Fifa 19 Best Defensive Teams [Top 10]

Updated:

17 Jun 2020

Who are the 10 best defensive teams in Fifa 19?

If you love to play with your team waiting for the ball in your half of the pitch, waiting for the firt mistake made by the opponent team to launch a counter-attack, take a look at the following list of the greatest defensive teams in Fifa 19

10. Real Betis

Real Betis - A real annoying team to offend

One of the toughest teams in La Liga, and that for some really good players in the backsides able to narcotize with their pressing all the playing and the offensive schemes of the opponents. Real Betis is a really expert team when it is time to block efficiently the net.

Line-up 3 - 5 - 2
Starting Team:

N° Role Name Ovr-Pot Age

13 GK Pau López 82-87 24

23 RCB Aïssa Mandi 80-83 27

4 CB Zouhair Feddal 78-78 29

5 LCB Bartra 83-84 28

14 CDM William Carvalho 82-85 27

17 RM Joaquín 81-81 38

6 RCM Canales 83-83 28

18 LCM Andrés Guardado 82-82 32

20 LM Junior Firpo 78-85 23

21 RS Giovani Lo Celso 82-88 23

16 LS Loren 78-82 25

Why Real Betis is a great defensive team:

Because of his experienced players, especially in defensive roles. Carvalho is a really good defensive midfielder, with incredible strength (91) and good tackling skills. But not only that! He is also a really good playmaker
Bartra is an excellent centre back, aggressive and intelligent, with an 87 in interceptions and 89 in elevation. With that, he could even try his luck in the corners, with his 82 points in headers
Pau Lopez is a promising goalkeeper, able to rescue his colleagues when the time gets worse than necessary

9. Sevilla FC

Sevilla is one of the toughest teams to beat in La Liga

If you are familiar with bets, you certainly noticed in the last few years Sevilla’s ability to end with low scoring games. Maybe is the style of their playing, maybe the mixture of particular players. At first glance, Sevilla could not seem a defensive team but is evident the quality of their players in protecting the net.

Line-up 3 - 5 - 2
Starting Team:

N° Role Name Ovr-Pot Age

1 GK Tomáš Vaclík 80-81 30

16 RB Jesús Navas 81-81 33

4 RCB Simon Kjær 81-81 30

25 LCB Gabriel Mercado 79-79 32

18 LB Escudero 79-79 30

17 RM Pablo Sarabia 83-84 27

10 RCM Éver Banega 84-84 31

7 LCM Roque Mesa 79-79 30

19 LM Munir 77-82 24

22 CAM Franco Vázquez 81-81 30

9 ST Wissam Ben Yedder 82-82 29

Why Sevilla is a great defensive team:

Vaclík is a good goalkeeper, not maybe with the foot but with excellent reflexes (85). He is able to clean the net masterly
Sarabia and Munir are two tireless runners, able to help attack and defence. And in the back of the flank, you have two other good players, Escudero and the expert Navas, both able to protect from enemies invading from the sides
Balanced midfield, with Banega inventing magic tricks, while Roque Mesa - with his 89 in balance, 88 in stamina and 86 in aggression - is doing all the dirty work

8. Arsenal

Arsenal is full of skilled players who are able to do great ball possession

In the last few years, Arsenal has to find his new identity, after the shocking farewell of gunner’s legendary coach Arsene Wenger. Maybe due to that his playing ultimately is not as rich and spectacular as this team accustom the spectators. But surely they obtained more solidity in defence, due to a proper goalkeeper and some experienced towers guarding the back.

Line-up 4 - 5 -1
Starting Team:

N° Role Name Ovr-Pot Age

19 GK Bernd Leno 83-86 27

15 RB Maitland-Niles 73-84 22

5 RCB Sokratis 84-84 31

6 LCB Laurent Koscielny 82-82 34

31 LB Sead Kolašinac 80-83 26

11 RDM Lucas Torreira 82-87 23

34 LDM Granit Xhaka 81-84 26

7 RM Henrikh Mkhitaryan 82-82 30

14 LM Aubameyang 88-88 30

10 CAM Mesut Özil 85-85 30

9 ST Alexandre Lacazette 85-85 28

Why Arsenal is a great defensive team:

Koscielny and Sokratis: with these two mountains in the middle of the defence is really tough to find a hole and punish their distractions
Great external defenders: Kolašinac is incredibly strong (90) and aggressive (93), while Niles is a really talented player, if you are interested in raising young promises
Torreira and Xhaka, the first really strong (90 of balance and 86 in tackles), the second aggressive as a stray dog

7. Lazio

Lazio during last season has been showing great things

Lazio is a well built and aggressive team, lead by a talented coach (Simone Inzaghi, who played for Lazio as a striker). Their strength is in teamwork, and in the solidity of the midfield. But they achieved great results also thanks for his goalkeeper and some veterans of the old guard that passed years playing together.

