2026-2027 Japan J1-League Table

2026-2027 Japan J1-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
1	Kashiwa Reysol	9	3	0	1	10	7	4	0	1	11	7	7	0	2	21	14	+7	21	2.33	WLLWWW LWWWWLLWWW
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	9	3	1	0	13	2	3	1	1	9	4	6	2	1	22	6	+16	20	2.22	dWLWWW WWWDdWLWWW
3	Machida Zelvia	9	2	1	1	8	7	4	1	0	14	3	6	2	1	22	10	+12	20	2.22	DWWDLW WWWWDWWDLW
4	FC Tokyo	9	4	0	1	9	5	2	2	0	8	3	6	2	1	17	8	+9	20	2.22	WDWWWW LLDWWDWWWW
5	Vissel Kobe	9	3	1	0	8	4	3	0	2	6	5	6	1	2	14	9	+5	19	2.11	WWWWWL LWDLWWWWWL
6	Kashima Antlers	9	3	0	1	7	4	2	1	2	12	12	5	1	3	19	16	+3	16	1.78	WLLLDW WWWWWLLLDW
7	Yokohama FM	9	2	1	1	7	5	2	2	1	6	4	4	3	2	13	9	+4	15	1.67	LDWDWd WLWWLDWDWd
8	Kawasaki Frontale	9	2	2	1	13	10	1	2	1	4	4	3	4	2	17	14	+3	13	1.44	WLWWDL LDDDWLWWDL
9	Okayama	9	2	1	1	5	4	2	0	3	7	8	4	1	4	12	12	0	13	1.44	LWWWLL WLWdLWWWLL
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	9	2	1	2	4	4	2	0	2	4	5	4	1	4	8	9	-1	13	1.44	LDLWWW LWLLLDLWWW
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	9	2	0	2	8	9	2	0	3	8	12	4	0	5	16	21	-5	12	1.33	WWWLWL LLLLWWWLWL
12	Cerezo Osaka	9	3	2	0	5	1	0	1	3	2	11	3	3	3	7	12	-5	12	1.33	LWdLDd WWLWLWdLDd
13	Mito Hollyhock	9	1	2	2	7	7	1	1	2	5	6	2	3	4	12	13	-1	9	1.00	DWDLLL LLDWDWDLLL
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	9	2	2	1	7	7	0	1	3	4	9	2	3	4	11	16	-5	9	1.00	LDLWDD WWLLLDLWDD
15	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	2	0	2	6	6	1	0	4	3	9	3	0	6	9	15	-6	9	1.00	WLLLLW LLLWWLLLLW
16	Kyoto Sanga	9	1	0	3	5	8	1	2	2	6	8	2	2	5	11	16	-5	8	0.89	WDLLWL WLDLWDLLWL
17	Fukuoka	9	2	1	3	8	7	0	0	3	3	6	2	1	6	11	13	-2	7	0.78	LLDLLW WLWLLLDLLW
18	Gamba Osaka	9	1	1	2	4	6	0	2	3	4	10	1	3	5	8	16	-8	6	0.67	dDLLLL WWDLdDLLLL
19	JEF United Chiba	9	1	1	2	4	7	0	1	4	4	12	1	2	6	8	19	-11	5	0.56	LLWDLD LLLLLLWDLD
20	Tokyo Verdy	9	0	2	4	3	11	0	2	1	1	3	0	4	5	4	14	-10	4	0.44	LLdDLL LDLdLLdDLL

Top 3 Champions League, bottom 3 relegated

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Home)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	FC Tokyo	5	4	0	1	9	5	+4	14	0	12	2.40	LLWWWW
2	Cerezo Osaka	5	3	2	0	5	1	+4	6	40	11	2.20	DWWWdd
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4	3	1	0	13	2	+11	15	25	10	2.50	WWWDWW
4	Vissel Kobe	4	3	1	0	8	4	+4	12	25	10	2.50	WWDWWW
5	Kashiwa Reysol	4	3	0	1	10	7	+3	17	0	9	2.25	WLWWLW
6	Kashima Antlers	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	11	0	9	2.25	WWWWLW
7	Kawasaki Frontale	5	2	2	1	13	10	+3	23	40	8	1.60	LDWWDL
8	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	2	2	1	7	7	0	14	40	8	1.60	WWLDWD
9	Yokohama FM	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	12	25	7	1.75	LWLWDW
10	Machida Zelvia	4	2	1	1	8	7	+1	15	25	7	1.75	WWWWDL
11	Fukuoka	6	2	1	3	8	7	+1	15	17	7	1.17	LWLDLW
12	Okayama	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	9	25	7	1.75	LDWdWL
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	5	2	1	2	4	4	0	8	20	7	1.40	DLLDWW
14	Nagoya Grampus Eight	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	12	0	6	1.50	WDLWWL
15	Urawa Red Diamonds	4	2	0	2	8	9	-1	17	0	6	1.50	dLLWLW
16	Mito Hollyhock	5	1	2	2	7	7	0	14	40	5	1.00	LDDWLL
17	Gamba Osaka	4	1	1	2	4	6	-2	10	25	4	1.00	LDWdLL
18	JEF United Chiba	4	1	1	2	4	7	-3	11	25	4	1.00	LLLLWD
19	Kyoto Sanga	4	1	0	3	5	8	-3	13	0	3	0.75	WLLWLL
20	Tokyo Verdy	6	0	2	4	3	11	-8	14	33	2	0.33	DLLLDL

