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Fagiano Okayama vs Thespa Kusatsu Live Stream, Predictions
Fagiano Okayama line up against visiting team Thespa Kusatsu at City Light Stadium in the J2 League meeting on Sunday.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Fagiano Okayama v Thespa Kusatsu, scroll down - along with the latest match odds.
📊 Form Guide
Fagiano Okayama
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Fagiano Okayama enter this fixture following a 0-0 J2 League drawn result against V-Varen Nagasaki.
Under three goals per match were recorded in 6 of the past 6 meetings where Fagiano Okayama have taken part. Breaking down the goal attribution in that period, opposing sides scored a total of 3 and Fagiano Okayama managed a tally of 6. We shall soon find out if that trend can be continued on into this next match.
Ahead of this meeting, Fagiano Okayama are unbeaten in their last 5 home league matches.
Thespa Kusatsu
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Thespa Kusatsu will go into this match after a 2-1 J2 League win vs Mito Hollyhock in their most recent outing.
For Thespa Kusatsu, the goalscorers were Shu Hiramatsu (64') and Chie Edoojon Kawakami (75'). Kaito Umeda (7') was the scorer for Mito Hollyhock.
Looking at their form, and Thespa Kusatsu have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 9 goals in total. At the back, Thespa Kusatsu certainly have room for improvement.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Thespa Kusatsu:
- haven't been beaten by Fagiano Okayama when having played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
- are without an away win for the past 3 matches in the league.
↔️ Head to head
A review of their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 22/08/2020 shows that Fagiano Okayama have won 1 of these & Thespa Kusatsu 5, with the number of drawn results standing at 0.
A sum of 7 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 1 of them from Okayama and 6 created by Gunma. The average goals per game has been 1.17.
The last league clash between these sides was J2 League match day 33 on 28/08/2022 which ended up with the score at Thespa Kusatsu 0-1 Fagiano Okayama.
The referee was Koei Koya.
🗞️ Team News: Fagiano Okayama
Takaya Kimura (Ankle Fracture) and Ryo Nagai (Tibia Fracture) will not be taking part for Fagiano Okayama gaffer Takashi Kiyama.
📋 Team News: Thespa Kusatsu
Due to a fully injury-free squad ready to go, the Thespa Kusatsu boss Tsuyoshi Otsuki has no fitness worries to report before this game.
💡 Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Thespa Kusatsu will need to push hard to break down this Fagiano Okayama lineup who we think will get the vital goal that wins it.
With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a good tussle with a 1-0 winning margin for Fagiano Okayama at the end of the 90.
Should be an interesting one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest, 00:58 17/05/2023

⚽️ Team Focus:
Fagiano Okayama
Formed: 2004
Stadium: City Light Stadium (15,479)
Captain: Yasutaka Yanagi
Chairman: Tokuhiko Suzuki
Manager: Takashi Kiyama
Competitions: J2 League position 10
🔑 Key Man: Solomon Sakuragawa
Usually used in the Striker position, Solomon Sakuragawa was born in Japan. Having played his first senior match for JEF United Chiba in the 2022 season, the skilful Forward has netted 4 league goals in the J2 League 2023 campaign to date in 14 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 39 | WDWWW |
2 |
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17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 32 | DWLWW |
3 |
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17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 30 | WWDLD |
4 |
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17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 29 | WLLWW |
5 |
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17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | WLLDD |
6 |
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17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | DWWWD |
7 |
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16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 27 | WLWLW |
8 |
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17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 25 | DWWLL |
9 |
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17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 25 | DWWLL |
10 |
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17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | WWDLW |
11 |
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17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | DLWWD |
12 |
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16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 23 | WWDDD |
13 |
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17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 23 | LLLLW |
14 |
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17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 23 | DLWWW |
15 |
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17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | -2 | 19 | LWLWW |
16 |
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17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | -6 | 19 | LLWLL |
17 |
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17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -8 | 17 | DWDWL |
18 |
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17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -17 | 17 | LWDLL |
19 |
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17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 16 | WLDLL |
20 |
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17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -16 | 15 | LLLWD |
21 |
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17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -18 | 15 | DLDLL |
22 |
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17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 14 | LLDLD |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Ōmiya Ardija |
Machida Zelvia |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Montedio Yamagata |
Thespa Kusatsu |
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Fujieda MYFC |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Thespa Kusatsu |
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Mito Hollyhock |
Júbilo Iwata |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Thespa Kusatsu |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
Roasso Kumamoto |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Ōmiya Ardija |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Montedio Yamagata |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Roasso Kumamoto |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Iwaki |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Júbilo Iwata |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Roasso Kumamoto |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Iwaki |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Ōmiya Ardija |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Goals scored | 1.3 |
Goals conceded | 0.8 |
Time first goal scored | 50 |
Time first goal conceded | 31 |
Yellow cards | 1.1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 5 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-2 |
Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.8 |
Time first goal scored | 48 |
Time first goal conceded | 33 |
Yellow cards | 0.8 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.6 |
Biggest victory | 3-1 |
Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
Solomon Sakuragawa | 4 |
Jordy Buijs | 3 |
Tiago Alves | 3 |
Stefan Mauk | 2 |
Kodai Sano | 2 |
Ryo Sato | 4 |
Motoki Nagakura | 3 |
Hayate Take | 3 |
Hiroto Hatao | 2 |
Shu Hiramatsu | 2 |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Tokushima Vortis |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Tokyo Verdy |
Oita Trinita |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Mito Hollyhock |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Fujieda MYFC |
Tokushima Vortis |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Fagiano Okayama |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
Roasso Kumamoto |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Zweigen Kanazawa |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Thespa Kusatsu |
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Oita Trinita |
Tokyo Verdy |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Thespa Kusatsu |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Tokushima Vortis |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Thespa Kusatsu |
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Roasso Kumamoto |
Thespa Kusatsu |
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Ōmiya Ardija |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Thespa Kusatsu |
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Júbilo Iwata |
AFC Blaublitz Akita |
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