Fagiano Okayama supporters put their faith in manager K. Arima to deliver victory against Ehime

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 05.September
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: City Light Stadium (15479 seats)

Fagiano Okayama have taken 13 of their 34 in total here at their home ground. How will they do against Ehime?

Insights:
  • Fagiano Okayama have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ehime have the most conceded goals (45) in J2-League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Fagiano Okayama form and stats

With {4 J2-League wins}, 1 draw and 8 defeats from their home games, Fagiano Okayama are certainly not brimming with confidence. Two home wins in a row for Fagiano Okayama bring valid hopes of a third.

The Fagiano Okayama goalkeeper Togo Umeda is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 190 minutes without conceding a goal in the J2-League.

An away draw last time out for Fagiano Okayama, facing Giravanz Kitakyushu in a game that ended 0-0.

Ahead of that match, Fagiano won a home game hosting Omiya Ardija (1-0).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Fagiano have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won five times, drawn three and lost four.

Fagiano have scored 9 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. Fagiano are not conceding a lot of goals here at City Light Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Ehime form and stats

Playing away, Ehime, who have the most conceded goals (45) in J2-League, have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 6 defeats in the J2-League this season.

Ehime might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Tochigi proved too strong as Ehime slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Ningineer Stadium.

Prior to that result Ehime won their away game at Matsumoto Yamaga. The scoreline was 1-0.

Ehime are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and five defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ehime as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Ehime have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have faced each other before in this season, with the result Ehime - Fagiano Okayama 2-2 registered in the official records. Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Fagiano won two, Ehime were winners in six and we saw two draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, nine matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

EhimeY. Fujimoto
Y. Fujimoto
8 goals
FagianoS. Uejo
S. Uejo
7 goals
EhimeT. Kawamura
T. Kawamura
7 goals

Fagiano Okayama missing players

Ehime missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fagiano Okayama Ehime
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 3 13 27
9 4 2 Won W 0 4 5
7 1 1 Drew D 2 3 9
11 8 2 Lost L 1 6 13
22 9 2 Scored S 3 12 26
23 12 2 Conceded C 6 19 45
81% 92% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
37% 31% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 70%
26% 31% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 38% 48%
15% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 23% 37%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 11%
26% 23% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 38% 52%
48% 38% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 19%
44% 46% 60% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 33%
 
4.9 5.5 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.5 4.5
4.1 3.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 5.6 5.6
0.7 0.6 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.5 9.2 9.4 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 6.2 7.9
3.4 3.6 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 2.7 2.7
24% 19% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 34% 35%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Ehime have the most conceded goals (45) in J2-League
  • Ehime have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in J2-League
  • Ehime haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Fagiano Okayama have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kyoto Sanga 26 17 6 3 42 18 14 8 4 2 26 15 12 9 2 1 16 3 24 57
2 Jubilo Iwata 27 17 5 5 45 30 14 10 1 3 26 18 13 7 4 2 19 12 15 56
3 Ryukyu 27 15 6 6 44 27 14 9 2 3 22 9 13 6 4 3 22 18 17 51
4 Albirex Niigata 27 14 8 5 48 27 13 8 3 2 23 7 14 6 5 3 25 20 21 50
5 Montedio Yamagata 26 13 7 6 36 23 13 7 2 4 20 14 13 6 5 2 16 9 13 46
6 Machida Zelvia 27 13 6 8 41 26 14 6 3 5 20 13 13 7 3 3 21 13 15 45
7 Ventforet Kofu 27 12 9 6 40 28 13 7 5 1 24 12 14 5 4 5 16 16 12 45
8 V-Varen Nagasaki 26 13 5 8 33 29 12 5 4 3 17 15 14 8 1 5 16 14 4 44
9 Mito Hollyhock 27 11 4 12 35 26 14 5 3 6 16 11 13 6 1 6 19 15 9 37
10 JEF United 27 9 10 8 27 25 13 4 5 4 14 12 14 5 5 4 13 13 2 37
11 Tokyo Verdy 27 10 7 10 38 44 12 7 1 4 21 16 15 3 6 6 17 28 -6 37
12 Fagiano Okayama 27 9 7 11 22 23 13 4 1 8 9 12 14 5 6 3 13 11 -1 34
13 Blaublitz Akita 27 7 10 10 26 31 13 2 8 3 9 13 14 5 2 7 17 18 -5 31
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 26 7 8 11 20 30 13 4 4 5 10 12 13 3 4 6 10 18 -10 29
15 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 7 8 12 25 36 14 4 5 5 14 15 13 3 3 7 11 21 -11 29
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 26 7 6 13 25 33 14 3 4 7 13 18 12 4 2 6 12 15 -8 27
17 Tochigi 27 5 11 11 24 33 13 2 5 6 11 15 14 3 6 5 13 18 -9 26
18 Matsumoto Yamaga 26 6 7 13 22 43 13 4 4 5 14 18 13 2 3 8 8 25 -21 25
19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 27 5 9 13 22 40 15 2 5 8 10 20 12 3 4 5 12 20 -18 24
20 Ehime 27 5 9 13 26 45 14 1 6 7 14 26 13 4 3 6 12 19 -19 24
21 Omiya Ardija 27 4 11 12 28 34 13 2 4 7 16 18 14 2 7 5 12 16 -6 23
22 Sagamihara 27 4 9 14 16 34 13 2 5 6 9 18 14 2 4 8 7 16 -18 21

