FIFA 17 Ultimate Team: FUT Team of the Week 26 Predictions, Pack Details, More

FIFA 17 Ultimate Team players saw Europe's focus turn back toward the domestic stage this past weekend as another star-studded lineup is primed to feature in Team of the Week 26 this Wednesday. 

Inter Milan talisman Mauro Icardi looks assured of a place in this week's squad after both he and team-mate Ever Banega scored hat-tricks in a 7-1 demolition of Atalanta, meaning both Argentinians could feature in TOTW 26.

Meanwhile, Memphis Depay is in contention after scoring twice in Lyon's 4-0 win over Toulouse—not his first man-of-the-match display this season—and David Alaba helped secure a 3-0 win for Bayern Munich against Eintracht Frankfurt.

We may also see Dimitri Payet in the mix after he supplied two assists in Marseille's 3-0 win over Angers, and Medhi Benatia's goal in Juventus' 2-1 win over AC Milan last Friday could see him earn a spot.

Read on for predictions of which stars we'll see line up in Team of the Week 26 as FUT 17 prepares for its latest batch of in-form releases.

Position	Player	Club	Country	Rating Pred.
Bench
Reserves
GK	Ralf Fahrmann	Schalke 04	Germany	84 > 86 (Team of UCL GS) > 87
LB	David Alaba	Bayern Munich	Austria	87 > 89
CB	Medhi Benatia	Juventus	Morocco	83 > 85
CB	Loic Perrin	Saint-Etienne	France	82 > 84 > 85
LM	Memphis Depay	Lyon	Netherlands	80 > 83 > 85 > 86
LM	Dimitri Payet	Marseille	France	86 > 87 > 88
CM	Emre Can	Liverpool	Germany	80 > 83
CAM	Joao Moutinho	AS Monaco	Portugal	83 > 85
CAM	Ever Banega	Inter Milan	Argentina	84 > 86
ST	Mauro Icardi	Inter Milan	Argentina	82 > 84 > 86 > 87 > 88 > 89
ST	Bas Dost	Sporting	Netherlands	78 > 80 > 83 > 84
GK	German Lux	Deportivo La Coruna	Argentina	77 > 81
RWB	Bruno Peres	AS Roma	Brazil	81 > 83
LB	Marvin Plattenhardt	Hertha Berlin	Germany	77 > 81 > 84
CDM	Morgan Schneiderlin	Everton	France	82 > 83
CM	Alan Dzagoev	CSKA Moscow	Russia	81 > 84
ST	Oumar Niasse	Hull City	Senegal	75 > 77 > 81
ST	Nicolai Jorgensen	Feyenoord	Denmark	76 > 78 > 82 > 84
CDM	Josh Wright	Gillingham	England	64 > 64
CAM	Joshua King	Bournemouth	Norway	72 > 74
ST	Felipe Mora	Universidad de Chile	Chile	72 > 74
ST	Medy Elito	Cambridge United	England	62 > 64
ST	Gerard Badia	Piast Gliwice	Spain	69 > 74

Gold Pack: 5,000 coins, 100 FIFA points

Premium Gold Pack: 7,500 coins, 150 FIFA points

Silver Pack: 2,500 coins, 50 FIFA points

Premium Silver Pack: 3,750 coins, 75 FIFA points

Team of the Week 26 will be announced on Wednesday, March 15, at 3 p.m. GMT (11 a.m. ET) and will be released into card packs at 6 p.m. GMT (2 p.m. ET) later that day. Stats and ratings have been provided by FUTHead.com. 

If a player's original rating is the highest available in bronze (64) or silver (74), his first in-form cannot feature an overall increase but will feature improved individual stats.

Mauro Icardi, Inter Milan

Just as Atalanta's fairytale run was starting to take off, Inter brought the underdogs back down to Earth with a 7-1 win at the San Siro on Sunday, where it took Icardi just nine minutes to wrap up his hat-trick contribution.

The South American netted his first and third goals of the afternoon in the 17th and 26th minutes, and not only that, but BT Sport Football noted the combination of a left-footed finish, a right-footed strike and a header made it all the sweeter:

Up until now, Juventus' Gonzalo Higuain may have been seen as the premier striking option for those with Serie A teams, but Icardi's hat-trick suggests another Argentinian could provide other opportunities in attack.

That haul took Icardi level with Edin Dzeko on 20 Serie A goals this season and just two behind leading scorer, Torino's Andrea Belotti, and OptaPaolo highlighted the batches in which Inter's star man tends to bag his goals:

The 24-year-old already boasts a net-breaking base shooting stat of 91 in his most recent in-form boost, one particular aspect of any incoming upgrade that's pretty much guaranteed to improve if selected this week.

In that card, Icardi also had ridiculous positioning and finishing in-game stats of 97 and 98, respectively, per FUTHead, two fields that could be pushed into that magic 99 bracket with one more in-form boost.

David Alaba, Bayern Munich

Having yet to receive an in-form upgrade thus far on FIFA 17, it seems well overdue for Bayern star Alaba to undergo a makeover on this season's title, particularly after his helping hand in Saturday's 3-0 win over Eintracht.

Manager Carlo Ancelotti's side extended their unbeaten streak to 18 matches following that result, and Alaba's assist and clean sheet could be enough to earn him a spot in TOTW 26.

It was the Austrian who laid the ball on a plate for Douglas Costa to net Bayern's second in that fixture, and Alaba took to Twitter to celebrate in the aftermath:

The left-back's base card is impressive enough with its 87 overall rating, but any improvements on Alaba's 86 base pace, 83 base dribbling and 83 base defending will undoubtedly be welcome to those playing Bayern-influenced teams. 

Memphis Depay, Lyon

Any players who picked up Depay's winter Ones to Watch card will be rubbing their hands together following the Dutchman's latest performance, as his brace led Lyon to a convincing 4-0 win over Toulouse on Sunday.

The 23-year-old is making up for lost time in France after leaving Manchester United in January, so much so that he now appears focused on finding the quickest route to goal—by any means necessary:

Depay has come upon a hot streak in form in Ligue 1 of late, as illustrated by WhoScored.com, so it seems only fitting he could receive his second in-form boost in the space of just three weeks:

The 85-rated in-form Depay received in TOTW 24 housed an electrifying base pace stat of 94 and shooting of 87, both of which are bound to step up another couple of notches alongside his 88 dribbling this week.

It's almost a pity, therefore, that Depay's in-game shot power stat is already at the maximum 99, although that would explain how the winger is able to score such goals as his halfway line effort against Toulouse.