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Fagiano Okayama will host Avispa Fukuoka at the City Light Stadium on Sunday in another round of the 2025 J1 League campaign. The hosts will be keen to get a result to end their poor form and push higher up the league table.
Okayama picked up their sixth draw of the league season in a 1-1 stalemate with Shonan Bellmare last time out and are now only five points clear of the relegation zone. Takashi Kiyama’s side, who have only one win in their last nine league games, will be satisfied with their performance so far in their debut season in the top flight but will be keen to get results in the coming weeks to avoid falling into the relegation zone.
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Avispa Fukuoka are only one point behind their weekend hosts but are in slightly worse form, having failed to win any of their last nine league games. The visitors, who now sit in 15th place, were held to a goalless draw by Tokyo Verdy in their last league game and will be desperate to return to winning ways soon or risk falling even lower in the league table.
Fagiano Okayama vs Avispa Fukuoka Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The sides have met on 22 previous occasions going into the weekend. Both teams have won five games apiece while the remaining 12 have ended in draws.
- Six of the last 10 editions of this fixture have ended in draws.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last nine games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2017.
- Okayama have the joint-third-best defensive record in the Japanese top-flight this season with only 17 goals conceded.
- Avi have scored only 15 goals in the league so far. Only three teams in the Japanese top flight have scored fewer.
Fagiano Okayama vs Avispa Fukuoka Prediction
The sides are very closely matched going into the weekend but Okayama will receive a huge boost from their home advantage, having picked up five of their six league wins this season at home.
Fukuoka will need to be at their best to get all three points this weekend and will likely be satisfied to come away with a draw against a side with similar quality.
Prediction: Fagiano Okayama 1-1 Avispa Fukuoka
Fagiano Okayama vs Avispa Fukuoka Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Seven of the hosts' last nine games have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes (Both teams have gotten on the scoresheet in three of the hosts' last four league games)
