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	12	3	1	1	11	7	5	2	0	19	3	8	3	1	30	10	+20	27	2.25	DLWWWd WDWWDLWWWd
2	FC Tokyo	12	5	1	1	15	5	3	2	0	12	3	8	3	1	27	8	+19	27	2.25	WWWWdW WWDWWWWWdW
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	12	5	1	0	20	2	3	1	2	9	8	8	2	2	29	10	+19	26	2.17	WWWWLW DdWLWWWWLW
4	Kashiwa Reysol	12	3	0	2	11	10	5	1	1	14	9	8	1	3	25	19	+6	25	2.08	WWWLdW WWLLWWWLdW
5	Vissel Kobe	12	3	2	0	8	4	4	0	3	10	7	7	2	3	18	11	+7	23	1.92	WWLWLd LWWWWWLWLd
6	Kawasaki Frontale	12	4	2	1	17	12	2	2	1	8	6	6	4	2	25	18	+7	22	1.83	WDLWWW DWLWWDLWWW
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	12	4	0	2	12	11	3	0	3	9	12	7	0	5	21	23	-2	21	1.75	LWLWWW LWWWLWLWWW
8	Kashima Antlers	12	4	0	2	11	7	2	2	2	14	14	6	2	4	25	21	+4	20	1.67	LDWWDL WWLLLDWWDL
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	12	3	1	2	7	7	2	0	4	8	10	5	1	6	15	17	-2	16	1.33	WLLLWL dLWWWLLLWL
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	12	2	2	2	8	8	2	0	4	6	10	4	2	6	14	18	-4	14	1.17	LLWWDD WWLLLLWWDD
12	Cerezo Osaka	12	3	3	1	9	7	0	2	3	3	12	3	5	4	12	19	-7	14	1.17	LDdLDD WLWdLDdLDD
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	12	2	2	3	6	11	2	0	3	4	9	4	2	6	10	20	-10	14	1.17	WWWDLL LLDLWWWDLL
14	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
15	Gamba Osaka	12	1	2	2	6	8	1	3	3	8	13	2	5	5	14	21	-7	11	0.92	LLLDWD LdDLLLLDWD
16	Kyoto Sanga	12	1	1	3	7	10	1	3	3	8	13	2	4	6	15	23	-8	10	0.83	LWLLDD LWDLLWLLDD
17	Mito Hollyhock	12	1	2	3	7	8	1	1	4	5	14	2	3	7	12	22	-10	9	0.75	LLLLLL WDWDLLLLLL
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	Kawasaki Frontale	7	4	2	1	17	12	+5	29	29	14	2.00	WWDLWW
4	Kashima Antlers	6	4	0	2	11	7	+4	18	0	12	2.00	WWLWWL
5	Cerezo Osaka	7	3	3	1	9	7	+2	16	43	12	1.71	WWddLD
6	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	4	0	2	12	11	+1	23	0	12	2.00	LWLWWW
7	V-Varen Nagasaki	6	3	2	1	11	7	+4	18	33	11	1.83	WLDWDW
8	Vissel Kobe	5	3	2	0	8	4	+4	12	40	11	2.20	WDWWWd
9	Machida Zelvia	5	3	1	1	11	7	+4	18	20	10	2.00	WWWDLW
10	Okayama	6	3	1	2	7	7	0	14	17	10	1.67	WdWLLW
11	Kashiwa Reysol	5	3	0	2	11	10	+1	21	0	9	1.80	LWWLWL
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	Mito Hollyhock	6	1	2	3	7	8	-1	15	33	5	0.83	DDWLLL
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	Tokyo Verdy	8	1	2	5	6	16	-10	22	25	5	0.63	LLDLLW
20	Kyoto Sanga	5	1	1	3	7	10	-3	17	20	4	0.80	LLWLLD

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	Vissel Kobe	7	4	0	3	10	7	+3	17	0	12	1.71	LWWLWL
4	FC Tokyo	5	3	2	0	12	3	+9	15	40	11	2.20	DDWDWW
5	Yokohama FM	7	2	4	1	7	5	+2	12	57	10	1.43	LWDddD
6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	17	17	10	1.67	WdLWWL
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	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	Nagoya Grampus Eight	6	2	0	4	6	10	-4	16	0	6	1.00	LLLLWW
12	Gamba Osaka	7	1	3	3	8	13	-5	21	43	6	0.86	LDLLDW
13	Kyoto Sanga	7	1	3	3	8	13	-5	21	43	6	0.86	DDLWLD
14	Shimizu S-Pulse	5	2	0	3	4	9	-5	13	0	6	1.20	LWLLWL
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	5	0	2	3	3	12	-9	15	40	2	0.40	WLLLDD
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	Machida Zelvia	12	8	3	1	30	10	+20	40	25	27	2.25	DLWWWd
2	FC Tokyo	12	8	3	1	27	8	+19	35	25	27	2.25	WWWWdW
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	12	8	2	2	29	10	+19	39	17	26	2.17	WWWWLW
4	Kashiwa Reysol	12	8	1	3	25	19	+6	44	8	25	2.08	WWWLdW
5	Vissel Kobe	12	7	2	3	18	11	+7	29	17	23	1.92	WWLWLd
6	Kawasaki Frontale	12	6	4	2	25	18	+7	43	33	22	1.83	WDLWWW
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	12	7	0	5	21	23	-2	44	0	21	1.75	LWLWWW
8	Kashima Antlers	12	6	2	4	25	21	+4	46	17	20	1.67	LDWWDL
9	Yokohama FM	12	4	6	2	16	12	+4	28	50	18	1.50	DWddDD
10	Okayama	12	5	1	6	15	17	-2	32	8	16	1.33	WLLLWL
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	12	4	2	6	14	18	-4	32	17	14	1.17	LLWWDD
12	Cerezo Osaka	12	3	5	4	12	19	-7	31	42	14	1.17	LDdLDD
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	12	4	2	6	10	20	-10	30	17	14	1.17	WWWDLL
