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	FC Tokyo	13	5	1	1	15	5	4	2	0	16	3	9	3	1	31	8	+23	30	2.31	WWWdWW WDWWWWWdWW
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	5	1	0	20	2	4	1	2	12	8	9	2	2	32	10	+22	29	2.23	WWWLWW dWLWWWWLWW
3	Kashiwa Reysol	13	4	0	2	15	10	5	1	1	14	9	9	1	3	29	19	+10	28	2.15	WWLdWW WLLWWWLdWW
4	Machida Zelvia	12	3	1	1	11	7	5	2	0	19	3	8	3	1	30	10	+20	27	2.25	DLWWWd WDWWDLWWWd
5	Vissel Kobe	13	4	2	0	11	5	4	0	3	10	7	8	2	3	21	12	+9	26	2.00	WLWLdW WWWWWLWLdW
6	Kashima Antlers	13	5	0	2	15	8	2	2	2	14	14	7	2	4	29	22	+7	23	1.77	DWWDLW WLLLDWWDLW
7	Kawasaki Frontale	12	4	2	1	17	12	2	2	1	8	6	6	4	2	25	18	+7	22	1.83	WDLWWW DWLWWDLWWW
8	Urawa Red Diamonds	13	4	0	2	12	11	3	0	4	9	16	7	0	6	21	27	-6	21	1.62	WLWWWL WWWLWLWWWL
9	Yokohama FM	12	2	2	1	9	7	2	4	1	7	5	4	6	2	16	12	+4	18	1.50	DWddDD WLDWDWddDD
10	Okayama	13	3	1	3	7	11	2	0	4	8	10	5	1	7	15	21	-6	16	1.23	LLLWLL LWWWLLLWLL
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	13	2	2	2	8	8	2	0	5	7	13	4	2	7	15	21	-6	14	1.08	LWWDDL WLLLLWWDDL
12	Cerezo Osaka	13	3	3	1	9	7	0	2	4	4	16	3	5	5	13	23	-10	14	1.08	DdLDDL LWdLDdLDDL
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	13	2	2	3	6	11	2	0	4	4	11	4	2	7	10	22	-12	14	1.08	WWDLLL LDLWWWDLLL
14	Kyoto Sanga	13	2	1	3	9	10	1	3	3	8	13	3	4	6	17	23	-6	13	1.00	WLLDDW WDLLWLLDDW
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	12	3	2	1	11	7	0	1	5	4	12	3	3	6	15	19	-4	12	1.00	WDDLWL LLDLWDDLWL
16	Gamba Osaka	12	1	2	2	6	8	1	3	3	8	13	2	5	5	14	21	-7	11	0.92	LLLDWD LdDLLLLDWD
17	Mito Hollyhock	13	1	2	4	7	11	1	1	4	5	14	2	3	8	12	25	-13	9	0.69	LLLLLL DWDLLLLLLL
18	Tokyo Verdy	12	1	2	5	6	16	0	3	1	3	5	1	5	6	9	21	-12	8	0.67	DLLLDW dLLdDLLLDW
19	Fukuoka	12	2	1	4	9	9	0	0	5	4	12	2	1	9	13	21	-8	7	0.58	LLWLLL LLLDLLWLLL
20	JEF United Chiba	12	1	2	2	4	7	0	2	5	8	17	1	4	7	12	24	-12	7	0.58	DLDdLD LLLWDLDdLD

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	6	5	1	0	20	2	+18	22	17	16	2.67	WDWWWW
2	FC Tokyo	7	5	1	1	15	5	+10	20	14	16	2.29	WWWWdW
3	Kashima Antlers	7	5	0	2	15	8	+7	23	0	15	2.14	WLWWLW
4	Vissel Kobe	6	4	2	0	11	5	+6	16	33	14	2.33	DWWWdW
5	Kawasaki Frontale	7	4	2	1	17	12	+5	29	29	14	2.00	WWDLWW
6	Kashiwa Reysol	6	4	0	2	15	10	+5	25	0	12	2.00	WWLWLW
7	Cerezo Osaka	7	3	3	1	9	7	+2	16	43	12	1.71	WWddLD
8	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	4	0	2	12	11	+1	23	0	12	2.00	LWLWWW
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	6	3	2	1	11	7	+4	18	33	11	1.83	WLDWDW
10	Machida Zelvia	5	3	1	1	11	7	+4	18	20	10	2.00	WWWDLW
11	Okayama	7	3	1	3	7	11	-4	18	14	10	1.43	dWLLWL
12	Yokohama FM	5	2	2	1	9	7	+2	16	40	8	1.60	WLWDWD
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	16	33	8	1.33	LWWLDD
14	Shimizu S-Pulse	7	2	2	3	6	11	-5	17	29	8	1.14	LDWWDL
15	Fukuoka	7	2	1	4	9	9	0	18	14	7	1.00	WLDLWL
16	Kyoto Sanga	6	2	1	3	9	10	-1	19	17	7	1.17	LWLLDW
17	Gamba Osaka	5	1	2	2	6	8	-2	14	40	5	1.00	DWdLLD
18	JEF United Chiba	5	1	2	2	4	7	-3	11	40	5	1.00	LLLWDd
19	Mito Hollyhock	7	1	2	4	7	11	-4	18	29	5	0.71	DWLLLL
20	Tokyo Verdy	8	1	2	5	6	16	-10	22	25	5	0.63	LLDLLW

