This season has been a disaster for FC Ryukyu, who are most likely set to face relegation to the third division of Japanese football. Nacho Fernandez's team continues to sit in the last, twenty-second place on the league table, with only fifteen points from twenty-three matches. Having the worst defense in the J2 League by far, it would simply be a miracle if Ryukyu keeps a clean sheet on a visit against Tokyo Verdy. Verdy is the third-best attacking side in the league, but has climbed only to sixteenth place due to poor defending. A win for Tokyo puts them in tenth place, and there is no doubt the hosts will go all-in for the three points in the upcoming duel.

The hosts will miss Toyofumi Sakano coming to this game, while their opponents go without Kosuke Inose and Yuki Kusano. Hiroshi Jofuku's squad scored forty goals in twenty-three games this year, only less than the second-placed Albirex Niigata and the third-placed Vegalta Sendai. However, Verdy conceded a worrying thirty-nine times, but just fourteen at home. A 3-1 away loss to Chiba saw Tokyo ending a six-game unbeaten run, but the hosts remain undefeated on this field for the previous four home meetings. The hosts' biggest result of 2022 was a 1-0 away win in the Japanese Cup vs. the defending champions of Japan, Kawasaki Frontale, and this squad is still filled with confidence after the amazing underdog victory.

Ryukyu finished ninth in the J2 League in 2021, but is currently having an awful season. The guests won just three league matches this season, and have lost fourteen so far. Right now, Ryukyu is on a five-game losing streak, arriving from a 1-0 home loss against Machida. I expect Tokyo Verdy to win here, considering everything stated above. Good luck!

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本赛季对琉球队来说是一场灾难，他们极有可能被降级到日本足球的第三级联赛。纳乔·费尔南德斯的球队继续排在最后，排在积分榜的第22位，23场比赛只得到15分。作为J2联赛迄今为止防守最差的球队，如果琉球能在客场对阵东京维尔迪的比赛中保持零封，那将是一个奇迹。威尔第是联盟第三强的进攻球队，但由于防守不力，只能上升到第16名。如果东京获胜，他们将排在第十位，毫无疑问，东道主将在即将到来的对决中全力以赴，争取三分。

东道主将想念坂野丰富的到来，而他们的对手将失去猪濑Kosuke和草野由纪。大福的球队在今年的23场比赛中打进了40粒进球，仅低于排名第二的新潟阿尔比雷克斯和排名第三的仙台维加尔塔。然而，维尔迪丢了令人担忧的39次，但在主场只有14次。客场3-1输给千叶，东京结束了六场不败，但东道主在之前的四场主场比赛中都保持不败。东道主在2022年的最大成绩是在日本杯上客场1-0战胜日本卫冕冠军川崎前锋，这支球队在这场令人震惊的胜利后仍然充满信心。

琉球在2021年的J2联赛中排名第9，但目前正经历一个糟糕的赛季。本赛季客队只赢了3场联赛，到目前为止输了14场。现在，琉球队在主场0 - 1输给町田队后，迎来了五连败。考虑到上面所说的一切，我希望东京维尔迪在这里获胜。