How to complete Coquelin & Acuna FIFA 21 Showdown SBC – solutions & cost
EA SportsEA Sports has released a new pair of Showdown promo SBCs for Villareal’s Francis Coquelin and Sevilla’s Marcos Acuña ahead of their club’s matchup on December 29.
“Showdown” SBCs are squad-building challenges that were first introduced in the super-popular Summer Heat promo at the end of the FIFA 20 cycle. There was a lot of speculation that they would be returning for FIFA 21, especially after a leak showed they were being brought back earlier in the week before the announcement.
The two Ultimate Team players in each pair of Showdown challenges are selected based on upcoming real-life fixtures, with a very nice upgrade on the line: the FUT card for the player on the winning team gets a +2 bonus to their overall rating (down from +3 in FIFA 20), or a +1 each for a draw.
Let’s take a look at the stats for both cards, along with the SBC requirements, price, and some simple solutions.
Coquelin & Acuna Showdown SBC in-game stats
FUTBINAcuna sees a nice overall upgrade from 83 on his regular gold card to an 86 for this promo. Pace is way up to 89 from 76, Defending goes from 78 to 81, and Physicality also gets a two-point boost to 85 from 83. Dribbling and passing both get 2 point upgrades, and even shooting went up a point.
FUTBINThe Frenchman’s Showdown card is an 85 up from his regular 80 gold card. Pace is an 82 instead of 71, and Passing goes up from 76 to 81. Defending goes up to 83 from 79, and Physicality comes in at 85 instead of 81 as well.
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Keep in mind both of these cards have the potential to get even better as well, depending on who wins the Sevilla vs Villareal matchup happening next week.
Coquelin & Acuna Showdown SBC requirements & cost
There are two sets of requirements for each card, and it seems like Coquelin is the more expensive option, at 265,000 to 292,000 FUT Coins (depending on your system) compared to the 174,000 to 198,000 required for Acuna.
The requirements for both are listed below, along with the pack reward you’ll receive for completing each one as well:
Marcos Acuna Showdown SBC
La Liga
- Number of players from LaLiga Santander: Min 1
- In Form Players: Min 1
- Squad Rating: Min 83
- Team Chemistry: Min 80
- Number of players in the Squad: 11
- Reward: 1 Small Prime Gold Player’s Pack
Argentina
- Number of players from Argentina: Min 1
- In Form Players: Min 1
- Squad Rating: Min 85
- Team Chemistry: Min 70
- Number of players in the Squad: 11
- Reward: 1 Prime Mixed Players Pack
Francis Coquelin Showdown SBC
National Duty
- Number of players from France: Min 1
- Squad Rating: Min 84
- Team Chemistry: Min 70
- Number of players in the Squad: 11
- Reward: 1 Jumbo Premium Gold Pack
La Liga
- Number of players from LaLiga Santander: Min 1
- Squad Rating: Min 86
- Team Chemistry: Min 50
- Number of players in the Squad: 11
- Reward: 1 Rare Mixed Players Pack
Coquelin & Acuna Showdown SBC solutions
Below are some solutions for each of the required SBCs above. To make things as easy as possible, none of them will require and loyalty or position change cards to complete.
Marcos Acuña solutions
La Liga
EA SportsArgentina
FUTBINFrancis Coquelin Solutions
National Duty
FUTBINLa Liga
FUTBINIf you want to unlock either of these cards, don’t wait around because you only have two days to do so – until Monday, Dec 28, just before the Villareal and Sevilla matchup the next day.
Once that match is over, either Coquelin or Acuna will get a +2 OVR stat boost if their team wins, or both will get +1 in the case of a draw. The good news is that even if you happen to do the losing player’s SBC, their card’s current boost will not go away.