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Nikkō Ice Bucks vs Yokohama Grits: match prediction on 17 October 2026

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Prediction for

Win: Nikkō Ice Bucks

71%

probability

Outcome probabilities (1X2) · by our model

71% 1
13% X
16% 2

Prediction fixed and will not change after kick-off

Prediction commentary

Based on data as of 16 Oct, 06:05

Nikkō Ice Bucks are favourites to win, with a 72% confidence level.

The hosts have won three of their last five games, scoring 18 goals while conceding 11. Two victories over Kobe Stars away (5:2, 5:1) showed they can find their rhythm on the road, and a 5:2 home win against Tohoku Free Blades followed a narrow 2:4 defeat the night before. Only one loss in that span — a 1:2 home setback to HL Anyang — suggests they are building momentum heading into this fixture.

Yokohama Grits have struggled, losing four of their past five matches and netting just 12 goals in the process. They fell 1:4 and 2:3 away to Red Eagles Hokkaido, then dropped both home games against Tohoku Free Blades (3:4, 0:4). Their solitary win came on 13 September with a 6:2 home victory over Kobe Stars, but that result stands isolated in an otherwise difficult run.

Nikkō Ice Bucks have dominated the head-to-head record, winning 27 of 34 meetings compared to Yokohama's 7 victories.

The model expects Nikkō to score 4.2 goals and Yokohama 2.2, with a 95% probability of three or more goals in the match. Both teams to score sits at 88%, and the three most likely scorelines — 4:2, 3:2, and 4:1 — each carry a 5% probability. A draw is priced at just 13%.

Reasoning

Based on data as of 16 Oct, 06:05
  • Никко Айс Бакс — 2. place, 0 points after 9 games (6 wins, 3 losses)
  • Йокогама Гритс — 5. place, 0 points after 6 games (2 wins, 4 losses)
  • Никко Айс Бакс, last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 losses
  • Йокогама Гритс, last 5 games: 1 wins, 4 losses
  • Head-to-head: 34 games, Никко Айс Бакс — 27, Йокогама Гритс — 7

Key factors

Form last 5 matches

Nikkō Ice Bucks WWWLL 3 wins · 2 losses
Yokohama Grits LLLLW 1 win · 4 losses

Head to head 46

38Nikkō Ice Bucks 0Draw 8Yokohama Grits
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