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	3	1	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	9	1	3	0	0	12	2	+10	9	3.00	WDWWWW WWdDWDWWWW
2	Kashiwa Reysol	3	2	0	0	6	3	1	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	9	4	+5	9	3.00	WWLWWW LLWWWWLWWW
3	Kashima Antlers	3	2	0	0	5	3	1	0	0	4	3	3	0	0	9	6	+3	9	3.00	WLWWWW DWDWWLWWWW
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	1	1	0	4	1	1	0	0	4	1	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7	2.33	WWWWWD LDWWWWWWWD
5	Yokohama FM	3	1	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6	2.00	WDWLWW DLDLWDWLWW
6	Cerezo Osaka	3	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	1	3	4	-1	6	2.00	WDWWLW DDWWWDWWLW
7	Mito Hollyhock	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	4	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4	1.33	LLLLDW DLLLLLLLDW
8	Vissel Kobe	3	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	1.33	WWLWDL DLWDWWLWDL
9	Okayama	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	1.33	LDWLWd WLWWLDWLWd
10	Gamba Osaka	3	1	0	0	4	3	0	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	6	7	-1	4	1.33	WDWWDL DWLLWDWWDL
11	FC Tokyo	3	1	0	1	3	5	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	1	5	7	-2	4	1.33	LDLLDW WLWdLDLLDW
12	Fukuoka	3	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	2	5	4	+1	3	1.00	LDWLWL DDDDLDWLWL
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	1	0	1	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	2	4	4	0	3	1.00	LDLLLW WWWLLDLLLW
14	Kawasaki Frontale	3	0	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	3	0	4	4	0	3	1.00	WLLDDD LWLDWLLDDD
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	2	-1	3	1.00	LDLWLL WDDLLDLWLL
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	2	5	1	0	2	4	6	-2	3	1.00	LWWWLL LWLDLWWWLL
17	Tokyo Verdy	3	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2	0.67	LDLDLd LLdWLDLDLd
18	Kyoto Sanga	3	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	1	3	4	0	1	2	4	7	-3	1	0.33	WLWLDL DLLLWLWLDL
19	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	2	4	7	0	0	3	5	11	-6	0	0.00	LDLLLL WWWdLDLLLL
20	JEF United Chiba	3	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	3	0	9	-9	0	0.00	LDLLLL LWLLLDLLLL

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	Kashiwa Reysol	2	2	0	0	6	3	+3	9	0	6	3.00	LWWLWW
2	Kashima Antlers	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	8	0	6	3.00	DWWWWW
3	Cerezo Osaka	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	4	0	6	3.00	DWWDWW
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	5	50	4	2.00	WDWWWD
5	Okayama	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	1	50	4	2.00	WWLDWd
6	Machida Zelvia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	4	0	3	3.00	WWdWWW
7	Fukuoka	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	4	0	3	1.50	DDLDLW
8	Gamba Osaka	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1	7	0	3	3.00	DLWLDW
9	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	5	0	3	1.50	DWWDLW
10	V-Varen Nagasaki	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3	0	3	3.00	DLWDWW
11	Yokohama FM	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	8	0	3	1.50	DDLWLW
12	FC Tokyo	2	1	0	1	3	5	-2	8	0	3	1.50	WLWLLW
13	Vissel Kobe	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	4	100	1	1.00	WdLWWD
14	Kawasaki Frontale	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	4	100	1	1.00	LWWDLD
15	Mito Hollyhock	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	100	1	1.00	DLLLLD
16	Tokyo Verdy	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	6	50	1	0.50	WWLLDL
17	Shimizu S-Pulse	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	1	0	0	0.00	LDDLDL
18	Kyoto Sanga	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	4	0	0	0.00	DLLWLL
19	Urawa Red Diamonds	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	5	0	0	0.00	LWWdLL
20	JEF United Chiba	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	4	0	0	0.00	DLLLLL

