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	5	2	0	0	5	2	2	1	0	10	2	4	1	0	15	4	+11	13	2.60	WWWWDW dDWDWWWWDW
2	Kashiwa Reysol	5	2	0	0	6	3	2	0	1	4	3	4	0	1	10	6	+4	12	2.40	LWWWWL WWWWLWWWWL
3	Kashima Antlers	5	2	0	0	5	3	2	0	1	8	7	4	0	1	13	10	+3	12	2.40	WWWWWL DWWLWWWWWL
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	2	1	0	7	1	1	1	0	4	1	3	2	0	11	2	+9	11	2.20	WWWDdW WWWWWWWDdW
5	Vissel Kobe	5	1	1	0	3	2	2	0	1	3	1	3	1	1	6	3	+3	10	2.00	LWDLWW WDWWLWDLWW
6	Mito Hollyhock	6	1	2	0	6	4	1	1	1	5	4	2	3	1	11	8	+3	9	1.50	LDWDWD LLLLLDWDWD
7	Cerezo Osaka	5	3	0	0	5	1	0	0	2	0	4	3	0	2	5	5	0	9	1.80	WWLWLW WWWDWWLWLW
8	FC Tokyo	5	1	0	1	3	5	1	2	0	6	3	2	2	1	9	8	+1	8	1.60	LLDWWD WdLDLLDWWD
9	Yokohama FM	5	1	1	1	5	5	1	0	1	3	3	2	1	2	8	8	0	7	1.40	WLWWLD DLWDWLWWLD
10	Okayama	5	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	4	5	2	1	2	5	5	0	7	1.40	WLWdLW WWLDWLWdLW
11	Kawasaki Frontale	5	1	1	0	6	4	0	2	1	3	4	1	3	1	9	8	+1	6	1.20	LDDDWL LDWLLDDDWL
12	Gamba Osaka	5	1	1	0	4	3	0	2	1	4	6	1	3	1	8	9	-1	6	1.20	WWDLdD LLWDWWDLdD
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	5	2	0	1	5	3	0	0	2	1	5	2	0	3	6	8	-2	6	1.20	LLLWWL WLLDLLLWWL
14	Urawa Red Diamonds	5	1	0	1	4	6	1	0	2	7	9	2	0	3	11	15	-4	6	1.20	LLLLWW WdLDLLLLWW
15	Kyoto Sanga	5	1	0	1	3	4	0	2	1	4	5	1	2	2	7	9	-2	5	1.00	WLDLWD LLWLWLDLWD
16	Fukuoka	6	1	1	2	6	5	0	0	2	3	5	1	1	4	9	10	-1	4	0.67	LWLLLD DLDWLWLLLD
17	Shimizu S-Pulse	5	0	1	2	1	3	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	4	-2	4	0.80	LWLLLD DLLDLWLLLD
18	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	1	1	1	4	6	0	0	2	2	5	1	1	3	6	11	-5	4	0.80	WWLLLD LDLWWWLLLD
19	Tokyo Verdy	5	0	1	3	2	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	8	-6	2	0.40	LDLdLL dWLDLDLdLL
20	JEF United Chiba	5	0	0	2	1	6	0	0	3	2	9	0	0	5	3	15	-12	0	0.00	LLLLLL LLLDLLLLLL