Line-up 3 - 5 - 1 - 1
Starting Team:

N° Role Name Ovr-Pot Age

1 GK Thomas Strakosha 82-87 24

3 RCB Luiz Felipe F 77-86 22

33 CB Francesco Acerbi 84-84 31

26 LCB Ştefan Radu 80-80 32

16 RDM Marco Parolo 82-82 34

6 LDM Lucas Leiva 84-84 32

77 RM Adam Marušić 78-78 26

21 CM Milinković-Savić 85-90 24

19 LM Senad Lulić 79-79 33

10 CF Luis Alberto 82-84 26

17 ST Ciro Immobile 87-87 29

Why Lazio is a great defensive team:

Their strength is in the midfield: Parolo and Lucas Leiva are doing all the dirty work, both able stealing the ball and in construction. Milinković-Savić and Luis Alberto are the ones appointed to create, but are both able to help the back
Marusic and Lulic are able to run all along the flank incessantly, participating in all the actions of the team.
When you have a striker as Immobile, you can concentrate more in not take any goal, and score at the first occasion

6. Roma

Roma is an experienced and typically Italian team, really good in defending

Roma can often play offensive football, but their real force is all stored in the defence and in the holding midfielders, able to connect attack and back. A partial minus could be found in the goalkeeper, not certainly a top-one. But with these players defending his net, many time he won’t see any dangers coming.

Line-up 4 - 4 - 1 - 1
Starting Team:

N° Role Name Ovr-Pot Age

1 GK Robin Olsen 78-78 29

24 RB Alessandro Florenzi 82-82 28

44 LCB Kostas Manolas 85-86 28

20 RCB Federico Fazio 80-80 32

11 LB Aleksandar Kolarov 83-83 33

16 RCM Daniele De Rossi 83-83 36

4 LCM Bryan Cristante 78-84 24

22 RM Nicolò Zaniolo 74-89 20

8 LM Diego Perotti 80-80 31

7 COM Lorenzo Pellegrini 79-87 23

9 ST Edin Džeko 85-85 33

Why Roma is a great defensive team:

For the couple of holding midfielders: De Rossi and Cristante are two classical central midfielders, strong enough to fight against bigger players, and adequately technical to be useful in construction.
The power of the two central-back: Fazio and Manolas are not accommodating hosts. They haven’t any moral problem in sending a player to the nursery in no time
Talented advanced midfielders: Zaniolo and Pellegrini are two wonderful players, able to play in all the parts of the field, and with a big amount stamina. Extremely useful to all the manoeuvre

5. FC Porto

Fight against Porto can be a problem for any team

Porto has a stunning defence pack, filled with Brazilians, and among that dominates Pepe, the Portuguese slayer. The classical 4 - 4 - 2 formation is fulfilled with angry fighters, constantly aiming at the ankles of their opponents. No wonder why they were able to annoy many skilled European top clubs in the continental competitions, proving to be a tough obstacle for anyone.

Line-up 4 - 4 - 2
Starting Team

N° Role Name Ovr-Pot Age

40 GK Fabiano 73-73 31

3 RB Éder Militão 80-88 21

28 LCB Felipe 83-83 30

33 RCB Pepe 85-85 26

18 LB Telles 84-86 26

17 RM Jesús Corona 82-83 26

22 RCM Danilo Pereira 83-84 28

16 LCM Héctor Herrera 82-82 29

8 LM Yacine Brahimi 85-85 29

11 LS Moussa Marega 81-81 28

29 RS Soares 79-79 28

Why Porto is a great defending team:

The quality and arrogance of the two central back: Pepe is a slaughter, showing no mercy to anyone, even when against his old best friends of Real Madrid period. Along with him there’s Felipe, another extremely effective and rude ball stealer
Alex Telles and Militao are two great external defenders: mentally impeccable in the defensive phase, they can turn any occasion of the opponents into a fast counter-attack
Great midfield, with no weak points. Herrera with his 95 in stamina has the lungs to run for the entire team, while Pereira is the one in charge to invent. Along the flanks, you have other two rabbits fast as thunders and with excellent dribbling skills (both 90)

4. Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund is amaizing. Full of youngsters excellent in counter-attacking

Usually, Dortmund is not considered a proper defensive team, but the formation and the players are quite adaptive. Is a team constructed to resist against biggers and most quoted teams. Due to that you can find a good amount of quality among the fighters of this tenacious team, that ensures resistance in the opponent's forays.

