FIFA 19 ratings winter refresh: Upgrade and downgrade predictions

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Standard Sport15 February 2019
Chelsea Football Newsletter

Your FIFA 19 ratings are changing as the winter refresh begins to roll out.

From February 15, EA Sports will start to permanently change a number of players' statistics in a key move to keep the game as current as possible.

As in real life, players overperform and underperform throughout the campaign. With the January transfer window out the way and the season run-in fast approaching then players will get a welcome boost - or otherwise - in the video game.

Last season, the likes of Mohamed Salah, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane were all boosted. These are not little improvements, either. Lazio's Ciro Immobile and Manchester City's Fernandinho were bumped up by three points last year.

EA Sports have not confirmed a full list of which players will be increased or decreased, but educated predictions can be made. So we did just that.

Predicted player upgrades

PlayerClubNew RatingUpgrade
Matteo GuendouziArsenal74+7
Jadon SanchoBorussia Dortmund78+6
Declan RiceWest Ham74+5
Aaron Wan-BissakaCrystal Palace75+5
Lucas TorreiraArsenal82+4
Harry WinksTottenham78+3
Aleksandar MitrovicFulham79+3
Marc-Andre ter StegenBarcelona91+2
Callum Hudson-OdoiChelsea70+2
Virgil van DijkLiverpool87+2
Bernardo SilvaMan City86+2
Felipe AndersonWest Ham84+2
Eden HazardChelsea92+1
Lionel MessiBarcelona94+1
Thibaut CourtoisReal Madrid90+1
David SilvaMan City89+1
Kylian MbappePSG88+1
Alisson BeckerLiverpool86+1
Heung-min SonTottenham85+1
Marcus RashfordMan Utd82+1

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Predicted player downgrades

PlayerClubNew RatingDowngrade
Alex SanchezMan Utd85-2
Gary CahillChelsea79-2
Nemanja MaticMan Utd84-2
Vincente GuaitaCrystal Palace79-2
Gareth BaleReal Madrid86-2
Mesut OzilArsenal64-2
Nathaniel ClyneLiverpool78-2
Marco AsensioReal Madrid84-1
Cesc FabregasAS Monaco83-1
MalcomBarcelona82-1
Andre SchurrleFulham77-1
Antonio ValenciaMan Utd81-1
Sergio RamosReal Madrid90-1
Jean Michel SeriFulham81-1
Diego CostaAtletico Madrid84-1
Romelu LukakuMan Utd86-1
Serge AurierTottenham80-1
Henrikh MkhitaryanArsenal83-1
Toby AlderweireldTottenham85-1
Bernd LenoArsenal83-1