Japan J1 League Predictions

Japan J1 League Betting Tips

The best football league in Japan gathers the most famous football clubs from all the islands. It got its alternative name, “Meji Yasuda”, due to sponsorship phenomena and is the top professional league in this country. Before the foundation of the professional league (1992), this league was active as an amateur competition.

Still, the period of around 30 years was more than enough for it to gain big popularity, be it among Japanese fans or from some fans from other parts of the world. The Japan J1 features lots of talented and superstar players.

The same goes for some big clubs that were part of many big tournaments and competitions, such as the Super Cup contest. For these reasons, we decided to show you the true colours of this league by encompassing all the key details about it as well as providing you with some betting tips you will hopefully find interesting.

Japan J1 League Fixtures

The Japan J1 League changed its format several times during its existence. The latest format it got was set back in 2017. The league officials decided to change it as a result of the hardcore fans’ dissatisfaction with the previous format.

Now, there’s a total of 18 teams in this league. All the clubs play two matches with all the other teams in the league, one as a home and the other as an away team. The club that wins the most points wins the league.

The two teams ranking at the bottom of the table undergo relegation and join the second Japanese league. The 16th-ranking club enters the playoff stage with the Japanese J2 League contestant. If the J1 team wins the playoffs, it stays in this league.

If it happens to lose, it gets relegated to J2 League. On the other hand, in the event that a team from the J2 League wins the playoff stage, it gets promoted to the J1 League. If the same club loses in the playoffs, it stays in the Japan J2 League.

Japan J1 Season Start and End Date

The Japan J1 League 2023 season starts on 17 February this year. With 18 teams, there will be a total of 34 rounds played until the end of the season.

According to the schedule, the season ends on 3 December 2023. Some of the very famous clubs, like Kashima Antlers, Yokohama F. Marinos, Urawa Reds, Nagoya Grampus, and Gamba Osaka, are participating in this season of the Japan J1 League.

Japan J1 Stats and Analytics

Knowing any league’s stats and analysis is important for various reasons. One of them is, of course, knowing the player’s nature, clubs’ forms, current status and standings, and making predictions as well as coming up with tips more easily.

Being informed about statistics can also enrich your experience as a fan. In other words, following transfers, rumours, and news will prepare you for future events. You will know what to expect, and make the whole atmosphere more interesting by sharing your knowledge with other fans.

Goal Statistics for Japan J1

The Meiji Yasuda League features some more than interesting stats related to goalscoring. The Japanese J1 teams scored 771 goals in total in the last season. 

Since they played 306 matches, the average goal rate stands at 2.22 goals per match. Yokohama F. Marinos had the best goal difference of 70:35 (+35). Kawasaki Frontale followed with the 65:42 (+23) goal difference ratio.

Japan J1 H2H Statistics

As far as the general stats go, home teams won 40% of the matches in the previous season. Since the away teams won 28% of them, it is clear that 32% of the games ended in a tie.

The home teams were also more successful when it came to goalscoring (1.39 goals on average). The guests scored a bit fewer goals for now (1.13). Interestingly, both clubs scored at least 1 goal in 49% of the games.

As many as 40 matches ended by 1:1, which is 13% of all the games played this season so far. Yet another common result in this season was 0:0. The stats show that 12% of all fixtures ended without any goals.

Japan J1 Player Stats

The top scorers in this league are usually the ones who get the Play of the Year award. An additional factor that influences this decision is the number of assists made by a player throughout the season. But the top goalscorer stats still scream the loudest.

Another unavoidable part of any player stats report involves top assist makers. 

Last but not least, the Player of the Year award seems to get a lot of attention from fans. Here’s who got it during the last couple of seasons.

Japan J1 Past Winners

Kashima Antlers has won the J1 League as many as 8 times by now. Yokohama F. Marinos has done so 5 times. Kawasaki Frontale has one less trophy than them (4).  There are several more clubs that have won this competition three or two times.

Yokohama F. Marinos lifted the trophy at the end of the previous season. It was their fierce rivals, Kawasaki Frontale, that got to be the runners-up. Shimizu S-Pulse and Jubilo Iwata had to say goodbye to this league as they ranked 17th and 18th. Kyoto Sanga ranked 16th but stayed in the J1 League after playing in the playoffs.

Japan J1 Tips for Today

We are happy to tell you that you will be able to make predictions about the Japan J1 League based on your own opinion. You can do so with the help of our betting tips which you can check any time you want.

Our community is full of expert tipsters who have a lot of experience related to football betting. Even more, our tipsters built their name through extensive participation in tip-making activities.

The tipsters you’ll find here have specific knowledge about the J1 League, too. They’ve come to this point by following all the news and relevant reports with information about football games and betting. Our large community also organises tipster competitions, which you can check and even join for more fun. 

How To Bet On Japan J1?

Betting on any league, including the Japan J1 League, implies some foundation that you can gain by simply showing interest in this sport and this league. In fact, you can watch many of the games, read the trending match previews, focus on stats, etc.

Also, you may try getting some information about transfers, the overall form of football clubs within this league, and staying up to date with all the rumours regarding new transfers, coaches, and players, in order to see if they will turn out to be true.

Visiting our page with tips, suggestions and tipsters’ profiles may contribute just the same. This is because we offer a lot of expert tips that you can consider when placing bets.

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