Line-up 4 - 5 - 1
Starting Team:

N° Role Name Ovr-Pot Age

1 POR Roman Bürki 85-86 28

26 TD Łukasz Piszczek 81-81 34

16 CD Manuel Akanji 82-88 24

2 DCS Dan-Axel Zagadou 77-85 20

4 TS Abdou Diallo 79-86 23

28 CDD Axel Witsel 85-85 30

6 CDS Thomas Delaney 82-83 28

7 ED Jadon Sancho 80-91 19

13 ES Raphaël Guerreiro 82-85 25

11 COC Marco Reus 88-88 30

10 ATT Mario Götze 82-83 27

Why Borussia Dortmund is a great defensive team:

Paradoxically, for his attackers. Borussia Dortmund hasn’t a real striker in the formation. This makes the playing of the team based on the ball possession and the density created by the midfield
For the two holding midfielders: Delaney is as cold as ice. The dutch is a real gate, able to contrast with amazing efficiency. Witsel is even better: one of the stars of the team, the captain is a real tower among the pitch, acting as a guiding light for all his comrades
Great ductility of Sancho and Guerreiro, two other rings in this fistful of pain. They are stunning in dribbling, but also able to come in the backsides and help the team to resist against severe problems

3. Ajax

Ajax was one of the most surprising teams the last season

One of the youngest top-teams in all the game, Ajax can be considered a defensive team due to the starting formation, complete with a lot of stunning and talented elements that make Ajax one of the greatest teams in counter-attacking.

Line-up 4 - 5 - 1
Starting Team:

N° Role Name Ovr-Pot Age

24 GK André Onana 82-87 23

12 RB Noussair Mazraoui 76-84 21

4 CB Matthijs de Ligt 85-93 20

17 CB Daley Blind 82-82 29

31 LB Nicolás Tagliafico 82-83 27

20 RDM Lasse Schøne 78-78 33

21 LDM Frenkie de Jong 84-90 22

22 RAM Hakim Ziyech 85-86 26

6 CAM Donny van de Beek 81-87 22

7 LAM David Neres 81-87 22

10 ST Dušan Tadić 84-84 30

Why Ajax is a great defensive team:

Blind, de Ligt, Tagliafico, Mazraoui are a great starting line: the first one is probably the best young centre-back in the game, with a great potential, even higher than Van Djick’s.
Amazing midfield, complete with all the furniture a usual gamer wants. A well-mixed couple of central defensive midfielders: Shone is experienced and really good in shooting, with an 87 in free kicks. De Jong on the other side is probably the best promising midfielder in the game.
The three defensive midfielders work perfectly as a connection between the units. In fact, they are able to do quite everything, from assists or shooting to pressing and tackle

2. Inter

Inter has a wonderful defence, and great fighters among the pitch

With Antonio Conte on the bench Inter transformed his playing, with a even more defensive approach. But all the things started a few years ago, with Luciano Spalletti. Inter’s strength is all based upon one of the greatest couple of centre-backs in all football, protecting the net of a goalkeeper that is like the wine: the more he’s aged, he gets only better

Line-up 4 - 5 - 1
Starting Team:

N° Role Name Ovr-Pot Age

1 POR Samir Handanovič 88-88 35

33 TD Danilo D'Ambrosio 76-76 31

6 CD Stefan de Vrij 84-85 27

37 DCS Milan Škriniar 86-93 24

18 TS Kwadwo Asamoah 79-79 30

8 CDD Matias Vecino Fy 80-81 28

77 CDS Marcelo Brozović 81-83 26

16 ED Matteo Politano 82-83 26

44 ES Ivan Perišić 85-85 30

14 COC Radja Nainggolan 85-85 31

10 ATT Lautaro Martínez 80-88 2

Why Inter is a great defensive team:

de Vrij and Skriniar are two wonderful players, champions in concentration and mental skills, and both highly aggressive and with great skills in marking (respectively 87 and 92) and tackles.
Brozovic and Vecino are brutal: great stamina and effective tackles. Every game they’re able to recover tons of balls from the legs of the opponents
Full of other fighters: Nainggolan is a ninja, Perisic and Politano two tireless and shuttering motorbikes

1. Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid is well known for his harshness and cynical approach

Atletico Madrid is well known worldwide for his cynical tactical approach: high and incessant pressing, hard tackles and two or three players able to counter-attack when they get the opportunity. They’re probably the best team able to contrast opponents that are more quoted (at least on paper; as happened this year against Liverpool in Champions League).

Line-up 4 – 4 – 2
Starting Team (name – overall):

N° Role Name Ovr-Pot Age

3 GK Jan Oblak 91-93 26

4 RB Santiago Arias 79-80 27

24 RCB José María Giménez 84-88 24

2 LCB Diego Godín 90-90 33

3 LB Filipe Luís 85-85 34

6 RM Koke 85-85 27

14 RCM Rodri 83-88 23

8 LCM Saúl 85-90 24

11 LM Thomas Lemar 83-89 23

7 RS Antoine Griezmann 89-89 28

22 LS Morata 82-84 26

Why Atletico Madrid is the best defensive team in Fifa 19:

For the incredible harshness of his defenders. Godin and Gimenez are super aggressive (89 each) and really skilled in marking (90 – 89), while Arias and Filipe Luiz are really good tacklers.
The counter-attack: Diego Costa and Morata are really effective strikers able to get the team up, and Griezmann combined with the talented midfielders Atletico has (Saul especially) creates a frightening weapon.
Even if you find a hole, you have to beat Oblak: he is the best goalkeeper in the game, with an overall of 91 and a 93 of potential.