Kyoto vs Nagoya Grampus Prediction & Betting Tips (7 August)

In what is becoming an extremely competitive race for promotion, a run of eight wins in nine games has catapulted Kyoto to the top of the J1 League standings, with the current coach charges emerging victorious from all five of their home matches during this period. Nagoya Grampus, meanwhile, have lost 10 times in 11 third-tier trips this season.

Ten of the last 11 Kyoto matches in the J1 League have served up two goals or fewer, so there is no reason to expect anything different in what is an important game for both sides. In fact, eight of the previous 10 Nagoya Grampus away games at this level have also been of the under 2.5 goals variety, meaning that it would come as a shock to see three goals or more.

At least one of the two keepers has emerged with a clean sheet from 11 of the most recent 16 Kyoto matches on their own patch in the J1 League, so thrills and spills have been few and far between. Given that seven of the previous ten Nagoya Grampus away games at this level have followed the same pattern, any deviation from this script would come as a shock.