Soccer betting preview: Fagiano Okayama welcomes Tochigi in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 25.November
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: City Light Stadium (15479 seats)

Fagiano Okayama and Tochigi have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the J2-League.

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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Fagiano Okayama form and stats

When playing at home in the J2-League, Fagiano Okayama have managed 8 wins, 5 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 19 games.

In their previous game, the manager K. Arima led his Fagiano to a defeat in the J2-League match away at Matsumoto Yamaga. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at City Light Stadium. Before that, Fagiano drew at home versus Júbilo Iwata.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Fagiano have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won seven, drawn one and lost three.

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

The Fagiano fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 19 matches. On the other hand, Fagiano Okayama have conceded 20 goals.

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Tochigi form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 7 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats. Recent form does not give Tochigi much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Fagiano Okayama will be a tough nut to crack. Tochigi seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

The attacking players of Tochigi have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 204 minutes.

Tochigi might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Mito Hollyhock proved too strong as Tochigi slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Tochigi Green Stadium. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Giravanz Kitakyushu's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Tochigi in our archives, and the results are: seven wins for Tochigi, two draws and five defeats.

After this away game Tochigi return home for a J2-League game against Renofa Yamaguchi. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (16 so far).

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Tochigi - Fagiano 2-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Fagiano won five, Tochigi won two and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Fagiano OkayamaH. Yamamoto
H. Yamamoto
6 goals
Fagiano OkayamaY. Lee
Y. Lee
5 goals
Fagiano OkayamaS. Uejo
S. Uejo
5 goals

Fagiano Okayama missing players

Tochigi missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fagiano Okayama Tochigi
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 19 5 Played P 4 18 35
11 8 3 Won W 2 7 12
11 5 1 Drew D 1 4 10
13 6 1 Lost L 1 7 13
32 22 7 Scored S 5 14 28
39 20 4 Conceded C 4 16 28
89% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 83% 83%
57% 58% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 33% 34%
34% 37% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 22% 20%
14% 21% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 17% 14%
9% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 11% 9%
49% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 22% 26%
29% 26% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 44% 40%
34% 26% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 51%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.7 0.6 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 0.9 0.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
328 181 48 Total Shots T S 39 185 346
119 71 21 Shots on Target S O 18 59 116
27% 31% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 24% 24%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Fagiano Okayama has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in J2-League
  • Fagiano Okayama have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tochigi has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in J2-League
  • Tochigi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tokushima Vortis 35 21 8 6 55 27 17 8 6 3 25 10 18 13 2 3 30 17 28 71
2 Avispa Fukuoka 35 21 6 8 41 25 17 9 3 5 20 14 18 12 3 3 21 11 16 69
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 35 19 9 7 55 34 16 11 2 3 29 12 19 8 7 4 26 22 21 66
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 35 17 6 12 49 38 18 10 3 5 25 18 17 7 3 7 24 20 11 57
5 Albirex Niigata 35 14 14 7 50 39 18 6 7 5 24 23 17 8 7 2 26 16 11 56
6 Ventforet Kofu 34 14 14 6 44 35 18 10 6 2 25 16 16 4 8 4 19 19 9 56
7 Kyoto Sanga 35 14 8 13 42 39 17 11 2 4 29 17 18 3 6 9 13 22 3 50
8 Montedio Yamagata 35 13 10 12 48 37 18 8 3 7 27 20 17 5 7 5 21 17 11 49
9 Tokyo Verdy 34 12 12 10 43 36 16 5 6 5 19 15 18 7 6 5 24 21 7 48
10 Júbilo Iwata 35 11 15 9 45 39 18 8 6 4 30 19 17 3 9 5 15 20 6 48
11 Tochigi 34 12 10 12 28 27 16 5 6 5 14 11 18 7 4 7 14 16 1 46
12 Mito Hollyhock 34 12 9 13 58 53 17 5 5 7 26 27 17 7 4 6 32 26 5 45
13 Fagiano Okayama 35 11 11 13 32 39 19 8 5 6 22 20 16 3 6 7 10 19 -7 44
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 35 11 10 14 47 52 19 6 6 7 23 26 16 5 4 7 24 26 -5 43
15 Omiya Ardija 35 11 10 14 32 42 18 6 7 5 15 17 17 5 3 9 17 25 -10 43
16 JEF United 35 12 6 17 40 45 18 4 4 10 18 28 17 8 2 7 22 17 -5 42
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 35 10 12 13 36 48 17 5 6 6 18 24 18 5 6 7 18 24 -12 42
18 Machida Zelvia 35 9 13 13 34 40 18 5 9 4 21 16 17 4 4 9 13 24 -6 40
19 Ryūkyū 35 11 7 17 45 54 16 5 5 6 23 22 19 6 2 11 22 32 -9 40
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 35 10 3 22 28 57 18 4 1 13 13 34 17 6 2 9 15 23 -29 33
21 Ehime 34 6 9 19 30 51 17 2 4 11 12 26 17 4 5 8 18 25 -21 27
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 34 7 6 21 35 60 16 5 2 9 18 26 18 2 4 12 17 34 -25 27

