Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Fagiano Okayama (13th, 45 pts) and Albirex Niigata (20th, 24 pts). Per game in the league, Albirex Niigata were scoring 0.95 and conceding 1.76, Fagiano Okayama 0.89 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Albirex Niigata for 14 matches. 5 games without a win framed Fagiano Okayama's arrival.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Albirex Niigata, 2 draws and 2 for Fagiano Okayama, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. In 100% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Denka Big Swan Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,300. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Fagiano Okayama led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Albirex Niigata: Eiji Shirai (67') · Fagiano Okayama: Kazunari Ichimi (24')
Key stats
Possession: Albirex Niigata 68% · Fagiano Okayama 32% · Total shots: 10-5 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 4-5