J2 - Football - Japan - J League 2

Game of round three of J2 League to take place at Kanseki Stadium between Tochigi SC and the unbeaten side Fagiano Okayama.

Tochigi SC opening 1-0 victory against weak Blaublitz Akita, was followed by a 3-0 defeat against capital side Tokyo Verdy. With one goal scored in two games, and three goals allowed from Verdy, the team seems in a tight situation here. Even more when one of their top strikers last season Yasutaka Yanagi depart precisely to Fagiano Okayama, and the arrivals Omer Tokaç and Yuji Senuma have not scored.

Fagiano Okayama started the season with a categoric 4-1 victory against Ventforet Kofu, Tiago Alves scored twice for Fagiano Okayama. In the following encounter Tiago Alves scored again to put Okayam in the lead, however Tokushima Vortis tied before the half time, with no goals in the second half, a tie split the points. Currently the good performance of Tiago Alves kept the team unbeaten nevertheless their defense have allowed two goals in two games.

This will be their third game at Kanseki Stadium, opened in 2022, between them. The first one a 2-1 win for Tochigi SC, the following year Fagiano Okayama claimed a 0-2 victory. In the three games before Kanseki Stadium, two ties and one win for Fagiano Okayama.

Having face stronger opposition, Tiago Alves scoring form and the positive precedent in the direct games between them, Fagiano Okayama holds the edge for this game ans should get points. Tochigi's strikers haven't scored, but two games in they might have a better understanding and Fagiano Okayama is yet to claim a clean sheet, therefore the asian handicap is the best option.

05/03/2022 03:13, read 838 times