Iwata vs Kyoto Prediction & Betting Tips (20 July)

Kyoto are enjoying an incredible run of success on their top-flight travels, stringing together eight wins on the spin at the highest level of the J1 League. Iwata, have found the going somewhat harder on their own patch of late, suffering four consecutive defeats in which they have conceded 12 goals.

Since the beginning of this campaign, Iwata have featured 20 times across the J1 League, with no fewer than 19 of these matches delivering under 3.5 goals. For their part, Kyoto have been involved in 19 J1 League contests during the same period, and 13 of these continental games have delivered three goals or fewer.

Over the course of their last 17 fixtures in the J1 League, Iwata have been involved in just four encounters in which they have both scored and conceded during the same 90 minutes. Although Kyoto cannot quite match these levels of consistency, at least one of the two keepers has emerged with a clean sheet in 12 of their previous 19 third-tier games.