Match Summary
Yomiuri Giants defeated Yakult Swallows 6:3. The match was played in NPB 2023. League standings: Yakult Swallows #5, 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 3700 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 8.04 per match (1709 for the home side, 1991 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
Recent Meetings (460)
Standings
Yakult Swallows sit #5 and Yomiuri Giants are #4 in the NPB table heading into this match.
Central
| # | GP | Won | Lost | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | 85 | 58 | 555:424 | |
| 143 | 74 | 69 | 493:508 | |
| 143 | 74 | 69 | 520:496 | |
| 143 | 71 | 72 | 523:507 | |
| 143 | 57 | 86 | 534:567 | |
| 143 | 56 | 87 | 390:498 |
Pacific
| # | GP | Won | Lost | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | 86 | 57 | 508:428 | |
| 143 | 71 | 72 | 536:507 | |
| 142 | 69 | 73 | 500:524 | |
| 142 | 70 | 72 | 513:551 | |
| 143 | 65 | 78 | 435:465 | |
| 143 | 60 | 83 | 464:496 |
API data: 15 Mar 2026