Tokyo Verdy vs Cerezo Osaka Prediction and Betting Tips | July 6th 2024

Tokyo Verdy will host Cerezo Osaka at the Ajinomoto Stadium on Saturday in another round of the 2024 J1 League campaign. The home side have enjoyed an encouraging return to the top flight this season and now sit 10th in the league table with 30 points, well on course to avoid the drop.

They beat Yokohama F. Marinos 2-1 in their last match, taking a two-goal lead midway through the first half before their opponents halved the deficit later in the half.

Cerezo Osaka, meanwhile, are enjoying a brilliant run of form and are now pushing for the continental places. They beat Nagoya Grampus 2-1 in their last match, with Leo Ceara and Lucas Fernandes getting on the scoresheet in either half before their opponents pulled one back 15 minutes from normal time.

The visitors sit fifth in the league table with 35 points from 21 games and will be looking to continue their good run of form on Saturday.

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Tokyo Verdy vs Cerezo Osaka Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Saturday's game will mark the 35th meeting between Tokyo Verdy and Cerezo. The home side have won 14 of their previous matchups while the visitors have won one fewer. There have been seven draws between the two teams.
• The visitors are undefeated in their last nine games in this fixture, a run stretching back to 2007.
• The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last nine games in this fixture.
• Only three of Cerezo's nine league wins this season have come on the road.
• Verdy have conceded 34 goals in the Japanese top-flight this season, the highest of any team in the top half of the pile.

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Tokyo Verdy vs Cerezo Osaka Prediction

Verdy have won two of their last three games and five of their last seven across all competitions. They have won their last three games at the Ajinomoto Stadium and will be looking to extend that streak come Saturday.

Cerezo are on a run of back-to-back victories and are undefeated in their last six games across all competitions. They are undefeated in their last five games on the road and should pick up a point here.

Prediction: Tokyo Verdy 2-2 Cerezo Osaka

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Tokyo Verdy vs Cerezo Osaka Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of the hosts' last six matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in six of their last eight matchups)