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
Precise stick control plus constant adaptation to a human opponent's tactics.

Execution · Competitive PvP
Weapon-spacing execution and live conditioning battles against human opponents.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); SoulCalibur V 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.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
Dribble touch, pass weight and finishing demand precise sticks
SoulCalibur V
Spacing, step timing and just-frame inputs reward trained hands
SoulCalibur V leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
Human opponents adapt formations and punish predictable patterns
SoulCalibur V
Versus humans, conditioning and throw-versus-mid guessing decides rounds
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
Deflections and keeper randomness add bounded chaos
SoulCalibur V
Nothing hidden beyond the opponent's intent
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
Tactics, instructions and set-piece routines reward study
SoulCalibur V
Frame data, matchup study and ring positioning are deep homework
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.