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	Vissel Kobe	8	3	1	0	8	4	3	0	1	4	1	6	1	1	12	5	+7	19	2.38	LWWWWW WLWDLWWWWW
2	Kashiwa Reysol	8	2	0	1	6	5	4	0	1	11	7	6	0	2	17	12	+5	18	2.25	WWLLWW WLWWWWLLWW
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	8	3	1	0	13	2	2	1	1	7	4	5	2	1	20	6	+14	17	2.13	DdWLWW WWWWDdWLWW
4	Machida Zelvia	8	2	1	1	8	7	3	1	0	13	3	5	2	1	21	10	+11	17	2.13	WDWWDL DWWWWDWWDL
5	FC Tokyo	8	3	0	1	6	5	2	2	0	8	3	5	2	1	14	8	+6	17	2.13	WWDWWW DLLDWWDWWW
6	Yokohama FM	8	2	1	1	7	5	2	1	1	6	4	4	2	2	13	9	+4	14	1.75	WLDWDW DWLWWLDWDW
7	Kawasaki Frontale	8	2	2	0	12	8	1	2	1	4	4	3	4	1	16	12	+4	13	1.63	DWLWWD LLDDDWLWWD
8	Kashima Antlers	8	2	0	1	5	4	2	1	2	12	12	4	1	3	17	16	+1	13	1.63	WWLLLD LWWWWWLLLD
9	Okayama	8	2	1	1	5	4	2	0	2	6	6	4	1	3	11	10	+1	13	1.63	dLWWWL DWLWdLWWWL
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	8	2	0	2	8	9	2	0	2	8	9	4	0	4	16	18	-2	12	1.50	LWWWLW DLLLLWWWLW
11	Cerezo Osaka	8	3	1	0	5	1	0	1	3	2	11	3	2	3	7	12	-5	11	1.38	WLWdLD DWWLWLWdLD
12	Shimizu S-Pulse	8	2	1	2	4	4	1	0	2	2	4	3	1	4	6	8	-2	10	1.25	LLDLWW DLWLLLDLWW
13	Mito Hollyhock	8	1	2	1	6	5	1	1	2	5	6	2	3	3	11	11	0	9	1.13	WDWDLL LLLDWDWDLL
14	Kyoto Sanga	8	1	0	2	5	7	1	2	2	6	8	2	2	4	11	15	-4	8	1.00	LWDLLW LWLDLWDLLW
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	8	2	2	1	7	7	0	0	3	3	8	2	2	4	10	15	-5	8	1.00	LLDLWD WWWLLLDLWD
16	Gamba Osaka	8	1	1	2	4	6	0	2	2	4	8	1	3	4	8	14	-6	6	0.75	LdDLLL DWWDLdDLLL
17	Nagoya Grampus Eight	8	2	0	2	6	6	0	0	4	1	8	2	0	6	7	14	-7	6	0.75	WWLLLL DLLLWWLLLL
18	Fukuoka	8	1	1	3	6	6	0	0	3	3	6	1	1	6	9	12	-3	4	0.50	LLLDLL DWLWLLLDLL
19	Tokyo Verdy	8	0	2	3	3	9	0	2	1	1	3	0	4	4	4	12	-8	4	0.50	dLLdDL DLDLdLLdDL
20	JEF United Chiba	8	1	0	2	3	6	0	1	4	4	12	1	1	6	7	18	-11	4	0.50	LLLWDL DLLLLLLWDL

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	4	3	1	0	13	2	+11	15	25	10	2.50	WWWDWW
2	Vissel Kobe	4	3	1	0	8	4	+4	12	25	10	2.50	WWDWWW
3	Cerezo Osaka	4	3	1	0	5	1	+4	6	25	10	2.50	WDWWWd
4	FC Tokyo	4	3	0	1	6	5	+1	11	0	9	2.25	WLLWWW
5	Kawasaki Frontale	4	2	2	0	12	8	+4	20	50	8	2.00	DLDWWD
6	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	2	2	1	7	7	0	14	40	8	1.60	WWLDWD
7	Yokohama FM	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	12	25	7	1.75	LWLWDW
8	Machida Zelvia	4	2	1	1	8	7	+1	15	25	7	1.75	WWWWDL
9	Okayama	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	9	25	7	1.75	LDWdWL
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	5	2	1	2	4	4	0	8	20	7	1.40	DLLDWW
11	Kashiwa Reysol	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	11	0	6	2.00	WWLWWL
12	Kashima Antlers	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	9	0	6	2.00	WWWWWL
13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	12	0	6	1.50	WDLWWL
14	Urawa Red Diamonds	4	2	0	2	8	9	-1	17	0	6	1.50	dLLWLW
15	Mito Hollyhock	4	1	2	1	6	5	+1	11	50	5	1.25	LLDDWL
16	Fukuoka	5	1	1	3	6	6	0	12	20	4	0.80	DLWLDL
17	Gamba Osaka	4	1	1	2	4	6	-2	10	25	4	1.00	LDWdLL
18	Kyoto Sanga	3	1	0	2	5	7	-2	12	0	3	1.00	LWLLWL
19	JEF United Chiba	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3	9	0	3	1.00	LLLLLW
20	Tokyo Verdy	5	0	2	3	3	9	-6	12	40	2	0.40	LDLLLD

