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Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons

Match details
NPB· 2026JapanBaseball · League() UTC Final
Yakult SwallowsHome
1 : 3Final score
Chunichi DragonsAway
Full time · Away win
Moneyline Final odds before kickoff Featured bookmaker ·
Result Confirmed · odds are for reference
DataFeed 0

Lineups · Absences

Confirmed batting order
Confirmed batting order Source: NPB · Starters 9
#PosPlayerAVGHRRBI
1ShortstopNagaoka Hideki.249839
2Center fielderIwata Yukihiro.256124
3Right fielderMasuda Shu.293940
4First basemanYamada Tetsuto.27826
5Left fielderNishimura Ruito.287115
6Second basemanTanaka Haruto.21128
7CatcherKoga Yudai.259133
8Third basemanMatsushita Ayuto.245211
9PitcherTakanashi Hirotoshi.15403
This season
Starting pitchersTakanashi HirotoshiRHP
Confirmed batting order Source: NPB · Starters 9
#PosPlayerAVGHRRBI
1Second basemanFukunaga Hiroki.2831034
2ShortstopMuramatsu Kaito.259642
3Left fielderHosokawa Seiya.2282571
4First basemanMiguel Sano.2222352
5Third basemanIshikawa Takaya.2491142
6Right fielderHanada Asahi.241412
7Center fielderOkabayashi Yuki.230319
8CatcherIshii Yuta.261731
9PitcherTakahashi Hiroto.16103
This season
Starting pitchersTakahashi HirotoRHP
Confirmed out · Doubtful
This competition does not provide absence information
NPB official · As of Oct 3 12:10

Match result

Final
Final score
1 : 3
Result
Away win Final
Hits 8 : 5Errors 2 : 0
Period score123456789Total
Yakult Swallows0001000001
Chunichi Dragons0200001003
Hits 8-5

Player stats · This match

Source: NPB
Batters 15 players
PlayerABHHRRBIBBSO
No. 1Nagaoka Hideki42—0——
No. 2Iwata Yukihiro30—0——
No. 3Masuda Shu42—1——
No. 4Yamada Tetsuto42—0——
No. 5Nishimura Ruito41—0——
No. 6Tanaka Haruto40—0——
No. 7Koga Yudai30—0——
No. 8Matsushita Ayuto21—0——
No. 9Takanashi Hirotoshi20—0——
Matsumoto Naoki00—0——
Ishikawa Masanori10—0——
Shimizu Noboru00—0——
Jesus Liranzo00—0——
Maruyama Shota00—0——
Uchiyama Souma10—0——
Pitchers 5 players
PlayerIPHARERBBKDec
StarterTakanashi Hirotoshi753127L
Maruyama Shota100001—
Ishikawa Masanori⅓00001—
Shimizu Noboru⅓00000—
Jesus Liranzo⅓00001—
Batters 14 players
PlayerABHHRRBIBBSO
No. 1Fukunaga Hiroki40—0——
No. 2Muramatsu Kaito20—1——
No. 3Hosokawa Seiya40—0——
No. 4Miguel Sano20—0——
No. 5Ishikawa Takaya41—0——
No. 6Hanada Asahi41—0——
No. 7Okabayashi Yuki31—0——
No. 8Ishii Yuta32—0——
No. 9Takahashi Hiroto20—1——
Matsuyama Shinya00—0——
Mori Shunta20—0——
Yoshida Seiya00—0——
Kawagoe Seiji10—0——
Tanaka Mikiya00—0——
Pitchers 3 players
PlayerIPHARERBBKDec
StarterTakahashi Hiroto781106W
Yoshida Seiya100002HLD
Matsuyama Shinya100002SV

Odds

Final odds before kickoff · Updated

Provider-supplied reference odds. No real-money wager can be placed here.

MoneylineHome2.19Away1.75Pinnacle · Bookmaker 7Home2.132.19Away1.791.75
Odds flowReference Pinnacle · Through the last odds before kickoff
Changed atHomeAway
2.19▲1.75
2.18▲1.75▼
2.17▼1.76▲
2.18▲1.75▼
2.17▲1.76▼
2.15▲1.78
2.14▲1.78▼
First2.131.79
Odds by bookmaker
BookmakerHomeAway
Pinnacle2.191.75
Betfair2.101.67
bet3652.101.66
Marathon2.061.68
1xBet2.151.75
Betano2.101.67
BetVictor2.051.67
Asian handicap1.5Home +1.51.64Away -1.52.35Pinnacle · Bookmaker 7Home1.611.64Away2.402.35
Odds flowReference Pinnacle · Line 1.5 · Through the last odds before kickoff
Changed atHomeAway
1.64▲2.35▼
1.63▲2.37▼
1.62▼2.38▲
1.64▲2.36▼
1.63▲2.37▼
1.62▲2.39▼
First1.612.40
Odds by bookmaker
BookmakerHome +1.5Away -1.5
Pinnacle1.642.35
Betfair1.532.38
bet3651.602.25
Marathon1.572.22
1xBet1.652.33
Betano1.572.35
BetVictor1.532.30
Over/Under6.5Over 6.51.92Under 6.51.92Pinnacle · Bookmaker 6Over1.851.92Under1.991.92
Odds flowReference Pinnacle · Line 6.5 · Through the last odds before kickoff
Changed atOverUnder
1.92▲1.92▼
1.86▼1.98▲
1.88▲1.96▼
1.851.98▼
First1.851.99
Odds by bookmaker
BookmakerOver 6.5Under 6.5
Pinnacle1.921.92
bet3651.801.86
Marathon1.811.87
1xBet1.901.96
Betano1.911.87
BetVictor1.851.83
Line explanation · Handicap · Over/Under
  • Handicap is from the home team's side · The final score including overtime decides the result
  • Over/Under is based on the combined score of both teams including overtime

