The September POTM SBCs are closing and two of them are traps at current prices. Raphinha 89 costs about 1.65 million coins on the cheapest route, up from 1.23M on Thursday night, and sits in the same window as a 90 rated Ultimate Scream Raphinha with 93 pace already in packs. Olise 91 carries a leaked 92 Scream behind him. Unless your club is full of untradeable fodder, the SBCs are dead money against better pack cards.
FC 27 POTM, How the Score System Works
EA changed the POTM submission this year.
The challenges are Item Score SBCs, not squad builds. You hit a score total with one condition, OVR Min 45, and submit eligible items from your club, duplicates included.
EA Help and the FC 27 Pitch Notes both confirm this streamlined model. The card is untradeable and the challenge is single stage, and every POTM set runs on its own expiry timer, not a season long window. That shifts the question from a squad puzzle to pure coin cost, so the Scream comparison is the only one that matters.
FC 27 POTM, The Raphinha 89 Trap
Raphinha 89 costs about 1.65 million coins and expires around Friday October 30. For that price you get a 92 pace, 87 shooting striker with five strong PlayStyles and Low Driven Shot Plus. The problem is the 90 rated Ultimate Scream Raphinha. EA confirmed him as the Team 1 headliner, a CAM with 93 pace, 88 shooting and 90 passing, and he is already in packs and tradeable. The Scream card beats the POTM almost everywhere and you can sell duplicates. Do the POTM only if your club is drowning in untradeable fodder and you want a striker you will never replace.
| Card | Rating | Position | Pace | How to get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LALIGA POTM Raphinha | 89 | ST | 92 | SBC, untradeable, ~1.65M |
| Ultimate Scream Raphinha | 90 | CAM | 93 | In packs, tradeable, Team 1 |
FC 27 POTM, Olise 91 and the Team 2 Leak
Olise 91 costs about 887 thousand coins and expires around Thursday October 29. He is a five star skill, 92 dribbling right winger who rates as a top meta card in his own right. The catch is timing. Community trackers show a 92 rated Scream Olise leaked for Team 2, landing right after the SBC closes. If you can wait a few days, the Scream version may cost only pack luck and carries the promo upgrade path. The SBC still makes sense if you need him now and have the fodder banked, but the leak removes the urgency.
| Card | Rating | Position | Dribbling | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga POTM Olise | 91 | RW | 92 | SBC, untradeable, ~887K |
| Scream Olise | 92 | RW | Leaked | Team 2, not EA confirmed |
FC 27 POTM, The Value Picks
The cheap plays are the ones without a Scream shadow.
Malen 85 costs about 114 thousand coins, the budget pick of the month with four creator reviews and a strong community vote, and no comparable Scream card competes.
Pina 89 costs about 1.43 million and is only worth it for dedicated Liga F builds, where her 91 pace and Finesse Shot Plus fit.
Gross 84 is the floor at roughly 16 thousand coins for a steady Premier League option. Spend here before you touch Raphinha.
FC 27 POTM, Deadlines and Live Pricing
The timers below are EA in game expiry stamps. Live coin costs swing every day with fodder, so check the price on the SBC tile before you commit.
| Player | League | Rating | Live cost | Item Score | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphinha | LALIGA | 89 | ~1.65M | 1,300,000 | Oct 30 |
| Olise | Bundesliga | 91 | ~887K | 700,000 | Oct 29 |
| Malen | Serie A | 85 | ~114K | 90,000 | Oct 29 |
| Pina | Liga F | 89 | ~1.43M | 1,125,000 | Nov 3 |
| Gross | Premier League | 84 | ~16K | 18,750 | Oct 30 |
- Skip Raphinha 89 unless your club is packed with untradeable fodder you cannot move.
- Wait on Olise 91 if you can survive a few days, the leaked 92 Scream may beat the SBC.
- Buy Malen 85 as the clear value play of the month at about 114 thousand coins.
- Check the live cost on the SBC tile, prices climb when a new promo starts.
Skip Raphinha 89 for the 90 Scream Raphinha in packs, weigh Olise 91 against the leaked 92 Scream, and spend your coins on Malen 85 before the October 29 and 30 POTM deadlines.
