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	Machida Zelvia	7	2	1	0	6	3	3	1	0	13	3	5	2	0	19	6	+13	17	2.43	WWDWWD WDWWWWDWWD
2	Vissel Kobe	7	3	1	0	8	4	2	0	1	3	1	5	1	1	11	5	+6	16	2.29	DLWWWW WWLWDLWWWW
3	Kashiwa Reysol	7	2	0	1	6	5	3	0	1	7	5	5	0	2	13	10	+3	15	2.14	WWWLLW WWLWWWWLLW
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	7	3	1	0	13	2	1	1	1	6	4	4	2	1	19	6	+13	14	2.00	WDdWLW WWWWWDdWLW
5	FC Tokyo	7	2	0	1	5	5	2	2	0	8	3	4	2	1	13	8	+5	14	2.00	DWWDWW LDLLDWWDWW
6	Okayama	7	2	1	0	4	2	2	0	2	5	5	4	1	2	9	7	+2	13	1.86	WdLWWd LDWLWdLWWd
7	Kawasaki Frontale	7	2	1	0	9	5	1	2	1	4	4	3	3	1	13	9	+4	12	1.71	DDWLWW WLLDDDWLWW
8	Kashima Antlers	7	2	0	1	5	4	2	0	2	9	9	4	0	3	14	13	+1	12	1.71	WWWLLL WLWWWWWLLL
9	Yokohama FM	7	1	1	1	5	5	2	1	1	6	4	3	2	2	11	9	+2	11	1.57	WWLDWD WDWLWWLDWD
10	Cerezo Osaka	7	3	1	0	5	1	0	0	3	1	10	3	1	3	6	11	-5	10	1.43	LWLWdL WDWWLWLWdL
11	Mito Hollyhock	7	1	2	1	6	5	1	1	1	5	4	2	3	2	11	9	+2	9	1.29	DWDWDL LLLLDWDWDL
12	Urawa Red Diamonds	7	1	0	2	4	7	2	0	2	8	9	3	0	4	12	16	-4	9	1.29	LLWWWd LDLLLLWWWd
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	7	1	1	2	2	3	1	0	2	2	4	2	1	4	4	7	-3	7	1.00	LLLDLW LDLWLLLDLW
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	7	2	1	1	6	6	0	0	3	3	8	2	1	4	9	14	-5	7	1.00	LLLDLW LWWWLLLDLW
15	Gamba Osaka	7	1	1	1	4	5	0	2	2	4	8	1	3	3	8	13	-5	6	0.86	DLdDLL WDWWDLdDLL
16	Nagoya Grampus Eight	7	2	0	2	6	6	0	0	3	1	7	2	0	5	7	13	-6	6	0.86	LWWLLL LDLLLWWLLL
17	Kyoto Sanga	7	1	0	2	5	7	0	2	2	4	7	1	2	4	9	14	-5	5	0.71	DLWDLL WLWLDLWDLL
18	Fukuoka	7	1	1	2	6	5	0	0	3	3	6	1	1	5	9	11	-2	4	0.57	WLLLDL LDWLWLLLDL
19	Tokyo Verdy	7	0	2	3	2	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	8	-6	4	0.57	LdLLdd LDLDLdLLdd
20	JEF United Chiba	7	1	0	2	3	6	0	1	3	2	9	1	1	5	5	15	-10	4	0.57	LLLLWd LDLLLLLLWd

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	4	3	1	0	13	2	+11	15	25	10	2.50	WWWDWW
2	Vissel Kobe	4	3	1	0	8	4	+4	12	25	10	2.50	WWDWWW
3	Cerezo Osaka	4	3	1	0	5	1	+4	6	25	10	2.50	WDWWWd
4	Kawasaki Frontale	3	2	1	0	9	5	+4	14	33	7	2.33	WDLDWW
5	Machida Zelvia	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	9	33	7	2.33	dWWWWD
6	Okayama	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	6	33	7	2.33	WLDWdW
7	V-Varen Nagasaki	4	2	1	1	6	6	0	12	25	7	1.75	DWWLDW
8	Kashiwa Reysol	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	11	0	6	2.00	WWLWWL
9	Kashima Antlers	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	9	0	6	2.00	WWWWWL
10	Nagoya Grampus Eight	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	12	0	6	1.50	WDLWWL
11	FC Tokyo	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	10	0	6	2.00	LWLLWW
12	Mito Hollyhock	4	1	2	1	6	5	+1	11	50	5	1.25	LLDDWL
13	Fukuoka	4	1	1	2	6	5	+1	11	25	4	1.00	LDLWLD
14	Yokohama FM	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	10	33	4	1.33	DLWLWD
15	Gamba Osaka	3	1	1	1	4	5	-1	9	33	4	1.33	WLDWdL
16	Shimizu S-Pulse	4	1	1	2	2	3	-1	5	25	4	1.00	LDLLDW
17	Kyoto Sanga	3	1	0	2	5	7	-2	12	0	3	1.00	LWLLWL
18	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	1	0	2	4	7	-3	11	0	3	1.00	WdLLWd
19	JEF United Chiba	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3	9	0	3	1.00	LLLLLW
20	Tokyo Verdy	5	0	2	3	2	8	-6	10	40	2	0.40	LDLLLd

