Hi! /OP
Your question has argument, because teams, although they may have great players in the long term of a tournament, depend on their physical conditions, even if they do not suffer any injuries.
But the above only leads me to a specific argument the "players", in that sense, we need to add the teams and I think that "season" applies best than "history" when you have to make a bet in a "league" game on any given Sunday, between average teams, even between so-called big or favorite clubs.
It may be that the history of a large team weighs on a small team when making a decision for any match, regardless of whether it is local league or Euro, Champion, Super Cup, etc, the recent season or the recent performance of the team, if you know it well, it can lead you to make a better decision to get it right with a better chance of winning.
And that is the point, maybe someone, due to the history of results in the past of a certain team, can give weight to that, that is, great triumphs, great players, despite their decision at the wrong time against a team that may be in a best specific moment, both at the team level and in individual player performance.
And actually the above in sports betting is what brings you great profits, because for easy results, low odds, consequently the payouts are equally low.
The funny thing about sports betting is that the vast majority place their bets based on the past histories of the teams and not on their current performance or their "season".
In conclusion, the use of historical data depends on when it is used as a reference and even on what kind of sporting event, because depending on that it is sometimes more feasible to use recent data.
Although you don't ask, and according to my assessment, the easiest league to bet on 1x2 is undoubtedly The League.
G.B.