2026 Japan J-League Table

2026 Japan J-League
Pos	Team	P	HW	HD	HL	HF	HA	AW	AD	AL	AF	AA	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	PPG	Last 6 Last 10
East
1	Kashima Antlers	9	5	0	0	8	1	2	2	0	8	4	7	0	2	16	7	+9	23	2.56	WWWWWD WDWWWWWWWD
2	FC Tokyo	10	1	3	1	5	4	3	2	0	8	3	7	0	3	16	9	+7	20	2.00	WDWdWd DDWLWDWdWd
3	Machida Zelvia	10	1	2	2	5	10	3	2	0	8	5	7	0	3	16	16	0	19	1.90	WLWDLd WDDWWLWDLd
4	Kawasaki Frontale	9	2	1	2	11	14	1	2	1	3	2	5	0	4	16	17	-1	14	1.56	DLWLDW LWdLDLWLDW
5	Tokyo Verdy	9	2	2	1	6	5	1	0	3	6	9	5	0	4	14	14	0	13	1.44	LLWLdL LWWDLLWLdL
6	Kashiwa Reysol	9	2	0	2	7	3	1	1	3	7	10	4	0	5	15	13	+2	11	1.22	WLLDWW WLLLWLLDWW
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	9	1	1	2	6	6	2	1	2	7	5	3	0	6	13	13	0	11	1.22	LWLDLL WWDWLWLDLL
8	Mito Hollyhock	9	1	3	0	4	3	0	2	3	5	12	3	0	6	11	18	-7	10	1.11	DLDWLD WLDDDLDWLD
9	Yokohama FM	9	2	0	2	7	7	1	0	4	5	8	3	0	6	12	15	-3	9	1.00	WLWLWL LLLLWLWLWL
10	JEF United Chiba	9	2	1	2	6	7	0	1	3	3	7	2	0	7	9	16	-7	8	0.89	LWLLLW WLdDLWLLLW
West
Pos	Team	P	HW	HD	HL	HF	HA	AW	AD	AL	AF	AA	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	PPG	Last 6 Last 10
1	Vissel Kobe	10	4	1	0	10	4	2	2	1	9	4	7	0	3	20	10	+10	22	2.20	WDDWWW DWLWWDDWWW
2	Gamba Osaka	9	2	2	0	7	4	1	3	1	6	7	6	0	3	16	13	+3	17	1.89	DWLDDW WddWDWLDDW
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	3	0	2	7	7	1	3	0	7	3	5	0	4	15	12	+3	16	1.78	DWLWDW WWdLDWLWDW
4	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	2	2	0	6	3	1	3	2	6	6	5	0	5	14	12	+2	16	1.60	dDDWLW LDWDdDDWLW
5	Kyoto Sanga	9	1	2	1	5	4	2	1	2	5	6	5	0	4	12	11	+1	14	1.56	WLLWDL WDDWWLLWDL
6	V-Varen Nagasaki	9	2	0	3	4	8	2	0	2	6	6	4	0	5	10	14	-4	12	1.33	WLWLWL DLLWWLWLWL
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	9	1	1	2	4	4	2	0	3	8	9	4	0	5	13	13	0	11	1.22	LWLLLL WWDWLWLLLL
8	Cerezo Osaka	9	0	3	2	3	5	2	0	2	4	5	4	0	5	9	11	-2	11	1.22	LdWLDL LdWLLdWLDL
9	Okayama	9	1	1	3	4	8	1	3	0	5	4	3	0	6	10	15	-5	11	1.22	DWDWLL WDDLDWDWLL
10	Fukuoka	9	0	3	2	5	11	1	0	3	2	5	3	0	6	9	17	-8	8	0.89	LLLDDW LDLLLLLDDW

