EA FC 26 TOTW 9 Predictions and All Contenders

EA FC 26, which is also known to be the heart of every football player who wants the game in their hands, continues to keep the community on edge with weekly drops and exciting updates. One of these thrilling weekly drops is the loved-by-all Team of the Week or better known as TOTW. It's already in its Week 8 and the next week's predictions for Week 9 has already become the talk of the town with a high bar of expectations.

With the domestic leagues heating up across Europe and beyond, the Week 9 of TOTW could feature some of the most balanced and unexpected players yet. To end your endless thinking and suffering, let’s follow LDShop for a prediction guide on the most potential contenders and players to be featured in the TOTW 9 of EA FC 26.

Preview of Week 8

In the previous release of TOTW, that is Week 8, we get to see a mix of elite players and rising stars from top teams like Mike Maignan, Declan Rice, Ellie Carpenter, Al Hassan Toure, Alvaro Carreras, etc. However, Week 9 of EA FC 26 is shaping up quite differently as this time, the youngsters are going to steal the spotlight from the elites and you will get to see many new faces who have delivered fabulous plays for their club.

FC 26 Team of The Week 9 Predictions

The predictions for the TOTW 9 are divided in 3 parts - Starting XI, Substitutes, and Contenders.

The Starting XI

Here is the full list of the predicted players to be featured in the Starting XI of TOTW week 9:

Player Name	Position	OVR	TOTW OVR	Nationality	Club
Elia Caprile	GK	76	78	Italy	Cagliari
Giulia Gwinn	RB	84	86	Germany	Bayern Munich
Matthijs De Ligt	CB	82	83	Netherlands	Manchester United
Danilho Doekhi	CB	78	8`	Netherlands	Union Berlin
Domenico Berardi	RW	82	84	Italy	Sassuolo
Lena Lattwein	CM	83	85	Germany	Wolfsburg
Laia Aleixandri Lopez	CB	81	83	Spain	Barcelona
Salem Al Dawsari	LM	82	85	Saudi Arabia	Al-Hilal
Antoine Griezmann	ST	85	88	France	Atletico Madrid
Sakina Karchaoui	CM	87	89	France	PSG
Robert Lewandowski	ST	88	90	Poland	Barcelona

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The Week 9 prediction for the Starting XI in the team of the week will feature a fresh lineup and no repeated players from the previous list. Among this new Starting XI, one of the most promising players is the Saudi forward, Al Dawsari who has managed to bag two goals and one assist in this account this week.

Other notable predictions include Griezmann who has a very high chance to be spotted in th FC 26 TOTW Week 9. This Frenchman has shown promising stats and results from the beginning of the 2025 to 2026 season. Further in the last, the fan favourite Robert Lewandowski, who has scored 2 goals and following him is Aleixandri with similarly 2 goals. To buy your favourites this week, buy FC 26 coins and purchase them all. The best platform to make the top-up is LDShop, it lets players top up for less and it is a great way to save money.

Substitutes

Player Name	Position	OVR	TOTW OVR	Nationality	Club
Timo Horn	GK	73	75	Germany	Vfl Bochum
Amad Diallo	CAM	79	81	Ivory Coast	Manchester United
Michael Keane	CB	73	77	England	Everton
N. Gonzalez	CDM	79	81	Spain	Manchester City
Jordan Holsgrove	CM	73	77	Scotland	Estoril Praia
Luis Maza	CAM	71	76	Algeria	Bayer Leverkusen
Pablo Allende	RM	72	75	Argentina	Inter Miami
Amario Cozier-Duberry	RM	66	70	England	Bolton
Alejandro Garnacho	CAM	77	81	Argentina	Chelsea
Guus Til	CAM	77	84	Netherlands	PSV

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Next, for the list of substitutes, this is where you can see the actual difference from Week 8 as you can witness a mix of top tier players like Amad Diallo who is making a comeback with his sparking performance for Manchester United and Guus Til from PSV and youngsters from developing clubs like Cozier-Duberry and Garnacho who are some promising players who have caught EA’s focus on youth performance.

Contenders

Player Name	Position	OVR	TOTW OVR	Nationality	Club
Malo Gusto	RB	79	81	France	Chelsea
Edmond Tapsoba	CB	81	84	Burkina Faso	Bayer Leverkusen
Florian Thauvin	ST	76	80	France	Lens
Lionel Messi	RW	86	90	Argentina	Inter Miami
Jhon Lucumi	CB	76	78	Colombia	Bologna
Klara Buhl	LM	86	90	Germany	Bayern Munich

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At last for the list of Contenders, One can expect to witness players like Thauvin, Lucumi, Klara Buhl and Lionel Messi in the contender list. As always, Lionel Messi will remain the headline contender after his dazzling performance for Inter Miami. Klara Buhl showed his explosive form and made a strong display for Bayern Munich. Others like Tapsoba and Gusto also managed to impress with their impressive defensive plays.

Conclusion

So that was it for the TOTW Week 9 Predictions. You will be able to see the official roster once EA releases it on the upcoming Wednesday, until then keep updated for the leaks and follow our website for further updates.