Fagiano Okayama meet guests Kashima Antlers at JFE Harenokuni Stadium in this J1 League match on Sunday.
View all Fagiano Okayama v Kashima Antlers tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Fagiano Okayama
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Fagiano Okayama will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 0-1 J1 League triumph against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
In that match, Fagiano Okayama had 36% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Fagiano Okayama was Ryunosuke Sato (58'). Sanfrecce Hiroshima got 14 shots on goal with 3 on target.
Their latest results reveal that things are going according to plan in the Fagiano Okayama backline. Fagiano Okayama have kept it tight, seeing the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their previous 6 matches standing at 3.
Coming into this clash, Fagiano Okayama are unbeaten in their previous 10 league matches at home. They have been so resilient here.
Kashima Antlers
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Since being beaten in their last game against Cerezo Osaka in J1 League action, Kashima Antlers and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that match, Kashima Antlers had 35% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. On the other side, Cerezo Osaka had 14 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Ryosuke Shindo (102') scored for Cerezo Osaka.
Over the course of 5 of the previous 6 games featuring Kashima Antlers, a comparatively low number of goals have gone in between them and opposing sides. The overall average number of goals per game in that period is a paltry 2.17, with the number of goals averaged by Antlers standing at 1. Such a trend might not be continued into this game, though.
Going into this contest, Kashima Antlers haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league games.
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Team News: Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers boss Tōru Oniki has a number of players out of action. Yoshihiro Shimoda (Metatarsal fracture) and Homare Tokuda (Broken ankle) will miss out on this game.
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Prediction
We envisage that Kashima Antlers and Fagiano Okayama could well both score and end up finding themselves in a fairly even game here.
Let’s see how this one goes, but it looks this could be a draw. Therefore, we predict a tight encounter with a 1-1 score draw at full-time.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the full-time result market, the win for Fagiano Okayama can be had for 2.88, a wager on a draw is 3.1 and taking a punt on a win for Kashima Antlers can get you 2.55. They are the best returns available at the moment.
Lucas Pereira,
01:06 19/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Fagiano Okayama
Formed: 2004
Stadium: JFE Harenokuni Stadium (15,479)
Captain: Ryo Takeuchi
Chairman: Yu Morii
Manager: Takashi Kiyama
Competitions: J1 League position 4
⭐ Key Man: Takaya Kimura
Generally used in the Centre Midfield position, Takaya Kimura was born in Tokyo, Japan. Having made his senior debut playing for Fagiano Okayama in the 2022 season, the skilful Midfielder has bagged 3 league goals in this J1 League 2025 campaign to date from a total of 10 appearances.