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Battle routine set! Execute!
Utsunomiya Toramaru v s. Kiyama Hiroto

Stats
From the overall look we can see that both are great forwards, but let’s look at the individual stats. Toramaru triumphs in GP, Technique, Stamina and Lucky. On the other hand, Hiroto has an advantage in TP, Kick, Block, Catch and Speed. Both are tied in Dribbling. It should be noted that the differences in stats is not big and actually are quite similar to each other.

While the differences are minimal they show us a slight direction in which the players were designated for. With Toramaru having high GP and Stamina, he can be seen as a enduring player, one that stays longer on the field. While not reliable, his Luck sure gives him advantages in some tricky situations. Unlike Toramaru, Hiroto is a supporting player on the field, a shadow that helps his teammates. Furthermore he is able to start a pressing game deep in the opponent’s field.

Hissatsu
Their moveset both strengthen their roles. Toramaru sets his focus on scoring goals with his stronger techniques at the cost of letting his dribbling aside. His Tiger Drive can phaze out the opponent’s TP and GP and is able to dish out some solid Aura Damage with his low cost dribble moves. With Assist! Hiroto is able to help his teammates advancing into the opponent’s side of the field and, in case of need, chain his Extend Zone with shoot techniques from his teammates or block/counter opposing shots. However, none of his shoot moves is comparable to the power of Toramaru’s Fire Tornado DD. As it is not possible to engage a shoot command battle with two or more players, it is useless for scoring goals.

Potential
With Toramaru’s higher Freedom and Technique stats he is able to grow into a menacing threat for opposing teams. In fact, he is the third strongest forward in the game and the strongest wood-attributed forward in the game. Unfortunately, his lack of an useful STAB shoot technique, hampers with his effectiveness.

While this sounds quite unfortunate for Hiroto, not everything is bad for him. He is the ninth strongest forward in the game and the fifth strongest fire-attributed forward in the game. Like Toramaru, his lack of an useful STAB shoot technique, hampers his effectiveness. Additionally, both are able to get solid midfielders as well. Toramaru is able to achieve a Dribbling stat of 272 and a Technique stat of 312. Hiroto engages a bit better in this category. He is able to achieve a Dribbling stat of 278, paired with a Technique stat of 313. With Assist! and Round Spark, it is worth considering switching to this option.

Conclusion
Both are really great players and with their different roles, they surely will find their spot on several teams. Looking at them individually, it can be seen that Toramaru is the better forward.

A forward’s job is to score to goals. A higher chance of scoring goals can be achieved, by having a high Kick stat and strong shoot techniques. All of this applies to Toramaru. If trained correctly, he is able to outgrow Hiroto in terms of power and with his better techniques, he will be able to smash the ball more often into the back of the net.

Note: The sections Keshin and Mixi Max were omitted, as neither has one.