Fagiano Okayama vs FC Ryukyu Prediction & Betting Tips

FC Ryukyu head to City Light Stadium on Saturday for the J2 League showdown with home team Fagiano Okayama.

All Fagiano Okayama v FC Ryukyu game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below (including the best match odds).

📊 Form Guide

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Fagiano Okayama enter this game coming off the back of a 1-1 J2 League draw against Kyoto Sanga.

The only player to score from Fagiano Okayama was Yong-Jae Lee (19'). Jun Ando (49') was the scorer for Kyoto Sanga.

It’s been seldom in recent times that Fagiano Okayama have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Okayama have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 7 goals during that time. That trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this match, though.

Heading into this fixture, Fagiano Okayama have not won at home in their last 4 matches in the league. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.

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In their previous fixture, FC Ryukyu drew 2-2 in the J2 League tie with Júbilo Iwata.

The only scorer from FC Ryukyu was Shinya Uehara (80'). Seiya Nakano (54') and Lukian (86') scored for Júbilo Iwata.

Illustrating their partiality to eventful matches, goals have been scored 21 times in the previous six matches in which FC Ryukyu have sent out their troops, making it a mean average of 3.5 goals per clash. Opposition teams have got 15 of this grand total.

Coming into this fixture, FC Ryukyu haven’t won away from home in the past 5 league games.

↔️ Head to head

The last league match featuring the two was J2 League match day 22 on 13/07/2019 which ended up with the score at FC Ryukyu 0-2 Fagiano Okayama.

The match was refereed by Hayato Shimizu.

ℹ️ Team News: Fagiano Okayama

Kyeong-tae Lee (Acromioclavicular Separation), Paulinho (Thigh Muscle Strain), Tomoya Fukumoto (Knee Surgery) and Kazuma Shiina (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) are not available for Okayama gaffer Kenji Arima.

ℹ️ Team News: FC Ryukyu

Ryukyu manager Yasuhiro Higuchi has some current player fitness concerns. Takuya Hitomi (Knee Surgery), Shuto Kawai (Torn Ankle Ligament), Kosuke Inose (Shoulder Injury) and Shinji Ono (Medial Collateral Ligament Tear) are not able to play.

🧠 Prediction

We’re of the view that FC Ryukyu certainly have the ability to break down this Fagiano Okayama side, but it probably won’t be enough to avoid defeat.

We are anticipating both teams to score in a 2-1 win for Fagiano Okayama at the end of this one. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.

Andre Moura, 23:05 28/07/2020