2026-2027 Japan J1-League (Away)
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	MG	%D	Pts	PPG	Last 6
1	Kashiwa Reysol	5	4	0	1	11	7	+4	18	0	12	2.40	WWWLWW
2	Machida Zelvia	4	3	1	0	13	3	+10	16	25	10	2.50	DDWWDW
3	Vissel Kobe	4	3	0	1	4	1	+3	5	0	9	2.25	WLWLWW
4	FC Tokyo	4	2	2	0	8	3	+5	11	50	8	2.00	LDDWDW
5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4	2	1	1	7	4	+3	11	25	7	1.75	WWWdLW
6	Yokohama FM	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	10	25	7	1.75	WDWLWD
7	Kashima Antlers	5	2	1	2	12	12	0	24	20	7	1.40	LWWLLD
8	Okayama	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	12	0	6	1.50	WWLLWW
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	4	2	0	2	8	9	-1	17	0	6	1.50	LDLLWW
10	Kawasaki Frontale	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	8	50	5	1.25	WLDDLW
11	Kyoto Sanga	5	1	2	2	6	8	-2	14	40	5	1.00	WLDDLW
12	Mito Hollyhock	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1	11	25	4	1.00	LLLWDL
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2	6	0	3	1.00	WLLWLL
14	Tokyo Verdy	3	0	2	1	1	3	-2	4	67	2	0.67	dWDddL
15	Gamba Osaka	4	0	2	2	4	8	-4	12	50	2	0.50	WWDLDL
16	JEF United Chiba	5	0	1	4	4	12	-8	16	20	1	0.20	DLLLDL
17	Cerezo Osaka	4	0	1	3	2	11	-9	13	25	1	0.25	WWLLLD
18	Fukuoka	3	0	0	3	3	6	-3	9	0	0	0.00	DDWLLL
19	V-Varen Nagasaki	3	0	0	3	3	8	-5	11	0	0	0.00	LLWLLL
20	Nagoya Grampus Eight	4	0	0	4	1	8	-7	9	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	Vissel Kobe	8	6	1	1	12	5	+7	17	13	19	2.38	LWWWWW
2	Kashiwa Reysol	8	6	0	2	17	12	+5	29	0	18	2.25	WWLLWW
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	8	5	2	1	20	6	+14	26	25	17	2.13	DdWLWW
4	Machida Zelvia	8	5	2	1	21	10	+11	31	25	17	2.13	WDWWDL
5	FC Tokyo	8	5	2	1	14	8	+6	22	25	17	2.13	WWDWWW
6	Yokohama FM	8	4	2	2	13	9	+4	22	25	14	1.75	WLDWDW
7	Kawasaki Frontale	8	3	4	1	16	12	+4	28	50	13	1.63	DWLWWD
8	Kashima Antlers	8	4	1	3	17	16	+1	33	13	13	1.63	WWLLLD
9	Okayama	8	4	1	3	11	10	+1	21	13	13	1.63	dLWWWL
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	8	4	0	4	16	18	-2	34	0	12	1.50	LWWWLW
11	Cerezo Osaka	8	3	2	3	7	12	-5	19	25	11	1.38	WLWdLD
12	Shimizu S-Pulse	8	3	1	4	6	8	-2	14	13	10	1.25	LLDLWW
13	Mito Hollyhock	8	2	3	3	11	11	0	22	38	9	1.13	WDWDLL
14	Kyoto Sanga	8	2	2	4	11	15	-4	26	25	8	1.00	LWDLLW
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	8	2	2	4	10	15	-5	25	25	8	1.00	LLDLWD
16	Gamba Osaka	8	1	3	4	8	14	-6	22	38	6	0.75	LdDLLL
17	Nagoya Grampus Eight	8	2	0	6	7	14	-7	21	0	6	0.75	WWLLLL
18	Fukuoka	8	1	1	6	9	12	-3	21	13	4	0.50	LLLDLL
19	Tokyo Verdy	8	0	4	4	4	12	-8	16	50	4	0.50	dLLdDL
20	JEF United Chiba	8	1	1	6	7	18	-11	25	13	4	0.50	LLLWDL

