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J1 League statistics and predictions
Season to date: 110 matches since 7 Aug 2026, last updated 22 Oct 2026.
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Analysis
110 matches have been played in the J1 League (Japan) since 7 Aug 2026, averaging 2.95 goals a game. That is close to the average across our archive (3.06 goals a game).
Home sides won 48 (44%), 25 matches were drawn (23%) and away sides won 37 (34%). Home advantage is about typical. Both teams scored in 56% of matches, 56% went over 2.5 goals, 80% over 1.5, and 6 finished goalless.
Our team-strength model, refitted every night, rates the strongest attacks as Kashima (1.68), Sanfrecce Hiroshima (1.64), Kashiwa Reysol (1.63), and the meanest defences as Machida Zelvia (0.47), FC Tokyo (0.50), Sanfrecce Hiroshima (0.59). A rating of 1.00 is an average side in this competition.
Recent and upcoming PunterPick predictions
- Shimizu S-pulse vs Gamba Osaka · 17 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.70 - JEF United Chiba vs Yokohama F. Marinos · 17 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.75 · FT 0–0 - Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kyoto Sanga · 17 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.44 · FT 3–0 - Tokyo Verdy vs FC Tokyo · 17 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: FC Tokyo Win @ 1.65 - Cerezo Osaka vs Kawasaki Frontale · 17 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.44 - Kashima vs V-varen Nagasaki · 17 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.44 - Mito Hollyhock vs Urawa · 17 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.30 · FT 0–1 - Kashiwa Reysol vs Nagoya Grampus · 17 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.53 - Fagiano Okayama vs Vissel Kobe · 18 Oct 2026, 04:55 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Over 1.5 Goals @ 1.36 · FT 0–3 - Machida Zelvia vs Avispa Fukuoka · 18 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Over 1.5 Goals @ 1.33 - Avispa Fukuoka vs Gamba Osaka · 21 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.70 · FT 1–2 - FC Tokyo vs Kashiwa Reysol · 21 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.40 · FT 0–0 - Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe · 21 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.50 · FT 2–1 - Kyoto Sanga vs Kashima · 21 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.70 · FT 2–2 - Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka · 21 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.44 · FT 1–1 - Fagiano Okayama vs Mito Hollyhock · 21 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Over 1.5 Goals @ 1.30 · FT 2–0 - Shimizu S-pulse vs Machida Zelvia · 21 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Over 1.5 Goals @ 1.36 · FT 0–5 - V-varen Nagasaki vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 21 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Sanfrecce Hiroshima Win @ 1.50 · FT 4–0 - Yokohama F. Marinos vs Tokyo Verdy · 21 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Over 1.5 Goals @ 1.36 · FT 2–2 - Urawa vs JEF United Chiba · 21 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Urawa Win @ 1.67 · FT 3–2 - Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-pulse · 24 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Sanfrecce Hiroshima Win @ 1.40 - Kashima vs Kashiwa Reysol · 24 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.40 - Tokyo Verdy vs Avispa Fukuoka · 24 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Under 2.5 Goals @ 1.44 - Vissel Kobe vs Machida Zelvia · 24 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Over 1.5 Goals @ 1.36 - Gamba Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga · 24 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC · J1 League
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.50
Results table
Calculated from the final scores in our archive since 7 Aug 2026. This is not the official table — it applies no points deductions or tie-break rules, and for cup competitions it simply totals results across rounds.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machida Zelvia | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 26 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 23 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Kashima | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Kawasaki Frontale | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Urawa | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | Fagiano Okayama | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-pulse | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 13 |
| 14 | V-varen Nagasaki | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 12 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 10 |
| 16 | Mito Hollyhock | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 | Kyoto Sanga | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 9 |
| 18 | Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | JEF United Chiba | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 6 |
| 20 | Tokyo Verdy | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 5 |
About these statistics
The figures above are counts over final scores (90 minutes) in the PunterPick results archive. Nothing is estimated: a match only counts once its final score is in. Team links lead to each side's own form, home and away record and the predictions we have published for them. How we build our predictions is explained on the methodology page.