Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

The Facts

• A mid-table team and an outsider will play in this match (ranked 6 and 3 in the zone Promotion ~ NPB (Play Offs: Quarter~finals)).
• In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Tohoku won 1.
• Tohoku has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).
• Hokkaido is showing excellent form with consecutive wins (last 5 games: 4 wins).
• Recently, Tohoku has had a series of home games.
• The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.
• We predict that Hokkaido will win today's game, with odds of 1.71.
• In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Tohoku won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 13 matches, and goals 54:69. (average 2.7:3.5).
• Including home matches between the teams, Tohoku won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 29:37. (average 2.9:3.7).