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 Kyoto Sanga 26 17 6 3 42 18 14 8 4 2 26 15 12 9 2 1 16 3 24 57
2 Jubilo Iwata 27 17 5 5 45 30 14 10 1 3 26 18 13 7 4 2 19 12 15 56
3 Ryukyu 27 15 6 6 44 27 14 9 2 3 22 9 13 6 4 3 22 18 17 51
4 Albirex Niigata 27 14 8 5 48 27 13 8 3 2 23 7 14 6 5 3 25 20 21 50
5 Montedio Yamagata 26 13 7 6 36 23 13 7 2 4 20 14 13 6 5 2 16 9 13 46
6 Machida Zelvia 27 13 6 8 41 26 14 6 3 5 20 13 13 7 3 3 21 13 15 45
7 Ventforet Kofu 27 12 9 6 40 28 13 7 5 1 24 12 14 5 4 5 16 16 12 45
8 V-Varen Nagasaki 26 13 5 8 33 29 12 5 4 3 17 15 14 8 1 5 16 14 4 44
9 Mito Hollyhock 27 11 4 12 35 26 14 5 3 6 16 11 13 6 1 6 19 15 9 37
10 JEF United 27 9 10 8 27 25 13 4 5 4 14 12 14 5 5 4 13 13 2 37
11 Tokyo Verdy 27 10 7 10 38 44 12 7 1 4 21 16 15 3 6 6 17 28 -6 37
12 Fagiano Okayama 27 9 7 11 22 23 13 4 1 8 9 12 14 5 6 3 13 11 -1 34
13 Blaublitz Akita 27 7 10 10 26 31 13 2 8 3 9 13 14 5 2 7 17 18 -5 31
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 26 7 8 11 20 30 13 4 4 5 10 12 13 3 4 6 10 18 -10 29
15 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 7 8 12 25 36 14 4 5 5 14 15 13 3 3 7 11 21 -11 29
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 26 7 6 13 25 33 14 3 4 7 13 18 12 4 2 6 12 15 -8 27
17 Tochigi 27 5 11 11 24 33 13 2 5 6 11 15 14 3 6 5 13 18 -9 26
18 Matsumoto Yamaga 26 6 7 13 22 43 13 4 4 5 14 18 13 2 3 8 8 25 -21 25
19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 27 5 9 13 22 40 15 2 5 8 10 20 12 3 4 5 12 20 -18 24
20 Ehime 27 5 9 13 26 45 14 1 6 7 14 26 13 4 3 6 12 19 -19 24
21 Omiya Ardija 27 4 11 12 28 34 13 2 4 7 16 18 14 2 7 5 12 16 -6 23
22 Sagamihara 27 4 9 14 16 34 13 2 5 6 9 18 14 2 4 8 7 16 -18 21

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