V-Varen Nagasaki vs Fagiano Okayama FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Fagiano Okayama FC — J. League at Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank.
- V-Varen Nagasaki 16 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
- Fagiano Okayama FC 16 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ming Fu
- Assistant 1 Shingo Sakamoto (Japan)
- Assistant 2 Osamu Akasaka
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 16 39 2 FC Tokyo 16 35 3 FC Machida Zelvia 16 33 4 Nagoya Grampus 16 31 5 Vissel Kobe 16 31 6 Gamba Osaka 17 25 7 Cerezo Osaka FC 16 25 8 Tokyo Verdy 16 25 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 24 10 Urawa Red Diamonds 16 24 11 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 24 12 Kawasaki Frontale 16 23 13 Fagiano Okayama FC 16 23 14 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 15 Kyoto Sanga FC 16 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 16 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 16 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 16 17 19 Kashiwa Reysol 16 14 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 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 #16 Position #13 19 Points 23 16 Played 16 6 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 9 22 Scored 37 30 Conceded 43 -8 GD -6 1.19 PPG 1.44 38% Win % 44% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history19% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season25% Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this seasonV-Varen Nagasaki are 16th (19 pts). Fagiano Okayama FC are 13th (23 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
V-Varen Nagasaki0-15–/316-303/231-452/246-601/361-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededFagiano Okayama FC0-15–/116-302/231-452/446-601/161-753/376+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
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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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 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 -
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.19 V-Varen Nagasaki xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.8 Fagiano Okayama FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 74%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: V-Varen Nagasaki winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.99Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 91% 9% ± 2.5 75% 25% ± 3.5 56% 44% ± 4.5 37% 63% 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 8.1%2 – 1 Actual2 – 2 6.9%1 – 2 6.4%3 – 1 5.6%3 – 2 5%2 – 0 4.5%2 – 3 4.1%1 – 3 3.8%1 – 0 3.6%3 – 0 3.2%0 – 2 3.1%Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki
Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Fagiano Okayama FC covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 14% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 19% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 15% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 9% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Fagiano Okayama FC keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.