2026 Japan J-League Table

2026 Japan J-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
East
1	Tokyo Verdy	3	1	1	0	5	3	1	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	8	4	+4	8	2.67	dLLWWD dWWLdLLWWD
2	FC Tokyo	3	0	2	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	6	3	+3	7	2.33	WdDDDW LDdWWdDDDW
3	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	1	2	0	1	5	2	+3	7	2.33	LWWWDW dWLdLWWWDW
4	Kashima Antlers	3	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	4	2	+2	7	2.33	WWWDWW WddDWWWDWW
5	Machida Zelvia	3	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	5	4	2	0	1	8	7	+1	6	2.00	LWLWDD WLddLWLWDD
6	Kawasaki Frontale	3	1	0	1	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	7	5	+2	5	1.67	DLLWdL DDWLDLLWdL
7	Mito Hollyhock	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	5	0	0	2	3	6	-3	1	0.50	WLLWLD WWLWWLLWLD
8	JEF United Chiba	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	-3	1	0.50	WDWWLd DLWdWDWWLd
9	Yokohama FM	3	0	0	2	2	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	6	-4	0	0.00	WWLLLL WLWWWWLLLL
10	Kashiwa Reysol	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	3	7	0	0	3	4	9	-5	0	0.00	WWWLLL DWWWWWWLLL
West
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	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	5	2	+3	5	2.50	LWWWWD dWWdLWWWWD
2	Vissel Kobe	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	4	2	+2	5	1.67	DdLDWL WLdDDdLDWL
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	1	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	3	0	5	1.67	LLWWdL LWDLLLWWdL
4	Cerezo Osaka	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	2	1	+1	4	2.00	WWLLdW LLLWWWLLdW
5	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	-1	4	1.33	LLLLDW LDLWLLLLDW
6	Kyoto Sanga	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	3	3	0	3	1.50	DLWWDD DWDDDLWWDD
7	Gamba Osaka	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	1.50	WDLWdd WWdLWDLWdd
8	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	2	4	6	-2	3	1.00	WWDLLW WWDLWWDLLW
9	Fukuoka	2	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	3	-1	2	1.00	WdWLDL LLWdWdWLDL
10	Okayama	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2	2	1.00	LDLWDD dLDLLDLWDD

Top 3 Champions League, bottom 2/3 relegated

2026 Japan J-League (Home)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D	Last 6
East
1	Kashima Antlers	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	3	6	3.00	0	WdWWWW
2	Tokyo Verdy	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	8	4	2.00	50	dWdLWD
3	Kawasaki Frontale	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	11	3	1.50	0	DWDLWL
4	FC Tokyo	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	4	2	1.00	100	WLWDDD
5	Machida Zelvia	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	4	1	1.00	100	DWdLWD
6	JEF United Chiba	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	2	1	0.50	50	LWDWLd
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			WWLWdW
8	Mito Hollyhock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			LDWLLW
9	Kashiwa Reysol	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	3	0	0.00	0	dWWWWL
10	Yokohama FM	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3	7	0	0.00	0	WWWWLL
West
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D	Last 6
1	Shimizu S-Pulse	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3	4	2.00	50	DWLLDW
2	Vissel Kobe	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	2	3	3.00	0	dWWddW
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	5	3	1.50	0	LWLWWL
4	Kyoto Sanga	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	1.00	100	DDDLWD
5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	1.00	100	DWdWWD
6	Cerezo Osaka	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	100	DDLWLd
7	Gamba Osaka	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	100	WWLDWd
8	Fukuoka	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	4	1	0.50	50	LWWWDL
9	Okayama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			WWLdLL
10	V-Varen Nagasaki	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	4	0	0.00	0	WDWDWL