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Away)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Machida Zelvia	5	4	1	0	14	3	+11	17	20	13	2.60	DWWDWW
2	Kashiwa Reysol	5	4	0	1	11	7	+4	18	0	12	2.40	WWWLWW
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	3	1	1	9	4	+5	13	20	10	2.00	WWdLWW
4	Vissel Kobe	5	3	0	2	6	5	+1	11	0	9	1.80	LWLWWL
5	FC Tokyo	4	2	2	0	8	3	+5	11	50	8	2.00	LDDWDW
6	Yokohama FM	5	2	2	1	6	4	+2	10	40	8	1.60	DWLWDd
7	Kashima Antlers	5	2	1	2	12	12	0	24	20	7	1.40	LWWLLD
8	Okayama	5	2	0	3	7	8	-1	15	0	6	1.20	WLLWWL
9	Shimizu S-Pulse	4	2	0	2	4	5	-1	9	0	6	1.50	LLWLLW
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	5	2	0	3	8	12	-4	20	0	6	1.20	DLLWWL
11	Kawasaki Frontale	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	8	50	5	1.25	WLDDLW
12	Kyoto Sanga	5	1	2	2	6	8	-2	14	40	5	1.00	WLDDLW
13	Mito Hollyhock	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1	11	25	4	1.00	LLLWDL
14	Nagoya Grampus Eight	5	1	0	4	3	9	-6	12	0	3	0.60	LLLLLW
15	Tokyo Verdy	3	0	2	1	1	3	-2	4	67	2	0.67	dWDddL
16	Gamba Osaka	5	0	2	3	4	10	-6	14	40	2	0.40	WDLDLL
17	V-Varen Nagasaki	4	0	1	3	4	9	-5	13	25	1	0.25	LWLLLD
18	JEF United Chiba	5	0	1	4	4	12	-8	16	20	1	0.20	DLLLDL
19	Cerezo Osaka	4	0	1	3	2	11	-9	13	25	1	0.25	WWLLLD
20	Fukuoka	3	0	0	3	3	6	-3	9	0	0	0.00	DDWLLL

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Overall)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Kashiwa Reysol	9	7	0	2	21	14	+7	35	0	21	2.33	WLLWWW
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	9	6	2	1	22	6	+16	28	22	20	2.22	dWLWWW
3	Machida Zelvia	9	6	2	1	22	10	+12	32	22	20	2.22	DWWDLW
4	FC Tokyo	9	6	2	1	17	8	+9	25	22	20	2.22	WDWWWW
5	Vissel Kobe	9	6	1	2	14	9	+5	23	11	19	2.11	WWWWWL
6	Kashima Antlers	9	5	1	3	19	16	+3	35	11	16	1.78	WLLLDW
7	Yokohama FM	9	4	3	2	13	9	+4	22	33	15	1.67	LDWDWd
8	Kawasaki Frontale	9	3	4	2	17	14	+3	31	44	13	1.44	WLWWDL
9	Okayama	9	4	1	4	12	12	0	24	11	13	1.44	LWWWLL
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	9	4	1	4	8	9	-1	17	11	13	1.44	LDLWWW
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	9	4	0	5	16	21	-5	37	0	12	1.33	WWWLWL
12	Cerezo Osaka	9	3	3	3	7	12	-5	19	33	12	1.33	LWdLDd
13	Mito Hollyhock	9	2	3	4	12	13	-1	25	33	9	1.00	DWDLLL
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	9	2	3	4	11	16	-5	27	33	9	1.00	LDLWDD
15	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	3	0	6	9	15	-6	24	0	9	1.00	WLLLLW
16	Kyoto Sanga	9	2	2	5	11	16	-5	27	22	8	0.89	WDLLWL
17	Fukuoka	9	2	1	6	11	13	-2	24	11	7	0.78	LLDLLW
18	Gamba Osaka	9	1	3	5	8	16	-8	24	33	6	0.67	dDLLLL
19	JEF United Chiba	9	1	2	6	8	19	-11	27	22	5	0.56	LLWDLD
20	Tokyo Verdy	9	0	4	5	4	14	-10	18	44	4	0.44	LLdDLL