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Away)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Machida Zelvia	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	10	0	6	3.00	DWDDWW
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	5	0	3	3.00	DLWWWW
3	Kashiwa Reysol	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	4	0	3	3.00	LLLWWW
4	Kashima Antlers	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1	7	0	3	3.00	WLDWLW
5	Mito Hollyhock	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	7	0	3	1.50	LDLLLW
6	Yokohama FM	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	1	0	3	3.00	WWLWDW
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	3	1.50	DWLLWL
8	Vissel Kobe	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	3	1.50	DDWLWL
9	Kawasaki Frontale	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	4	100	2	1.00	LLWLDD
10	FC Tokyo	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	4	100	1	1.00	WWdLDD
11	Tokyo Verdy	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	1	1.00	LLdWDd
12	Kyoto Sanga	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1	7	50	1	0.50	DLLWLD
13	Gamba Osaka	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	6	50	1	0.50	DLWWDL
14	Fukuoka	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	5	0	0	0.00	WLDDWL
15	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	3	0	0	0.00	WWLLLL
16	Okayama	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	3	0	0	0.00	DDLWWL
17	Urawa Red Diamonds	2	0	0	2	4	7	-3	11	0	0	0.00	WWLDLL
18	V-Varen Nagasaki	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3	7	0	0	0.00	WLLWLL
19	Cerezo Osaka	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	3	0	0	0.00	LdDWWL
20	JEF United Chiba	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	5	0	0	0.00	LWLDLL

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Overall)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Machida Zelvia	3	3	0	0	12	2	+10	14	0	9	3.00	WDWWWW
2	Kashiwa Reysol	3	3	0	0	9	4	+5	13	0	9	3.00	WWLWWW
3	Kashima Antlers	3	3	0	0	9	6	+3	15	0	9	3.00	WLWWWW
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	10	33	7	2.33	WWWWWD
5	Yokohama FM	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	9	0	6	2.00	WDWLWW
6	Cerezo Osaka	3	2	0	1	3	4	-1	7	0	6	2.00	WDWWLW
7	Mito Hollyhock	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	9	33	4	1.33	LLLLDW
8	Vissel Kobe	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	6	33	4	1.33	WWLWDL
9	Okayama	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	33	4	1.33	LDWLWd
10	Gamba Osaka	3	1	1	1	6	7	-1	13	33	4	1.33	WDWWDL
11	FC Tokyo	3	1	1	1	5	7	-2	12	33	4	1.33	LDLLDW
12	Fukuoka	3	1	0	2	5	4	+1	9	0	3	1.00	LDWLWL
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	8	0	3	1.00	LDLLLW
14	Kawasaki Frontale	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	8	100	3	1.00	WLLDDD
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	1	0	2	1	2	-1	3	0	3	1.00	LDLWLL
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	1	0	2	4	6	-2	10	0	3	1.00	LWWWLL
17	Tokyo Verdy	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	6	67	2	0.67	LDLDLd
18	Kyoto Sanga	3	0	1	2	4	7	-3	11	33	1	0.33	WLWLDL
19	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	0	0	3	5	11	-6	16	0	0	0.00	LDLLLL
20	JEF United Chiba	3	0	0	3	0	9	-9	9	0	0	0.00	LDLLLL

1st Half
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	3	0	0	4	1	3	5	0	9	3.00
2	Machida Zelvia	3	2	1	0	5	2	3	7	33	7	2.33
3	Kashiwa Reysol	3	2	1	0	4	1	3	5	33	7	2.33
4	Yokohama FM	3	2	1	0	3	1	2	4	33	7	2.33
5	Mito Hollyhock	3	2	0	1	3	2	1	5	0	6	2.00
6	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	67	5	1.67
7	Fukuoka	3	1	1	1	3	2	1	5	33	4	1.33
8	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	33	4	1.33
9	Gamba Osaka	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	6	33	4	1.33
10	Kashima Antlers	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	6	33	4	1.33
11	Vissel Kobe	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	33	4	1.33
12	Kawasaki Frontale	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	33	4	1.33
13	Cerezo Osaka	3	1	1	1	2	3	-1	5	33	4	1.33
14	Tokyo Verdy	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	2	100	3	1.00
15	FC Tokyo	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	5	67	2	0.67
16	Okayama	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	3	67	2	0.67
17	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	0	1	2	3	5	-2	8	33	1	0.33
18	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	4	33	1	0.33
19	JEF United Chiba	3	0	1	2	0	3	-3	3	33	1	0.33
20	Kyoto Sanga	3	0	0	3	0	5	-5	5	0	0	0.00

2nd Half
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG
1	Machida Zelvia	3	3	0	0	7	0	7	7	0	9	3.00
2	Kashima Antlers	3	2	1	0	6	3	3	9	33	7	2.33
3	Kyoto Sanga	3	2	1	0	4	2	2	6	33	7	2.33
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	2	0	1	4	1	3	5	0	6	2.00
5	Kashiwa Reysol	3	2	0	1	5	3	2	8	0	6	2.00
6	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	1	2	0	3	1	2	4	67	5	1.67
7	Okayama	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	67	5	1.67
8	Kawasaki Frontale	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	6	33	4	1.33
9	Fukuoka	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	33	4	1.33
10	Mito Hollyhock	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	33	4	1.33
11	Cerezo Osaka	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	33	4	1.33
12	FC Tokyo	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	7	33	4	1.33
13	Gamba Osaka	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	7	33	4	1.33
14	Yokohama FM	3	1	1	1	2	3	-1	5	33	4	1.33
15	Vissel Kobe	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	2	100	3	1.00
16	Tokyo Verdy	3	0	2	1	1	3	-2	4	67	2	0.67
17	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	0	1	2	0	2	-2	2	33	1	0.33
18	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	8	33	1	0.33
19	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	0	0	3	2	5	-3	7	0	0	0.00
20	JEF United Chiba	3	0	0	3	0	6	-6	6	0	0	0.00

