Roasso Kumamoto vs. Fagiano Okayama

An evenly-matched game in the Japanese J2 League. 10th-ranked Fagiano Okayama plays a defensive style outscoring league opponents 32-26 in 26 matches. That's the fourth-best defense in the 22-team league. They have to head out on the road for this one, on a 1-3-8 run away from home getting DRAWS at Mito Hollyhock (1-1), JEF United (1-1), Fujieda MYFC (2-2), Vegalta Sendai (1-1), Machida Zelvia (1-1), V-Varen Nagasaki (0-0), Ventforet Kofu (0-0), and Tokushima Vortis (0-0). They lead the J2 League with 14 ties. 14th-ranked Roasso Kumamoto also takes a defensive approach, outscoring league foes 34-29 through 26 matches, tied for sixth defensively. They have home field here but have scored just one goal in their last six home contests. In 24 all-time meetings between these rivals, 12 have ended in DRAWS, including three of the last four encounters in final scores of 0-0, 1-1, and 0-0. Take Roasso Kumamoto/Fagiano Okayama to DRAW.