Football match preview: Fagiano Okayama vs Albirex Niigata

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 31.October
Match begins: 04:00 (UTC)
Venue: City Light Stadium (15479 seats)

Albirex Niigata visit Fagiano Okayama and City Light Stadium full of hope and confidence, but the host team is no pushover. More news on the game here!

Insights:
  • Fagiano Okayama have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in J2-League
  • Albirex Niigata have scored at least twice as many goals away as Fagiano Okayama have scored home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Fagiano Okayama form and stats

Fagiano Okayama have collected 18 points from their J2-League home games so far after 5-3-9.

Fagiano shared the glory with Mito Hollyhock in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Before that, Fagiano had a home game versus Matsumoto Yamaga which ended with a victory 3-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Fagiano Okayama as they are travelling to their away game against Ventforet Kofu in the J2-League. That match is three days after this one.

Fagiano Okayama have scored 13 league goals here from 17 matches, not a lot. Fagiano Okayama are not conceding a lot of goals here at City Light Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 17 matches.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

7-6-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Albirex Niigata in their J2-League matches away.

Albirex Niigata might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Blaublitz Akita proved too strong as Albirex Niigata slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Denka Big Swan Stadium. Late heartbreak for Albirex Niigata in the Blaublitz Akita match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus V-Varen Nagasaki that ended 1-1.

After this away game Albirex return home for a J2-League game against Jubilo Iwata. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Albirex has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 29 goals from 17 games. Albirex have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also encountered each other earlier this season: Albirex Niigata - Fagiano 0-1. Fagiano Okayama-Albirex Niigata H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Fagiano Okayama four wins, Albirex Niigata one win, two draws. three of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Albirex NiigataK. Taniguchi
K. Taniguchi
12 goals
FagianoS. Uejo
S. Uejo
10 goals
Albirex NiigataY. Takagi
Y. Takagi
10 goals

Fagiano Okayama missing players

Albirex Niigata missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fagiano Okayama Albirex Niigata
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 5 17 35
11 5 0 Won W 2 7 17
12 3 0 Drew D 2 6 10
12 9 4 Lost L 1 4 8
31 13 2 Scored S 7 29 56
29 14 7 Conceded C 7 23 34
83% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 89%
46% 35% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 88% 69%
26% 29% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 59% 51%
11% 6% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 47% 31%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 11%
34% 24% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 65% 49%
43% 41% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 24% 40%
40% 47% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 18% 23%
 
5 5.4 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.5 4.5
3.9 3.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.6 3.3 3.3
0.8 0.7 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.4 0.9 0.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.8 9.3 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 8.6 8.9
3.5 3.6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.6 4
25% 21% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 47% 40%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Albirex Niigata have scored at least twice as many goals away as Fagiano Okayama have scored home.
  • Albirex Niigata have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Fagiano Okayama have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fagiano Okayama have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) 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 Jubilo Iwata 36 23 8 5 66 38 18 12 3 3 35 22 18 11 5 2 31 16 28 77
2 Kyoto Sanga 36 22 9 5 55 29 18 11 5 2 33 18 18 11 4 3 22 11 26 75
3 Ventforet Kofu 36 19 10 7 54 31 18 12 5 1 33 13 18 7 5 6 21 18 23 67
4 V-Varen Nagasaki 36 19 8 9 55 39 18 9 6 3 30 19 18 10 2 6 25 20 16 65
5 Albirex Niigata 35 17 10 8 56 34 18 10 4 4 27 11 17 7 6 4 29 23 22 61
6 Montedio Yamagata 35 18 7 10 47 35 17 9 2 6 23 18 18 9 5 4 24 17 12 61
7 Machida Zelvia 36 17 9 10 53 32 18 6 5 7 24 19 18 11 4 3 29 13 21 60
8 Ryukyu 36 16 8 12 49 39 18 9 4 5 23 12 18 7 4 7 26 27 10 56
9 JEF United 36 14 12 10 38 31 18 6 7 5 18 16 18 8 5 5 20 15 7 54
10 Mito Hollyhock 36 14 8 14 48 40 18 7 4 7 21 17 18 7 4 7 27 23 8 50
11 Fagiano Okayama 35 11 12 12 31 29 17 5 3 9 13 14 18 6 9 3 18 15 2 45
12 Tokyo Verdy 36 12 9 15 48 60 18 8 2 8 26 27 18 4 7 7 22 33 -12 45
13 Blaublitz Akita 36 10 13 13 36 41 18 3 10 5 12 19 18 7 3 8 24 22 -5 43
14 Tochigi 35 8 14 13 31 41 17 3 7 7 16 21 18 5 7 6 15 20 -10 38
15 Omiya Ardija 36 8 13 15 44 47 18 5 5 8 25 24 18 3 8 7 19 23 -3 37
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 36 9 10 17 31 47 18 5 6 7 16 20 18 4 4 10 15 27 -16 37
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 36 8 11 17 31 46 18 5 5 8 18 21 18 3 6 9 13 25 -15 35
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 36 8 10 18 34 51 18 4 5 9 16 25 18 4 5 9 18 26 -17 34
19 Sagamihara 36 7 12 17 27 44 18 4 7 7 17 24 18 3 5 10 10 20 -17 33
20 Ehime 36 7 12 17 34 58 18 1 7 10 17 36 18 6 5 7 17 22 -24 33
21 Giravanz Kitakyushu 36 6 13 17 32 56 19 3 7 9 16 26 17 3 6 8 16 30 -24 31
22 Matsumoto Yamaga 36 7 10 19 28 60 18 5 5 8 19 28 18 2 5 11 9 32 -32 31

