J2-League match preview: Albirex Niigata versus Fagiano Okayama

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 21.October
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Denka Big Swan Stadium (41684 seats)

The league table in J2-League tells a story about these teams so far, with Albirex Niigata leading Fagiano Okayama by 8 points. Match preview to follow:

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

Overall J2-League stats at home this season for Albirex Niigata are 5-5-4 (wins-draw-losses).

Albirex are returning here after visiting Mito Hollyhock in a J2-League game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. M. Nakajima (2) and M. Dos Santos scored the goal(s). Preceding that match was a defeat to Avispa Fukuoka (1-2).

Albirex are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at Tokushima Vortis awaits in four days.

Albirex Niigata are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 14 games. Albirex Niigata's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Fagiano Okayama form and stats

Playing away, Fagiano Okayama, who have the fewest scored goals (8) away in J2-League, have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the J2-League this season.

Fagiano are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the J2-League against Omiya Ardija (placed 16th). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Tokushima Vortis.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Fagiano Okayama manager K. Arima as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Zweigen Kanazawa.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Fagiano as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Fagiano Okayama as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Fagiano Okayama - Albirex 1-0. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: one win for Albirex, one draw and three wins for Fagiano Okayama. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

AlbirexA. Watanabe
A. Watanabe
7 goals
Albirex NiigataS. Homma
S. Homma
6 goals
Fagiano OkayamaH. Yamamoto
H. Yamamoto
5 goals

