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Ehime FC will be facing visiting opponents Fagiano Okayama at Ningineer Stadium in the J2 League clash on Sunday.
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📊 Form Guide
Ehime FC
LWLDWW
Ehime FC, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-2 J2 League success over Vegalta Sendai.
For Ehime FC, goals were scored by Shunsuke Tanimoto (67') and Taiga Ishiura (79'). Motohiko Nakajima (40') was the scorer for Vegalta Sendai.
Ehime FC haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, hitting the target in one hundred percent of their last 6 matches.
They have totted up the amount of 10 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 7. That trend might not follow through into this game, of course.
A look at their previous results shows us that Ehime FC:
- haven't lost in the league to Fagiano Okayama in their previous 3 games.
- haven't beaten Fagiano Okayama in their previous 2 league games.
Fagiano Okayama
WWWWDL
Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Yokohama FC in J2 League competition, Fagiano Okayama will be aiming to make amends here.
The only scorer from Fagiano Okayama was Lucão (72'). Toshiki Takahashi (10'), Katsuya Iwatake (32') and Yuri Lara (43') scored for Yokohama FC.
A series of accomplished performances by the Fagiano Okayama defensive unit has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their previous 6 outings combined. Over that same period, their own forwards have managed to score 6.
Leading up to this clash, Fagiano Okayama:
- remain unbeaten by Ehime FC in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
- are unbeaten in their previous 7 league matches away from home.
↔️ Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels dating back to 01/06/2019, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Ehime FC winning 2 of those games, Fagiano Okayama 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.
An aggregate of 9 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 5 of them from Ehime and 4 for Okayama. The average goals per game has been 1.5.
The last league meeting between the two was J2 League match day 28 on 05/09/2021 when it finished Fagiano Okayama 0-0 Ehime FC.
The match was refereed by Naoto Uehara.
ℹ️ Team News: Ehime FC
The Ehime FC boss Kiyotaka Ishimaru will be grateful not to have any fitness worries to speak of before this clash thanks to a fully injury-free group ready to go.
📰 Team News: Fagiano Okayama
Due to a fully injury-free squad to pick from, the Fagiano Okayama manager Takashi Kiyama doesn’t have any fitness concerns to speak of coming into this clash.
💭 Prediction
Our assessment here is that Ehime FC could well find it tough to hit the back of the net against this Fagiano Okayama side who should get a goal themselves and run out victorious.
We therefore see a good tussle with a 0-1 win for Fagiano Okayama at full-time.
There should be little in it.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite, 05:06 07/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Ehime FC
Formed: 1970
Stadium: Ningineer Stadium (20,919)
Captain: Kenta Tokushige
Chairman: Tadashi Murakami
Manager: Kiyotaka Ishimaru
Competitions: J2 League position 6
🔑 Key Player: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Regularly taking up the Central Defensive Midfielder position, Shunsuke Kikuchi was born in Saitama, Japan. After making a first senior appearance for Shonan Bellmare in the 2014 season, the talented Midfielder has bagged 2 league goals in this J2 League 2024 campaign to date from a total of 6 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | WWDDW |
2 |
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | WWWDL |
3 |
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9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | WWWLD |
4 |
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9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | LWWLW |
5 |
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9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | WDDLW |
6 |
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9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | DWLWD |
7 |
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9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | LLDLW |
8 |
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9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | WDDLW |
9 |
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | WLDWW |
10 |
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9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | DDDWL |
11 |
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9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | LLDWL |
12 |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | LWDWL |
13 |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | LWLDW |
14 |
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9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 11 | LDLWW |
15 |
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9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -13 | 11 | WLWDL |
16 |
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9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 10 | LWWLL |
17 |
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9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 8 | WLLDL |
18 |
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9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 7 | LLDDD |
19 |
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9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 6 | LLLWL |
20 |
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9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 5 | WLDLD |
Montedio Yamagata |
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Ehime FC |
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Kagoshima United |
Ehime FC |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Ehime FC |
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Fujieda MYFC |
Renofa Yamaguchi |
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Ehime FC |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Yokohama FC |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Roasso Kumamoto |
AFC Blaublitz Akita |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Ehime FC |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Yokohama FC |
Oita Trinita |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Ehime FC |
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Fujieda MYFC |
Ehime FC |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
Ehime FC |
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Roasso Kumamoto |
Ehime FC |
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AFC Blaublitz Akita |
Ehime FC |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
Ehime FC |
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S.C. Sagamihara |
Oita Trinita |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Thespa Kusatsu |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Fujieda MYFC |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Iwaki |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Zweigen Kanazawa |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Renofa Yamaguchi |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Goals scored | 1.8 |
Goals conceded | 1.3 |
Time first goal scored | 47 |
Time first goal conceded | 20 |
Yellow cards | 1.5 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.3 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-2 |
Goals scored | 1 |
Goals conceded | 0.5 |
Time first goal scored | 63 |
Time first goal conceded | 73 |
Yellow cards | 0.8 |
Red cards | 0.5 |
Subs used | 5 |
Biggest victory | 2-1 |
Biggest defeat | null |
Riki Matsuda | 3 |
Ben Duncan | 2 |
Taiga Ishiura | 2 |
Shunsuke Kikuchi | 2 |
Shunsuke Tanimoto | 2 |
Gleyson | 2 |
Yudai Tanaka | 2 |
Gabriel Xavier | 1 |
Hiroto Iwabuchi | 1 |
Takaya Kimura | 1 |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Tokushima Vortis |
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Iwaki |
Oita Trinita |
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Ehime FC |
JEF United Chiba |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Yokohama FC |
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Ehime FC |
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Mito Hollyhock |
Ehime FC |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Ehime FC |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Montedio Yamagata |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Tokushima Vortis |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Fagiano Okayama |
JEF United Chiba |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Kagoshima United |
Roasso Kumamoto |
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Thespa Kusatsu |