EA SPORTS FC Mobile: New Gameplay Update in Deep Dive

The EA SPORTS FC Mobile Rivals Update, issued in June of 2025, brings important gameplay improvements created to meet community requests and enrich the overall player’s experience.

This EA SPORTS FC Mobile Rivals Update concentrates mainly on polishing two key areas—passing and VS Attack—and includes some extra balancing adjustments to make the game more consistent, reliable, and fun.

Here, we explore the specifics of these changes, highlighting how they will reshape gameplay in EA SPORTS FC Mobile.

Passing Improvements

Passing has seen significant changes in the Rivals Update, in direct response to player complaints regarding build-up play and accuracy. The update improves Ground Passes, Ground Through Passes, and Driven Ground Passes to make them more intuitive and functional. Here’s a breakdown of the changes:

Ground Passes

• Improved Target Awareness: Ground Passes now do a better job of considering the momentum, direction, and on-field position of the target player. This limits situations where passes frustratingly end up behind the target receiver.
• Enhanced Accuracy: Pass direction and power are more sensitive to joystick aim and angle, giving players greater control.
• Swerve Pass Consistency: The speed of contextual swerve passes (with the outside or inside of the foot) has been stabilized for execution with a smoother flow.
• Balanced Interceptions: Pass block interceptions are now more representative of player skill, resulting in more balanced outcomes.

Before: EA SPORTS FC Mobile Rivals Update

After: EA SPORTS FC Mobile Rivals Update

Ground Through Passes

• Improved Lead Distance: With room in front, Ground Through Passes travel greater distances, allowing fast attackers to exploit space in behind defense lines effectively.
• Reduced Overhits: Overhit passes along sidelines in tight situations are less frequent, minimizing turnovers in critical moments.
• Interception Balance: Through pass block interceptions now better consider player attributes, enhancing realism and consistency.

Driven Ground Passes

• Enhanced Accuracy: Accuracy on this pass has been upgraded to weave through defenders and pair up with the receiver’s positioning relative to the passer, making this kind of pass more reliable in traffic.

These adjustments collectively simplify build-up play so that the players can play with precision and confidence.

VS Attack (VSA) Enhancements

EA SPORTS has made improvements to everyone’s favourite fast-paced 90-second mode – VS Attack! This EA SPORTS FC Mobile Rivals Update’s changes aim to make VSA a more fair, consistent and fun experience for both Division Rivals and League vs. League. Here’s what it looks like.

• Added more starting chances to give more variety and fairness to how you start your VSA match.
• Adjusted an issue with Good and Great Chances to better reflect the quality and difficulty of the chance based on your team’s OVR. This means that there are fewer of the very difficult Good or Great Chances.
• Reduced the difficulty of Good and Great Chances to give clearer attacking routes and options to convert your chances.
• Improved the difficulty and situations of Basic Chances to be more diverse and challenging.
• Significantly reduced the frequency of Fullbacks starting with the ball in 4 and 5 at the back formations.
• Chances end sooner after a GK deflected saves, defender tackles, fouls far from goal, or missed crosses. This is so you can avoid wasting precious seconds if the ball gets deflected into a “dead” zone.
• Reduced the tendency of GK to rush out on certain Chances.
• Added the ability to change your Camera preset.

Miscellaneous Improvements and Balancing

EA SPORTS has added more community feedback into the June Update with the following additions.

• Balanced the Heel to Heel and Stepover and Exit Skill Moves to reduce the speed boost they would give certain players. The effectiveness of these two Skill Moves are now more dependent on the player’s attributes.
• Improved player selection for the defending team inside the box during Corner Kicks. Your defenders with the highest height and jumping ability will be placed in the middle of the box to better defend aerial duels. This means you’ll see fewer shorter players defending against towering opponents on Corners.
• Fixed an issue where the camera would not change back to regular view after a blocked Free Kick.

Final Whistle

The June 2025 EA SPORTS FC Mobile Rivals Update provides a solid gameplay base of improvements that are an immediate reaction to player community feedback.

Through improved passing consistency, VS Attack balance adjustments, and balancing critical mechanics, this patch brings the game’s core experience to the next level.

Whether it’s threading accurate passes through crowded defenses or taking advantage of more space in VSA, these additions make each match more fun and competitive.

This update highlights the developers’ commitment to hearing players out, making FC Mobile a dynamic and interesting game for its increasing number of players.