Kashiwa - Kashima: betting tip for the Japanese Championship match

Current form

Kasiva stopped one step away from relegation last season, taking 17th place in the standings. The club was only three points ahead of the eliminated Iwata. At the same time, the current season has started just fine for the team. The Suns beat Fukuoka (1-0), Cerezo Osaka (2-1) and Urawa (2-0), and also drew with Kawasaki (1-1). The team takes the first place in the standings, only ahead of Senan and Hiroshima in additional indicators. The team plans to extend its unbeaten streak against Kashima. 

Disqualifications and injuries

Tomoya Inukai will miss the upcoming match due to injury. 

Interesting betting trends

• The team has won four of the last five matches.
• The hosts have not won a single victory in the last four face-to-face matches.

Approximate composition: Kojima - Harada, Koga, Sugioka - Kubo, Kumasaki, Harakawa, Koyamatsu - Koizumi - Kinoshita, Kakita

Current form

Kashima has not left the top five teams of the J-League for many years, and the club finished last season in fifth position in the standings, only one point behind the continental competition zone. Despite the fact that the hosts ended the season with a seven-match unbeaten streak, they still failed to beat Matida Zelvia and Gamba Osaka. At the same time, the club started the current season with a defeat - on February 15, the wards of Toru Oniki lost to Senan (0:1) on the road. However, the hosts quickly forgot this setback and won three consecutive victories after that - over Tokyo Verdi (4:0), Albirex Niigata (2:1) and FC Tokyo (2:0). 

Disqualifications and injuries

The guests have no problems with the line-up on the eve of the fifth round. 

Interesting betting trends

• The team has won the last three matches in the Japanese championship
• None of the last four matches ended in a draw.

Approximate line-up: Hayakawa - Anzai, Sekigawa, Ueda, Nono- Mitsumara, Shibasaki, Higuchi, Koike - Suzuki, Leo Seara