11th October MITO HOLLYHOCK - SHIMIZU S-PULSE

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• Bookmakers have this as close to a coin toss as the 1X2 market gets. Mito Hollyhock is the shortest price on a book of 2.57 / 3.10 / 2.70 (1 / X / 2), an implied 36.0%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 36.0% / 29.8% / 34.2% on an overround of 8.2%.

• The draw is unusually well backed at 3.10 (29.8%), which normally points to a cagey, low-scoring game rather than an open one.

• In the league table Mito Hollyhock sit 13th on 9 points (2W 3D 3L) with Shimizu S-pulse 12th on 10 points (3W 1D 4L).

• Mito Hollyhock read L-L-D-W-D-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 2D 2L) — patchy.

• Shimizu S-pulse read W-W-L-D-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 1D 3L) — more bad than good.

• Head to head the record reads 0-4-2 — Mito Hollyhock wins, draws, then Shimizu S-pulse wins. Their last meeting finished Mito Hollyhock - Shimizu S-pulse: 2-2.

• Mito Hollyhock lean hardest on Arata Watanabe (9.5), Yoshiki Torikai (9.5), Kaito Taniguchi (8.7) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• Shimizu S-pulse lean hardest on Yuji Takahashi (9.5), Ryo Germain (9.5), Masaki Yumiba (9.3) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• The read: Everything here points at a tight, low-tempo game. The draw at 3.10 is the selection the numbers keep coming back to, and the unders are the natural second look.

• This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 22:30 on 10th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.