📊 Form Guide

Fagiano Okayama

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Fagiano Okayama will be hoping for a better result after the 2-0 J1 League defeat in their last game at the hands of Kashiwa Reysol.

In that game, Fagiano Okayama managed 35% possession and 8 shots on goal with 4 on target. Kashiwa Reysol had 17 shots at goal with 6 on target. Mao Hosoya (76') and Diego (90') scored for Kashiwa Reysol.

Fewer than three goals per game were seen in 5 of the last 6 meetings where Fagiano Okayama have taken part. Breaking down the goal split from that period, opposition teams scored an aggregate of 8 and Fagiano Okayama totted up 2.

Their previous form shows that Fagiano Okayama:

• have not lost a league tie with Albirex Niigata in their last 8 matches. A decent run, indeed.
• are without a home win in the past 2 matches in the league.

Albirex Niigata

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In their last game, Albirex Niigata drew 1-1 in the J1 League match with Urawa Red Diamonds.

In that match, Albirex Niigata had 54% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Albirex Niigata was Motoki Hasegawa (74'). For their opponents, Urawa Red Diamonds got 10 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Motoki Nagakura (80') was the scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.

Daisuke Kimori's Albirex Niigata have had reason to celebrate scoring a total of 6 times throughout their previous 6 matches. The overall goals that they have conceded during the equivalent period equals 7.

Their previous form shows that Albirex Niigata:

• have not won against Fagiano Okayama when having played them away from home in the previous 4 matches in the league. Not the best of away records.
• have not been beaten by Fagiano Okayama when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.
• are undefeated in their last 3 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

A glance at their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 15/08/2020 shows us that Fagiano Okayama have won 3 of these games & Albirex Niigata 0, with the tally of drawn matches being 3.

An aggregate of 13 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 8 of them for Okayama and 5 being from Albirex. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.

The last league clash featuring these sides was J2 League match day 28 on 23/07/2022 which finished with the scoreline of Albirex Niigata 2-3 Fagiano Okayama.

The referee was Atsushi Kamimura.

✨ Prediction

In our opinion, Albirex Niigata and Fagiano Okayama should play out a closely-fought contest here.

It appears that a draw might be on the cards. We’re therefore predicting a close game with a 1-1 score draw at the end of the 90.

Renata Leite, 05:03 18/05/2025