Matsumura against Enatsukasa, Aki 1998, day 1

MatsumuraSandanme 89 East0-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
EnatsukasaSandanme 89 West1-0

Aki 1998, day 1, 13 September 1998. Sandanme, bout 5 of 46. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: yorikiri

Who else uses it

Frontal force out.

The winner holds his opponent's belt and forces him out of the ring from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
46% MatsumuraEnatsukasa 54%

The ratings had it close to even, 54% to 46%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

3 official meetingsCompare careers
Matsumura 2Enatsukasa 1
  1. Enatsukasa won · Aki 1998, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri
  2. Matsumura won · Aki 1996, day 9, Jonidanuwatenage
  3. Matsumura won · Nagoya 1996, day 3, Jonidanyoritaoshi