Kashiwa - Albirex Niigata: betting tip for the Japanese Championship match

Current form

Kasiva failed to achieve success last season and spent almost all the time near the relegation zone. As a result, the team retained their residence permit and, as it turned out, for good reason. After 11 matches of the new season, the yellow-blacks are in fourth place and only two points behind the top three winners, with one match left. This year, the team suffered only one defeat - on March 8, Ricardo Rodriguez's team lost to Kashima on their own field (1:3). After that, the hosts drew four times in the J-League and won two. 

Disqualifications and injuries

Daiki Sugioka will not play in the match due to injury. 

Interesting betting trends

• The team has not lost eight matches in a row.
• The hosts have never conceded in their last two home matches.

Approximate composition: Kojima - Tanaka, Koga, Harada - Koyamatsu, Yamada, Kumasaki, Kubo - Kakita, Koizumi, Hosoya

Current form

Albirex Niigata has not made any progress compared to last season. It got even worse - the team occupies the penultimate place in the standings and is only ahead of Yokohama Marinos in additional indicators. The exit from the relegation zone is four points away, so the guests cannot lose, otherwise they can stay at the bottom of the table for a long time. In the last round, the team from Niigata suffered a home defeat from Kyoto (1:2), and before that achieved only a goalless draw in the confrontation with Yokohama. 

Disqualifications and injuries

Arai and Ota will miss the upcoming match. 

Interesting betting trends

• The team managed not to concede in three of the last four matches.
• The last four face-to-face matches ended in a draw.

Approximate line-up: Fujita - Horigome, Inamura, Geria, Fujiwara - Okumura, Hoshi, Akiyama, Komi - Hasegawa, Yamura