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 Tokushima Vortis 35 21 8 6 55 27 17 8 6 3 25 10 18 13 2 3 30 17 28 71
2 Avispa Fukuoka 35 21 6 8 41 25 17 9 3 5 20 14 18 12 3 3 21 11 16 69
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 35 19 9 7 55 34 16 11 2 3 29 12 19 8 7 4 26 22 21 66
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 35 17 6 12 49 38 18 10 3 5 25 18 17 7 3 7 24 20 11 57
5 Albirex Niigata 35 14 14 7 50 39 18 6 7 5 24 23 17 8 7 2 26 16 11 56
6 Ventforet Kofu 34 14 14 6 44 35 18 10 6 2 25 16 16 4 8 4 19 19 9 56
7 Kyoto Sanga 35 14 8 13 42 39 17 11 2 4 29 17 18 3 6 9 13 22 3 50
8 Montedio Yamagata 35 13 10 12 48 37 18 8 3 7 27 20 17 5 7 5 21 17 11 49
9 Tokyo Verdy 34 12 12 10 43 36 16 5 6 5 19 15 18 7 6 5 24 21 7 48
10 Júbilo Iwata 35 11 15 9 45 39 18 8 6 4 30 19 17 3 9 5 15 20 6 48
11 Tochigi 34 12 10 12 28 27 16 5 6 5 14 11 18 7 4 7 14 16 1 46
12 Mito Hollyhock 34 12 9 13 58 53 17 5 5 7 26 27 17 7 4 6 32 26 5 45
13 Fagiano Okayama 35 11 11 13 32 39 19 8 5 6 22 20 16 3 6 7 10 19 -7 44
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 35 11 10 14 47 52 19 6 6 7 23 26 16 5 4 7 24 26 -5 43
15 Omiya Ardija 35 11 10 14 32 42 18 6 7 5 15 17 17 5 3 9 17 25 -10 43
16 JEF United 35 12 6 17 40 45 18 4 4 10 18 28 17 8 2 7 22 17 -5 42
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 35 10 12 13 36 48 17 5 6 6 18 24 18 5 6 7 18 24 -12 42
18 Machida Zelvia 35 9 13 13 34 40 18 5 9 4 21 16 17 4 4 9 13 24 -6 40
19 Ryūkyū 35 11 7 17 45 54 16 5 5 6 23 22 19 6 2 11 22 32 -9 40
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 35 10 3 22 28 57 18 4 1 13 13 34 17 6 2 9 15 23 -29 33
21 Ehime 34 6 9 19 30 51 17 2 4 11 12 26 17 4 5 8 18 25 -21 27
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 34 7 6 21 35 60 16 5 2 9 18 26 18 2 4 12 17 34 -25 27

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