Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles - Orix Buffaloes

The Facts

• The game will be played between two neighbours in the standings (ranked 6 and 4)
• In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Tohoku won 3.
• Tohoku has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 2 wins).
• Orix has been struggling lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
• Recently, Tohoku has had a series of away games.
• Recently, Orix has had a series of home games.
• In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.
• In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Tohoku won 13 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 94:68. (average 4.7:3.4).
• Including home matches between the teams, Tohoku won 9 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 55:37. (average 4.6:3.1).