head to head
EA Sports WRC asks more than Forza Motorsport 7, and the gap is variance.

Execution · Pure Mechanics
A rally sim where split-second car control meets imperfect road information on every stage.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Consistent lap-time precision supported by tuning and racing-line study.
EA Sports WRC leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Forza Motorsport 7 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
EA Sports WRC leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
EA Sports WRC
Rally pace notes demand instant throttle and wheel response
Forza Motorsport 7
Braking points, throttle control and racing lines are everything
Forza Motorsport 7 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
EA Sports WRC
Solo stage racing; no opponent to model
Forza Motorsport 7
Online racecraft adds light human positioning play
EA Sports WRC leans clearly harder on variance.
EA Sports WRC
Road surface changes and unseen cuts create real hidden unknowns
Forza Motorsport 7
Dynamic weather shifts conditions mid-race
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
EA Sports WRC
Car setup, tyre compound choice and stage routing are solvable
Forza Motorsport 7
Tuning setups and line study reward engineering effort
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.