FC Playbook

FC 26 Shooting Controls

The 10 shooting inputs of FC 26, from the plain press to the low driven power shot, with the fakes that start the same way. Pick a group to see only that one.

+
together
then
one after another
or
either works
hold
keep it held
tap
a quick press
×2
press twice
release
let go
flick
flick the stick
stick direction
rotate the stick

Updated

Shots

One button, then every modifier that changes how it is struck.

  • Shoot / Volley / Header

    Strikes at goal with the laces, or volleys or heads it when the ball is in the air; the power bar sets how hard.

    Tip: Two to three bars of power is a reliable range; a shot with no clear lane to goal is likely to be blocked.

    Press B

  • Low Driven Shot

    Keeps a normal strike low and hard along the grass, useful for beating a goalkeeper at close range.

    Tip: Best inside the box and on cutbacks; from long range or a wide angle, a finesse or power shot has a better chance.

    Press B + press B (after power up)

  • Finesse Shot

    Curls the ball with the inside of the foot, trading pace for placement, usually toward the far corner.

    Tip: Works best from an angle to the goal; forced under pressure in a crowded box, it tends to get blocked.

    Press RB + press B

  • Low Driven Finesse Shot

    Adds the low driven modifier to a finesse shot, so the placed, curling effort stays close to the ground.

    Press RB + press B + press B (after power up)

  • Chip Shot

    Lifts the ball over a goalkeeper who has come off their line, usually from close range.

    Tip: Title Update 1.5.0 made chips more accurate and less likely to drift wide, so use them when the keeper rushes out.

    Press LB + press B

  • Power Shot

    Hits the ball as hard as possible for pace from distance, at the cost of a longer wind-up than a normal shot.

    Tip: Make space before you start it, as the long wind-up leaves time for a block; Power Shot PlayStyles add accuracy.

    Press LB + press RB + press B

  • Low Driven Power Shot

    Keeps a power shot low along the ground, combining full pace with a flatter path toward goal.

    Tip: It keeps the power shot's long wind-up, so it needs the same space around you before you strike.

    Press LB + press RB + press B + press B (after power up)

  • Flair Shot / Outside the Foot

    Shoots with the outside of the foot, a trivela, bending the ball the opposite way to a normal curling shot.

    Tip: In FC 26 only players with the Gamechanger PlayStyle can hit a trivela; anyone else takes a normal laces shot.

    Press LT + press B

Fakes

Start the shot, then go somewhere else with it.

  • Fake Shot

    Shapes to shoot, then cancels the kick and takes the ball in the direction you hold, sending a blocker the wrong way.

    Tip: Hold a direction away from where the player is facing; the sudden change of direction is what beats the defender.

    Press B, then press A + move LS

  • Fake Shot to Shot

    Fakes a shot or cross with no direction held, so the player stops on the ball instead of turning away.

    Tip: FC 26 made this stop flow into a dribble more quickly, so be ready to move off again straight away.

    Press X or press B + press A, then no direction on LS

Every FC 26 input, section by section