5 August 2022 at 09:00

Match Summary

Yomiuri Giants defeated Yakult Swallows 9:5. The match was played in NPB 2022. League standings: Yakult Swallows #1, Yomiuri Giants #4.

Yakult Swallows vs Yomiuri Giants Head to Head Results

Yakult Swallows and Yomiuri Giants have met 460 times — Yakult Swallows won 185, Yomiuri Giants won 251, with 23 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Yomiuri Giants leads the head-to-head with 251 victories from 460 meetings. A combined 3695 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 8.03 per match (1707 for the home side, 1988 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 389 matches (85%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 432 games (94%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 19–7 in 2019.

185

Yakult Swallows

23

Drawn

251

Yomiuri Giants

Goals: 1707Goals: 1988

Recent Meetings (460)

20 Sept 2026Yomiuri Giants? – ?Yakult Swallows
19 Apr 2026Yakult Swallows3 – 1Yomiuri Giants
18 Apr 2026Yakult Swallows4 – 3Yomiuri Giants
17 Apr 2026Yakult Swallows2 – 8Yomiuri Giants
12 Apr 2026Yomiuri Giants0 – 2Yakult Swallows
11 Apr 2026Yomiuri Giants2 – 3Yakult Swallows
10 Apr 2026Yomiuri Giants3 – 2Yakult Swallows
18 Mar 2026Yomiuri Giants8 – 0Yakult Swallows
17 Mar 2026Yomiuri Giants3 – 2Yakult Swallows
21 Feb 2026Yomiuri Giants1 – 3Yakult Swallows

Standings

Yakult Swallows sit #1 and Yomiuri Giants are #4 in the NPB table heading into this match.

Central

#GPWonLostPts
1438063619:566
1437370497:534
1436875489:428
1436875548:589
1436677552:544
1436677414:495

Pacific

#GPWonLostPts
1437667555:471
1437667490:458
1437271464:448
1436974533:522
1436974501:536
1435984463:534
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 Mar 2026