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Away)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Machida Zelvia	7	5	2	0	19	3	+16	22	29	17	2.43	WDWWWd
2	Kashiwa Reysol	7	5	1	1	14	9	+5	23	14	16	2.29	WLWWdW
3	FC Tokyo	6	4	2	0	16	3	+13	19	33	14	2.33	DWDWWW
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	7	4	1	2	12	8	+4	20	14	13	1.86	dLWWLW
5	Vissel Kobe	7	4	0	3	10	7	+3	17	0	12	1.71	LWWLWL
6	Yokohama FM	7	2	4	1	7	5	+2	12	57	10	1.43	LWDddD
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	7	3	0	4	9	16	-7	25	0	9	1.29	LWWLWL
8	Kawasaki Frontale	5	2	2	1	8	6	+2	14	40	8	1.60	LDDLWW
9	Kashima Antlers	6	2	2	2	14	14	0	28	33	8	1.33	WWLLDD
10	Okayama	6	2	0	4	8	10	-2	18	0	6	1.00	LLWWLL
11	Kyoto Sanga	7	1	3	3	8	13	-5	21	43	6	0.86	DDLWLD
12	Gamba Osaka	7	1	3	3	8	13	-5	21	43	6	0.86	LDLLDW
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	7	2	0	5	7	13	-6	20	0	6	0.86	LLLWWL
14	Shimizu S-Pulse	6	2	0	4	4	11	-7	15	0	6	1.00	WLLWLL
15	Mito Hollyhock	6	1	1	4	5	14	-9	19	17	4	0.67	LWDLLL
16	Tokyo Verdy	4	0	3	1	3	5	-2	8	75	3	0.75	WDddLD
17	JEF United Chiba	7	0	2	5	8	17	-9	25	29	2	0.29	LLDLLD
18	Cerezo Osaka	6	0	2	4	4	16	-12	20	33	2	0.33	LLLDDL
19	V-Varen Nagasaki	6	0	1	5	4	12	-8	16	17	1	0.17	LLLDLL
20	Fukuoka	5	0	0	5	4	12	-8	16	0	0	0.00	WLLLLL

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Overall)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	FC Tokyo	13	9	3	1	31	8	+23	39	23	30	2.31	WWWdWW
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	9	2	2	32	10	+22	42	15	29	2.23	WWWLWW
3	Kashiwa Reysol	13	9	1	3	29	19	+10	48	8	28	2.15	WWLdWW
4	Machida Zelvia	12	8	3	1	30	10	+20	40	25	27	2.25	DLWWWd
5	Vissel Kobe	13	8	2	3	21	12	+9	33	15	26	2.00	WLWLdW
6	Kashima Antlers	13	7	2	4	29	22	+7	51	15	23	1.77	DWWDLW
7	Kawasaki Frontale	12	6	4	2	25	18	+7	43	33	22	1.83	WDLWWW
8	Urawa Red Diamonds	13	7	0	6	21	27	-6	48	0	21	1.62	WLWWWL
9	Yokohama FM	12	4	6	2	16	12	+4	28	50	18	1.50	DWddDD
10	Okayama	13	5	1	7	15	21	-6	36	8	16	1.23	LLLWLL
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	13	4	2	7	15	21	-6	36	15	14	1.08	LWWDDL
12	Cerezo Osaka	13	3	5	5	13	23	-10	36	38	14	1.08	DdLDDL
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	13	4	2	7	10	22	-12	32	15	14	1.08	WWDLLL
14	Kyoto Sanga	13	3	4	6	17	23	-6	40	31	13	1.00	WLLDDW
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	12	3	3	6	15	19	-4	34	25	12	1.00	WDDLWL
16	Gamba Osaka	12	2	5	5	14	21	-7	35	42	11	0.92	LLLDWD
17	Mito Hollyhock	13	2	3	8	12	25	-13	37	23	9	0.69	LLLLLL
18	Tokyo Verdy	12	1	5	6	9	21	-12	30	42	8	0.67	DLLLDW
19	Fukuoka	12	2	1	9	13	21	-8	34	8	7	0.58	LLWLLL
20	JEF United Chiba	12	1	4	7	12	24	-12	36	33	7	0.58	DLDdLD

