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	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	4	1	0	16	2	3	1	1	9	4	7	2	1	25	6	+19	23	2.30	WLWWWW WWDdWLWWWW
2	FC Tokyo	10	4	0	1	9	5	3	2	0	12	3	7	2	1	21	8	+13	23	2.30	DWWWWW LDWWDWWWWW
3	Kashiwa Reysol	10	3	0	2	11	10	4	0	1	11	7	7	0	3	22	17	+5	21	2.10	LLWWWL WWWWLLWWWL
4	Machida Zelvia	9	2	1	1	8	7	4	1	0	14	3	6	2	1	22	10	+12	20	2.22	DWWDLW WWWWDWWDLW
5	Kashima Antlers	10	4	0	1	9	4	2	1	2	12	12	6	1	3	21	16	+5	19	1.90	LLLDWW WWWWLLLDWW
6	Vissel Kobe	9	3	1	0	8	4	3	0	2	6	5	6	1	2	14	9	+5	19	2.11	WWWWWL LWDLWWWWWL
7	Kawasaki Frontale	10	2	2	1	13	10	2	2	1	8	6	4	4	2	21	16	+5	16	1.60	LWWDLW DDDWLWWDLW
8	Yokohama FM	10	2	1	1	7	5	2	3	1	6	4	4	4	2	13	9	+4	16	1.60	DWDWdd LWWLDWDWdd
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	10	2	0	2	8	9	3	0	3	9	12	5	0	5	17	21	-4	15	1.50	WWLWLW LLLWWWLWLW
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	2	2	2	6	6	2	0	2	4	5	4	2	4	10	11	-1	14	1.40	DLWWWD WLLLDLWWWD
11	Okayama	9	2	1	1	5	4	2	0	3	7	8	4	1	4	12	12	0	13	1.44	LWWWLL WLWdLWWWLL
12	Nagoya Grampus Eight	10	2	0	2	6	6	2	0	4	6	10	4	0	6	12	16	-4	12	1.20	LLLLWW LLWWLLLLWW
13	Cerezo Osaka	10	3	2	1	7	5	0	1	3	2	11	3	3	4	9	16	-7	12	1.20	WdLDdL WLWLWdLDdL
14	Mito Hollyhock	10	1	2	3	7	8	1	1	2	5	6	2	3	5	12	14	-2	9	0.90	WDLLLL LDWDWDLLLL
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	10	2	2	1	7	7	0	1	4	4	11	2	3	5	11	18	-7	9	0.90	DLWDDL WLLLDLWDDL
16	Kyoto Sanga	10	1	0	3	5	8	1	2	3	6	11	2	2	6	11	19	-8	8	0.80	DLLWLL LDLWDLLWLL
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	10	1	1	2	4	6	0	3	3	6	12	1	4	5	10	18	-8	7	0.70	DLLLLD WDLdDLLLLD
19	JEF United Chiba	10	1	2	2	4	7	0	1	4	4	12	1	3	6	8	19	-11	6	0.60	LWDLDd LLLLLWDLDd
20	Tokyo Verdy	10	0	2	5	3	15	0	2	1	1	3	0	4	6	4	18	-14	4	0.40	LdDLLL DLdLLdDLLL

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	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	4	1	0	16	2	+14	18	20	13	2.60	WWDWWW
2	Kashima Antlers	5	4	0	1	9	4	+5	13	0	12	2.40	WWWLWW
3	FC Tokyo	5	4	0	1	9	5	+4	14	0	12	2.40	LLWWWW
4	Cerezo Osaka	6	3	2	1	7	5	+2	12	33	11	1.83	WWWddL
5	Vissel Kobe	4	3	1	0	8	4	+4	12	25	10	2.50	WWDWWW
6	Kashiwa Reysol	5	3	0	2	11	10	+1	21	0	9	1.80	LWWLWL
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	Shimizu S-Pulse	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	12	33	8	1.33	LLDWWD
10	Yokohama FM	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	12	25	7	1.75	LWLWDW
11	Machida Zelvia	4	2	1	1	8	7	+1	15	25	7	1.75	WWWWDL
12	Fukuoka	6	2	1	3	8	7	+1	15	17	7	1.17	LWLDLW
13	Okayama	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	9	25	7	1.75	LDWdWL
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	6	1	2	3	7	8	-1	15	33	5	0.83	DDWLLL
17	JEF United Chiba	5	1	2	2	4	7	-3	11	40	5	1.00	LLLWDd
18	Gamba Osaka	4	1	1	2	4	6	-2	10	25	4	1.00	LDWdLL
19	Kyoto Sanga	4	1	0	3	5	8	-3	13	0	3	0.75	WLLWLL
20	Tokyo Verdy	7	0	2	5	3	15	-12	18	29	2	0.29	LLLDLL