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Away)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Machida Zelvia	4	3	1	0	13	3	+10	16	25	10	2.50	DDWWDW
2	Kashiwa Reysol	4	3	0	1	7	5	+2	12	0	9	2.25	WWWWLW
3	FC Tokyo	4	2	2	0	8	3	+5	11	50	8	2.00	LDDWDW
4	Yokohama FM	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	10	25	7	1.75	WDWLWD
5	Vissel Kobe	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	4	0	6	2.00	DWLWLW
6	Kashima Antlers	4	2	0	2	9	9	0	18	0	6	1.50	WLWWLL
7	Okayama	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	10	0	6	1.50	WWLLWd
8	Urawa Red Diamonds	4	2	0	2	8	9	-1	17	0	6	1.50	LDLLWW
9	Kawasaki Frontale	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	8	50	5	1.25	WLDDLW
10	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	10	33	4	1.33	WWWWdL
11	Mito Hollyhock	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	9	33	4	1.33	DLLLWD
12	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2	6	0	3	1.00	WLLWLL
13	Tokyo Verdy	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2	1.00	LdWDdd
14	Kyoto Sanga	4	0	2	2	4	7	-3	11	50	2	0.50	LWLDDL
15	Gamba Osaka	4	0	2	2	4	8	-4	12	50	2	0.50	WWDLDL
16	JEF United Chiba	4	0	1	3	2	9	-7	11	25	1	0.25	LDLLLd
17	Fukuoka	3	0	0	3	3	6	-3	9	0	0	0.00	DDWLLL
18	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	0	0	3	3	8	-5	11	0	0	0.00	LLWLLL
19	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	0	0	3	1	7	-6	8	0	0	0.00	LLLLLL
20	Cerezo Osaka	3	0	0	3	1	10	-9	11	0	0	0.00	DWWLLL

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Overall)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Machida Zelvia	7	5	2	0	19	6	+13	25	29	17	2.43	WWDWWD
2	Vissel Kobe	7	5	1	1	11	5	+6	16	14	16	2.29	DLWWWW
3	Kashiwa Reysol	7	5	0	2	13	10	+3	23	0	15	2.14	WWWLLW
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	7	4	2	1	19	6	+13	25	29	14	2.00	WDdWLW
5	FC Tokyo	7	4	2	1	13	8	+5	21	29	14	2.00	DWWDWW
6	Okayama	7	4	1	2	9	7	+2	16	14	13	1.86	WdLWWd
7	Kawasaki Frontale	7	3	3	1	13	9	+4	22	43	12	1.71	DDWLWW
8	Kashima Antlers	7	4	0	3	14	13	+1	27	0	12	1.71	WWWLLL
9	Yokohama FM	7	3	2	2	11	9	+2	20	29	11	1.57	WWLDWD
10	Cerezo Osaka	7	3	1	3	6	11	-5	17	14	10	1.43	LWLWdL
11	Mito Hollyhock	7	2	3	2	11	9	+2	20	43	9	1.29	DWDWDL
12	Urawa Red Diamonds	7	3	0	4	12	16	-4	28	0	9	1.29	LLWWWd
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	7	2	1	4	4	7	-3	11	14	7	1.00	LLLDLW
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	7	2	1	4	9	14	-5	23	14	7	1.00	LLLDLW
15	Gamba Osaka	7	1	3	3	8	13	-5	21	43	6	0.86	DLdDLL
16	Nagoya Grampus Eight	7	2	0	5	7	13	-6	20	0	6	0.86	LWWLLL
17	Kyoto Sanga	7	1	2	4	9	14	-5	23	29	5	0.71	DLWDLL
18	Fukuoka	7	1	1	5	9	11	-2	20	14	4	0.57	WLLLDL
19	Tokyo Verdy	7	0	4	3	2	8	-6	10	57	4	0.57	LdLLdd
20	JEF United Chiba	7	1	1	5	5	15	-10	20	14	4	0.57	LLLLWd