2026 Japan J-League (Away)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D	Last 6
East
1	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	6	7	2.33	33	LLWWDW
2	Machida Zelvia	2	1	1	0	5	4	+1	9	4	2.00	50	DLdLWD
3	Tokyo Verdy	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3	3	3.00	0	LLWLLW
4	FC Tokyo	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3	3	3.00	0	WDdWdW
5	Kashima Antlers	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	1.00	100	WWdDWD
6	Kawasaki Frontale	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	100	WWDLLd
7	Mito Hollyhock	2	0	1	1	3	5	-2	8	1	0.50	50	WWWLLD
8	JEF United Chiba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			LLWWdW
9	Yokohama FM	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	1	0	0.00	0	LWLWLL
10	Kashiwa Reysol	2	0	0	2	3	7	-4	10	0	0.00	0	DDWWLL
West
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D	Last 6
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	4	3	3.00	0	DdWLWW
2	Cerezo Osaka	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	2	3	3.00	0	LLWWLW
3	V-Varen Nagasaki	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	6	3	1.50	0	WLWDLW
4	Okayama	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	4	2	1.00	100	DLDWDD
5	Kyoto Sanga	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	1.00	100	WDWDWD
6	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	100	WdDLLd
7	Gamba Osaka	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	100	LWdWLd
8	Vissel Kobe	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	3	1	0.50	50	LDDLDL
9	Fukuoka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			LLLddL
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	1	0	0.00	0	WWLLLL

2026 Japan J-League (Overall)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D	Last 6
East
1	Tokyo Verdy	3	3	0	0	8	4	+4	12	8	2.67	0	dLLWWD
2	FC Tokyo	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9	7	2.33	0	WdDDDW
3	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	7	7	2.33	0	LWWWDW
4	Kashima Antlers	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6	7	2.33	0	WWWDWW
5	Machida Zelvia	3	2	0	1	8	7	+1	15	6	2.00	0	LWLWDD
6	Kawasaki Frontale	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	12	5	1.67	0	DLLWdL
7	Mito Hollyhock	2	0	0	2	3	6	-3	9	1	0.50	0	WLLWLD
8	JEF United Chiba	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	3	1	0.50	0	WDWWLd
9	Yokohama FM	3	0	0	3	2	6	-4	8	0	0.00	0	WWLLLL
10	Kashiwa Reysol	3	0	0	3	4	9	-5	13	0	0.00	0	WWWLLL
West
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D	Last 6
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	7	5	2.50	0	LWWWWD
2	Vissel Kobe	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6	5	1.67	0	DdLDWL
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6	5	1.67	0	LLWWdL
4	Cerezo Osaka	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3	4	2.00	0	WWLLdW
5	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	1	0	2	2	3	-1	5	4	1.33	0	LLLLDW
6	Kyoto Sanga	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	6	3	1.50	0	DLWWDD
7	Gamba Osaka	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	3	1.50	0	WDLWdd
8	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	1	0	2	4	6	-2	10	3	1.00	0	WWDLLW
9	Fukuoka	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	5	2	1.00	0	WdWLDL
10	Okayama	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2	6	2	1.00	0	LDLWDD

1st Half
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D
1	Vissel Kobe	2	2	0	0	3	0	3	3	6	3.00	0
2	Machida Zelvia	2	1	1	0	5	3	2	8	4	2.00	50
3	Kawasaki Frontale	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4	4	2.00	50
4	Cerezo Osaka	2	1	1	0	2	0	2	2	4	2.00	50
5	Urawa Red Diamonds	2	1	1	0	2	0	2	2	4	2.00	50
6	Okayama	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	4	2.00	50
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	4	2.00	50
8	Tokyo Verdy	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	3	3	1.50	0
9	Kashiwa Reysol	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	5	3	1.50	0
10	FC Tokyo	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	2	1.00	100
11	Kashima Antlers	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	2	1.00	100
12	Gamba Osaka	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.00	100
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.00	100
14	Shimizu S-Pulse	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.00	100
15	Kyoto Sanga	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	1	0.50	50
16	Mito Hollyhock	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	6	1	0.50	50
17	Yokohama FM	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	4	1	0.50	50
18	JEF United Chiba	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	2	1	0.50	50
19	Fukuoka	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	3	0	0.00	0
20	V-Varen Nagasaki	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	3	0	0.00	0

2nd Half
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	Pts	PPG	%D
1	Tokyo Verdy	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4	4	2.00	50
2	Kyoto Sanga	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	4	2.00	50
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	4	2.00	50
4	Fukuoka	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	4	2.00	50
5	Kashima Antlers	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	4	2.00	50
6	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	4	2.00	50
7	Yokohama FM	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	3	1.50	0
8	Kawasaki Frontale	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	4	2	1.00	100
9	FC Tokyo	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	2	1.00	100
10	Mito Hollyhock	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	2	1.00	100
11	Urawa Red Diamonds	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	2	1.00	100
12	Cerezo Osaka	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.00	100
13	Gamba Osaka	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.00	100
14	JEF United Chiba	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.00	100
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	3	1	0.50	50
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	3	1	0.50	50
17	Machida Zelvia	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	1	0.50	50
18	Okayama	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	1	0.50	50
19	Vissel Kobe	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	1	0.50	50
20	Kashiwa Reysol	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	6	1	0.50	50

For column heading definitions, see the Key at the bottom of the table.

