Match details. J.League Cup, Round of 64. Kick-off is Tue 29 Sep, 11:00 Lagos time. It is played at City Football Station, Tochigi.
What's at stake. It is one game, with penalties if it is level.
Form. Tochigi City FC have won five, drawn one and lost four of their last ten, 1.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L L D W. In this competition Tochigi City FC have gone W. Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won seven, drawn two and lost one of their last ten, 2.3 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W L W D.
The numbers. Tochigi City FC score 1.9 and concede 1.4 a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets and two games without a goal. Tochigi City FC average 10.9 shots (4.6 on target), 3.3 corners and 2.3 cards a game. Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 1.6 and concede 0.8 a game in their last five away, with three clean sheets. Sanfrecce Hiroshima average 16.9 shots (6.8 on target), 7.4 corners and 1.1 cards a game.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 88% against the records' 52%.
The read. No firm call: Sanfrecce Hiroshima are the better side, but not at this price. An open game. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 63%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Tochigi City FC 1-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (9% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).