Tochigi S.C. vs Fagiano Okayama Prediction & Betting Tips

Tochigi S.C. will face off against guests Fagiano Okayama at Tochigi Green Stadium in this J2 League meeting on Wednesday.

Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Tochigi S.C. v Fagiano Okayama game - plus the latest match odds.

📏 Form Guide

Tochigi S.C. WLLWDW

Tochigi S.C., who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 0-1 J2 League triumph against Renofa Yamaguchi.

The only player to score from Tochigi S.C. was Koki Oshima (46').

Fewer than three goals per game were recorded in 6 of the past 6 fixtures where Tochigi S.C. have been involved. Breaking down the goal distribution during that period, their opponents scored a total of 3 while Tochigi managed the sum of 3.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Tochigi S.C.:

• have not registered a win against Fagiano Okayama in their previous 8 matches in the league.
• haven’t won at home in the past 2 league matches.

Fagiano Okayama WLLDLW

Fagiano Okayama go into this meeting after a 3-1 J2 League win versus Mito Hollyhock in their most recent fixture.

For Fagiano Okayama, the goalscorers were Kota Ueda (48') and Satoki Uejo (53', 67'). Yuto Mori (29') was the scorer for Mito Hollyhock.

Looking at their form, and Fagiano Okayama have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 7 goals in all. In defence, Okayama have been far from perfect. We shall soon find out if that trend will be continued on here.

Coming into this clash, Fagiano Okayama are undefeated by Tochigi S.C. when having played them away from home in the previous 4 league matches. Travelling fans have really enjoyed these clashes.

↔️ Head to head

Inspecting their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 06/05/2015 tells us that Tochigi S.C. have won 0 of these & Fagiano Okayama 3, with the tally of drawn games standing at 3.

A combined sum of 11 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 3 for Tochigi and 8 being from Okayama. The average goals per game has been 1.83.

The previous league meeting featuring these sides was J2 League match day 38 on 27/10/2019 which finished with the scoreline of Fagiano Okayama 1-0 Tochigi S.C..

The referee was Kazuyoshi Enomoto.

📰 Team News: Tochigi S.C.

Tochigi S.C. manager Kazuaki Tasaka will be grateful to have no fitness worries whatsoever before this game owing to a fully injury-free group to pick from.

ℹ️ Team News: Fagiano Okayama

Okayama boss Kenji Arima has multiple availability issues to deal with. Kohei Kiyama (Groin Injury), Paulinho (Thigh Muscle Strain), Kyeong-tae Lee (Acromioclavicular Separation), Kazuma Shiina (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) and Tomoya Fukumoto (Knee Surgery) won’t be making appearances.

🧠 Prediction

It’s looking like Fagiano Okayama and Tochigi S.C. could both well score here although it’s hard to see a clear-cut winner.

A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. We therefore think that it’s going to be a very even match with a 1-1 score draw when the full-time whistle blows.

Lucas Pereira, 02:21 10/08/2020