Shonan Bellmare will host guests Fagiano Okayama at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka in this J1 League fixture on Sunday.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Shonan Bellmare v Fagiano Okayama, scroll down (inc. the best betting odds).
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Shonan Bellmare
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Shonan Bellmare will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 2-1 J1 League losing effort in their last game against Albirex Niigata.
In that game, Shonan Bellmare managed 53% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Shonan Bellmare was Luiz Phellype (20'). Albirex Niigata had 10 shots at goal with 4 on target. Kaito Taniguchi (31') and Yota Komi (71') scored for Albirex Niigata.
A recurring trait of more recent Shonan Bellmare games is seeing a zero in the scoreline.
From their prior six clashes before this one, in as many as 5 of them a wager on "Both Teams to Score" would've been a losing one.
Their prior results show that Shonan Bellmare:
- have not lost a league tie with Fagiano Okayama in their last 4 games.
- have not won at home in their last 4 league games. Their fans aren't happy.
Fagiano Okayama
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In their previous fixture, Fagiano Okayama drew 2-2 in the J1 League match with Machida Zelvia.
In that match, Fagiano Okayama managed 43% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Fagiano Okayama, the goalscorers were Kazunari Ichimi (26') and Takaya Kimura (55'). On the other side, Machida Zelvia had 10 shots at goal with 3 on target. Yuki Soma (76') and Mitchell Duke (81') scored for Machida Zelvia.
The stats don’t lie, and Fagiano Okayama have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 8 goals in total. At the back, Fagiano Okayama have been far from perfect. In any event, we’ll just have to find out whether that trend might be replicated in this match or not.
Coming into this fixture, Fagiano Okayama haven’t won away from home in the past 4 league matches.
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Head to head
Looking over their prior head to head clashes dating back to 17/06/2012 tells us that Shonan Bellmare have won 3 of these games & Fagiano Okayama 1, with the number of drawn results standing at 2.
12 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 8 for Shonan and 4 for Okayama. The average goals per game has been 2.
The previous league match featuring these sides was J2 League match day 39 on 29/10/2017 which ended up with the score at Shonan Bellmare 1-1 Fagiano Okayama.
The match was refereed by Hiroyuki Kimura.
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Team News: Shonan Bellmare
Sena Ishibashi (Ankle ligament tear), Kanaru Matsumoto (Cruciate ligament injury), Taiyo Hiraoka (Hamstring injury), Soki Tamura (Hamstring injury), Zé Ricardo (Inflammation in the knee), Tatsunari Nagai (Calf injury) and Kosuke Onose (unknown injury) aren’t available for Shonan Bellmare boss Satoshi Yamaguchi.
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Prediction
Fagiano Okayama will have to play well to score against this Shonan Bellmare side who we think will end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.
We therefore see a highly competitive game with a 1-0 victory for Shonan Bellmare after 90 minutes.
Little in this one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds on the full-time result market, victory for Shonan Bellmare can be had for 2.55, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3 & staking on the winning team to be Fagiano Okayama gets 2.9. These are the most competitive market prices available at present.
Lucas Pereira,
15:03 30/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Shonan Bellmare
Formed: 1968
Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka (15,380)
Captain: Akito Suzuki
Chairman: Koji Sakamoto
Manager: Satoshi Yamaguchi
Competitions: J1 League position 15
⭐ Key Player: Luiz Phellype
Regularly used in the Striker position, Luiz Phellype was born in Brazil. After having made a senior debut playing for Standard Liège in the 2012 - 2013 season, the goalscoring Forward has netted 2 league goals in the J1 League 2025 season so far from a total of 9 appearances.