Avispa Fukuoka vs Fagiano Okayama Prediction & Betting Tips

Form check

Both teams' recent samples mix J1 League games with friendlies and Emperor Cup ties, so treat this as a general form snapshot rather than a pure league read. Fukuoka have drawn nine of their last twenty across all competitions, winning just five and losing six, with 24 scored against 29 conceded. That's a side that keeps games close but struggles to turn draws into wins.

Avispa Fukuoka: 20 completed matches; Fagiano Okayama: 20 completed matches.

Avispa Fukuoka

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

29

Difference

-5

Fagiano Okayama

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

31

Difference

-3

Okayama's record over the same sample is more up and down: eight wins, three draws, nine losses, with 28 scored and 31 conceded. They've had some big swings, including a 5-1 win over Kyoto Sanga and a 1-4 defeat to Vissel Kobe, so consistency isn't really their calling card either.

Neither side's underlying form points to control at the back, so goals from both ends wouldn't be a shock.

Comparative Team Statistics: Avispa Fukuoka vs Fagiano Okayama

Head-to-head

These two have a long history together, stretching back to J2 League days over a decade ago, so the bulk of that record says little about where either side stands now. What matters more is the recent run: across the last four meetings, from April 2025 to April 2026, Okayama have won once, Fukuoka have won once, and the other two finished level.

There's no pattern of dominance either way in the recent head-to-head record.

History offers little to lean on this time.

Where they sit

Going by the table snapshot for these two clubs, Okayama sit ninth with 13 points from eight games, while Fukuoka are down in eighteenth with just four points from the same number of matches. That's a real points gap early in the campaign.

This snapshot only covers these two sides, not where every other club stands, but the gap in points and goal difference, Okayama on plus one and Fukuoka on minus three, still tells its own story about how each has started the season.

Okayama's start looks considerably healthier than Fukuoka's on the numbers so far.

Players to watch

Fukuoka's main scoring threat looks to be S. Morooka, with three goals in eight appearances this season. Okayama's K. Kawano has matched that tally in fewer games, three goals in five, while Lucão and H. Motoyama have both chipped in three assists for Okayama.

Avispa Fukuoka:

Best scorers:

S. Morooka - 3

Penalty cards:

T. Miki x 1 x 2

T. Kamijima x 1

K. Maeda x 3

Fagiano Okayama:

Best scorers:

K. Kawano - 3

Best assist providers:

Lucão - 3

H. Motoyama - 3

Penalty cards:

Lucão x 1 x 1

Oberdan x 1 x 1

E. Miyamoto x 4

On the disciplinary side, Lucão for Okayama and Fukuoka's T. Miki and T. Kamijima have each picked up a red card in the sample provided, though that doesn't confirm who's actually available for this specific fixture.

Kawano's scoring rate stands out as the sharper of the two main threats on the numbers so far.