After a break during the festive season, the EA FC 24 Pro Open Match Week 5 will mark the return of the global competition that commenced in November 2023. With the first rounds of group fixtures done, this is where things heat up even more. Match week 5 will witness the returning leg of matches in Group A, and it will decide the first set of candidates for the knockout rounds.Naturally, the stakes will be high, and there are great incentives for the community to be engaged with it as well. The FC Pro Live promo cards will be in action, with all of them having the scope to receive further upgrades in the future. Let's take a look at the upcoming fixtures and which cards will be up for upgrades during EA FC 24 Pro Open Match Week 5.All EA FC 24 Pro Open Match Week 5 fixturesGroup A saw plenty of action when the first five rounds of matches took place on November 27, 2023. Here are all the members of the group and where they stand currently. All the players have played each other once and have completed four matches.Emre Yilmaz 10 pointsUmut 10 pointsH1dalgo 6 pointsLukas 3 pointsMark11 0 pointHere are all the upcoming fixtures that will take place on January 8:Umut vs Emre YilmazLukas vs H1dalgoH1dalgo vs Mark11Emere Yilmaz vs LukasLukas vs UmutMark11 vs Emre YilmazEmre Yilmaz vs H1dalgoUmut vs Mark11Mark11 vs LukasH1dalgo vs UmutAs things stand, both Emre Yilmaz and Umut will be favorites to proceed to the knockouts, having amassed over 10 points each. Match Week 1 witnessed a pretty terrible set of outings for former champion Mark11. It will be interesting to see if he can mount a comeback and knit a route to the knockouts.All EA FC 24 Pro Open Match Week 5 promo cardsThe EA FC 24 Pro Open Match Week 5 will involve 5 FC Pro Live cards. Each item is associated with one of the esports athletes playing their matches on January 8.Renan Lodi - UmutDonyell Malen - Emre YilmazDenis Genreau - Mark11Sadio Mane - H1dalgoRandall Kolo Muani - LukasRenan Lodi and Donyell Malen have already received three sets of upgrades. Mane has got one in-form boost along with one new playstyle and one alternate position. Kolo Muani has got one boost to his overall, whereas Genreau has yet to get off the mark.