Road to the Knockouts replaced Ultimate Scream at 6pm UK on Friday 6 November. EA's launch article says the cards follow their club's goals, wins and finishing position through the final league phase game. The official EA SPORTS FC post on X puts it shorter. Goals, points and climbs up the table across Europe's elite competitions power the upgrades. The 30 pack cards span four UEFA competitions, and EA published three different upgrade graphics for them. Read the right one before you spend.
FC 27 Road to the Knockouts Team 1: The 11 Cards Rated 88+
These are the cards that decide whether the promo is worth your coins. Face stats come from EA's Team 1 graphics and the post-release databases.
| Player | Rating | Pos | Club | Competition | Key stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ousmane Dembele | 91 | ST | PSG | UCL | 91 PAC, 90 SHO, 94 DRI |
| Jude Bellingham | 91 | CAM | Real Madrid | UCL | 90 SHO, 81 DEF, 86 PHY |
| Pedri | 91 | CM | Barcelona | UCL | 91 PAS, 92 DRI, 82 DEF |
| Luis Diaz | 90 | LM | Bayern Munich | UCL | 88 PAC, 90 DRI |
| Aitana Bonmati | 90 | CM | Barcelona | UWCL | 90 DRI, 86 PAS |
| Tabitha Chawinga | 89 | LW | OL Lyonnes | UWCL | 95 PAC, 84 SHO |
| Yui Hasegawa | 89 | CDM | Manchester City | UWCL | 89 PAS, 89 DRI |
| Ryan Gravenberch | 88 | CDM | Liverpool | UCL | No face stat below 81 |
| Marcos Llorente | 88 | RB | Atletico Madrid | UCL | 92 PAC, 83 SHO |
| Alessandro Bastoni | 88 | CB | Inter | UCL | 88 DEF, 84 PHY |
| Sakina Karchaoui | 88 | RM | PSG | UWCL | 90 PAC, 88 PAS |
Dembele is the cleanest attacker here. 91 pace, 90 shooting and 94 dribbling on a striker needs no chemistry workaround. Bellingham is the one you build around, because 81 defending and 86 physical let you move him from CAM to box to box CM without losing anything.
Llorente is the quiet pick. 92 pace on a right back with 83 shooting means you can push him forward without worrying about being caught. Chawinga brings 95 pace to the UWCL side, and those cards start collecting results two weeks before the men's.
The Other 19 Cards in the FC 27 Road to the Knockouts Team 1
The other 19 pack cards sit between 85 and 87. Here are the 18 names the post-release databases agree on, grouped by rating.
- 87 Jeremy Doku LW (Manchester City), Rafael Leao LW (Galatasaray), Romelu Lukaku ST (Fenerbahce), Francisco Conceicao CAM (Juventus, UEL), Alyssa Thompson LM (Chelsea, UWCL).
- 86 Senne Lammens GK (Manchester United), Zambo Anguissa CM (Napoli), Fikayo Tomori CB (AC Milan, UEL), Maxim De Cuyper LM (Brighton, UECL), Matthias Ginter CB (Freiburg, UECL), Geraldine Reuteler CM (Arsenal, UWCL), Andreia Jacinto CM (Real Madrid, UWCL).
- 85 Matias Soule RW (Roma), Gabri Veiga CM (Porto), Timothy Weah RM (Marseille, UEL), Younes Taha CAM (Twente, UECL), Diogo Travassos RB (Braga, UECL), Cristian Romero CB (Getafe, UECL).
Tomori is the pick of the cheaper defenders, with 86 pace, 85 defending and 84 physical. De Cuyper is listed as an 86 LM rather than a left back, so treat him as a wide Premier League link. Romero has the highest physical in the whole team at 89.
FC 27 Road to the Knockouts Team 1: Three Official Upgrade Paths
EA published three separate graphics on the launch page. They are not one shared path, and the thresholds change by competition.
| Official route | Wins | Scoring matches | Finish for +1 OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCL and UEL | 3 | 1 goal in 3 separate matches | Top 8 in the league phase |
| UECL | 2 | 1 goal in 2 separate matches | Top 8 in the league phase |
| UWCL | 2 | 1 goal in 2 separate matches | Top 4 in the league phase |
Each route pays +1 Base PlayStyle for the wins and +1 to two main stats for the scoring matches. UCL and UEL cards need 3 wins and goals in 3 matches, while UECL and UWCL cards need 2 of each. Every trigger is a club result, so your player needs no minutes, goals or clean sheets. Only the finish moves OVR, which means a card can collect both early boosts and still sit at its release rating until the league phase table settles.
EA also confirms Star Performers items on Monday 9 November, a Single Player Live Event with themed opponents at each difficulty level in first to three matches, the third Ultimate Gauntlet, a themed Rush event, and more SBCs, Evolutions and objectives through the week.
What Else Dropped With RTTK
| Content | Detail | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Lois Openda SBC | 85 ST, Lyon, UEL design, about 98K coins, one challenge | Fri 13 Nov |
| Road to the Knockouts Event | 4 objectives, RTTK Emiliano Buendia reward, Single Player Live Event | 7 days |
| Ultimate Gauntlet 3 | 8 of 10 challenges, untradeable Aleix Garcia | 7 days |
| Matchday Marksman Evo | RW and RM up to 80 OVR, shooting, dribbling and passing boosts | Live |
| Intercept Evo | PlayStyle evo for cards up to 80 OVR | Live |
| 81+ TOTW 1-8 Upgrade | Repeatable, about 19K coins | Live |
Ultimate Scream left packs at the same drop, but its Token Store stays open until around 13 November. Spend leftover tokens before you pivot to RTTK building.
Which RTTK Cards To Buy First
Buy the card, not the upgrade. Men's UCL items wait until 24 and 25 November for their first countable matchday, and the league phase does not finish until 27 and 28 January. That is a long hold for a single +1 OVR.
Want early movement? UWCL items play from 10 November and need only 2 wins plus goals in 2 matches. Bonmati, Chawinga and Karchaoui are the three 88+ cards on that route. Check each club's remaining fixtures before you pay a premium, and use tradable pack cards so you can sell before the first matchday.
Skip the Openda SBC at 98K for now. 95 pace is nice, but Team 1 already has 87+ attackers at every position and his value rides on Lyon's Europa League results. Let the price settle over the weekend. Hold your 84 to 86 fodder until the next SBC posts its cost, because untradeable rewards lock your coins with no way back.
FC 27 Road to the Knockouts Team 1 is live with 30 cards led by three 91s; EA's three official upgrade paths differ by competition, and only a top 8 or top 4 finish moves OVR.