Albirex Niigata missing players

Fagiano Okayama missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Albirex Niigata Fagiano Okayama
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 14 4 Played P 3 11 27
11 5 3 Won W 1 3 9
10 5 1 Drew D 1 4 8
6 4 0 Lost L 1 4 10
41 20 5 Scored S 1 8 25
31 18 2 Conceded C 1 10 27
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 82% 89%
67% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 55% 56%
48% 43% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 27% 33%
30% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
11% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
59% 64% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 45% 48%
33% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 36% 30%
15% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 36% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 1 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 0.7 0.6
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
301 158 41 Total Shots T S 29 97 260
115 52 13 Shots on Target S O 7 28 89
36% 38% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 29% 28%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Albirex Niigata has the most scored goals in the second half (27) in J2-League
  • Albirex Niigata have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fagiano Okayama have scored away.
  • Albirex Niigata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Fagiano Okayama has the fewest scored goals (8) away in J2-League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Avispa Fukuoka 27 17 4 6 33 20 13 7 2 4 15 11 14 10 2 2 18 9 13 55
2 Tokushima Vortis 27 15 7 5 41 21 14 6 5 3 20 9 13 9 2 2 21 12 20 52
3 Giravanz Kitakyushu 27 14 5 8 39 30 14 8 3 3 20 14 13 6 2 5 19 16 9 47
4 V-Varen Nagasaki 27 13 8 6 36 29 12 8 2 2 17 9 15 5 6 4 19 20 7 47
5 Albirex Niigata 27 11 10 6 41 31 14 5 5 4 20 18 13 6 5 2 21 13 10 43
6 Ventforet Kofu 27 10 12 5 36 31 14 7 5 2 19 14 13 3 7 3 17 17 5 42
7 Tokyo Verdy 27 10 9 8 33 25 13 5 4 4 16 11 14 5 5 4 17 14 8 39
8 Montedio Yamagata 27 10 8 9 34 27 14 6 3 5 20 16 13 4 5 4 14 11 7 38
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 10 8 9 40 37 14 5 5 4 18 16 13 5 3 5 22 21 3 38
10 Kyoto Sanga 27 10 8 9 31 31 12 7 2 3 20 14 15 3 6 6 11 17 0 38
11 Júbilo Iwata 27 9 10 8 35 30 14 6 4 4 23 15 13 3 6 4 12 15 5 37
12 Mito Hollyhock 27 9 8 10 46 41 14 4 4 6 23 24 13 5 4 4 23 17 5 35
13 Machida Zelvia 27 8 11 8 29 30 14 4 8 2 18 12 13 4 3 6 11 18 -1 35
14 Tochigi 27 9 8 10 22 23 13 3 5 5 9 10 14 6 3 5 13 13 -1 35
15 Fagiano Okayama 27 9 8 10 25 27 16 6 4 6 17 17 11 3 4 4 8 10 -2 35
16 Omiya Ardija 27 9 7 11 26 33 13 5 5 3 13 12 14 4 2 8 13 21 -7 34
17 JEF United 27 9 5 13 29 32 14 3 3 8 14 21 13 6 2 5 15 11 -3 32
18 Ryukyu 27 7 6 14 35 44 13 3 4 6 19 20 14 4 2 8 16 24 -9 27
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 27 7 5 15 32 47 12 5 1 6 16 17 15 2 4 9 16 30 -15 26
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 8 2 17 21 44 14 3 1 10 9 26 13 5 1 7 12 18 -23 26
21 Matsumoto Yamaga 27 5 10 12 26 42 12 3 4 5 12 19 15 2 6 7 14 23 -16 25
22 Ehime 27 5 7 15 24 39 14 2 4 8 11 20 13 3 3 7 13 19 -15 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Avispa Fukuoka 27 17 4 6 33 20 13 7 2 4 15 11 14 10 2 2 18 9 13 55
2 Tokushima Vortis 27 15 7 5 41 21 14 6 5 3 20 9 13 9 2 2 21 12 20 52
3 Giravanz Kitakyushu 27 14 5 8 39 30 14 8 3 3 20 14 13 6 2 5 19 16 9 47
4 V-Varen Nagasaki 27 13 8 6 36 29 12 8 2 2 17 9 15 5 6 4 19 20 7 47
5 Albirex Niigata 27 11 10 6 41 31 14 5 5 4 20 18 13 6 5 2 21 13 10 43
6 Ventforet Kofu 27 10 12 5 36 31 14 7 5 2 19 14 13 3 7 3 17 17 5 42
7 Tokyo Verdy 27 10 9 8 33 25 13 5 4 4 16 11 14 5 5 4 17 14 8 39
8 Montedio Yamagata 27 10 8 9 34 27 14 6 3 5 20 16 13 4 5 4 14 11 7 38
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 10 8 9 40 37 14 5 5 4 18 16 13 5 3 5 22 21 3 38
10 Kyoto Sanga 27 10 8 9 31 31 12 7 2 3 20 14 15 3 6 6 11 17 0 38
11 Júbilo Iwata 27 9 10 8 35 30 14 6 4 4 23 15 13 3 6 4 12 15 5 37
12 Mito Hollyhock 27 9 8 10 46 41 14 4 4 6 23 24 13 5 4 4 23 17 5 35
13 Machida Zelvia 27 8 11 8 29 30 14 4 8 2 18 12 13 4 3 6 11 18 -1 35
14 Tochigi 27 9 8 10 22 23 13 3 5 5 9 10 14 6 3 5 13 13 -1 35
15 Fagiano Okayama 27 9 8 10 25 27 16 6 4 6 17 17 11 3 4 4 8 10 -2 35
16 Omiya Ardija 27 9 7 11 26 33 13 5 5 3 13 12 14 4 2 8 13 21 -7 34
17 JEF United 27 9 5 13 29 32 14 3 3 8 14 21 13 6 2 5 15 11 -3 32
18 Ryukyu 27 7 6 14 35 44 13 3 4 6 19 20 14 4 2 8 16 24 -9 27
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 27 7 5 15 32 47 12 5 1 6 16 17 15 2 4 9 16 30 -15 26
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 8 2 17 21 44 14 3 1 10 9 26 13 5 1 7 12 18 -23 26
21 Matsumoto Yamaga 27 5 10 12 26 42 12 3 4 5 12 19 15 2 6 7 14 23 -16 25
22 Ehime 27 5 7 15 24 39 14 2 4 8 11 20 13 3 3 7 13 19 -15 22

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