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	12	3	3	6	15	19	-4	34	25	12	1.00	WDDLWL
15	Gamba Osaka	12	2	5	5	14	21	-7	35	42	11	0.92	LLLDWD
16	Kyoto Sanga	12	2	4	6	15	23	-8	38	33	10	0.83	LWLLDD
17	Mito Hollyhock	12	2	3	7	12	22	-10	34	25	9	0.75	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	Machida Zelvia	12	2.50	0.70	+1.80	0.83	0.28	-0.55
2	FC Tokyo	12	2.25	0.73	+1.52	0.67	0.24	-0.43
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	12	2.42	0.55	+1.87	0.83	0.34	-0.49
4	Kashiwa Reysol	12	2.08	0.23	+1.85	1.58	0.36	-1.22
5	Vissel Kobe	12	1.50	0.36	+1.14	0.92	0.44	-0.48
6	Kawasaki Frontale	12	2.08	0.43	+1.65	1.50	0.47	-1.03
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	12	1.75	0.49	+1.26	1.92	0.36	-1.56
8	Kashima Antlers	12	2.08	0.36	+1.72	1.75	0.20	-1.55
9	Yokohama FM	12	1.33	0.43	+0.90	1.00	0.46	-0.54
10	Okayama	12	1.25	0.34	+0.91	1.42	0.31	-1.11
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	12	1.17	0.47	+0.70	1.50	0.34	-1.16
12	Cerezo Osaka	12	1.00	0.45	+0.55	1.58	0.42	-1.16
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	12	0.83	0.24	+0.59	1.67	0.65	-1.02
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	12	1.25	0.41	+0.84	1.58	0.52	-1.06
15	Gamba Osaka	12	1.17	0.27	+0.90	1.75	0.24	-1.51
16	Kyoto Sanga	12	1.25	0.30	+0.95	1.92	0.46	-1.46
17	Mito Hollyhock	12	1.00	0.15	+0.85	1.83	0.61	-1.22
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	Machida Zelvia	12	+1.67	+0.42	+1.25
2	FC Tokyo	12	+1.58	+0.49	+1.09
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	12	+1.58	+0.21	+1.37
4	Kashiwa Reysol	12	+0.50	-0.13	+0.63
5	Vissel Kobe	12	+0.58	-0.08	+0.66
6	Kawasaki Frontale	12	+0.58	-0.04	+0.62
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	12	-0.17	+0.13	-0.30
8	Kashima Antlers	12	+0.33	+0.16	+0.17
9	Yokohama FM	12	+0.33	-0.03	+0.36
10	Okayama	12	-0.17	+0.03	-0.20
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	12	-0.33	+0.13	-0.46
12	Cerezo Osaka	12	-0.58	+0.03	-0.61
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	12	-0.83	-0.41	-0.42
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	12	-0.33	-0.11	-0.22
15	Gamba Osaka	12	-0.58	+0.03	-0.61
16	Kyoto Sanga	12	-0.67	-0.16	-0.51
17	Mito Hollyhock	12	-0.83	-0.46	-0.37
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	Machida Zelvia	12	27	23.8	+3.2
2	FC Tokyo	12	27	25.3	+1.7
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	12	26	24.1	+1.9
4	Kashiwa Reysol	12	25	18.9	+6.1
5	Vissel Kobe	12	23	19.9	+3.1
6	Kawasaki Frontale	12	22	18.4	+3.6
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	12	21	17.4	+3.6
8	Kashima Antlers	12	20	19.9	+0.1
9	Yokohama FM	12	18	19.8	-1.8
10	Okayama	12	16	17.3	-1.3
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	12	14	13.1	+0.9
12	Cerezo Osaka	12	14	15.4	-1.4
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	12	14	12.8	+1.2
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	12	12	13.5	-1.5
15	Gamba Osaka	12	11	11.1	-0.1
16	Kyoto Sanga	12	10	13.2	-3.2
17	Mito Hollyhock	12	9	12.1	-3.1
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	Machida Zelvia	12	20	27	7.3	84	5
2	FC Tokyo	12	20	29	7.8	80	10
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	12	22	29	7.2	79	11
4	Kashiwa Reysol	12	21	28	7.1	78	12
5	Vissel Kobe	12	21	30	7.4	89	1
6	Kawasaki Frontale	12	20	28	7.8	83	7
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	12	23	28	7.9	81	9
8	Kashima Antlers	12	21	26	8.0	80	11
9	Yokohama FM	12	20	30	7.3	82	8
10	Okayama	12	22	33	8.1	83	8
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	12	19	27	7.6	82	11
12	Cerezo Osaka	12	21	28	8.0	89	3
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	12	26	31	7.6	84	8
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	12	24	33	7.3	82	8
15	Gamba Osaka	12	26	31	7.1	84	8
16	Kyoto Sanga	12	25	34	8.0	87	6
17	Mito Hollyhock	12	23	32	7.5	81	10
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

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