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	6	1	1	17	5	4	2	0	16	3	10	3	1	33	8	+25	33	2.36	WWdWWW DWWWWWdWWW
2	Kashiwa Reysol	14	5	0	2	17	11	5	1	1	14	9	10	1	3	31	20	+11	31	2.21	WLdWWW LLWWWLdWWW
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	14	5	1	0	20	2	4	2	2	12	8	9	3	2	32	10	+22	30	2.14	WWLWWd WLWWWWLWWd
4	Machida Zelvia	14	3	3	1	11	7	5	2	0	19	3	8	5	1	30	10	+20	29	2.07	WWWddd WWDLWWWddd
5	Vissel Kobe	14	4	3	0	13	7	4	0	3	10	7	8	3	3	23	14	+9	27	1.93	LWLdWD WWWWLWLdWD
6	Kashima Antlers	14	5	0	2	15	8	2	2	3	14	16	7	2	5	29	24	+5	23	1.64	WWDLWL LLLDWWDLWL
7	Yokohama FM	14	3	3	1	14	10	2	4	1	7	5	5	7	2	21	15	+6	22	1.57	ddDDWD DWDWddDDWD
8	Kawasaki Frontale	14	4	2	1	17	12	2	2	3	11	12	6	4	4	28	24	+4	22	1.57	LWWWLL LWWDLWWWLL
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	14	4	0	2	12	11	3	1	4	11	18	7	1	6	23	29	-6	22	1.57	LWWWLD WWLWLWWWLD
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	Cerezo Osaka	14	3	3	1	9	7	1	2	4	7	18	4	5	5	16	25	-9	17	1.21	dLDDLW WdLDdLDDLW
12	Kyoto Sanga	14	2	1	3	9	10	2	3	3	10	13	4	4	6	19	23	-4	16	1.14	LLDDWW DLLWLLDDWW
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	Tokyo Verdy	14	1	2	5	6	16	2	3	1	6	6	3	5	6	12	22	-10	14	1.00	LLDWWW LdDLLLDWWW
15	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
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	3	2	2	12	9	0	2	5	5	13	3	4	7	17	22	-5	13	0.93	DLWLLD DLWDDLWLLD
17	JEF United Chiba	14	3	2	2	8	7	0	2	5	8	17	3	4	7	16	24	-8	13	0.93	DdLDWW LWDLDdLDWW
18	Gamba Osaka	14	1	2	3	8	11	1	4	3	8	13	2	6	6	16	24	-8	12	0.86	LDWDdL DLLLLDWDdL
19	Mito Hollyhock	14	1	2	4	7	11	1	1	5	5	15	2	3	9	12	26	-14	9	0.64	LLLLLL WDLLLLLLLL
20	Fukuoka	14	2	2	4	10	10	0	0	6	4	15	2	2	10	14	25	-11	8	0.57	WLLLLD LDLLWLLLLD

