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J1 League · scouting report

S. Nakamura of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across the J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 57, and R. Kojima has been the form player this season, grading 71.6, and Léo Ceará leads the scoring with 21 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Kojima has improved his Season rating most, up +58 on last season, while G. Ota's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Hayakawa of Kashima is the most valuable name in this group at 22.8.

Kyoto Sanga · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Kojima+58SsN

Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26

Table

20 clubs

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form	Season	Rating
1	Kashima	38	23	7	8	58	31	+27	76	WWWDD	37.1	38.9
2	Kashiwa Reysol	38	21	12	5	60	34	+26	75	WWWWW	39.4	35
3	Kyoto Sanga	38	19	11	8	62	40	+22	68	WWLDD	28.1	33.1
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	38	20	8	10	46	28	+18	68	WWWLD	34.1	33.8
5	Vissel Kobe	38	18	10	10	46	33	+13	64	LDDDD	36	29.4
6	Machida Zelvia	38	17	9	12	52	38	+14	60	LWLDD	37.2	32.4
7	Urawa	38	16	11	11	45	39	+6	59	WWLDL	32.3	34.3
8	Kawasaki Frontale	38	15	12	11	67	57	+10	57	LLDLW	30.9	32.4
9	Gamba Osaka	38	17	6	15	53	55	-2	57	WLDWL	28.5	32.9
10	Cerezo Osaka	38	14	10	14	60	57	+3	52	LLWWW	25.1	34
11	FC Tokyo	38	13	11	14	41	48	-7	50	DDWWD	26.3	31.6
12	Avispa Fukuoka	38	12	12	14	34	38	-4	48	LWDWD	26.3	32.6
13	Fagiano Okayama	38	12	9	17	34	43	-9	45	WLDLL	25.6	29.5
14	Shimizu S-pulse	38	11	11	16	41	51	-10	44	LLLWL	27.4	32.4
15	Yokohama F. Marinos	38	12	7	19	46	47	-1	43	LWWWW	23.3	31.9
16	Nagoya Grampus	38	11	10	17	44	56	-12	43	WLLLD	26.1	28
17	Tokyo Verdy	38	11	10	17	23	41	-18	43	LLDLW	30.9	38.7
18	Yokohama FC	38	9	8	21	27	45	-18	35	WLLLD	27.7	28.8
19	Shonan Bellmare	38	8	8	22	36	63	-27	32	LWWLD	20.1	31.5
20	Albirex Niigata	38	4	12	22	36	67	-31	24	DLLDL	21.3	31.2

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