J1 League · Japan

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

4th of 20

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Squad season

top-XI average · this season

33.3

Squad rating

mean squad Rating · 30/30 rated

Club profile

LeagueJ1 League

League position4th of 20

Squad size30

Average age28.2

CountryJapan

Team scout report

Title contender4th of 20 · J1 League

Sanfrecce Hiroshima sit 4th of 20 in the J1 League, in the title race. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 36 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 33.3 across the wider group. Recent form reads WWWLD.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is down 7.5% on last season (Season 38.9 → 36), while squad talent has eased 17.9% (Rating 40.1 → 32.9). Of the 24 players with a season to compare, 9 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

H. Araki is the form pick (Season 54), while S. Nakamura carries the highest ceiling (Rating 57). In the market, K. Osako is the most valuable asset at 20.8.

7.5%

Squad season

33.3

17.9%

Squad rating

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League finish

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Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers

1133

Defence

3132

Midfield

1434

Attack

1433

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

5435

5122

4649

4315

4135

3357

3125

3154

Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

1K. Kinoshita9goals
2S. Nakamura6goals
3N. Arai4goals
4R. Germain4goals
5H. Araki3goals

Top assists

1S. Nakamura6assists
2K. Kinoshita4assists
3R. Germain3assists
4H. Araki2assists
5N. Arai2assists

Squad · 30

		Nat.
1	K. Osako Goalkeeper	Japan	27	20.8	47	—	4652.8%	4914.3%
21	Y. Tanaka Goalkeeper	Japan	30	2.7	—	—	0	20
26	Jeong Min-Ki Goalkeeper	Korea Republic	30	2.9	1	—	0100%	2138.2%
38	C. Hill Goalkeeper	Japan	24	11.4	—	—	0	42
3	T. Yamasaki Centre-back	Japan	25	11.6	9	—	4	421.6%
4	H. Araki Centre-back	Japan	30	8	46	3	5488.1%	3522.7%
13	N. Arai Full-back played MID · DEF	Japan	29	5.4	35	4	2218.6%	3327.3%
19	S. Sasaki Centre-back	Japan	36	3	42	1	5124%	220.5%
33	T. Shiotani Centre-back played DEF · MID	Japan	37	1.7	45	2	437.5%	1529%
37	Kim Ju-Sung Centre-back earlier at South Korea · 175 min, 1g	Korea Republic	25	12.7	20	1	1446.3%	472.3%
6	H. Kawabe Central midfielder played MID · FWD	Japan	30	7.9	46	3	41219.4%	350.9%
10	Marcos Júnior Defensive midfielder played MID · FWD	Brazil	33	0.9	6	—	094.9%	954.9%
14	S. Tanaka Defensive midfielder earlier at Fortuna Düsseldorf · 1109 min, 0g	Japan	23	14.7	46	1	3141.4%	544.9%
15	S. Nakano Central midfielder played MID · DEF	Japan	26	13.7	46	1	2732.6%	5019.8%
18	D. Suga Central midfielder	Japan	27	10.9	30	1	1331.4%	4018.8%
20	S. Inoue Central midfielder	Japan	29	3.9	4	—	196.4%	2647.9%
24	S. Higashi Central midfielder played MID · DEF	Japan	26	13.3	40	3	2736.9%	4918.2%
25	Y. Chajima Central midfielder	Japan	35	0.6	1	—	0100%	725.8%
32	S. Koshimichi Central midfielder	Japan	22	12.4	22	—	635.2%	486.1%
35	Y. Nakajima Central midfielder played MID · FWD	Japan	20	11.5	19	—	6180%	492.5%
—	T. Arslan Attacking midfielder played MID · FWD	Germany	35	0.9	14	2	768.1%	1033.6%
9	R. Germain Centre-forward	Japan	31	5.2	43	4	2553.8%	3116.7%
17	K. Kinoshita Centre-forward	Japan	31	5.1	44	9	31±0%	2523.8%
27	O. Iyoha Centre-forward	Japan	28	4.7	—	—	0	2931.8%
36	A. Inoue Centre-forward	Japan	19	9.9	1	—	0100%	458.7%
39	S. Nakamura Winger played FWD · MID	Japan	23	15.5	40	6	33	57
41	N. Maeda Winger played FWD · MID	Japan	31	2.6	36	1	842.4%	2130.2%
45	S. Kobayashi Centre-forward	Japan	18	9.4	2	—	0	46
51	M. Kato Centre-forward	Japan	29	5.2	41	3	1860.6%	3437.7%
98	V. Germain Centre-forward	France	36	1.5	28	3	1237.2%	1154%

Season form

Record (W-D-L)20-8-10 in 38

Goals (for / against)46 / 28

Clean sheets15

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