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	6	1	1	17	5	+12	22	13	19	2.38	WWWdWW
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	Kashiwa Reysol	7	5	0	2	17	11	+6	28	0	15	2.14	WLWLWW
5	Vissel Kobe	7	4	3	0	13	7	+6	20	43	15	2.14	WWWdWD
6	Kawasaki Frontale	7	4	2	1	17	12	+5	29	29	14	2.00	WWDLWW
7	Yokohama FM	7	3	3	1	14	10	+4	24	43	12	1.71	WDWDWD
8	Machida Zelvia	7	3	3	1	11	7	+4	18	43	12	1.71	WDLWdd
9	Cerezo Osaka	7	3	3	1	9	7	+2	16	43	12	1.71	WWddLD
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	4	0	2	12	11	+1	23	0	12	2.00	LWLWWW
11	V-Varen Nagasaki	7	3	2	2	12	9	+3	21	29	11	1.57	LDWDWL
12	JEF United Chiba	7	3	2	2	8	7	+1	15	29	11	1.57	LWDdWW
13	Okayama	7	3	1	3	7	11	-4	18	14	10	1.43	dWLLWL
14	Fukuoka	8	2	2	4	10	10	0	20	25	8	1.00	LDLWLD
15	Nagoya Grampus Eight	7	2	2	3	8	10	-2	18	29	8	1.14	WWLDDL
16	Shimizu S-Pulse	8	2	2	4	6	12	-6	18	25	8	1.00	DWWDLL
17	Kyoto Sanga	6	2	1	3	9	10	-1	19	17	7	1.17	LWLLDW
18	Gamba Osaka	6	1	2	3	8	11	-3	19	33	5	0.83	WdLLDL
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	8	4	2	2	12	8	+4	20	25	14	1.75	LWWLWd
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	8	3	1	4	11	18	-7	29	13	10	1.25	WWLWLD
8	Tokyo Verdy	6	2	3	1	6	6	0	12	50	9	1.50	ddLDWW
9	Kyoto Sanga	8	2	3	3	10	13	-3	23	38	9	1.13	DLWLDW
10	Kawasaki Frontale	7	2	2	3	11	12	-1	23	29	8	1.14	DLWWLL
11	Kashima Antlers	7	2	2	3	14	16	-2	30	29	8	1.14	WLLDDL
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	Cerezo Osaka	7	1	2	4	7	18	-11	25	29	5	0.71	LLDDLW
17	Mito Hollyhock	7	1	1	5	5	15	-10	20	14	4	0.57	WDLLLL
18	V-Varen Nagasaki	7	0	2	5	5	13	-8	18	29	2	0.29	LLDLLD
19	JEF United Chiba	7	0	2	5	8	17	-9	25	29	2	0.29	LLDLLD
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	10	3	1	33	8	+25	41	21	33	2.36	WWdWWW
2	Kashiwa Reysol	14	10	1	3	31	20	+11	51	7	31	2.21	WLdWWW
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	14	9	3	2	32	10	+22	42	21	30	2.14	WWLWWd
4	Machida Zelvia	14	8	5	1	30	10	+20	40	36	29	2.07	WWWddd
5	Vissel Kobe	14	8	3	3	23	14	+9	37	21	27	1.93	LWLdWD
6	Kashima Antlers	14	7	2	5	29	24	+5	53	14	23	1.64	WWDLWL
7	Yokohama FM	14	5	7	2	21	15	+6	36	50	22	1.57	ddDDWD
8	Kawasaki Frontale	14	6	4	4	28	24	+4	52	29	22	1.57	LWWWLL
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	14	7	1	6	23	29	-6	52	7	22	1.57	LWWWLD
10	Okayama	14	5	2	7	16	22	-6	38	14	17	1.21	LLWLLD
11	Cerezo Osaka	14	4	5	5	16	25	-9	41	36	17	1.21	dLDDLW
12	Kyoto Sanga	14	4	4	6	19	23	-4	42	29	16	1.14	LLDDWW
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	14	4	2	8	15	23	-8	38	14	14	1.00	WWDDLL
14	Tokyo Verdy	14	3	5	6	12	22	-10	34	36	14	1.00	LLDWWW
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	4	2	8	10	23	-13	33	14	14	1.00	WDLLLL
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	3	4	7	17	22	-5	39	29	13	0.93	DLWLLD
17	JEF United Chiba	14	3	4	7	16	24	-8	40	29	13	0.93	DdLDWW
18	Gamba Osaka	14	2	6	6	16	24	-8	40	43	12	0.86	LDWDdL
19	Mito Hollyhock	14	2	3	9	12	26	-14	38	21	9	0.64	LLLLLL
20	Fukuoka	14	2	2	10	14	25	-11	39	14	8	0.57	WLLLLD

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	2.36	1.01	+1.35	0.57	0.29	-0.28
2	Kashiwa Reysol	14	2.21	0.41	+1.80	1.43	0.49	-0.94
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	14	2.29	0.65	+1.64	0.71	0.36	-0.35
4	Machida Zelvia	14	2.14	0.75	+1.39	0.71	0.40	-0.31
5	Vissel Kobe	14	1.64	0.56	+1.08	1.00	0.59	-0.41
6	Kashima Antlers	14	2.07	0.50	+1.57	1.71	0.31	-1.40
7	Yokohama FM	14	1.50	0.59	+0.91	1.07	0.64	-0.43
8	Kawasaki Frontale	14	2.00	0.54	+1.46	1.71	0.67	-1.04
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	14	1.64	0.66	+0.98	2.07	0.52	-1.55
10	Okayama	14	1.14	0.50	+0.64	1.57	0.63	-0.94
11	Cerezo Osaka	14	1.14	0.51	+0.63	1.79	0.63	-1.16
12	Kyoto Sanga	14	1.36	0.40	+0.96	1.64	0.50	-1.14
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	14	1.07	0.54	+0.53	1.64	0.48	-1.16
14	Tokyo Verdy	14	0.86	0.38	+0.48	1.57	0.65	-0.92
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	0.71	0.28	+0.43	1.64	0.68	-0.96
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	1.21	0.50	+0.71	1.57	0.57	-1.00
17	JEF United Chiba	14	1.14	0.72	+0.42	1.71	0.41	-1.30
18	Gamba Osaka	14	1.14	0.43	+0.71	1.71	0.38	-1.33
19	Mito Hollyhock	14	0.86	0.20	+0.66	1.86	0.80	-1.06
20	Fukuoka	14	1.00	0.34	+0.66	1.79	0.45	-1.34

