Japan - J1 League time spent leading or trailing during matches - historical 2025

Average time spent leading, level in goals, trailing

Total Lead durations (overall) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing Albirex Niigata  38 13.6% 51.3% 35.1% Avispa Fukuoka  38 14.6% 68.1% 17.3% Cerezo Osaka  38 27.3% 51.7% 21% Fagiano Okayama  38 20.1% 59.4% 20.5% FC Tokyo  38 17.9% 60.5% 21.7% Gamba Osaka  38 19.6% 51.2% 29.1% K. Frontale  38 26.8% 53.3% 19.9% Kashima Antlers  38 34.9% 46.4% 18.7% Kashiwa Reysol  38 27.7% 52.4% 19.9% Kyoto Sanga  38 30% 46.8% 23.2% Machida Zelvia  38 32.4% 53.3% 14.4% Nagoya G.  38 18.5% 55.3% 26.3% S. Hiroshima  38 26.9% 56.3% 16.8% Shimizu S-Pulse  38 21.6% 46.6% 31.7% Shonan Bellmare  38 14.7% 50.7% 34.6% Tokyo Verdy  38 16.3% 59.4% 24.3% Urawa RD  38 29.9% 53.4% 16.7% Vissel Kobe  38 24.1% 58.7% 17.2% Yokohama FC  38 17.3% 60.5% 22.2% Yokohama M.  38 24.2% 48% 27.8% League average 22.9% 54.2% 22.9% Home Lead durations (at home) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing Albirex Niigata  19 13% 54.9% 32.1% Avispa Fukuoka  19 18.2% 66.8% 15% Cerezo Osaka  19 34.4% 51.6% 14% Fagiano Okayama  19 21.9% 65.6% 12.6% FC Tokyo  19 15.9% 58.8% 25.3% Gamba Osaka  19 32% 39% 28.9% K. Frontale  19 28.8% 54.7% 16.5% Kashima Antlers  19 42.3% 44.2% 13.5% Kashiwa Reysol  19 20.1% 63% 16.9% Kyoto Sanga  19 33.6% 48.5% 18% Machida Zelvia  19 38.2% 45.1% 16.7% Nagoya G.  19 24.4% 59.9% 15.6% S. Hiroshima  19 17.7% 70.4% 11.9% Shimizu S-Pulse  19 29.7% 44.6% 25.7% Shonan Bellmare  19 23.2% 46.7% 30.1% Tokyo Verdy  19 22.1% 57.1% 20.8% Urawa RD  19 37.7% 48.6% 13.7% Vissel Kobe  19 24.9% 61.3% 13.9% Yokohama FC  19 17.6% 58.9% 23.5% Yokohama M.  19 32.2% 43.6% 24.2% League average 26.4% 54.2% 19.4% Away Lead durations (away) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing Albirex Niigata  19 14.2% 47.7% 38.1% Avispa Fukuoka  19 11% 69.4% 19.6% Cerezo Osaka  19 20.2% 51.8% 28% Fagiano Okayama  19 18.4% 53.3% 28.4% FC Tokyo  19 19.8% 62.1% 18.1% Gamba Osaka  19 7.3% 63.5% 29.3% K. Frontale  19 24.8% 51.9% 23.3% Kashima Antlers  19 27.4% 48.6% 24% Kashiwa Reysol  19 35.4% 41.8% 22.8% Kyoto Sanga  19 26.4% 45.1% 28.5% Machida Zelvia  19 26.5% 61.5% 12% Nagoya G.  19 12.5% 50.6% 36.9% S. Hiroshima  19 36.1% 42.2% 21.7% Shimizu S-Pulse  19 13.6% 48.7% 37.8% Shonan Bellmare  19 6.1% 54.8% 39.1% Tokyo Verdy  19 10.4% 61.8% 27.8% Urawa RD  19 22.2% 58.1% 19.7% Vissel Kobe  19 23.3% 56.2% 20.5% Yokohama FC  19 17% 62% 21% Yokohama M.  19 16.3% 52.3% 31.4% League average 19.4% 54.2% 26.4%

Note: this table shows how long each team has spent leading, level in goals, or trailing during their matches. For this table, to allow for averaging duration values based on a total of 90 minutes per match, goals scored on the 45th minute and during added time of the first half are all considered to be scored on the 45th minute, and all goals scored on the 90th minute and during added time of the second half are considered scored on the 90th minute.

Example for a team (Team A) having played a total of 3 games:

Game 1: Team A vs Opponent B, final score 0-0 (minutes in the lead: 0, minutes played: 90)

Game 2: Team A vs Opponent C, final score 1-0, goal scored on the 88th minute (minutes in the lead: 2, minutes played: 90)

Game 3: Team A vs Opponent D, final score 1-0, goal scored on the 65th minute (minutes in the lead: 25, minutes played: 90)

The 3 games played by Team A would give the following values, regarding total minutes played and time spent in the lead:
  - Total minutes team A has been in the lead: 27
  - Total minutes played by team A: 270
  - Percentage of minutes that team A has been in the lead: 10%
  - Avg minutes per game that team A has spent leading (based on 90 min per game): 9 minutes

Some additional context information on the Lead Duration table and other related tables is provided in the Lead durations blog article.

See also:

Goal types