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	14	5	2	1	15	5	4	2	0	16	3	9	4	1	31	8	+23	31	2.21	WWdWWd DWWWWWdWWd
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	14	4	1	2	15	10	5	1	1	14	9	9	2	3	29	19	+10	29	2.07	WLdWWd LLWWWLdWWd
4	Machida Zelvia	13	3	2	1	11	7	5	2	0	19	3	8	4	1	30	10	+20	28	2.15	LWWWdd DWWDLWWWdd
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	14	5	0	2	15	8	2	3	2	14	14	7	3	4	29	22	+7	24	1.71	WWDLWd LLLDWWDLWd
7	Kawasaki Frontale	14	4	2	1	17	12	2	3	2	10	10	6	5	3	27	22	+5	23	1.64	LWWWLd LWWDLWWWLd
8	Yokohama FM	14	3	3	1	14	10	2	4	1	7	5	5	7	2	21	15	+6	22	1.57	ddDDWD DWDWddDDWD
9	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
10	Okayama	14	3	1	3	7	11	2	1	4	9	11	5	2	7	16	22	-6	17	1.21	LLWLLD WWWLLLWLLD
11	Kyoto Sanga	14	2	1	3	9	10	2	3	3	10	13	4	4	6	19	23	-4	16	1.14	LLDDWW DLLWLLDDWW
12	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	3	2	2	12	9	1	1	5	5	12	4	3	7	17	21	-4	15	1.07	DLWLLW DLWDDLWLLW
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	14	2	2	3	8	10	2	0	5	7	13	4	2	8	15	23	-8	14	1.00	WWDDLL LLLLWWDDLL
14	Cerezo Osaka	13	3	3	1	9	7	0	2	4	4	16	3	5	5	13	23	-10	14	1.08	DdLDDL LWdLDdLDDL
15	Tokyo Verdy	14	1	2	5	6	16	2	3	1	6	6	3	5	6	12	22	-10	14	1.00	LLDWWW LdDLLLDWWW
16	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	2	2	4	6	12	2	0	4	4	11	4	2	8	10	23	-13	14	1.00	WDLLLL DLWWWDLLLL
17	Gamba Osaka	13	1	2	2	6	8	1	4	3	8	13	2	6	5	14	21	-7	12	0.92	LLDWDd dDLLLLDWDd
18	JEF United Chiba	13	2	2	2	7	7	0	2	5	8	17	2	4	7	15	24	-9	10	0.77	LDdLDW LLWDLDdLDW
19	Mito Hollyhock	13	1	2	4	7	11	1	1	4	5	14	2	3	8	12	25	-13	9	0.69	LLLLLL DWDLLLLLLL
20	Fukuoka	14	2	1	5	9	10	0	0	6	4	15	2	1	11	13	25	-12	7	0.50	WLLLLL LDLLWLLLLL

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	8	5	2	1	15	5	+10	20	25	17	2.13	WWWdWd
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	5	1	0	20	2	+18	22	17	16	2.67	WDWWWW
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	7	4	1	2	15	10	+5	25	14	13	1.86	WLWLWd
7	Yokohama FM	7	3	3	1	14	10	+4	24	43	12	1.71	WDWDWD
8	Cerezo Osaka	7	3	3	1	9	7	+2	16	43	12	1.71	WWddLD
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	4	0	2	12	11	+1	23	0	12	2.00	LWLWWW
10	Machida Zelvia	6	3	2	1	11	7	+4	18	33	11	1.83	WWDLWd
11	V-Varen Nagasaki	7	3	2	2	12	9	+3	21	29	11	1.57	LDWDWL
12	Okayama	7	3	1	3	7	11	-4	18	14	10	1.43	dWLLWL
13	JEF United Chiba	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	14	33	8	1.33	LLWDdW
14	Nagoya Grampus Eight	7	2	2	3	8	10	-2	18	29	8	1.14	WWLDDL
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	8	2	2	4	6	12	-6	18	25	8	1.00	DWWDLL
16	Kyoto Sanga	6	2	1	3	9	10	-1	19	17	7	1.17	LWLLDW
17	Fukuoka	8	2	1	5	9	10	-1	19	13	7	0.88	LDLWLL
18	Gamba Osaka	5	1	2	2	6	8	-2	14	40	5	1.00	DWdLLD
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	Kashima Antlers	7	2	3	2	14	14	0	28	43	9	1.29	WLLDDd
8	Kawasaki Frontale	7	2	3	2	10	10	0	20	43	9	1.29	DLWWLd
9	Tokyo Verdy	6	2	3	1	6	6	0	12	50	9	1.50	ddLDWW
10	Kyoto Sanga	8	2	3	3	10	13	-3	23	38	9	1.13	DLWLDW
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	7	3	0	4	9	16	-7	25	0	9	1.29	LWWLWL
12	Okayama	7	2	1	4	9	11	-2	20	14	7	1.00	LWWLLD
13	Gamba Osaka	8	1	4	3	8	13	-5	21	50	7	0.88	DLLDWd
14	Nagoya Grampus Eight	7	2	0	5	7	13	-6	20	0	6	0.86	LLLWWL
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	6	2	0	4	4	11	-7	15	0	6	1.00	WLLWLL
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	7	1	1	5	5	12	-7	17	14	4	0.57	LLDLLW
17	Mito Hollyhock	6	1	1	4	5	14	-9	19	17	4	0.67	LWDLLL
18	JEF United Chiba	7	0	2	5	8	17	-9	25	29	2	0.29	LLDLLD
19	Cerezo Osaka	6	0	2	4	4	16	-12	20	33	2	0.33	LLLDDL
20	Fukuoka	6	0	0	6	4	15	-11	19	0	0	0.00	LLLLLL

