Fagiano Okayama
- Shimizu S-pulse are sixth in the J League 2026 table with 24 points from 16 games, one more than Fagiano Okayama, who sit seventh.
- Fagiano have won four and lost only one of their last five league fixtures, including a 3-0 away win at Vissel Kobe last time out.
- Takashi Kiyama, who took over as manager in 2022, has installed a pragmatic and defensively solid approach to the game that allows the hosts to play at their pace on the break.
- Fagiano set up in a 3-4-2-1 formation, looking to be compact defensively and push their wing-backs and inside runners on the second phase of the attack to run at the opposition.
Shimizu S-pulse
- Shimizu S-pulse will play a different type of football to Fagiano, setting up in a 4-1-2-3 and pressing high up the pitch.
- New manager Takayuki Yoshida, who took over at the start of 2026, has introduced an immediate pressing game and structured attacking sequences that have worked in the short term.
- They beat Fagiano 5-3 in the reverse fixture eight weeks ago and will be looking to back that up with another victory.
- The visitors have won only two of their eight away league matches this season, drawing four and losing two, but they have scored nine times on their travels.
Head-to-Head
- Fagiano and S-pulse have one win and one draw apiece in their three head-to-head meetings in the J League 2026.
- With Fagiano not winning their last two home meetings with S-pulse, we’re backing the away side to keep that sequence going with a narrow win at odds of 2.98.
Fagiano Okayama
Takaya Kimura is the main attacking threat for Fagiano.
Shimizu S-pulse
- Se-Hun Oh tops the scoring charts for S-pulse with seven in 15 in the J League 2026.
- Yudai Shimamoto has chipped in with two in their last five.
Betting Insights
- Both teams to score - No is 1.84.
- An Under 2.5 goals bet is favoured at 1.65.
Prediction
We’re backing the away side to keep that sequence going with a narrow win at odds of 2.98 .
