V-Varen Nagasaki vs Fagiano Okayama FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Fagiano Okayama FC — J. League at Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank.
- V-Varen Nagasaki 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Fagiano Okayama FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ming Fu
- Assistant 1 Shingo Sakamoto (Japan)
- Assistant 2 Osamu Akasaka
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Vissel Kobe 18 35 2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 5 Gamba Osaka 18 28 6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 11 Kashima Antlers 18 45 12 FC Tokyo 18 37 13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May Fagiano Okayama FC H 2–1 W 03 May Nagoya Grampus H 1–2 L 29 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W 25 Apr Gamba Osaka H 6–7 L 18 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L 11 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May V-Varen Nagasaki A 1–2 L 02 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W 29 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D 25 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 2–0 W 19 Apr Gamba Osaka A 5–6 L 11 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–5 L Season Stats
V-Varen Nagasaki Fagiano Okayama FC #9 Position #6 21 Points 26 18 Played 18 7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10 25 Scored 41 33 Conceded 46 -8 GD -5 1.17 PPG 1.44 39% Win % 44% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season28% Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this seasonV-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 pts). Fagiano Okayama FC are 6th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
V-Varen Nagasaki0-15–/316-304/331-453/346-601/461-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededFagiano Okayama FC0-151/216-302/231-452/446-601/261-754/376+5/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank will turn into a battlefield for V-Varen Nagasaki and Fagiano Okayama FC.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with V-Varen Nagasaki winning 100% of all matches.
- 15' The travelling Fagiano Okayama FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 19' Yuto Iwasaki puts V-Varen Nagasaki on the lead.
- 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Noah Browne made 53 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Fagiano Okayama FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 37' It’s a booking for Fagiano Okayama FC player. Noah Browne gets a card.
- 42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 43' GOAL! Thiago Santana scores on 43.
- 48' It’s high time Takuya Takagi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 50' What a strike from Werik! The score is 2-1.
- 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
- 65' Daichi Tagami needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 70' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering V-Varen Nagasaki that had 185 games and scored 45 goals.
- 80' Fagiano Okayama FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
- 85' It looks surprising V-Varen Nagasaki does not make any changes. Eduardo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 90' Motoki Hasegawa was booked on 90.
- Another three points for V-Varen Nagasaki.
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Lineups
V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4
- 22
- 9
- 21
- 13
- 8
- 17
- 48
- 24
- 41
- 3
Bench
- 23
- 10
- 18
- 5
- 25
- 1
- 11
- 34
- 33
Coach Takuya TakagiFagiano Okayama FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1
- 18
- 51
- 22
- 48
- 8
- 28
- 6
- 98
- 5
- 45
Bench
- 7
- 66
- 88
- 26
- 27
- 99
- 4
- 9
- 52
Coach Takashi Kiyama -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Thiago Santana 1 Yuto Iwasaki 1 Werik 1 Head to Head
V-Varen Nagasaki Form
2026-05-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–1 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2026-05-03 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-04-25 V-Varen Nagasaki 6–7 Gamba Osaka L 2026-04-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2026-04-11 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki LFagiano Okayama FC Form
2026-05-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–1 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-05-02 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2026-04-25 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-04-19 Gamba Osaka 6–5 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-04-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 5–1 Fagiano Okayama FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.15 V-Varen Nagasaki xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.77 Fagiano Okayama FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: V-Varen Nagasaki winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.92Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 90% 10% ± 2.5 74% 26% ± 3.5 54% 46% ± 4.5 35% 65% Double Chance
V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw 71%Draw or Fagiano Okayama FC 51%V-Varen Nagasaki or Fagiano Okayama FC 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: V-Varen Nagasaki win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 8.4%2 – 1 Actual2 – 2 6.8%1 – 2 6.5%3 – 1 5.6%3 – 2 4.9%2 – 0 4.7%2 – 3 4%1 – 0 3.8%1 – 3 3.8%3 – 0 3.3%0 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki
Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Fagiano Okayama FC covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 14% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 19% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 15% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 9% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Fagiano Okayama FC keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.