Kashima - Urawa: betting tip for the Japanese Championship match

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. The team started 2025 with a 0-1 away defeat to Senan, but since then the hosts have never lost points. In four matches, the hosts scored landslide victories over Tokyo Verdi (4-0), Albirex Niigata (2-1), Tokyo (2-0) and Kashiwa (3:1). Currently, the club occupies the first place in the standings and is ahead of Matida Zelvia in additional indicators. 

Disqualifications and injuries

The hosts have no problems with the squad on the eve of the next championship match. 

Interesting betting trends

• The team has won four matches in a row
• None of the last five matches of the hosts ended in a draw.

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

Current form

Urawa finished last season in the middle of the standings, in 13th place. The team scored 48 points in 38 matches and was safely away from the relegation zone. Nevertheless, the ambitions of the team are clearly much higher and the guests will try to hold the upcoming championship more successfully. Nevertheless, the start was far from the best. It was only in the fifth round that they managed to win their first victory in 2025 - the club beat Okayama on its own field (1-0). Before that, the Red Diamonds lost to Senan (1:2) and Kashiwa (0:2), and also drew with Kobe (0:0) and Kyoto (1:1). 

Disqualifications and injuries

Kai Shibato will not play due to injury. 

Interesting betting trends

• The team won only one match in five rounds.
• The last six face-to-face matches ended in a draw.

Approximate composition: Nishikawa - Ogiwara, Heybraten, Danilo, Sekine- Yasui, Gustafsson - Mateus Savio, Matsumoto, Kaneko - Tiago