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

Execution · Competitive PvP
Cops-and-robbers spin on Battlefield built around heists, chases, and urban shootouts.

Execution · Competitive PvP
Stick-skill execution and constant prediction of a human opponent's attacking patterns.
Battlefield Hardline leans Execution (Competitive PvP); FIFA Soccer 12 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Battlefield Hardline
Close-quarters gunplay and high-speed vehicle chases
FIFA Soccer 12
Dribbling, timed tackles and finishing demand practiced sticks
FIFA Soccer 12 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Battlefield Hardline
Cops-versus-criminals humans adapt heist tactics
FIFA Soccer 12
Human opponents adapt formations and attacking habits constantly
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Battlefield Hardline
Spawns and loot grabs shuffle engagements
FIFA Soccer 12
Deflections and physics bounces swing tight matches
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Battlefield Hardline
Gadget loadouts and mode-specific route knowledge
FIFA Soccer 12
Formation choices and tactical defending knowledge sit underneath
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.