FIFA Penalties tutorial
Our FIFA penalties tutorial will help you score more penalties in FIFA 21 and previous versions. It is essential that you know your players head turns in the direction you are aiming a penalty. This gives your opponent a clue as to where the ball will go. Therefore you have to practice changing your aim at the last second to have a better chance of scoring. Of course top players will know you are likely to change direction so then to be very good you need to practice scoring in the far corners.
Penalty taking top tip
The cirlce of error gets bigger the more you move the cursor to shoot. This means if you move it left and right or up and down more it grows bigger and bigger. When your player takes the penalty they will not be as accurate. So to minimise movement try to keep your taker and aim central for as long as possible before aiming where you want to shoot. Then take the shot with a smaller circle to score more.
How much power for scoring penalties in FIFA
Quite straight forward the more power you add the less likely the keeper is to stop it if gets a hand to it. However their is a danger of the ball flying over the bar or wide. We would only recommend using 3/4 power max. If the penalty taker is extremely good such as Ronaldo. They can hit lower powerful shots above 3/4 and still have good chance of scoring. Use finesse button to slow the power a little and give better accuracy.
Finesse penalties in FIFA
As mentioned above using finesse shot for penalties will slow the ball down. It will also curve the ball into the corners away from the keeper. With enough pace this will beat most keepers. If your opponent stays middle adding finesse to a central shot can curl it next to the keeper to score.
Easy way to save penalties in FIFA
Unfortunately this is where EA have made a very big mistake. You can see when you take a penalty that the players head turns in that direction. Therefore making it obvious which way you are going to kick the ball. This is brilliant for saving penalties against people or the AI because you can guess which side the ball is going to go. However they might have been on this page and know to practice the last second switch. Though it is much harder to score when suddenly changing direction. Top players practice lots and know how to time last second aiming. Also as in the video from Pro Harry below move your keeper slightly one way then dive the other way.
FIFA Penalty saving tutorial video
One of the best FIFA 21 penalty tutorials by Pro player Harry Hesketh. In Pro tournaments he has won almost every penalty shoot out. Learn how by watching his video.
Timed finish penalties in FIFA
Just like when shooting in FIFA you can use timed finishing when taking penalties. Check out our Timed finishing tutorial after for more detail. If you time it right the circle will turn green giving you more chance of scoring. We would suggest practicing the last second switch more however for more chance of scoring.
FIFA penalty tips:
- 1. Move stick less for smaller circle or error on shot
- 2. Get used to the sensitivity of the left stick
- 3. Make note of timing in your head how long to move stick for
- 4. Use medium power and finesse for more accuracy
- 5. Try pressing shoot again if can to get timed finishing
- 6. Remember finesse helps direct ball back towards goal
- 7. Saving penalties should be easier following advice above
who is the best penalty taker on fifa 13
Not sure would imagine lots have 95+ for penalties. Will do a search.
Hey, does that excellent technique work in Fifa 13?
Yes 🙂
i cannot see the moving bar to take a good pk . the bar is cut off at the bottom of my tv screen. how can i make it so i can see that bar?
Go Into customize fifa then settings then video calibration the make it further away
Thanks, your advice worked
Now, I can see my bar
Thanks a lot
Like Kaal, My penalty bar is gone. Is there any way of getting it back to its normal place?
Think the only answer we can find is to delete your FIFA profile.
Wondering if there is a way to control the penalty shoot out lineup before it starts. Got to a cup final as Newcastle against Madrid, went to penalties, and he had stars stepping up left and right while 2 defenders came up in my first 5 PK takers. I remember it used to go to a screen forcing the player to select the PK lineup. Is there a way to do it now?
Nope, will add to FIFA13 section as it is very annoying. Especially if you make subs during game sometimes keeper takes 1st penalty!!
Hey for some reason I cannot view the video for the “funny over the human goalkeeper”one. The only video I see to the right of the page is your penalty tutorial.can you pls explain how to view the video or could you please link me the video thanks 🙂
Yeah thanks for spotting, strange will fix that and let you know.
Now added finally found the video we made and edited it.
I have Fifa 12 for the X box 360 and my bar for penalty taking has gone from the screen
Hi Kaal,
They have put the power guide above the players head now to make it a bit harder. Best is to practice in arena holding down power for a set time until you know without looking how long you need to hold it down.
Only thing we could find is to remove your FIFA profile? Not lost it before so that is only what people say on other forums.