Fagiano Okayama will be visiting NDsoft Stadium Yamagata on Friday for the J2 League fixture with home team Montedio Yamagata.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Montedio Yamagata v Fagiano Okayama game - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
Montedio Yamagata
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Montedio Yamagata will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 2-1 J2 League loss in their previous game against Tokushima Vortis.
The only scorer from Montedio Yamagata was Shintaro Kokubu (45'). Kento Hashimoto (74') and Daiki Watari (95') scored for Tokushima Vortis.
Susumu Watanabe's Montedio Yamagata have celebrated scoring 7 times in their preceding 6 outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in that time is 7.
Going into this one, Montedio Yamagata haven't been defeated in their previous 3 home league matches.
Fagiano Okayama
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After a losing effort in their last game against Shimizu S-Pulse in J2 League action, Fagiano Okayama and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
Koya Kitagawa (35') scored for Shimizu S-Pulse.
Takashi Kiyama's Fagiano Okayama have fired home 8 times throughout their most recent 6 matches. The number of goals that they have conceded during those same clashes adds up to 9.
Their prior results show that Fagiano Okayama:
- haven't been defeated in their previous 9 away league matches. What a good run they have put together.
- are without an away win for the past 3 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Checking on their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 07/11/2021 shows us that Montedio Yamagata have won 2 of these games & Fagiano Okayama 4, with the tally of drawn results standing at 0.
A combined sum of 13 goals were produced between them in this period, with 6 from Yamagata and 7 being from Okayama. Thatโs an average goals per game of 2.17.
The last league meeting featuring these clubs was J2 League match day 35 on 16/09/2023 and the score finished Montedio Yamagata 2-0 Fagiano Okayama.
The referee was Koichiro Fukushima.
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Team News: Montedio Yamagata
The Montedio Yamagata boss Susumu Watanabe doesnโt have any fitness concerns to speak of before this game owing to a completely injury-free group to pick from.
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Team News: Fagiano Okayama
Due to a mostly healthy group, thereโs just the one fitness problem for the Fagiano Okayama boss Takashi Kiyama to be concerned about. Sora Igawa (Ankle surgery) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
Our feeling is that Fagiano Okayama and Montedio Yamagata could well cancel each other out, with goals at a real premium.
Itโs looking like it could well end up as a draw. Weโre therefore tipping a very close game with a 0-0 draw by the conclusion of this game.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
00:07 01/05/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Montedio Yamagata
Formed: 1984
Stadium: NDsoft Stadium Yamagata (20,638)
Captain: Shuto Minami
Chairman: Kentaro Aita
Manager: Susumu Watanabe
Competitions: J2 League position 11
โญ Star Player: Zain Issaka
Normally used in the Centre Midfield position, Zain Issaka was born in Machida, Japan. Having made his senior debut playing for Kawasaki Frontale in the 2021 season, the skilful Midfielder has netted 3 league goals in this J2 League 2024 season so far from a total of 10 appearances.