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	GA
1	Vissel Kobe	8	1.50	0.63
2	Kashiwa Reysol	8	2.13	1.50
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	8	2.50	0.75
4	Machida Zelvia	8	2.63	1.25
5	FC Tokyo	8	1.75	1.00
6	Yokohama FM	8	1.63	1.13
7	Kawasaki Frontale	8	2.00	1.50
8	Kashima Antlers	8	2.13	2.00
9	Okayama	8	1.38	1.25
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	8	2.00	2.25
11	Cerezo Osaka	8	0.88	1.50
12	Shimizu S-Pulse	8	0.75	1.00
13	Mito Hollyhock	8	1.38	1.38
14	Kyoto Sanga	8	1.38	1.88
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	8	1.25	1.88
16	Gamba Osaka	8	1.00	1.75
17	Nagoya Grampus Eight	8	0.88	1.75
18	Fukuoka	8	1.13	1.50
19	Tokyo Verdy	8	0.50	1.50
20	JEF United Chiba	8	0.88	2.25

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	Vissel Kobe	8	+0.88
2	Kashiwa Reysol	8	+0.63
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	8	+1.75
4	Machida Zelvia	8	+1.38
5	FC Tokyo	8	+0.75
6	Yokohama FM	8	+0.50
7	Kawasaki Frontale	8	+0.50
8	Kashima Antlers	8	+0.13
9	Okayama	8	+0.13
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	8	-0.25
11	Cerezo Osaka	8	-0.63
12	Shimizu S-Pulse	8	-0.25
13	Mito Hollyhock	8	0.00
14	Kyoto Sanga	8	-0.50
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	8	-0.63
16	Gamba Osaka	8	-0.75
17	Nagoya Grampus Eight	8	-0.88
18	Fukuoka	8	-0.38
19	Tokyo Verdy	8	-1.00
20	JEF United Chiba	8	-1.38

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	Vissel Kobe	8	19	15.8	+3.2
2	Kashiwa Reysol	8	18	13.6	+4.4
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	8	17	16.9	+0.1
4	Machida Zelvia	8	17	16.0	+1.0
5	FC Tokyo	8	17	16.2	+0.8
6	Yokohama FM	8	14	14.6	-0.6
7	Kawasaki Frontale	8	13	13.3	-0.3
8	Kashima Antlers	8	13	11.7	+1.3
9	Okayama	8	13	11.5	+1.5
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	8	12	11.0	+1.1
11	Cerezo Osaka	8	11	9.8	+1.2
12	Shimizu S-Pulse	8	10	9.4	+0.6
13	Mito Hollyhock	8	9	10.1	-1.1
14	Kyoto Sanga	8	8	9.0	-1.0
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	8	8	8.9	-0.9
16	Gamba Osaka	8	6	6.7	-0.7
17	Nagoya Grampus Eight	8	6	6.6	-0.6
18	Fukuoka	8	4	7.9	-3.9
19	Tokyo Verdy	8	4	5.8	-1.8
20	JEF United Chiba	8	4	6.4	-2.4

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	Vissel Kobe	8	19	29	6.3	89	1
2	Kashiwa Reysol	8	17	25	6.0	76	14
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	8	19	28	6.3	78	12
4	Machida Zelvia	8	18	25	6.1	82	8
5	FC Tokyo	8	18	27	7.1	79	11
6	Yokohama FM	8	17	26	6.5	82	10
7	Kawasaki Frontale	8	17	27	7.1	83	7
8	Kashima Antlers	8	20	25	7.5	78	13
9	Okayama	8	21	31	7.6	83	8
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	8	21	27	7.4	80	10
11	Cerezo Osaka	8	19	28	7.5	85	9
12	Shimizu S-Pulse	8	22	30	7.0	82	10
13	Mito Hollyhock	8	15	27	6.8	79	14
14	Kyoto Sanga	8	22	30	7.5	88	6
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	8	20	32	6.4	80	10
16	Gamba Osaka	8	23	29	5.7	77	14
17	Nagoya Grampus Eight	8	18	27	7.0	81	12
18	Fukuoka	8	24	33	7.5	77	13
19	Tokyo Verdy	8	19	32	7.1	80	10
20	JEF United Chiba	8	20	30	7.5	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

See: Form Table

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