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 Jubilo Iwata 36 23 8 5 66 38 18 12 3 3 35 22 18 11 5 2 31 16 28 77
2 Kyoto Sanga 36 22 9 5 55 29 18 11 5 2 33 18 18 11 4 3 22 11 26 75
3 Ventforet Kofu 36 19 10 7 54 31 18 12 5 1 33 13 18 7 5 6 21 18 23 67
4 V-Varen Nagasaki 36 19 8 9 55 39 18 9 6 3 30 19 18 10 2 6 25 20 16 65
5 Albirex Niigata 35 17 10 8 56 34 18 10 4 4 27 11 17 7 6 4 29 23 22 61
6 Montedio Yamagata 35 18 7 10 47 35 17 9 2 6 23 18 18 9 5 4 24 17 12 61
7 Machida Zelvia 36 17 9 10 53 32 18 6 5 7 24 19 18 11 4 3 29 13 21 60
8 Ryukyu 36 16 8 12 49 39 18 9 4 5 23 12 18 7 4 7 26 27 10 56
9 JEF United 36 14 12 10 38 31 18 6 7 5 18 16 18 8 5 5 20 15 7 54
10 Mito Hollyhock 36 14 8 14 48 40 18 7 4 7 21 17 18 7 4 7 27 23 8 50
11 Fagiano Okayama 35 11 12 12 31 29 17 5 3 9 13 14 18 6 9 3 18 15 2 45
12 Tokyo Verdy 36 12 9 15 48 60 18 8 2 8 26 27 18 4 7 7 22 33 -12 45
13 Blaublitz Akita 36 10 13 13 36 41 18 3 10 5 12 19 18 7 3 8 24 22 -5 43
14 Tochigi 35 8 14 13 31 41 17 3 7 7 16 21 18 5 7 6 15 20 -10 38
15 Omiya Ardija 36 8 13 15 44 47 18 5 5 8 25 24 18 3 8 7 19 23 -3 37
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 36 9 10 17 31 47 18 5 6 7 16 20 18 4 4 10 15 27 -16 37
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 36 8 11 17 31 46 18 5 5 8 18 21 18 3 6 9 13 25 -15 35
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 36 8 10 18 34 51 18 4 5 9 16 25 18 4 5 9 18 26 -17 34
19 Sagamihara 36 7 12 17 27 44 18 4 7 7 17 24 18 3 5 10 10 20 -17 33
20 Ehime 36 7 12 17 34 58 18 1 7 10 17 36 18 6 5 7 17 22 -24 33
21 Giravanz Kitakyushu 36 6 13 17 32 56 19 3 7 9 16 26 17 3 6 8 16 30 -24 31
22 Matsumoto Yamaga 36 7 10 19 28 60 18 5 5 8 19 28 18 2 5 11 9 32 -32 31

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