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	+1.79	+0.72	+1.07
2	Kashiwa Reysol	14	+0.79	-0.08	+0.87
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	14	+1.57	+0.29	+1.28
4	Machida Zelvia	14	+1.43	+0.35	+1.08
5	Vissel Kobe	14	+0.64	-0.03	+0.67
6	Kashima Antlers	14	+0.36	+0.19	+0.17
7	Yokohama FM	14	+0.43	-0.05	+0.48
8	Kawasaki Frontale	14	+0.29	-0.13	+0.42
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	14	-0.43	+0.14	-0.57
10	Okayama	14	-0.43	-0.13	-0.30
11	Cerezo Osaka	14	-0.64	-0.12	-0.52
12	Kyoto Sanga	14	-0.29	-0.10	-0.19
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	14	-0.57	+0.06	-0.63
14	Tokyo Verdy	14	-0.71	-0.27	-0.44
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	-0.93	-0.40	-0.53
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	-0.36	-0.07	-0.29
17	JEF United Chiba	14	-0.57	+0.31	-0.88
18	Gamba Osaka	14	-0.57	+0.05	-0.62
19	Mito Hollyhock	14	-1.00	-0.60	-0.40
20	Fukuoka	14	-0.79	-0.11	-0.68

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	33	30.2	+2.8
2	Kashiwa Reysol	14	31	21.9	+9.1
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	14	30	28.0	+2.0
4	Machida Zelvia	14	29	26.5	+2.5
5	Vissel Kobe	14	27	23.1	+3.9
6	Kashima Antlers	14	23	22.9	+0.1
7	Yokohama FM	14	22	22.4	-0.4
8	Kawasaki Frontale	14	22	20.3	+1.7
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	14	22	20.4	+1.6
10	Okayama	14	17	19.5	-2.5
11	Cerezo Osaka	14	17	17.0	+0.0
12	Kyoto Sanga	14	16	16.4	-0.4
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	14	14	15.3	-1.3
14	Tokyo Verdy	14	14	11.7	+2.3
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	14	14.8	-0.8
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	13	16.2	-3.2
17	JEF United Chiba	14	13	17.5	-4.5
18	Gamba Osaka	14	12	14.0	-2.0
19	Mito Hollyhock	14	9	12.9	-3.9
20	Fukuoka	14	8	15.1	-7.1

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	84	6
2	Kashiwa Reysol	14	23	30	7.2	78	12
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	14	23	29	7.3	76	10
4	Machida Zelvia	14	21	27	7.4	82	4
5	Vissel Kobe	14	22	30	7.6	89	0
6	Kashima Antlers	14	22	27	8.1	80	11
7	Yokohama FM	14	20	30	7.6	82	10
8	Kawasaki Frontale	14	20	28	7.9	83	7
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	14	24	28	8.1	80	4
10	Okayama	14	23	33	8.1	82	9
11	Cerezo Osaka	14	22	28	8.1	85	0
12	Kyoto Sanga	14	26	34	8.1	89	2
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	14	19	27	7.8	85	8
14	Tokyo Verdy	14	24	34	7.9	86	5
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	27	31	7.8	84	8
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	26	34	7.5	82	8
17	JEF United Chiba	14	25	31	8.1	80	10
18	Gamba Osaka	14	27	33	7.4	80	1
19	Mito Hollyhock	14	25	32	7.6	80	10
20	Fukuoka	14	25	33	8.2	80	10

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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