2026 Japan J-League (Expected Goals)
Pos	Team	P	GF	xGF	GF v xGF	GA	xGA	GA v xGA
East
1	Tokyo Verdy	3	2.67			1.33
2	FC Tokyo	3	2.00			1.00
3	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	1.67			0.67
4	Kashima Antlers	3	1.33			0.67
5	Machida Zelvia	3	2.67			2.33
6	Kawasaki Frontale	3	2.33			1.67
7	Mito Hollyhock	2	1.50			3.00
8	JEF United Chiba	2	0.00			1.50
9	Yokohama FM	3	0.67			2.00
10	Kashiwa Reysol	3	1.33			3.00
West
Pos	Team	P	GF	xGF	GF v xGF	GA	xGA	GA v xGA
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	2.50			1.00
2	Vissel Kobe	3	1.33			0.67
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	1.00			1.00
4	Cerezo Osaka	2	1.00			0.50
5	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	0.67			1.00
6	Kyoto Sanga	2	1.50			1.50
7	Gamba Osaka	2	0.50			0.50
8	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	1.33			2.00
9	Fukuoka	2	1.00			1.50
10	Okayama	2	1.00			2.00

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 Japan J-League (Expected GD)2026 Japan J-League (Expected Goal Difference [GD])
Pos	Team	P	GD	xGD	GD v xGD
East
1	Tokyo Verdy	3	+1.33
2	FC Tokyo	3	+1.00
3	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	+1.00
4	Kashima Antlers	3	+0.67
5	Machida Zelvia	3	+0.33
6	Kawasaki Frontale	3	+0.67
7	Mito Hollyhock	2	-1.50
8	JEF United Chiba	2	-1.50
9	Yokohama FM	3	-1.33
10	Kashiwa Reysol	3	-1.67
West
Pos	Team	P	GD	xGD	GD v xGD
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	+1.50
2	Vissel Kobe	3	+0.67
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	0.00
4	Cerezo Osaka	2	+0.50
5	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	-0.33
6	Kyoto Sanga	2	0.00
7	Gamba Osaka	2	0.00
8	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	-0.67
9	Fukuoka	2	-0.50
10	Okayama	2	-1.00

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 Japan J-League (Expected Points)
Pos	Team	P	Pts	xPts	Pts v xPts
East
1	Tokyo Verdy	3	8	4.5	+3.5
2	FC Tokyo	3	7	2.7	+4.3
3	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	7	4.1	+2.9
4	Kashima Antlers	3	7	3.6	+3.4
5	Machida Zelvia	3	6	3.3	+2.7
6	Kawasaki Frontale	3	5	3.2	+1.8
7	Mito Hollyhock	2	1	1.8	-0.8
8	JEF United Chiba	2	1	1.1	-0.1
9	Yokohama FM	3	0	1.3	-1.3
10	Kashiwa Reysol	3	0	1.4	-1.4
West
Pos	Team	P	Pts	xPts	Pts v xPts
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	5	3.8	+1.2
2	Vissel Kobe	3	5	4.1	+0.9
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	5	3.3	+1.7
4	Cerezo Osaka	2	4	3.7	+0.3
5	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	4	1.7	+2.3
6	Kyoto Sanga	2	3	2.7	+0.3
7	Gamba Osaka	2	3	2.0	+1.0
8	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	3	0.6	+2.5
9	Fukuoka	2	2	1.5	+0.5
10	Okayama	2	2	2.7	-0.7

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	Tokyo Verdy	3	12	23	2.5	59	31
2	FC Tokyo	3	11	20	5.0	78	19
3	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	12	22	2.0	72	26
4	Kashima Antlers	3	13	23	4.0	80	13
5	Machida Zelvia	3	13	22	5.0	73	18
6	Kawasaki Frontale	3	11	22	5.0	70	26
7	Mito Hollyhock	2	15	21	2.5	70	27
8	JEF United Chiba	2
9	Yokohama FM	3	14	25	5.0	64	26
10	Kashiwa Reysol	3	15	23	3.5	69	21

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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