Welcome to the eighteenth edition of my weekly TOTW Predictions for FIFA 16. Last week saw a score of 16/23 selections correctly predicted from the official side.
Headlining this weeks side is Real Madrid’s record buy Gareth Bale after his hat-trick ensured Real Madrid got back to winning ways with a 5-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna.
What about Messi you ask? Messi also scored a hat-trick this week against Granada and unbelievably he may miss out. Messi’s TOTY Card will be released on Friday at 6pm and so there if he were to receive an IF this week there would be complications of the IF & TOTY being in packs at the same time. Although he may be omitted I still believe EA will include him and deal with the technicalities of this by only allowing one card in packs at any one time.
Starting XI
GK: Andrea Consigli (Sassuolo) -6 saves & clean sheet in a 1-0 win vs Inter Milan
LB: Maxwell (PSG) – 1 goal & a clean sheet in a 2-0 win vs Bastia
CB: Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid) – MOTM performance & a clean sheet in a 2-0 win vs Celta Vigo
RB: Carlos Martinez (Real Sociedad) – 2 assists & a clean sheet in a 2-0 win vs Valencia
RM: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) – 3 goals in a 5-0 win vs Deportivo La Coruna
CM: Marek Hamsik (Napoli) – 1 goal in a 5-1 win vs Frosinone
CAM: Josip Iličić (Fiorentina) – 2 goals in a 2-1 win vs Palermo
LW: Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) – 1 goal & 1 assist in a 2-1 win vs Torino
RW: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) – 3 goals in a 4-0 win vs Granada
ST: Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse) – 3 goals in a 3-1 win vs Stade Reims
ST: Jonas (Benfica) – 3 goals in a 4-1 in vs Nacional
Substitutes Bench
GK: Stefano Sorrentino (Palermo) – 7 saves & a clean sheet in a 1-0 win vs Verona
RB: Anderson Luis (Estoril – 1 goal & 1 assist in a 2-0 win vs Belenenses
RB: Gavin Hoyte (Barnet) – 1 goal & a clean sheet in a 2-0 win vs Bristol Rovers
CM: Marcelo Carrusca (Adelaide United) – 1 goal & 1 assist in a 3-1 win vs Perth Glory
LM: Bruno César (Sporting Lisbon) – 2 goals & 1 assist in a 6-0 win vs Vitoria Setubal
LM: Pizzi (Benfica) – 2 goals & 1 assist in a 6-0 win vs Maritimo
ST: Jonathan Obika (Swindon) – 2 goals in a 4-2 win vs Southend
Reserves
CDM: Danilo Pereira (FC Porto) – 1 goal & 1 assist in a 5-0 win vs Boavista
CM: Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria) – 2 goals in a 3-2 win vs Genoa
RM: Vitolo (Sevilla) – 1 assist in a 2-0 win vs Athletico Bilbao
ST: Jonathas (Real Sociedad) – 2 goals in a 2-0 win vs Valencia
ST: Paulo Dybala (Juventus) – 1 goal & 1 assist in a 3-0 win vs Verona