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	Cerezo Osaka	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	6	0	9	3.00	WWDWWW
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	8	33	7	2.33	DWWWDW
3	Kashiwa Reysol	2	2	0	0	6	3	+3	9	0	6	3.00	LWWLWW
4	Machida Zelvia	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	7	0	6	3.00	WdWWWW
5	Kashima Antlers	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	8	0	6	3.00	DWWWWW
6	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	8	0	6	2.00	WWDLWW
7	Mito Hollyhock	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	10	67	5	1.67	LLLDDW
8	Kawasaki Frontale	2	1	1	0	6	4	+2	10	50	4	2.00	WWDLDW
9	Fukuoka	4	1	1	2	6	5	+1	11	25	4	1.00	LDLWLD
10	Gamba Osaka	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	7	50	4	2.00	LWLDWd
11	Vissel Kobe	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	5	50	4	2.00	dLWWDW
12	Okayama	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	1	50	4	2.00	WWLDWd
13	Yokohama FM	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	10	33	4	1.33	DLWLWD
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	1	1	1	4	6	-2	10	33	4	1.33	WDWWLD
15	Kyoto Sanga	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	7	0	3	1.50	LLWLLW
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	2	1	0	1	4	6	-2	10	0	3	1.50	WWdLLW
17	FC Tokyo	2	1	0	1	3	5	-2	8	0	3	1.50	WLWLLW
18	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	4	33	1	0.33	DLDLLD
19	Tokyo Verdy	4	0	1	3	2	8	-6	10	25	1	0.25	LLDLLL
20	JEF United Chiba	2	0	0	2	1	6	-5	7	0	0	0.00	LLLLLL

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Away)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Machida Zelvia	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	12	33	7	2.33	WDDWWD
2	Vissel Kobe	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	4	0	6	2.00	DWLWLW
3	Kashima Antlers	3	2	0	1	8	7	+1	15	0	6	2.00	DWLWWL
4	Kashiwa Reysol	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	7	0	6	2.00	LWWWWL
5	FC Tokyo	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	9	67	5	1.67	dLDDWD
6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	5	50	4	2.00	LWWWWd
7	Mito Hollyhock	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	9	33	4	1.33	DLLLWD
8	Yokohama FM	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	6	0	3	1.50	WLWDWL
9	Shimizu S-Pulse	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	3	1.50	DWLLWL
10	Okayama	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1	9	0	3	1.00	LWWLLW
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	1	0	2	7	9	-2	16	0	3	1.00	WLDLLW
12	Kyoto Sanga	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1	9	67	2	0.67	LLWLDD
13	Kawasaki Frontale	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	7	67	2	0.67	LWLDDL
14	Gamba Osaka	3	0	2	1	4	6	-2	10	67	2	0.67	LWWDLD
15	Tokyo Verdy	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	1	1.00	LLdWDd
16	Fukuoka	2	0	0	2	3	5	-2	8	0	0	0.00	LDDWLL
17	V-Varen Nagasaki	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3	7	0	0	0.00	WLLWLL
18	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	6	0	0	0.00	WLLLLL
19	Cerezo Osaka	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4	4	0	0	0.00	dDWWLL
20	JEF United Chiba	3	0	0	3	2	9	-7	11	0	0	0.00	WLDLLL

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Overall)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Machida Zelvia	5	4	1	0	15	4	+11	19	20	13	2.60	WWWWDW
2	Kashiwa Reysol	5	4	0	1	10	6	+4	16	0	12	2.40	LWWWWL
3	Kashima Antlers	5	4	0	1	13	10	+3	23	0	12	2.40	WWWWWL
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	3	2	0	11	2	+9	13	40	11	2.20	WWWDdW
5	Vissel Kobe	5	3	1	1	6	3	+3	9	20	10	2.00	LWDLWW
6	Mito Hollyhock	6	2	3	1	11	8	+3	19	50	9	1.50	LDWDWD
7	Cerezo Osaka	5	3	0	2	5	5	0	10	0	9	1.80	WWLWLW
8	FC Tokyo	5	2	2	1	9	8	+1	17	40	8	1.60	LLDWWD
9	Yokohama FM	5	2	1	2	8	8	0	16	20	7	1.40	WLWWLD
10	Okayama	5	2	1	2	5	5	0	10	20	7	1.40	WLWdLW
11	Kawasaki Frontale	5	1	3	1	9	8	+1	17	60	6	1.20	LDDDWL
12	Gamba Osaka	5	1	3	1	8	9	-1	17	60	6	1.20	WWDLdD
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	5	2	0	3	6	8	-2	14	0	6	1.20	LLLWWL
14	Urawa Red Diamonds	5	2	0	3	11	15	-4	26	0	6	1.20	LLLLWW
15	Kyoto Sanga	5	1	2	2	7	9	-2	16	40	5	1.00	WLDLWD
16	Fukuoka	6	1	1	4	9	10	-1	19	17	4	0.67	LWLLLD
17	Shimizu S-Pulse	5	1	1	3	2	4	-2	6	20	4	0.80	LWLLLD
18	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	1	1	3	6	11	-5	17	20	4	0.80	WWLLLD
19	Tokyo Verdy	5	0	2	3	2	8	-6	10	40	2	0.40	LDLdLL
20	JEF United Chiba	5	0	0	5	3	15	-12	18	0	0	0.00	LLLLLL