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Overall)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	FC Tokyo	14	9	4	1	31	8	+23	39	29	31	2.21	WWdWWd
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	9	2	2	32	10	+22	42	15	29	2.23	WWWLWW
3	Kashiwa Reysol	14	9	2	3	29	19	+10	48	14	29	2.07	WLdWWd
4	Machida Zelvia	13	8	4	1	30	10	+20	40	31	28	2.15	LWWWdd
5	Vissel Kobe	13	8	2	3	21	12	+9	33	15	26	2.00	WLWLdW
6	Kashima Antlers	14	7	3	4	29	22	+7	51	21	24	1.71	WWDLWd
7	Kawasaki Frontale	14	6	5	3	27	22	+5	49	36	23	1.64	LWWWLd
8	Yokohama FM	14	5	7	2	21	15	+6	36	50	22	1.57	ddDDWD
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	13	7	0	6	21	27	-6	48	0	21	1.62	WLWWWL
10	Okayama	14	5	2	7	16	22	-6	38	14	17	1.21	LLWLLD
11	Kyoto Sanga	14	4	4	6	19	23	-4	42	29	16	1.14	LLDDWW
12	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	4	3	7	17	21	-4	38	21	15	1.07	DLWLLW
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	14	4	2	8	15	23	-8	38	14	14	1.00	WWDDLL
14	Cerezo Osaka	13	3	5	5	13	23	-10	36	38	14	1.08	DdLDDL
15	Tokyo Verdy	14	3	5	6	12	22	-10	34	36	14	1.00	LLDWWW
16	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	4	2	8	10	23	-13	33	14	14	1.00	WDLLLL
17	Gamba Osaka	13	2	6	5	14	21	-7	35	46	12	0.92	LLDWDd
18	JEF United Chiba	13	2	4	7	15	24	-9	39	31	10	0.77	LDdLDW
19	Mito Hollyhock	13	2	3	8	12	25	-13	37	23	9	0.69	LLLLLL
20	Fukuoka	14	2	1	11	13	25	-12	38	7	7	0.50	WLLLLL

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	14	2.21	0.99	+1.22	0.57	0.29	-0.28
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	2.46	0.63	+1.83	0.77	0.33	-0.44
3	Kashiwa Reysol	14	2.07	0.31	+1.76	1.36	0.45	-0.91
4	Machida Zelvia	13	2.31	0.75	+1.56	0.77	0.37	-0.40
5	Vissel Kobe	13	1.62	0.47	+1.15	0.92	0.49	-0.43
6	Kashima Antlers	14	2.07	0.52	+1.55	1.57	0.23	-1.34
7	Kawasaki Frontale	14	1.93	0.50	+1.43	1.57	0.59	-0.98
8	Yokohama FM	14	1.50	0.55	+0.95	1.07	0.53	-0.54
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	13	1.62	0.56	+1.06	2.08	0.43	-1.65
10	Okayama	14	1.14	0.37	+0.77	1.57	0.60	-0.97
11	Kyoto Sanga	14	1.36	0.37	+0.99	1.64	0.47	-1.17
12	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	1.21	0.52	+0.69	1.50	0.56	-0.94
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	14	1.07	0.52	+0.55	1.64	0.45	-1.19
14	Cerezo Osaka	13	1.00	0.46	+0.54	1.77	0.57	-1.20
15	Tokyo Verdy	14	0.86	0.37	+0.49	1.57	0.67	-0.90
16	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	0.71	0.26	+0.45	1.64	0.70	-0.94
17	Gamba Osaka	13	1.08	0.36	+0.72	1.62	0.32	-1.30
18	JEF United Chiba	13	1.15	0.60	+0.55	1.85	0.37	-1.48
19	Mito Hollyhock	13	0.92	0.15	+0.77	1.92	0.69	-1.23
20	Fukuoka	14	0.93	0.31	+0.62	1.79	0.47	-1.32

