Cerezo Osaka vs FC Tokyo Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka is ranked at 12th place with 24 points and comes not in their best possible shape after having a winless streak in the last five matches collecting three draws and two losses. They are two games short, so these games can decide if they will be able to fight for a top-three finish or they will just be happy to avoid relegation.

They have scored 23 goals so far, having a pretty good offensive side and in the last five matches, they have scored a total of four goals, while managing to find the back of the net in four encounters. At home, they have been even better as they scored in each of the last five games. After a great campaign in the AFC Champions League now they can focus on the league and try to climb in ranks. They are unbeaten in each of the last five h2h games against Tokyo playing at home.

FC Tokyo, on the other hand, is ranked at 7th place with 34 points and comes almost in a perfect run after four wins and a single draw over the last five matches. This has been a big improvement considering their inconsistency in the past months and it helped them not just climb in ranks but now they sit only four points behind the top three which means a ticket for the AFC Champions League.

They have scored 28 goals so far, proving to have one of the most prolific offensive sides in the league, and in the last five matches they have scored a total of six goals averaging at least a goal per game while managing to find the back of the net in four games. Diego has been having a great season scoring already 8 goals which are 1 goal less than his total of last season.

In conclusion, I think both teams can score at least a goal here. Cerezo Osaka has got a good team and despite the bad run in the league, we saw them playing great football in the AFC Champions League. If they want to play there again next year they must try to win this duel. FC Tokyo is on a hot run after four consecutive wins and despite being on the road I fancy a goal by them considering their offensive talent.