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	3	4.00	0.67
2	Kashiwa Reysol	3	3.00	1.33
3	Kashima Antlers	3	3.00	2.00
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	2.67	0.67
5	Yokohama FM	3	1.67	1.33
6	Cerezo Osaka	3	1.00	1.33
7	Mito Hollyhock	3	1.67	1.33
8	Vissel Kobe	3	1.00	1.00
9	Okayama	3	0.67	0.67
10	Gamba Osaka	3	2.00	2.33
11	FC Tokyo	3	1.67	2.33
12	Fukuoka	3	1.67	1.33
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	1.33	1.33
14	Kawasaki Frontale	3	1.33	1.33
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	0.33	0.67
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	1.33	2.00
17	Tokyo Verdy	3	0.67	1.33
18	Kyoto Sanga	3	1.33	2.33
19	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	1.67	3.67
20	JEF United Chiba	3	0.00	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	3	+3.33
2	Kashiwa Reysol	3	+1.67
3	Kashima Antlers	3	+1.00
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	+2.00
5	Yokohama FM	3	+0.33
6	Cerezo Osaka	3	-0.33
7	Mito Hollyhock	3	+0.33
8	Vissel Kobe	3	0.00
9	Okayama	3	0.00
10	Gamba Osaka	3	-0.33
11	FC Tokyo	3	-0.67
12	Fukuoka	3	+0.33
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	0.00
14	Kawasaki Frontale	3	0.00
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	-0.33
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	-0.67
17	Tokyo Verdy	3	-0.67
18	Kyoto Sanga	3	-1.00
19	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	-2.00
20	JEF United Chiba	3	-3.00

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.

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Expected Points)
Pos	Team	P	Pts	xPts	Pts v xPts
1	Machida Zelvia	3	9	7.1	+1.9
2	Kashiwa Reysol	3	9	6.8	+2.2
3	Kashima Antlers	3	9	5.8	+3.2
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	7	7.9	-0.9
5	Yokohama FM	3	6	5.5	+0.5
6	Cerezo Osaka	3	6	4.3	+1.7
7	Mito Hollyhock	3	4	4.6	-0.6
8	Vissel Kobe	3	4	4.0	0.0
9	Okayama	3	4	4.0	0.0
10	Gamba Osaka	3	4	3.6	+0.4
11	FC Tokyo	3	4	4.2	-0.2
12	Fukuoka	3	3	4.2	-1.2
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	3	2.5	+0.5
14	Kawasaki Frontale	3	3	4.1	-1.1
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	3	3.6	-0.6
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	3	3.0	+0.0
17	Tokyo Verdy	3	2	2.8	-0.8
18	Kyoto Sanga	3	1	2.6	-1.6
19	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	0	1.2	-1.2
20	JEF United Chiba	3	0	0.2	-0.2

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	3	11	20	5.0	79	11
2	Kashiwa Reysol	3	11	23	3.3	78	12
3	Kashima Antlers	3	13	22	5.0	67	23
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	12	21	4.3	69	25
5	Yokohama FM	3	11	22	2.7	73	17
6	Cerezo Osaka	3	13	23	5.3	72	27
7	Mito Hollyhock	3	12	23	5.0	73	17
8	Vissel Kobe	3	17	24	3.3	69	16
9	Okayama	3	14	26	5.3	71	15
10	Gamba Osaka	3	15	24	4.0	73	21
11	FC Tokyo	3	14	23	5.0	65	26
12	Fukuoka	3	15	23	5.0	67	25
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3	14	22	4.7	75	19
14	Kawasaki Frontale	3	14	21	4.3	76	14
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	13	22	5.0	76	14
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	17	25	3.0	65	25
17	Tokyo Verdy	3	14	24	4.3	65	17
18	Kyoto Sanga	3	15	25	5.3	64	26
19	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	14	21	5.0	64	30
20	JEF United Chiba	3	15	22	5.0	68	22

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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