head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Execution · Competitive PvP
WWI conquest shooter with weighty gunplay.

Execution · Competitive PvP
Stick-skill football where outguessing human opponents matters as much as mechanics.
Battlefield 1 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); EA Sports FC 26 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Battlefield 1 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Battlefield 1
Bolt-actions reward steady aim and timing
EA Sports FC 26
Dribbling, skill moves and finishing need precise stick work
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Battlefield 1
Trench flanks and gas plays beat predictions
EA Sports FC 26
Online matches hinge on baiting and predicting human defenders
EA Sports FC 26 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Battlefield 1
Behemoth spawns and chaos shift matches
EA Sports FC 26
Deflections, ref calls and Ultimate Team packs add randomness
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Battlefield 1
Class kits and vehicle counters matter
EA Sports FC 26
Squad building, tactics and meta mechanics reward study
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.