Big announcement from Sorare on Thursday as the remainder of the Russian Premier League joined the platform. There were already six clubs from Russia’s top flight on board, but this still marks a nice addition - I enjoy having full leagues on board, not least because it gives broader, deeper context to scouting reports. For today I’ll be scouting the best U23 options, with a special focus on the 10th clubs which just joined the platform. Later this weekend will be the GK scouting reports with a brief Next Man Up, as well.
There are plenty of good teams in the new batch, headlined by current 3rd place squad Sochi, including current top-half sides Krylya Sovetov (7th) and Rubin Kazan (8th). I just wrote about Kazan midfielder Hwang In-Beom as I’m scouting him for the Challenger Limited SO5 I’m building. I’ll dive straight into scouting the top U23 options after this quick word on the 25 year old Korea Republic international midfielder.
Hwang In-Beom - Mid (age 25)
15 matches into this season, the Korea Republic midfielder has started all 15 of them, scoring two goals with three assist. His club - Rubin Kazan - has been solid keeping it tight at the back and have shipped just 20 goals which limits the negative points (they’ve kept 4 CS, if you’re looking at their GK/D). As expected, that has bolstered his SO5 scoring.
The obvious downside is the looming winter break when the RPL hibernates following the 13 December matches, not resuming play until 25 February. That may present a nice buying opportunity during this fallow period ahead of the Spring. His three day average (3DA) of 0.026 Ξ $114 is not bad for the scores but when you’re operating within a budget every 0.001 matters! And I love his All Around Scores.
SorareData does make that research pop! In short, he’s high on my list of targets for the next Limited SO5. I would also look to get a discount at the Rare and Super Rare scarcity once the RPL break starts. The Rare 3DA 0.337 Ξ $1,464 is in line with production but the abundance of Challenger midfielders makes shopping for a discount in this field easier.