In watching sports, it is very common for fans to have recency bias especially if fans are new. They might not have watched certain important events so they end up only believing what they have witnessed from recently. If a team wins the latest match, fans might think they are already at the best form of their careers.
In sports betting, this can hinder you from making rational decisions. Sometimes, people fall for short clips cut specifically to make an athlete look good or cool. This is very common on reels or tiktok. How would you combat recency bias? Or do you even believe that recency bias is a thing? or do you believe a team or athlete is only as good as their latest match?
In soccer betting the recent form is one of the strongest indicators of the team form and I believe it completely rather than relying on analysis and latest news. Normally if a team has won their last 6 matches always in soccer I am talking and with convincing results together with game domination then chances are high that they will win this next game. This for me is even true when second place in the standings is playing against the team which is first in the standings, I would bet on the second team in the standings if they have a much better recent form. I believe a lot the recent form only in soccer betting, other sports I rarely bet so I don't know.