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	FC Tokyo	5	3	2	0	12	3	+9	15	40	11	2.20	DDWDWW
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	3	1	1	9	4	+5	13	20	10	2.00	WWdLWW
5	Yokohama FM	6	2	3	1	6	4	+2	10	50	9	1.50	WLWDdd
6	Vissel Kobe	5	3	0	2	6	5	+1	11	0	9	1.80	LWLWWL
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	3	0	3	9	12	-3	21	0	9	1.50	LLWWLW
8	Kawasaki Frontale	5	2	2	1	8	6	+2	14	40	8	1.60	LDDLWW
9	Kashima Antlers	5	2	1	2	12	12	0	24	20	7	1.40	LWWLLD
10	Okayama	5	2	0	3	7	8	-1	15	0	6	1.20	WLLWWL
11	Shimizu S-Pulse	4	2	0	2	4	5	-1	9	0	6	1.50	LLWLLW
12	Nagoya Grampus Eight	6	2	0	4	6	10	-4	16	0	6	1.00	LLLLWW
13	Kyoto Sanga	6	1	2	3	6	11	-5	17	33	5	0.83	LDDLWL
14	Mito Hollyhock	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1	11	25	4	1.00	LLLWDL
15	Gamba Osaka	6	0	3	3	6	12	-6	18	50	3	0.50	DLDLLD
16	Tokyo Verdy	3	0	2	1	1	3	-2	4	67	2	0.67	dWDddL
17	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	0	1	4	4	11	-7	15	20	1	0.20	WLLLDL
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	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	7	2	1	25	6	+19	31	20	23	2.30	WLWWWW
2	FC Tokyo	10	7	2	1	21	8	+13	29	20	23	2.30	DWWWWW
3	Kashiwa Reysol	10	7	0	3	22	17	+5	39	0	21	2.10	LLWWWL
4	Machida Zelvia	9	6	2	1	22	10	+12	32	22	20	2.22	DWWDLW
5	Kashima Antlers	10	6	1	3	21	16	+5	37	10	19	1.90	LLLDWW
6	Vissel Kobe	9	6	1	2	14	9	+5	23	11	19	2.11	WWWWWL
7	Kawasaki Frontale	10	4	4	2	21	16	+5	37	40	16	1.60	LWWDLW
8	Yokohama FM	10	4	4	2	13	9	+4	22	40	16	1.60	DWDWdd
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	10	5	0	5	17	21	-4	38	0	15	1.50	WWLWLW
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	4	2	4	10	11	-1	21	20	14	1.40	DLWWWD
11	Okayama	9	4	1	4	12	12	0	24	11	13	1.44	LWWWLL
12	Nagoya Grampus Eight	10	4	0	6	12	16	-4	28	0	12	1.20	LLLLWW
13	Cerezo Osaka	10	3	3	4	9	16	-7	25	30	12	1.20	WdLDdL
14	Mito Hollyhock	10	2	3	5	12	14	-2	26	30	9	0.90	WDLLLL
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	10	2	3	5	11	18	-7	29	30	9	0.90	DLWDDL
16	Kyoto Sanga	10	2	2	6	11	19	-8	30	20	8	0.80	DLLWLL
17	Fukuoka	9	2	1	6	11	13	-2	24	11	7	0.78	LLDLLW
18	Gamba Osaka	10	1	4	5	10	18	-8	28	40	7	0.70	DLLLLD
19	JEF United Chiba	10	1	3	6	8	19	-11	27	30	6	0.60	LWDLDd
20	Tokyo Verdy	10	0	4	6	4	18	-14	22	40	4	0.40	LdDLLL

