |
| Trinity Rodman | LM | Washington Spirit | NWSL | 6,900 |
Read the list for value per position. Schlotterbeck and Dias at 6,300 are the floor and both play centre back, so defensive SBCs get the cheapest route. Lautaro Martinez, Mohamed Salah and Debinha at 6,700 are the cheapest attackers, useful when a squad needs a forward hump. Musiala and Barella at 6,800 are the name draws, big clubs for little coin. Marquinhos, Irene Paredes and Trinity Rodman round out the eleven at 6,900, still cheaper than any 88.
FC 27 Market Watch, Why 87s Matter Before Team 2
The 87 band earns its keep because two big sinks drink from it. The Base Hero Player Pick sits near 238,000 coins on community trackers, and its four hero options each trade cheaper than the pick itself while staying tradeable on the open market, so the 87s you feed it do real work. The large Score SBCs also lean on the 87 band to push a squad rating without touching the 90 tier, where TOTW demand has inflated prices well past 34,000 coins. Stay in the 87 lane and you dodge that tax.
A full 87 submission squad costs about 74,000 coins, the most efficient way to hit high Score targets without crossing into the 90 band, and the 86 to 87 step adds only about 1,500 coins. That math is why the 87 band is the workhorse tier, not the flashy one.
FC 27 Market Watch, The 48 Hour Buy Plan
Team 2 is expected on Friday October 30 at 6pm UK, one week after Team 1, though EA has not confirmed the date. The move for the next 48 hours is simple, and it protects the coin gap you would otherwise lose to a promo spike.
- Buy the exact cards an SBC needs right before you submit, not days early, because prices move fast at 6pm UK.
- Do not hold a pile of 87s into the promo drop, supply floods and floors drop once reward packs reopen.
- Leave the 90s for challenges that genuinely require them, the 87s cover most rating asks at a fraction of the cost.
- Watch the Base Hero Pick cost, if it dips the 87 sink gets cheaper and your fodder stretches further.
- Check your club and unassigned pile first, owned cards cost nothing and beat any market price.
Promo SBCs in the Woltemade style hold around 60K right now, so one themed SBC can swallow a full 87 submission squad. The pattern repeats every promo Friday, prices spike at the SBC drop then settle once packs hit the market. Buy last, submit fast, and you keep the difference.
FC 27 Market Watch, Scream Team 2 Date to Watch
Lock the calendar. Team 1 went live October 23 at 6pm UK and Team 2 is expected October 30 at the same slot, with the campaign running to about November 6. EA's Season 2 roadmap, posted by EA FC Direct on October 22, confirms what follows, UEFA Road to the Knockouts, Hall of FUT Unleashed and Black Friday Thunderstruck, so the fodder market stays busy into late November. None of that changes the 87 play today, but it explains why a cheap 87 you see now may cost more by the weekend.
FC 27 Market Watch puts the cheapest 87s at 6,300 coins for Schlotterbeck and Dias, about 74,000 for all eleven, so buy your SBC cards now before Scream Team 2 lifts fodder on October 30.
