Who is better, Sawa or Liedholm?
Homare Sawa leads with a GOAT score of 85.9 against 85.9 for Nils Liedholm — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sawa vs Liedholm
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Homare Sawa and Nils Liedholm level at 85.9. Homare Sawa leads on Longevity, Dominance. Nils Liedholm leads on Honours, Peak.
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SawaWinner
85.9Sawa wins: Dominance, Longevity
Liedholm
85.9Liedholm wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Homare Sawa
85.9
Sawa leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Homare Sawa
2. Nils Liedholm
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇸🇪 Nils Liedholm5 seasons played · career day 1,825308 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Homare Sawa5 seasons played · career day 2,55628 goals
-90.9% vs Liedholm at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Sawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 36 |
| 🇸🇪 Liedholm | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 308 | 658 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SawaRetired | LiedholmRetired |
|---|---|---|
| International goals | 83 | — |
| International caps | 205 | — |
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| World Cup Golden Ball | 1 | — |
| FIFA World Player awards | 1 | — |
| Asian Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| Serie A titles | — | 4 |
| World Cup finals | — | 1 |
| Milan appearances | — | 394 |
| Latin Cup titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 83 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 85 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sawa85.9
Liedholm85.9
FAQ
Where does Liedholm beat Sawa?
Liedholm scores higher on peak, honours. Sawa leads on dominance, longevity.
How is the Sawa vs Liedholm score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sawa: 85.9, Liedholm: 85.9.
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