1st Half
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG
1	Yokohama FM	7	4	3	0	6	2	4	8	43	15	2.14
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	7	4	2	1	8	3	5	11	29	14	2.00
3	Machida Zelvia	7	3	3	1	7	4	3	11	43	12	1.71
4	Kawasaki Frontale	7	3	3	1	6	3	3	9	43	12	1.71
5	Mito Hollyhock	7	3	3	1	6	3	3	9	43	12	1.71
6	Vissel Kobe	7	3	3	1	5	2	3	7	43	12	1.71
7	FC Tokyo	7	2	4	1	5	3	2	8	57	10	1.43
8	Fukuoka	7	2	3	2	5	4	1	9	43	9	1.29
9	Cerezo Osaka	7	2	3	2	3	6	-3	9	43	9	1.29
10	Okayama	7	1	5	1	6	6	0	12	71	8	1.14
11	Shimizu S-Pulse	7	1	5	1	1	1	0	2	71	8	1.14
12	Kashiwa Reysol	7	2	2	3	4	5	-1	9	29	8	1.14
13	Kashima Antlers	7	2	2	3	4	6	-2	10	29	8	1.14
14	Kyoto Sanga	7	2	2	3	3	5	-2	8	29	8	1.14
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	7	2	2	3	3	5	-2	8	29	8	1.14
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	7	1	3	3	7	9	-2	16	43	6	0.86
17	Gamba Osaka	7	1	3	3	3	5	-2	8	43	6	0.86
18	JEF United Chiba	7	1	3	3	4	8	-4	12	43	6	0.86
19	Tokyo Verdy	7	0	5	2	1	3	-2	4	71	5	0.71
20	Nagoya Grampus Eight	7	0	3	4	2	6	-4	8	43	3	0.43

2nd Half
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG
1	Machida Zelvia	7	6	1	0	12	2	10	14	14	19	2.71
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	7	4	2	1	11	3	8	14	29	14	2.00
3	FC Tokyo	7	4	2	1	8	5	3	13	29	14	2.00
4	Vissel Kobe	7	3	4	0	6	3	3	9	57	13	1.86
5	Kashiwa Reysol	7	4	0	3	9	5	4	14	0	12	1.71
6	Kashima Antlers	7	3	3	1	10	7	3	17	43	12	1.71
7	Okayama	7	3	3	1	4	2	2	6	43	12	1.71
8	Kawasaki Frontale	7	3	2	2	7	6	1	13	29	11	1.57
9	Kyoto Sanga	7	2	3	2	6	9	-3	15	43	9	1.29
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	7	2	2	3	6	8	-2	14	29	8	1.14
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	7	2	2	3	5	7	-2	12	29	8	1.14
12	Yokohama FM	7	2	2	3	5	7	-2	12	29	8	1.14
13	Cerezo Osaka	7	2	2	3	3	5	-2	8	29	8	1.14
14	Mito Hollyhock	7	1	4	2	5	6	-1	11	57	7	1.00
15	Gamba Osaka	7	1	3	3	5	8	-3	13	43	6	0.86
16	Fukuoka	7	1	3	3	4	7	-3	11	43	6	0.86
17	V-Varen Nagasaki	7	1	2	4	6	9	-3	15	29	5	0.71
18	Shimizu S-Pulse	7	1	2	4	3	6	-3	9	29	5	0.71
19	JEF United Chiba	7	1	2	4	2	8	-6	10	29	5	0.71
20	Tokyo Verdy	7	0	4	3	2	6	-4	8	57	4	0.57

