The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Omiya Ardija are in the 10th position while the guesting Fagiano Okayama worry at 16th.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Omiya Ardija and Fagiano Okayama.
Omiya Ardija form and stats
Omiya Ardija are steadily winning J2-League games and points here at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games.
Ardija's previous game was a J2-League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Kyoto Sanga (placed 13th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that, an away loss at V-Varen Nagasaki.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of T. Takagi when A. Toshima scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute.
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 Omiya Ardija have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won six times, drawn one and lost two.
The manager T. Takagi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ryukyu in only four days.
The Ardija fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. Ardija have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Fagiano Okayama form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Fagiano Okayama so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose).
The supporters enjoyed Fagiano's previous game versus Matsumoto Yamaga (placed 20th), a J2-League 1-0 win played at home. A 0-2 defeat away at Machida Zelvia before that.
Fagiano are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and two defeats. From a total of four matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Tokyo Verdy in just four days.
Fagiano are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 6 away games. As opposed to that, Fagiano have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Omiya Ardija-Fagiano Okayama H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Ardija four wins, Fagiano Okayama zero wins, two draws. two of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Y. Lee 18 goals |
Omiya Ardija missing players
Fagiano Okayama missing players
| Omiya Ardija | Fagiano Okayama | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 94% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 27% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 17% | 31% |
| 13% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 7% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 44% |
| 40% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 31% |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| 4.9 | 6.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 123 | 54 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 38 | 129 |
| 37 | 15 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 13 | 42 |
| 35% | 53% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 23% | 33% |
- Fagiano Okayama has the fewest scored goals (3) away
- Fagiano Okayama have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Omiya Ardija have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Omiya Ardija have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fagiano Okayama have scored away.
- Omiya Ardija have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Omiya Ardija haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 36 |
| 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Tokushima Vortis | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| 4 | Albirex Niigata | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Júbilo Iwata | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Tokyo Verdy | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Machida Zelvia | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Omiya Ardija | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Tochigi | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Montedio Yamagata | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | JEF United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 15 | Mito Hollyhock | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 20 |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 19 |
| 17 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 19 |
| 18 | Ryukyu | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 14 |
| 19 | Ehime | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 20 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 13 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -17 | 13 |
| 22 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 12 |