1st Half
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG
1	Mito Hollyhock	6	3	2	1	6	3	3	9	33	11	1.83
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	3	2	0	4	1	3	5	40	11	2.20
3	Machida Zelvia	5	2	3	0	6	3	3	9	60	9	1.80
4	Yokohama FM	5	2	3	0	4	2	2	6	60	9	1.80
5	Kawasaki Frontale	5	2	2	1	5	3	2	8	40	8	1.60
6	Kashiwa Reysol	5	2	2	1	4	2	2	6	40	8	1.60
7	Fukuoka	6	2	2	2	5	4	1	9	33	8	1.33
8	Vissel Kobe	5	2	2	1	3	2	1	5	40	8	1.60
9	Cerezo Osaka	5	2	2	1	3	3	0	6	40	8	1.60
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	5	1	4	0	1	0	1	1	80	7	1.40
11	Kashima Antlers	5	2	1	2	4	5	-1	9	20	7	1.40
12	FC Tokyo	5	1	3	1	4	3	1	7	60	6	1.20
13	Gamba Osaka	5	1	3	1	3	3	0	6	60	6	1.20
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	1	2	2	2	3	-1	5	40	5	1.00
15	Okayama	5	0	4	1	3	4	-1	7	80	4	0.80
16	Kyoto Sanga	5	1	1	3	1	5	-4	6	20	4	0.80
17	Nagoya Grampus Eight	5	0	3	2	2	4	-2	6	60	3	0.60
18	Tokyo Verdy	5	0	3	2	1	3	-2	4	60	3	0.60
19	Urawa Red Diamonds	5	0	2	3	5	8	-3	13	40	2	0.40
20	JEF United Chiba	5	0	2	3	3	8	-5	11	40	2	0.40

2nd Half
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG
1	Machida Zelvia	5	4	1	0	9	1	8	10	20	13	2.60
2	Kashima Antlers	5	3	2	0	9	5	4	14	40	11	2.20
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	3	1	1	7	1	6	8	20	10	2.00
4	Kashiwa Reysol	5	3	0	2	6	4	2	10	0	9	1.80
5	Kyoto Sanga	5	2	3	0	6	4	2	10	60	9	1.80
6	Vissel Kobe	5	2	3	0	3	1	2	4	60	9	1.80
7	Okayama	5	2	2	1	2	1	1	3	40	8	1.60
8	FC Tokyo	5	2	2	1	5	5	0	10	40	8	1.60
9	Nagoya Grampus Eight	5	2	2	1	4	4	0	8	40	8	1.60
10	Mito Hollyhock	6	1	4	1	5	5	0	10	67	7	1.17
11	Cerezo Osaka	5	2	1	2	2	2	0	4	20	7	1.40
12	Urawa Red Diamonds	5	2	1	2	6	7	-1	13	20	7	1.40
13	Gamba Osaka	5	1	3	1	5	6	-1	11	60	6	1.20
14	Fukuoka	6	1	3	2	4	6	-2	10	50	6	1.00
15	Kawasaki Frontale	5	1	2	2	4	5	-1	9	40	5	1.00
16	Yokohama FM	5	1	2	2	4	6	-2	10	40	5	1.00
17	Shimizu S-Pulse	5	0	2	3	1	4	-3	5	40	2	0.40
18	Tokyo Verdy	5	0	2	3	1	5	-4	6	40	2	0.40
19	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	0	1	4	4	8	-4	12	20	1	0.20
20	JEF United Chiba	5	0	1	4	0	7	-7	7	20	1	0.20

