Match details. J3 League, Regular Season - 12. Kick-off is Wed 21 Oct, 05:00 Lagos time. It is played at Kanseki Stadium Tochigi, Utsunomiya.
What's at stake. Tochigi SC are 16th on 10 points after 11 games, 1 point behind Matsumoto Yamaga, level on points with Thespakusatsu Gunma. A win would take them above Matsumoto Yamaga. Mio Biwako Shiga are 11th on 14 points after 11 games, level on points with Kanazawa, level on points with FC Ryukyu. A win would take them above Kanazawa.
Form. Tochigi SC have won one, drawn four and lost five of their last ten, 0.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L D L L. In this competition Tochigi SC have gone L L D L L D. Mio Biwako Shiga have won four, drawn two and lost four of their last ten, 1.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L D D L W. In this competition Mio Biwako Shiga have gone L D D L W L.
The numbers. Tochigi SC score 0.8 and concede 1.4 a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets and four games without a goal. Mio Biwako Shiga score 2.4 and concede two a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 28% against the records' 52%. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 65%.
The read. No firm call: Mio Biwako Shiga are the better side, but not at this price. Mio Biwako Shiga are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Mio Biwako Shiga.
The bets. No bet on this one: too close to call. Leave: Tochigi SC Under 1.5 goals (Mio Biwako Shiga's own games don't back it (1 of 5)). Predicted score: Tochigi SC 1-1 Mio Biwako Shiga (14% 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 (the Model's table).