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	FC Tokyo	13	2.38	0.99	+1.39	0.62	0.29	-0.33
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	2.46	0.63	+1.83	0.77	0.33	-0.44
3	Kashiwa Reysol	13	2.23	0.31	+1.92	1.46	0.45	-1.01
4	Machida Zelvia	12	2.50	0.70	+1.80	0.83	0.28	-0.55
5	Vissel Kobe	13	1.62	0.47	+1.15	0.92	0.49	-0.43
6	Kashima Antlers	13	2.23	0.52	+1.71	1.69	0.23	-1.46
7	Kawasaki Frontale	12	2.08	0.43	+1.65	1.50	0.47	-1.03
8	Urawa Red Diamonds	13	1.62	0.56	+1.06	2.08	0.43	-1.65
9	Yokohama FM	12	1.33	0.43	+0.90	1.00	0.46	-0.54
10	Okayama	13	1.15	0.37	+0.78	1.62	0.60	-1.02
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	13	1.15	0.52	+0.63	1.62	0.45	-1.17
12	Cerezo Osaka	13	1.00	0.46	+0.54	1.77	0.57	-1.20
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	13	0.77	0.26	+0.51	1.69	0.70	-0.99
14	Kyoto Sanga	13	1.31	0.37	+0.94	1.77	0.47	-1.30
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	12	1.25	0.41	+0.84	1.58	0.52	-1.06
16	Gamba Osaka	12	1.17	0.27	+0.90	1.75	0.24	-1.51
17	Mito Hollyhock	13	0.92	0.15	+0.77	1.92	0.69	-1.23
18	Tokyo Verdy	12	0.75	0.31	+0.44	1.75	0.57	-1.18
19	Fukuoka	12	1.08	0.31	+0.77	1.75	0.35	-1.40
20	JEF United Chiba	12	1.00	0.50	+0.50	2.00	0.38	-1.62

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	FC Tokyo	13	+1.77	+0.70	+1.07
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	+1.69	+0.30	+1.39
3	Kashiwa Reysol	13	+0.77	-0.14	+0.91
4	Machida Zelvia	12	+1.67	+0.42	+1.25
5	Vissel Kobe	13	+0.69	-0.02	+0.71
6	Kashima Antlers	13	+0.54	+0.29	+0.25
7	Kawasaki Frontale	12	+0.58	-0.04	+0.62
8	Urawa Red Diamonds	13	-0.46	+0.13	-0.59
9	Yokohama FM	12	+0.33	-0.03	+0.36
10	Okayama	13	-0.46	-0.23	-0.23
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	13	-0.46	+0.07	-0.53
12	Cerezo Osaka	13	-0.77	-0.11	-0.66
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	13	-0.92	-0.44	-0.48
14	Kyoto Sanga	13	-0.46	-0.10	-0.36
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	12	-0.33	-0.11	-0.22
16	Gamba Osaka	12	-0.58	+0.03	-0.61
17	Mito Hollyhock	13	-1.00	-0.54	-0.46
18	Tokyo Verdy	12	-1.00	-0.26	-0.74
19	Fukuoka	12	-0.67	-0.04	-0.63
20	JEF United Chiba	12	-1.00	+0.12	-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	FC Tokyo	13	30	28.1	+1.9
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	29	26.6	+2.4
3	Kashiwa Reysol	13	28	20.1	+7.9
4	Machida Zelvia	12	27	23.8	+3.2
5	Vissel Kobe	13	26	21.8	+4.2
6	Kashima Antlers	13	23	22.4	+0.6
7	Kawasaki Frontale	12	22	18.4	+3.6
8	Urawa Red Diamonds	13	21	18.9	+2.1
9	Yokohama FM	12	18	19.8	-1.8
10	Okayama	13	16	17.5	-1.5
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	13	14	14.0	0.00
12	Cerezo Osaka	13	14	15.8	-1.8
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	13	14	13.6	+0.4
14	Kyoto Sanga	13	13	15.0	-2.0
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	12	12	13.5	-1.5
16	Gamba Osaka	12	11	11.1	-0.1
17	Mito Hollyhock	13	9	12.4	-3.4
18	Tokyo Verdy	12	8	9.5	-1.5
19	Fukuoka	12	7	13.1	-6.1
20	JEF United Chiba	12	7	12.7	-5.7

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	FC Tokyo	13	20	29	7.8	79	5
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	23	29	7.2	75	9
3	Kashiwa Reysol	13	21	28	7.1	78	12
4	Machida Zelvia	12	20	27	7.3	84	5
5	Vissel Kobe	13	21	30	7.5	88	0
6	Kashima Antlers	13	22	27	8.1	76	8
7	Kawasaki Frontale	12	20	28	7.8	83	7
8	Urawa Red Diamonds	13	23	28	7.9	81	9
9	Yokohama FM	12	20	30	7.3	82	8
10	Okayama	13	23	33	8.2	79	5
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	13	19	27	7.7	78	7
12	Cerezo Osaka	13	21	28	8.1	85	0
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	13	27	31	7.7	78	5
14	Kyoto Sanga	13	26	34	8.1	80	1
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	12	24	33	7.3	82	8
16	Gamba Osaka	12	26	31	7.1	84	8
17	Mito Hollyhock	13	25	32	7.6	77	9
18	Tokyo Verdy	12	24	34	7.8	85	5
19	Fukuoka	12	25	33	8.1	80	10
20	JEF United Chiba	12	25	31	8.0	79	11

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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