Kashima - Urawa: betting tip for the Japanese Championship match
Kashima and Urawa will play in the sixth round of the Japanese J-1 League. The hosts have made a great start to the current season and are in first place in the standings. The situation for the guests is not so good - the team is two steps away from the relegation zone. Will the visiting team be able to create a sensation on March 16? The answer is in our betting tip for this match

Command Analysis

Kashima Antlers

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

Urawa Red Diamonds

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
Trends
The bet is an accurate score of 3:1
The hosts won the last victory with such a score
20.00Bet Both will score
This bet has played in two of the last four away matches.
1.90The bid is the number 1 in the final bill
This pattern has worked in three of the last four away matches.
1.62Tip and bets
The hosts gained excellent form at the beginning of the season and got to the first place in the standings, which few expected after losing in the first round. The team has not lost on its own field since September and will certainly be able to beat one of the average players of the championship on its own field. Let's bet on Kashima's victory in this confrontation.
Our betting tip is an Asian handicap (0) on Kashima in 1.70
Bet on the total
The hosts have not scored less than two goals in the last four matches and will surely be able to produce a productive performance again. At the same time, the championship leader is far from perfect in defense, so the guests will have chances for a return goal. We believe that this match will be effective.
Our betting tip is a total of more than 2.5 goals in 2.13
Betting on corners
Judging by the way the teams are playing each other, the match should be top not only in terms of score, but also in many other components.
Our betting tip is a total of more than 9.5 corners in 1.96