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

Current form

Okayama took only fifth place in the last season of the J-League 2, but successfully performed in the playoffs and won a place in the elite division. At this level, the hosts did not get lost and continue to stay out of the relegation zone. The club ranks 15th and is two points ahead of Nagoya, which opens the top three. The newcomer played his last matches unsuccessfully. Takashi Kiyama's team lost to Tokyo Verdi (0:1), Kobe (0:2) and Kashiwa (0:2), and also drew with Nagoya (0:0) and Fukuoka (1:1). 

Disqualifications and injuries

The hosts have no losses in the squad on the eve of the home match. 

Interesting betting trends

• The team has never scored in the last four rounds.
• The home team's winless streak reached six matches

Approximate composition: Bredersen - Kudo, Tatsuta, Abe - Matsumoto, Tabei, Fujita, Sato - Yosaka, Kimura - Lukao

Current form

Albirex Niigata barely retained its registration in the J-League 1 last season, taking 16th place. Then the club was four points ahead of the relegation zone. Apparently, the team still has a difficult struggle for survival, because now the club occupies the penultimate place and is five points behind the saving 17th line. It is encouraging that the visitors have two matches left. In the last match of April, the team from Niigata scored an unexpected away victory over Hiroshima (1-0), but could not build on the success. After that, Daisuke Kimori's team lost to Tokyo (2:3) and drew with Urawa (1:1). 

Disqualifications and injuries

The guests have no problems with the train on the eve of departure to Okayama. 

Interesting betting trends

• The team has won only one of the last six matches.
• The visitors scored in each of the last five J-League matches.

Approximate composition: Yoshimitsu - Hashimoto, Fitzgerald, Geria, Fujiwara - Okumura, Hoshi, Arai, Danilo Gomez - Kasai, Hasegawa