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	5	3.00	0.80
2	Kashiwa Reysol	5	2.00	1.20
3	Kashima Antlers	5	2.60	2.00
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	2.20	0.40
5	Vissel Kobe	5	1.20	0.60
6	Mito Hollyhock	6	1.83	1.33
7	Cerezo Osaka	5	1.00	1.00
8	FC Tokyo	5	1.80	1.60
9	Yokohama FM	5	1.60	1.60
10	Okayama	5	1.00	1.00
11	Kawasaki Frontale	5	1.80	1.60
12	Gamba Osaka	5	1.60	1.80
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	5	1.20	1.60
14	Urawa Red Diamonds	5	2.20	3.00
15	Kyoto Sanga	5	1.40	1.80
16	Fukuoka	6	1.50	1.67
17	Shimizu S-Pulse	5	0.40	0.80
18	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	1.20	2.20
19	Tokyo Verdy	5	0.40	1.60
20	JEF United Chiba	5	0.60	3.00

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	5	+2.20
2	Kashiwa Reysol	5	+0.80
3	Kashima Antlers	5	+0.60
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	+1.80
5	Vissel Kobe	5	+0.60
6	Mito Hollyhock	6	+0.50
7	Cerezo Osaka	5	0.00
8	FC Tokyo	5	+0.20
9	Yokohama FM	5	0.00
10	Okayama	5	0.00
11	Kawasaki Frontale	5	+0.20
12	Gamba Osaka	5	-0.20
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	5	-0.40
14	Urawa Red Diamonds	5	-0.80
15	Kyoto Sanga	5	-0.40
16	Fukuoka	6	-0.17
17	Shimizu S-Pulse	5	-0.40
18	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	-1.00
19	Tokyo Verdy	5	-1.20
20	JEF United Chiba	5	-2.40

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	5	13	11.6	+1.4
2	Kashiwa Reysol	5	12	9.2	+2.8
3	Kashima Antlers	5	12	9.1	+2.9
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	11	10.9	+0.2
5	Vissel Kobe	5	10	9.0	+1.0
6	Mito Hollyhock	6	9	8.6	+0.4
7	Cerezo Osaka	5	9	7.4	+1.6
8	FC Tokyo	5	8	8.5	-0.5
9	Yokohama FM	5	7	7.8	-0.8
10	Okayama	5	7	6.8	+0.2
11	Kawasaki Frontale	5	6	7.2	-1.2
12	Gamba Osaka	5	6	6.0	0.0
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	5	6	5.7	+0.3
14	Urawa Red Diamonds	5	6	5.5	+0.5
15	Kyoto Sanga	5	5	5.9	-0.9
16	Fukuoka	6	4	8.1	-4.1
17	Shimizu S-Pulse	5	4	4.7	-0.7
18	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	4	4.4	-0.4
19	Tokyo Verdy	5	2	3.0	-1.0
20	JEF United Chiba	5	0	1.5	-1.5

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	5	16	23	5.0	80	9
2	Kashiwa Reysol	5	11	24	4.8	72	19
3	Kashima Antlers	5	14	24	6.6	73	17
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5	16	25	5.0	70	17
5	Vissel Kobe	5	19	27	5.2	82	2
6	Mito Hollyhock	6	15	25	5.6	77	15
7	Cerezo Osaka	5	17	26	6.8	81	12
8	FC Tokyo	5	17	25	6.0	77	13
9	Yokohama FM	5	12	24	5.2	82	10
10	Okayama	5	20	29	6.8	77	11
11	Kawasaki Frontale	5	15	25	6.0	78	12
12	Gamba Osaka	5	20	27	4.6	77	15
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	5	15	26	6.2	78	14
14	Urawa Red Diamonds	5	17	25	6.6	74	10
15	Kyoto Sanga	5	19	29	6.8	84	8
16	Fukuoka	6	19	25	6.6	74	22
17	Shimizu S-Pulse	5	19	27	5.8	76	14
18	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	18	29	4.8	68	22
19	Tokyo Verdy	5	17	29	6.0	73	17
20	JEF United Chiba	5	19	28	6.6	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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