Top 3 Champions League, bottom 2/3 relegated

2026 Japan J-League (Home)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D	Last 6
East
1	Kashima Antlers	5	5	0	0	8	1	+7	9	15	3.00	0	WWWWWW
2	Tokyo Verdy	5	2	2	1	6	5	+1	11	8	1.60	40	LWDWLd
3	JEF United Chiba	5	2	1	2	6	7	-1	13	7	1.40	20	WLdWLW
4	Kawasaki Frontale	5	2	1	2	11	14	-3	25	7	1.40	20	LWLDLW
5	Kashiwa Reysol	4	2	0	2	7	3	+4	10	6	1.50	0	WWLLWW
6	FC Tokyo	5	1	3	1	5	4	+1	9	6	1.20	60	DDDLWd
7	Mito Hollyhock	4	1	3	0	4	3	+1	7	6	1.50	75	LWDDWD
8	Yokohama FM	4	2	0	2	7	7	0	14	6	1.50	0	WWLLWW
9	Machida Zelvia	5	1	2	2	5	10	-5	15	5	1.00	40	WDWLDL
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	4	1	1	2	6	6	0	12	4	1.00	25	dWLWDL
West
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D	Last 6
1	Vissel Kobe	5	4	1	0	10	4	+6	14	13	2.60	20	dWWDWW
2	Nagoya Grampus Eight	5	3	0	2	7	7	0	14	9	1.80	0	WWLLWW
3	Gamba Osaka	4	2	2	0	7	4	+3	11	8	2.00	50	DWdDWW
4	Shimizu S-Pulse	4	2	2	0	6	3	+3	9	8	2.00	50	LLDWDW
5	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	2	0	3	4	8	-4	12	6	1.20	0	WLWWLL
6	Kyoto Sanga	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	9	5	1.25	50	LWDWLD
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4	1	1	2	4	4	0	8	4	1.00	25	WWDLWL
8	Okayama	5	1	1	3	4	8	-4	12	4	0.80	20	LLDWLL
9	Cerezo Osaka	5	0	3	2	3	5	-2	8	3	0.60	60	LdLdLD
10	Fukuoka	5	0	3	2	5	11	-6	16	3	0.60	60	WDLLDD

2026 Japan J-League (Away)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D	Last 6
East
1	FC Tokyo	5	3	2	0	8	3	+5	11	11	2.20	40	dWDWdW
2	Machida Zelvia	5	3	2	0	8	5	+3	13	11	2.20	40	LWDWWd
3	Kashima Antlers	4	2	2	0	8	4	+4	12	8	2.00	50	DWDWWD
4	Urawa Red Diamonds	5	2	1	2	7	5	+2	12	7	1.40	20	WWDWLL
5	Kawasaki Frontale	4	1	2	1	3	2	+1	5	5	1.25	50	LLdLWD
6	Kashiwa Reysol	5	1	1	3	7	10	-3	17	4	0.80	20	WLLWLD
7	Tokyo Verdy	4	1	0	3	6	9	-3	15	3	0.75	0	LLWLLL
8	Yokohama FM	5	1	0	4	5	8	-3	13	3	0.60	0	LLLLWL
9	Mito Hollyhock	5	0	2	3	5	12	-7	17	2	0.40	40	LLDDLL
10	JEF United Chiba	4	0	1	3	3	7	-4	10	1	0.25	25	dWDLLL
West
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D	Last 6
1	Vissel Kobe	5	2	2	1	9	4	+5	13	8	1.60	40	LDLWDW
2	Kyoto Sanga	5	2	1	2	5	6	-1	11	7	1.40	20	WDWLWL
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	4	1	3	0	7	3	+4	10	6	1.50	75	LLdDWD
4	Okayama	4	1	3	0	5	4	+1	9	6	1.50	75	DWDDDW
5	Shimizu S-Pulse	6	1	3	2	6	6	0	12	6	1.00	50	LDdDLW
6	V-Varen Nagasaki	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	12	6	1.50	0	WDLWLW
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	2	0	3	8	9	-1	17	6	1.20	0	WWWLLL
8	Gamba Osaka	5	1	3	1	6	7	-1	13	6	1.20	60	LdWLDD
9	Cerezo Osaka	4	2	0	2	4	5	-1	9	6	1.50	0	WLWLWL
10	Fukuoka	4	1	0	3	2	5	-3	7	3	0.75	0	dLLLLW