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	14	+1.64	+0.70	+0.94
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	+1.69	+0.30	+1.39
3	Kashiwa Reysol	14	+0.71	-0.14	+0.85
4	Machida Zelvia	13	+1.54	+0.38	+1.16
5	Vissel Kobe	13	+0.69	-0.02	+0.71
6	Kashima Antlers	14	+0.50	+0.29	+0.21
7	Kawasaki Frontale	14	+0.36	-0.09	+0.45
8	Yokohama FM	14	+0.43	+0.02	+0.41
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	13	-0.46	+0.13	-0.59
10	Okayama	14	-0.43	-0.23	-0.20
11	Kyoto Sanga	14	-0.29	-0.10	-0.19
12	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	-0.29	-0.04	-0.25
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	14	-0.57	+0.07	-0.64
14	Cerezo Osaka	13	-0.77	-0.11	-0.66
15	Tokyo Verdy	14	-0.71	-0.30	-0.41
16	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	-0.93	-0.44	-0.49
17	Gamba Osaka	13	-0.54	+0.04	-0.58
18	JEF United Chiba	13	-0.69	+0.23	-0.92
19	Mito Hollyhock	13	-1.00	-0.54	-0.46
20	Fukuoka	14	-0.86	-0.16	-0.70

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	14	31	28.1	+2.9
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	29	26.6	+2.4
3	Kashiwa Reysol	14	29	20.1	+8.9
4	Machida Zelvia	13	28	25.2	+2.8
5	Vissel Kobe	13	26	21.8	+4.2
6	Kashima Antlers	14	24	22.4	+1.6
7	Kawasaki Frontale	14	23	19.3	+3.7
8	Yokohama FM	14	22	21.7	+0.3
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	13	21	18.9	+2.1
10	Okayama	14	17	17.5	-0.5
11	Kyoto Sanga	14	16	15.0	+1.0
12	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	15	15.4	-0.4
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	14	14	14.0	0.00
14	Cerezo Osaka	13	14	15.8	-1.8
15	Tokyo Verdy	14	14	10.4	+3.6
16	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	14	13.6	+0.4
17	Gamba Osaka	13	12	12.5	-0.5
18	JEF United Chiba	13	10	15.2	-5.2
19	Mito Hollyhock	13	9	12.4	-3.4
20	Fukuoka	14	7	13.4	-6.4

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	14	21	29	7.9	79	5
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	23	29	7.2	78	12
3	Kashiwa Reysol	14	23	30	7.2	78	12
4	Machida Zelvia	13	21	27	7.3	84	5
5	Vissel Kobe	13	21	30	7.5	90	1
6	Kashima Antlers	14	22	27	8.1	78	8
7	Kawasaki Frontale	14	20	28	7.8	83	7
8	Yokohama FM	14	20	30	7.6	81	8
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	13	23	28	8.0	81	9
10	Okayama	14	23	33	8.1	79	5
11	Kyoto Sanga	14	26	34	8.1	80	1
12	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	26	34	7.5	80	5
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	14	19	27	7.8	79	5
14	Cerezo Osaka	13	21	28	8.1	88	4
15	Tokyo Verdy	14	24	34	7.9	86	5
16	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	27	31	7.8	84	8
17	Gamba Osaka	13	27	32	7.2	84	6
18	JEF United Chiba	13	25	31	8.1	80	10
19	Mito Hollyhock	13	25	32	7.6	80	10
20	Fukuoka	14	25	33	8.2	79	8

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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