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	5	5	0	10	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	6	8	-2	14	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	Kawasaki Frontale	7	3	2	2	7	6	1	13	29	11	1.57
8	Okayama	7	2	4	1	3	2	1	5	57	10	1.43
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	7	2	3	2	6	7	-1	13	43	9	1.29
10	Kyoto Sanga	7	2	3	2	6	9	-3	15	43	9	1.29
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	1	7	-6	8	29	5	0.71
20	Tokyo Verdy	7	0	4	3	1	5	-4	6	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	GA
1	Machida Zelvia	7	2.71	0.86
2	Vissel Kobe	7	1.57	0.71
3	Kashiwa Reysol	7	1.86	1.43
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	7	2.71	0.86
5	FC Tokyo	7	1.86	1.14
6	Okayama	7	1.29	1.00
7	Kawasaki Frontale	7	1.86	1.29
8	Kashima Antlers	7	2.00	1.86
9	Yokohama FM	7	1.57	1.29
10	Cerezo Osaka	7	0.86	1.57
11	Mito Hollyhock	7	1.57	1.29
12	Urawa Red Diamonds	7	1.71	2.29
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	7	0.57	1.00
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	7	1.29	2.00
15	Gamba Osaka	7	1.14	1.86
16	Nagoya Grampus Eight	7	1.00	1.86
17	Kyoto Sanga	7	1.29	2.00
18	Fukuoka	7	1.29	1.57
19	Tokyo Verdy	7	0.29	1.14
20	JEF United Chiba	7	0.71	2.14

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
1	Machida Zelvia	7	+1.86
2	Vissel Kobe	7	+0.86
3	Kashiwa Reysol	7	+0.43
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	7	+1.86
5	FC Tokyo	7	+0.71
6	Okayama	7	+0.29
7	Kawasaki Frontale	7	+0.57
8	Kashima Antlers	7	+0.14
9	Yokohama FM	7	+0.29
10	Cerezo Osaka	7	-0.71
11	Mito Hollyhock	7	+0.29
12	Urawa Red Diamonds	7	-0.57
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	7	-0.43
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	7	-0.71
15	Gamba Osaka	7	-0.71
16	Nagoya Grampus Eight	7	-0.86
17	Kyoto Sanga	7	-0.71
18	Fukuoka	7	-0.29
19	Tokyo Verdy	7	-0.86
20	JEF United Chiba	7	-1.43

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	Machida Zelvia	7	17	14.4	+2.6
2	Vissel Kobe	7	16	13.5	+2.5
3	Kashiwa Reysol	7	15	11.3	+3.8
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	7	14	14.7	-0.7
5	FC Tokyo	7	14	13.9	+0.1
6	Okayama	7	13	8.7	+4.3
7	Kawasaki Frontale	7	12	11.9	+0.1
8	Kashima Antlers	7	12	10.2	+1.8
9	Yokohama FM	7	11	12.8	-1.8
10	Cerezo Osaka	7	10	8.5	+1.5
11	Mito Hollyhock	7	9	9.9	-0.9
12	Urawa Red Diamonds	7	9	7.7	+1.3
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	7	7	7.4	-0.4
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	7	7	7.6	-0.5
15	Gamba Osaka	7	6	6.3	-0.3
16	Nagoya Grampus Eight	7	6	6.2	-0.2
17	Kyoto Sanga	7	5	7.0	-2.0
18	Fukuoka	7	4	7.6	-3.6
19	Tokyo Verdy	7	4	4.0	0.0
20	JEF United Chiba	7	4	4.3	-0.3

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	Machida Zelvia	7	18	25	6.1	82	8
2	Vissel Kobe	7	19	29	6.3	89	1
3	Kashiwa Reysol	7	17	25	6.0	76	14
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	7	18	25	6.0	75	15
5	FC Tokyo	7	18	26	6.9	78	12
6	Okayama	7	21	29	7.2	77	9
7	Kawasaki Frontale	7	17	26	6.9	83	8
8	Kashima Antlers	7	19	24	7.3	76	14
9	Yokohama FM	7	15	26	6.3	82	9
10	Cerezo Osaka	7	19	28	7.4	81	11
11	Mito Hollyhock	7	15	26	6.4	77	14
12	Urawa Red Diamonds	7	18	25	7.0	75	10
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	7	21	29	6.7	82	11
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	7	20	31	6.0	79	12
15	Gamba Osaka	7	23	29	5.7	77	14
16	Nagoya Grampus Eight	7	18	27	6.7	78	14
17	Kyoto Sanga	7	21	29	7.3	89	6
18	Fukuoka	7	21	30	7.3	77	13
19	Tokyo Verdy	7	19	29	6.5	73	17
20	JEF United Chiba	7	20	28	7.0	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

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