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

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Expected Goals)
Pos	Team	P	GF	xGF	GF v xGF	GA	xGA	GA v xGA
1	Kashiwa Reysol	9	2.33			1.56
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	9	2.44			0.67
3	Machida Zelvia	9	2.44	0.08	+2.36	1.11	0.12	-0.99
4	FC Tokyo	9	1.89	0.22	+1.67	0.89	0.09	-0.80
5	Vissel Kobe	9	1.56			1.00
6	Kashima Antlers	9	2.11			1.78
7	Yokohama FM	9	1.44	0.10	+1.34	1.00	0.08	-0.92
8	Kawasaki Frontale	9	1.89			1.56
9	Okayama	9	1.33	0.07	+1.26	1.33	0.12	-1.21
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	9	0.89			1.00
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	9	1.78	0.09	+1.69	2.33	0.22	-2.11
12	Cerezo Osaka	9	0.78	0.08	+0.70	1.33	0.10	-1.23
13	Mito Hollyhock	9	1.33			1.44
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	9	1.22			1.78
15	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	1.00			1.67
16	Kyoto Sanga	9	1.22	0.12	+1.10	1.78	0.08	-1.70
17	Fukuoka	9	1.22	0.12	+1.10	1.44	0.07	-1.37
18	Gamba Osaka	9	0.89			1.78
19	JEF United Chiba	9	0.89			2.11
20	Tokyo Verdy	9	0.44			1.56

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.

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Expected GD)2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Expected Goal Difference [GD])
Pos	Team	P	GD	xGD	GD v xGD
1	Kashiwa Reysol	9	+0.78
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	9	+1.78
3	Machida Zelvia	9	+1.33	-0.04	+1.37
4	FC Tokyo	9	+1.00	+0.13	+0.87
5	Vissel Kobe	9	+0.56
6	Kashima Antlers	9	+0.33
7	Yokohama FM	9	+0.44	+0.02	+0.42
8	Kawasaki Frontale	9	+0.33
9	Okayama	9	0.00	-0.05	+0.05
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	9	-0.11
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	9	-0.56	-0.13	-0.43
12	Cerezo Osaka	9	-0.56	-0.02	-0.54
13	Mito Hollyhock	9	-0.11
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	9	-0.56
15	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	-0.67
16	Kyoto Sanga	9	-0.56	+0.04	-0.60
17	Fukuoka	9	-0.22	+0.05	-0.27
18	Gamba Osaka	9	-0.89
19	JEF United Chiba	9	-1.22
20	Tokyo Verdy	9	-1.11

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.

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Expected Points)
Pos	Team	P	Pts	xPts	Pts v xPts
1	Kashiwa Reysol	9	21	15.9	+5.1
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	9	20	16.9	+3.1
3	Machida Zelvia	9	20	17.0	+3.0
4	FC Tokyo	9	20	18.3	+1.7
5	Vissel Kobe	9	19	16.3	+2.7
6	Kashima Antlers	9	16	14.4	+1.6
7	Yokohama FM	9	15	16.1	-1.1
8	Kawasaki Frontale	9	13	13.3	-0.3
9	Okayama	9	13	12.5	+0.5
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	9	13	9.4	+3.6
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	9	12	11.6	+0.4
12	Cerezo Osaka	9	12	11.0	+1.0
13	Mito Hollyhock	9	9	10.1	-1.1
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	9	9	8.9	+0.1
15	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	9	6.6	+2.4
16	Kyoto Sanga	9	8	10.7	-2.7
17	Fukuoka	9	7	9.6	-2.6
18	Gamba Osaka	9	6	6.8	-0.8
19	JEF United Chiba	9	5	6.4	-1.4
20	Tokyo Verdy	9	4	5.8	-1.8

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	Kashiwa Reysol	9	18	27	6.7	80	11
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	9	21	29	6.6	70	9
3	Machida Zelvia	9	20	26	6.8	82	8
4	FC Tokyo	9	19	29	7.3	79	11
5	Vissel Kobe	9	20	29	6.9	89	1
6	Kashima Antlers	9	20	25	7.7	79	11
7	Yokohama FM	9	17	27	6.8	82	8
8	Kawasaki Frontale	9	17	27	7.1	83	7
9	Okayama	9	22	33	7.8	83	9
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	9	22	30	7.2	76	4
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	9	21	27	7.6	80	10
12	Cerezo Osaka	9	20	28	7.7	85	9
13	Mito Hollyhock	9	20	30	7.0	73	9
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	9	21	33	6.7	73	8
15	Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	18	27	7.0	81	12
16	Kyoto Sanga	9	23	34	7.7	89	6
17	Fukuoka	9	25	33	7.7	78	12
18	Gamba Osaka	9	26	30	6.4	80	11
19	JEF United Chiba	9	23	31	7.7	78	7
20	Tokyo Verdy	9	22	33	7.3	74	2

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

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