Baseball · NPB · Japan
Yomiuri Giants vs Chunichi Dragons
Friday, 18 September 2026
Upcoming. The scheduled start is still ahead. Match status has not been confirmed live.Yomiuri Giants vs Chunichi Dragons in NPB (Baseball) on Friday, 18 September 2026. Model prediction: Yomiuri Giants 48% vs Chunichi Dragons 52%. See the head-to-head record, recent form and odds. Predictions and stats update daily.
Japan • NPB
Yomiuri Giantsvs
Chunichi Dragons18 Sept • 12:00
Upcoming. The scheduled start is still ahead. Match status has not been confirmed live.
Predicted Winner
Chunichi Dragons
52%to win
by ~0.27 runs vs Yomiuri Giants
Projected Total
6.68runs
3.21 – 3.48
no market line
First 5 (F5)
5.76runs
2.75 – 3.01
model projection
Inning Line Score
projected| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yomiuri Giants | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Chunichi Dragons | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Tot | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
from last 4+3 games
Yomiuri Giants
Last 10: 6–4 (60%)
RPG: 3.3 — Allowed: 3.5 — Run env: 6.8
Chunichi Dragons
Last 10: 5–5 (50%)
RPG: 3.4 — Allowed: 2.7 — Run env: 6.1
Yomiuri Giants Form
Yomiuri Giants
L0d
L1d
L2d
W3d
W5d
W6d
L7d
W9d
W10d
W11d
By inning:1-40-50-11-00-00-00-10-20-—
By inning:0-10-10-00-02-01-00-10-00-0
By inning:0-40-10-00-00-00-00-00-00-—
By inning:0-00-10-00-00-00-00-00-00-—
By inning:0-01-10-22-00-00-00-00-20-—
Chunichi Dragons Form
Chunichi Dragons
W0d
W1d
W2d
L3d
L5d
L6d
W7d
W10d
W11d
L12d
By inning:0-00-00-01-00-12-01-00-00-0
By inning:2-00-00-00-02-00-00-00-02-0
By inning:0-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-0
By inning:0-43-00-03-00-00-00-10-00-0
By inning:0-01-10-22-00-00-00-00-20-—
Head-to-Head
Last 10
By inning:0-01-10-22-00-00-00-00-20-—
By inning:0-10-00-11-00-20-10-00-00-—
By inning:0-00-00-03-00-00-00-00-00-0
By inning:1-00-00-00-00-00-00-010-00-0
By inning:0-20-10-50-00-10-00-22-00-—
Head-to-head summary
10 meetings — Yomiuri Giants 7 / Chunichi Dragons 3. Average total: 6.1.
Model output
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}Full match data
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