2026 Japan J-League (Overall)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D	Last 6
East
1	Kashima Antlers	9	7	0	2	16	7	+9	23	23	2.56	0	WWWWWD
2	FC Tokyo	10	7	0	3	16	9	+7	25	20	2.00	0	WDWdWd
3	Machida Zelvia	10	7	0	3	16	16	0	32	19	1.90	0	WLWDLd
4	Kawasaki Frontale	9	5	0	4	16	17	-1	33	14	1.56	0	DLWLDW
5	Tokyo Verdy	9	5	0	4	14	14	0	28	13	1.44	0	LLWLdL
6	Kashiwa Reysol	9	4	0	5	15	13	+2	28	11	1.22	0	WLLDWW
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	9	3	0	6	13	13	0	26	11	1.22	0	LWLDLL
8	Mito Hollyhock	9	3	0	6	11	18	-7	29	10	1.11	0	DLDWLD
9	Yokohama FM	9	3	0	6	12	15	-3	27	9	1.00	0	WLWLWL
10	JEF United Chiba	9	2	0	7	9	16	-7	25	8	0.89	0	LWLLLW
West
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D	Last 6
1	Vissel Kobe	10	7	0	3	20	10	+10	30	22	2.20	0	WDDWWW
2	Gamba Osaka	9	6	0	3	16	13	+3	29	17	1.89	0	DWLDDW
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	5	0	4	15	12	+3	27	16	1.78	0	DWLWDW
4	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	5	0	5	14	12	+2	26	16	1.60	0	dDDWLW
5	Kyoto Sanga	9	5	0	4	12	11	+1	23	14	1.56	0	WLLWDL
6	V-Varen Nagasaki	9	4	0	5	10	14	-4	24	12	1.33	0	WLWLWL
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	9	4	0	5	13	13	0	26	11	1.22	0	LWLLLL
8	Cerezo Osaka	9	4	0	5	9	11	-2	20	11	1.22	0	LdWLDL
9	Okayama	9	3	0	6	10	15	-5	25	11	1.22	0	DWDWLL
10	Fukuoka	9	3	0	6	9	17	-8	26	8	0.89	0	LLLDDW

1st Half
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D
1	Vissel Kobe	2	2	0	0	3	0	3	3	6	3.00	0
2	Machida Zelvia	2	1	1	0	5	3	2	8	4	2.00	50
3	Kawasaki Frontale	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4	4	2.00	50
4	Cerezo Osaka	2	1	1	0	2	0	2	2	4	2.00	50
5	Urawa Red Diamonds	2	1	1	0	2	0	2	2	4	2.00	50
6	Okayama	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	4	2.00	50
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	4	2.00	50
8	Tokyo Verdy	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	3	3	1.50	0
9	Kashiwa Reysol	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	5	3	1.50	0
10	FC Tokyo	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	2	1.00	100
11	Kashima Antlers	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	2	1.00	100
12	Gamba Osaka	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.00	100
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.00	100
14	Shimizu S-Pulse	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.00	100
15	Kyoto Sanga	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	1	0.50	50
16	Mito Hollyhock	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	6	1	0.50	50
17	Yokohama FM	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	4	1	0.50	50
18	JEF United Chiba	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	2	1	0.50	50
19	Fukuoka	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	3	0	0.00	0
20	V-Varen Nagasaki	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	3	0	0.00	0

2nd Half
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D
1	Tokyo Verdy	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4	4	2.00	50
2	Kyoto Sanga	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	4	2.00	50
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	4	2.00	50
4	Fukuoka	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	4	2.00	50
5	Kashima Antlers	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	4	2.00	50
6	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	4	2.00	50
7	Yokohama FM	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	3	1.50	0
8	Kawasaki Frontale	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	4	2	1.00	100
9	FC Tokyo	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	2	1.00	100
10	Mito Hollyhock	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	2	1.00	100
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	2	1.00	100
12	Cerezo Osaka	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.00	100
13	Gamba Osaka	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.00	100
14	JEF United Chiba	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.00	100
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	3	1	0.50	50
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	3	1	0.50	50
17	Machida Zelvia	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	1	0.50	50
18	Okayama	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	1	0.50	50
19	Vissel Kobe	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	1	0.50	50
20	Kashiwa Reysol	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	6	1	0.50	50

For column heading definitions, see the Key at the bottom of the table.

2026 Japan J-League (Expected Goals)
Pos	Team	P	GF	xGF	GF v xGF	GA	xGA	GA v xGA
East
1	Kashima Antlers	9	1.78			0.78
2	FC Tokyo	10	1.60			0.90
3	Machida Zelvia	10	1.60			1.60
4	Kawasaki Frontale	9	1.78			1.89
5	Tokyo Verdy	9	1.56			1.56
6	Kashiwa Reysol	9	1.67			1.44
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	9	1.44			1.44
8	Mito Hollyhock	9	1.22			2.00
9	Yokohama FM	9	1.33			1.67
10	JEF United Chiba	9	1.00			1.78
West
Pos	Team	P	GF	xGF	GF v xGF	GA	xGA	GA v xGA
1	Vissel Kobe	10	2.00			1.00
2	Gamba Osaka	9	1.78			1.44
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	1.67			1.33
4	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	1.40			1.20
5	Kyoto Sanga	9	1.33			1.22
6	V-Varen Nagasaki	9	1.11			1.56
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	9	1.44			1.44
8	Cerezo Osaka	9	1.00			1.22
9	Okayama	9	1.11			1.67
10	Fukuoka	9	1.00			1.89

Key to column names

GF - Actual goals "for" per game
xGF - Expected Goals "for" (scored) per game
GF v XGF - Compares actual goals vs expected goals per game (a positive number means over-performance; negative indicates under-performance)
GA - Actual goals "against" per game
xGA - Expected Goals "against" (conceded) per game
GA v XGA - Compares actual goals conceded vs expected goals conceded per game (a positive number means over-performance; negative indicates under-performance)

For column heading definitions, see the Key at the bottom of the table.

