JEF United Chiba vs Fagiano Okayama Prediction & Betting Tips

The J2 League clash at Fukuda Denshi Arena on Saturday sees home side JEF United Chiba play opponents Fagiano Okayama.

Our JEF United Chiba v Fagiano Okayama tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - plus the latest match odds.

📊 Form Guide

JEF United Chiba LLDLLW

JEF United Chiba fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 0-2 J2 League triumph against Ehime FC.

The only scorer from JEF United Chiba was Kengo Kawamata (3', 44').

It has been all too rare in recent times that JEF United Chiba have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that JEF Utd have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 12 goals along the way.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that JEF United Chiba:

• haven't lost in the league to Fagiano Okayama in their last 5 games.
• are winless against Fagiano Okayama in their previous 2 league matches.
• are without a home win in the past 3 matches in the league.

Fagiano Okayama LLWDLD

Previously, Fagiano Okayama drew 0-0 in the J2 League match with Ventforet Kofu.

The attacking players from Fagiano Okayama have suffered from a lack of goals in their past six games, contributing the unsatisfactory return of only 2. In those matches, Okayama have also seen the collective goal aggregate against them equal 5. We will have to see if that trend will end up being continued on here.

Coming into this fixture, Fagiano Okayama haven’t won away from home in the past 5 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 03/06/2017 tells us that JEF United Chiba have won 3 of these games & Fagiano Okayama 1, with the number of drawn results being 2.

A total of 10 goals were scored between them in these games, with 7 of them for JEF Utd and 3 being from Okayama. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.67.

The last league meeting featuring these clubs was J2 League match day 34 on 29/09/2019 which ended up with the score at Fagiano Okayama 0-0 JEF United Chiba.

The referee was Atsushi Kamimura.

🗞️ Team News: JEF United Chiba

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just a single fitness concern for the JEF United Chiba manager Atsuhiko Ejiri to be concerned with thanks to an almost full-strength squad. Peter Kwame Aizawa (Torn Meniscus) will miss out.

📋 Team News: Fagiano Okayama

Okayama boss Kenji Arima has multiple availability issues to deal with. Yuma Hiroki (Ankle Surgery), Tomoya Fukumoto (Knee Surgery), Takuma Takeda (Torn lateral collateral ligament), Yong-jae Lee (Achilles Irritation), Kazuma Shiina (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Kyoya Yamada (Knee inflammation), Kyeong-tae Lee (Acromioclavicular Separation), Kosuke Masutani (Pubis bone irritation) and Kohei Kiyama (Groin Injury) will not be playing here.

💡 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Fagiano Okayama and JEF United Chiba should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.

Let’s see how it plays out, but a draw is looking likely to us. We’re therefore seeing a very even match with a 1-1 scoreline at the end of this one.

Renata Leite, 23:13 14/09/2020