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	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	2.50	0.30	+2.20	0.60	0.14	-0.46
2	FC Tokyo	10	2.10	0.45	+1.65	0.80	0.10	-0.70
3	Kashiwa Reysol	10	2.20	0.10	+2.10	1.70	0.11	-1.59
4	Machida Zelvia	9	2.44	0.08	+2.36	1.11	0.12	-0.99
5	Kashima Antlers	10	2.10	0.13	+1.97	1.60	0.14	-1.46
6	Vissel Kobe	9	1.56			1.00
7	Kawasaki Frontale	10	2.10	0.24	+1.86	1.60	0.32	-1.28
8	Yokohama FM	10	1.30	0.17	+1.13	0.90	0.15	-0.75
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	10	1.70	0.32	+1.38	2.10	0.21	-1.89
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	1.00	0.21	+0.79	1.10	0.18	-0.92
11	Okayama	9	1.33	0.07	+1.26	1.33	0.12	-1.21
12	Nagoya Grampus Eight	10	1.20	0.21	+0.99	1.60	0.19	-1.41
13	Cerezo Osaka	10	0.90	0.29	+0.61	1.60	0.24	-1.36
14	Mito Hollyhock	10	1.20	0.07	+1.13	1.40	0.37	-1.03
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	10	1.10	0.21	+0.89	1.80	0.34	-1.46
16	Kyoto Sanga	10	1.10	0.19	+0.91	1.90	0.27	-1.63
17	Fukuoka	9	1.22	0.12	+1.10	1.44	0.07	-1.37
18	Gamba Osaka	10	1.00	0.12	+0.88	1.80	0.08	-1.72
19	JEF United Chiba	10	0.80	0.29	+0.51	1.90	0.15	-1.75
20	Tokyo Verdy	10	0.40	0.08	+0.32	1.80	0.36	-1.44

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	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	+1.90	+0.16	+1.74
2	FC Tokyo	10	+1.30	+0.35	+0.95
3	Kashiwa Reysol	10	+0.50	-0.01	+0.51
4	Machida Zelvia	9	+1.33	-0.04	+1.37
5	Kashima Antlers	10	+0.50	-0.01	+0.51
6	Vissel Kobe	9	+0.56
7	Kawasaki Frontale	10	+0.50	-0.08	+0.58
8	Yokohama FM	10	+0.40	+0.02	+0.38
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	10	-0.40	+0.11	-0.51
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	-0.10	+0.03	-0.13
11	Okayama	9	0.00	-0.05	+0.05
12	Nagoya Grampus Eight	10	-0.40	+0.02	-0.42
13	Cerezo Osaka	10	-0.70	+0.05	-0.75
14	Mito Hollyhock	10	-0.20	-0.30	+0.10
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	10	-0.70	-0.13	-0.57
16	Kyoto Sanga	10	-0.80	-0.08	-0.72
17	Fukuoka	9	-0.22	+0.05	-0.27
18	Gamba Osaka	10	-0.80	+0.04	-0.84
19	JEF United Chiba	10	-1.10	+0.14	-1.24
20	Tokyo Verdy	10	-1.40	-0.28	-1.12

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	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	23	20.8	+2.2
2	FC Tokyo	10	23	21.1	+1.9
3	Kashiwa Reysol	10	21	17.2	+3.8
4	Machida Zelvia	9	20	17.0	+3.0
5	Kashima Antlers	10	19	15.7	+3.3
6	Vissel Kobe	9	19	16.3	+2.7
7	Kawasaki Frontale	10	16	15.5	+0.5
8	Yokohama FM	10	16	17.4	-1.4
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	10	15	14.4	+0.6
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	14	12.3	+1.7
11	Okayama	9	13	12.5	+0.5
12	Nagoya Grampus Eight	10	12	9.4	+2.6
13	Cerezo Osaka	10	12	12.8	-0.8
14	Mito Hollyhock	10	9	11.0	-2.0
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	10	9	10.8	-1.8
16	Kyoto Sanga	10	8	11.3	-3.3
17	Fukuoka	9	7	9.6	-2.6
18	Gamba Osaka	10	7	8.5	-1.5
19	JEF United Chiba	10	6	9.9	-3.9
20	Tokyo Verdy	10	4	6.9	-2.9

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	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	21	29	6.8	79	11
2	FC Tokyo	10	19	29	7.5	79	11
3	Kashiwa Reysol	10	19	27	6.8	78	13
4	Machida Zelvia	9	20	26	6.8	82	8
5	Kashima Antlers	10	21	25	7.8	80	11
6	Vissel Kobe	9	20	29	6.9	89	1
7	Kawasaki Frontale	10	17	28	7.5	83	7
8	Yokohama FM	10	18	30	7.0	82	8
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	10	21	27	7.7	80	10
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	24	30	7.4	84	8
11	Okayama	9	22	33	7.8	83	9
12	Nagoya Grampus Eight	10	18	27	7.4	81	12
13	Cerezo Osaka	10	21	28	7.8	85	5
14	Mito Hollyhock	10	21	32	7.2	81	10
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	10	23	33	6.9	80	10
16	Kyoto Sanga	10	25	34	7.8	88	6
17	Fukuoka	9	25	33	7.7	78	12
18	Gamba Osaka	10	26	31	6.7	79	12
19	JEF United Chiba	10	24	31	7.8	79	11
20	Tokyo Verdy	10	22	34	7.5	80	10

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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