Kyoto vs Gamba Osaka Prediction & Betting Tips (22 September)

Gamba Osaka are guaranteed to finish bottom of the J1 League, and it is easy to see why when you consider that the team have suffered several defeats at the top table of J1 League. Although Kyoto haven’t been in great form themselves of late, a record of 11 wins from their last 19 home matches suggests that they should have enough.

Kyoto are rarely involved in top-flight thrillers, with nine of their previous ten matches, including seven in a row of late, serving up no more than a couple of successful strikes. Given that this has also been the case in five consecutive Gamba Osaka away games at this level, anyone expecting fireworks at Kyoto stadium is set to be disappointed.

Over the course of their previous 18 matches at this elite level of the J1 League, Kyoto have been involved in no fewer than 14 contests in which at least one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet. This has also been the case in 16 of the last 19 Gamba Osaka away games in the top-flight, so don’t expect the net to bulge at both ends in this encounter.