J-League Cup 2026/2027

Season 2026/2027

Season 2026/2027 Season 2025

Data current as of 22 October 2026

About the league: J-League Cup

J-League Cup is a football league from Japan that we track match by match. The campaign runs from 2 September 2026 to 28 October 2026. The average is 2.92 goals per game; both teams find the net (BTTS) in 46% of matches.

J-League Cup 2026/2027: season in numbers

Season picture

In the 2026/2027 season, 48 J-League Cup matches have been completed.

Goal tempo

Average goals: 2.92. BTTS: 46%. Over 2.5: 56%. Clean-sheet matches: 54%.

Result split

Home wins: 31%. Draws: 10%. Away wins: 58%.

Team rankings

1012 has the league's highest goals-per-match average at 5.00. Both teams scored in 100% of 8111's matches.

The current-season table is not available yet. Check the fixtures below.

League statistics

Season 2026/2027 statistics are based on 48 completed matches.

2.92Average goals / match

46%Both teams scored

56%Over 2.5 goals

54%Match with a clean sheet

73%Over 1.5 goals

27%Over 3.5 goals

1.21First-half goals / match

1.71Second-half goals / match

31%Home wins

10%Draws

58%Away wins

71%Goal before half-time

10.3Corners / match

2.7Cards / match

Goal-count distribution

Line 0.5 (at least 1 goal)

Over 94%Under 6%

Line 1.5 (at least 2 goals)

Over 73%Under 27%

Line 2.5 (at least 3 goals)

Over 56%Under 44%

Line 3.5 (at least 4 goals)

Over 27%Under 73%

Line 4.5 (at least 5 goals)

Over 19%Under 81%

Team rankings

Compare teams by goals per match, BTTS, Over 2.5, clean sheets and corners across completed league matches.

Best attack

Goals scored per match

110125.00
210054.00
310033.50
410093.00
58793.00

Best defence

Goals conceded per match (lower is better)

113500.00
28570.00
38530.00
48720.00
58540.00

Most BTTS

% of matches where both teams scored

18111100%
21004100%
31356100%
48118100%
5852100%

Most Over 2.5

% of matches with at least 3 goals

18111100%
21004100%
31356100%
4855100%
58115100%

Most clean sheets

Matches without conceding

18573
210132
310072
48691
581151

Most corners

Corners per match

187211.0
286110.0
38799.0
48628.5
510098.0

League style

See whether this league tends to produce fast, open or physical matches and how much home advantage matters.

PaceAbove average

Chance qualityClose to average

Home advantageBelow average

IntensityBelow average

OpennessAbove average

Competitive balanceBelow average

Compared with other leagues, J-League Cup sits Above average for match pace, Close to average for chance quality and Above average for openness. Home advantage is Below average, match intensity Below average, and competitive balance Below average.

Player leaders

Season leaders based on recorded player data.

Top scorers

Top assists

Highest ratings

1Hayato Araki7.70
2Yuto Yamashita7.26
3So Kawahara7.21
4Ikki Arai7.10
5Louis Takaji Julien Thébault Yamaguchi6.90
6Hayate Tanaka6.83
7So Nakagawa6.83
8Takahiro Koh6.77

Most minutes

xG table and expected points

Compare team results with the quality of chances they create and allow.

#	Team	M	xG	xGA	xGD	xPts	Pts	Delta
1	865	3	1.85	1.48	+0.37	5	4	-1
2	857	3	1.54	1.26	+0.28	5	7	+2
3	1003	2	2.19	1.22	+0.98	4	6	+2
4	866	2	1.96	1.06	+0.90	4	6	+2
5	1013	2	2.07	1.23	+0.84	4	6	+2
6	940	2	2.39	1.57	+0.82	4	4	0
7	1002	2	1.64	1.00	+0.64	4	6	+2
8	1011	2	1.86	1.23	+0.63	4	3	-1
9	1004	3	1.54	1.55	-0.02	4	9	+5
10	874	3	1.77	1.81	-0.03	4	6	+2
11	855	3	1.56	1.81	-0.25	4	6	+2
12	856	2	1.72	1.39	+0.33	3	3	0
13	873	2	1.30	1.03	+0.27	3	3	0
14	862	2	1.99	1.75	+0.24	3	4	+1
15	1010	2	1.76	1.54	+0.22	3	3	0
16	868	2	1.74	1.58	+0.16	3	3	0
17	877	2	1.46	1.44	+0.02	3	3	0
18	859	2	1.38	1.42	-0.04	3	3	0
19	8115	2	1.50	1.55	-0.05	3	3	0
20	863	2	1.48	1.54	-0.07	3	3	0
21	1357	3	1.20	1.77	-0.57	3	6	+3
22	1012	1	3.29	1.79	+1.50	2	3	+1
23	872	1	2.30	1.24	+1.06	2	1	-1
24	853	1	2.42	1.38	+1.04	2	1	-1
25	876	1	1.62	0.82	+0.80	2	0	-2
26	878	1	1.74	0.99	+0.75	2	0	-2
27	8111	1	1.58	0.98	+0.60	2	0	-2
28	1009	1	2.07	1.48	+0.59	2	0	-2
29	1358	1	1.22	0.67	+0.55	2	0	-2
30	8112	1	2.18	1.76	+0.42	2	0	-2
31	1350	1	1.81	1.49	+0.32	2	1	-1
32	861	1	1.35	1.09	+0.26	2	0	-2
33	1007	2	1.30	1.52	-0.22	2	6	+4
34	1352	2	1.23	1.47	-0.24	2	3	+1
35	864	2	1.42	1.67	-0.25	2	3	+1
36	11609	2	1.65	1.99	-0.34	2	3	+1
37	870	2	1.18	1.52	-0.34	2	3	+1
38	860	2	1.42	1.78	-0.35	2	1	-1
39	869	2	1.21	1.73	-0.52	2	3	+1
40	880	2	1.39	1.95	-0.56	2	3	+1
41	858	2	0.89	1.48	-0.59	2	3	+1
42	1355	2	1.09	1.94	-0.85	2	3	+1
43	1349	1	1.21	1.04	+0.17	1	0	-1
44	8118	1	1.31	1.18	+0.13	1	0	-1
45	875	1	1.31	1.23	+0.08	1	0	-1
46	8119	1	1.52	1.47	+0.05	1	0	-1
47	871	1	1.40	1.64	-0.24	1	0	-1
48	8108	1	1.20	1.56	-0.36	1	0	-1
49	1014	1	1.35	1.80	-0.45	1	0	-1
50	1356	1	1.96	2.44	-0.48	1	0	-1
51	9581	1	0.58	1.28	-0.70	1	0	-1
52	879	1	2.14	2.95	-0.81	1	1	0
53	852	1	1.33	2.20	-0.87	1	0	-1
54	9587	1	1.07	2.03	-0.96	1	0	-1
55	854	1	1.24	2.30	-1.06	1	1	0
56	867	2	0.80	1.96	-1.16	1	3	+2
57	1348	1	1.33	2.52	-1.19	1	0	-1
58	1005	1	1.79	3.29	-1.50	1	0	-1

xG = xG means expected goals. xPts are calculated from each match xG with a Poisson distribution. The delta column: positive (yellow) means more points than performance suggests; negative (green) means the team plays better than the table shows.