Last 20 matches

By team · Incl. exhibition and postseason
Recent match metrics
Yakult SwallowsWLLWWLLLLW7W 1D 12L
Chunichi DragonsLLLLLWWLLW8W 1D 11L
Yakult Swallows
Based on 20 games		Chunichi Dragons
Based on 20 games
20Games20
7W 1D 12LW · D · L8W 1D 11L
35%Win rate40%
5%Draw rate5%
2.95Scored per game3.60
4.85Conceded per game3.90
-38Score difference-6
3/20 gamesScoreless games1/20 games
7.5 (18 games)Hits per game8.1 (19 games)
0.6 (18 games)Errors per game0.3 (19 games)
0.7 (18 games)Early runs scored (innings 1-3)1.5 (19 games)
2.3 (18 games)Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.2 (19 games)
1.0 (18 games)Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.8 (19 games)
1.4 (18 games)Late runs allowed (7th inning on)0.5 (19 games)
7.8Average combined score7.5
20%One-run game rate25%
Yakult Swallows
Based on 11 games		Home matches onlyChunichi Dragons
Based on 5 games
11Games5
4W 1D 6LW · D · L3W 0D 2L
36%Win rate60%
9%Draw rate0%
3.55Scored per game6.00
4.45Conceded per game4.00
-10Score difference+10
1/11 gamesScoreless games0/5 games
8.9 (10 games)Hits per game10.4
0.6 (10 games)Errors per game0.6
0.9 (10 games)Early runs scored (innings 1-3)3.0
2.1 (10 games)Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.2
1.1 (10 games)Late runs scored (7th inning on)1.2
1.3 (10 games)Late runs allowed (7th inning on)0.8
8.0Average combined score10.0
18%One-run game rate40%
Yakult Swallows
Based on 9 games		Away matches onlyChunichi Dragons
Based on 15 games
9Games15
3W 0D 6LW · D · L5W 1D 9L
33%Win rate33%
0%Draw rate7%
2.22Scored per game2.80
5.33Conceded per game3.87
-28Score difference-16
2/9 gamesScoreless games1/15 games
5.8 (8 games)Hits per game7.2 (14 games)
0.5 (8 games)Errors per game0.2 (14 games)
0.4 (8 games)Early runs scored (innings 1-3)0.9 (14 games)
2.6 (8 games)Early runs allowed (innings 1-3)1.2 (14 games)
0.9 (8 games)Late runs scored (7th inning on)0.6 (14 games)
1.5 (8 games)Late runs allowed (7th inning on)0.4 (14 games)
7.6Average combined score6.7
22%One-run game rate20%
Recent matches
As of Oct 12 03:15

Head-to-head

Same season · 26 matches
10Yakult Swallows W
1D
15Chunichi Dragons W
8.3Average combined score
Yakult Swallows Reference
Scored : Conceded
99 : 118
At home
6W 1D 4L
Away
4W 0D 11L
WYakult Swallows5:3Chunichi DragonsSep 26, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026WYakult Swallows5:4Chunichi DragonsSep 25, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026DYakult Swallows1:1Chunichi DragonsSep 4, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons3:2Yakult SwallowsAug 23, 2026 04:30 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons5:4Yakult SwallowsAug 22, 2026 05:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons3:0Yakult SwallowsAug 21, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons5:0Yakult SwallowsAug 6, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons4:1Yakult SwallowsAug 5, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons4:3Yakult SwallowsAug 4, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026WYakult Swallows8:5Chunichi DragonsJul 22, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026WYakult Swallows4:3Chunichi DragonsJun 28, 2026 08:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons8:0Yakult SwallowsMay 16, 2026 05:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons3:0Yakult SwallowsApr 26, 2026 04:30 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons5:2Yakult SwallowsApr 25, 2026 05:00 · NPB 2026LChunichi Dragons6:4Yakult SwallowsApr 24, 2026 09:00 · NPB 2026WYakult Swallows7:5Chunichi DragonsApr 5, 2026 04:30 · NPB 2026WYakult Swallows11:6Chunichi DragonsApr 4, 2026 05:00 · NPB 2026
LChunichi Dragons3:1Yakult SwallowsMar 11, 2026 · NPB 2026
As of Sep 29 09:27
Match info · Related matches

Yakult Swallows and Chunichi Dragons met in NPB on 3 Oct 2026 09:00 UTC.

The match ended Yakult Swallows 1-3 Chunichi Dragons.

Yakult Swallows are 5th in the table and Chunichi Dragons are 6th.

Yakult Swallows won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches.

Chunichi Dragons won 0, drew 0 and lost 5 of their last 5 matches.

In their last 26 meetings, Yakult Swallows won 10, Chunichi Dragons won 15 and 1 ended level.

Takanashi Hirotoshi starts on the mound for Yakult Swallows.

Yakult Swallows's lineup includes Masuda Shu, Yamada Tetsuto.

Takahashi Hiroto starts on the mound for Chunichi Dragons.

Chunichi Dragons's lineup includes Hosokawa Seiya, Miguel Sano.

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