2026 Japan J-League (Expected GD)2026 Japan J-League (Expected Goal Difference [GD])
Pos	Team	P	GD	xGD	GD v xGD
East
1	Kashima Antlers	9	+1.00
2	FC Tokyo	10	+0.70
3	Machida Zelvia	10	0.00
4	Kawasaki Frontale	9	-0.11
5	Tokyo Verdy	9	0.00
6	Kashiwa Reysol	9	+0.22
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	9	0.00
8	Mito Hollyhock	9	-0.78
9	Yokohama FM	9	-0.33
10	JEF United Chiba	9	-0.78
West
Pos	Team	P	GD	xGD	GD v xGD
1	Vissel Kobe	10	+1.00
2	Gamba Osaka	9	+0.33
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	+0.33
4	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	+0.20
5	Kyoto Sanga	9	+0.11
6	V-Varen Nagasaki	9	-0.44
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	9	0.00
8	Cerezo Osaka	9	-0.22
9	Okayama	9	-0.56
10	Fukuoka	9	-0.89

Key to column names

GD - Actual goal difference per game
xGD - Expected goal difference (expected goals "for" minus expected goals "against") per game
GD v xGD - Compares actual GD vs expected GD per game (a positive number means over-performance; negative indicates under-performance)

For column heading definitions, see the Key at the bottom of the table.

2026 Japan J-League (Expected Points)
Pos	Team	P	Pts	xPts	Pts v xPts
East
1	Kashima Antlers	9	23	19.5	+3.5
2	FC Tokyo	10	20	16.0	+4.0
3	Machida Zelvia	10	19	13.5	+5.5
4	Kawasaki Frontale	9	14	11.7	+2.3
5	Tokyo Verdy	9	13	11.2	+1.8
6	Kashiwa Reysol	9	11	12.6	-1.6
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	9	11	13.8	-2.8
8	Mito Hollyhock	9	10	9.7	+0.3
9	Yokohama FM	9	9	9.5	-0.5
10	JEF United Chiba	9	8	8.9	-0.8
West
Pos	Team	P	Pts	xPts	Pts v xPts
1	Vissel Kobe	10	22	19.6	+2.4
2	Gamba Osaka	9	17	13.0	+4.0
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	16	14.2	+1.8
4	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	16	14.6	+1.4
5	Kyoto Sanga	9	14	12.1	+1.9
6	V-Varen Nagasaki	9	12	11.5	+0.5
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	9	11	11.6	-0.6
8	Cerezo Osaka	9	11	10.0	+1.0
9	Okayama	9	11	11.0	0.0
10	Fukuoka	9	8	7.9	+0.1

Key to column names

Pts - Actual points total during the season
xPts - Expected points total during the season based upon aggregated statistical analysis of the xG for and against in every game
Pts v xPts - Compares actual Pts vs expected Pts (a positive number means over-performance; a negative indicates under-performance)

For column heading definitions, see the Key at the bottom of the table.

Numbers of Players
Pos	Team	P	SP	Pl	SPG	PM	SM
1	Kashima Antlers	9	13	23	4.0	80	13
2	FC Tokyo	10	11	20	5.0	78	19
3	Machida Zelvia	10	13	22	5.0	73	18
4	Kawasaki Frontale	9	11	22	5.0	70	26
5	Tokyo Verdy	9	12	23	2.5	59	31
6	Kashiwa Reysol	9	15	23	3.5	69	21
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	9	12	22	2.0	72	26
8	Mito Hollyhock	9	15	21	2.5	70	27
9	Yokohama FM	9	14	25	5.0	64	26
10	JEF United Chiba	9

Key to column names

P - Games played this season
SP - Total number of starting players used over last 10 games
Pl - Total number of players (starting + substitutes) used over last 10 games
SPG - Mean number of substitutes per game
PM - Median number of minutes played for substituted players
SM - Median number of minutes played for substitutes

See: Form Table

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