J1 League 2026 — First Goal Time Tracker

in	Date	Teams	HT	FT	1st goal	1	X	2
161	13 May	MachidavsVerdy	0:0	1:0AfP	45'	1.90	2.99	4.70
160	13 May	Vissel KobevsKyoto	0:0	1:0	78'	1.83	3.43	4.25
159	10 May	ChibavsMachida	0:2	0:2	7'	4.24	3.33	1.87
158	10 May	Nagoya GrampusvsKyoto	2:0	3:0	9'	1.91	3.52	3.78
157	10 May	Kashiwa ReysolvsKawasaki Frontale	0:0	1:0	73'	1.85	3.69	3.84
156	10 May	Gamba OsakavsSanfrecce Hiroshima	0:0	0:1	68'	3.66	3.55	1.93
155	10 May	FC TokyovsVerdy	1:1	2:1	29'	1.86	3.24	4.48
154	10 May	Yokohama F. MarinosvsKashima Antlers	0:0	1:2AfP	58'	3.24	3.49	2.10
153	10 May	Shimizu S-PulsevsAvispa Fukuoka	0:0	2:1AfP	70'	2.21	2.96	3.53
152	10 May	Vissel KobevsOkayama	0:2	0:3	28'	1.67	3.57	5.14
151	09 May	Cerezo OsakavsV-Varen Nagasaki	1:1	3:2	25'	1.69	3.81	4.51
150	09 May	MitovsUrawa Reds	0:1	1:4	24'	3.96	3.26	1.95
149	06 May	Kashiwa ReysolvsUrawa Reds	0:0	0:1	58'	2.15	3.43	3.17
148	06 May	Kawasaki FrontalevsVerdy	0:0	1:0	73'	2.07	3.26	3.53
147	06 May	MachidavsYokohama F. Marinos	0:0	2:0	53'	1.85	3.49	4.09
146	06 May	Kashima AntlersvsMito	0:0	3:0	58'	1.69	3.49	5.15
145	06 May	FC TokyovsChiba	0:1	0:3	6'	1.39	4.71	7.16
144	06 May	Sanfrecce HiroshimavsVissel Kobe	1:0	1:2AfP	42'	2.28	3.34	3.00
143	06 May	Nagoya GrampusvsGamba Osaka	2:0	2:1	8'	2.23	3.38	3.05
142	06 May	Avispa FukuokavsKyoto	0:1	2:1AfP	28'	3.16	3.03	2.34
141	06 May	V-Varen NagasakivsOkayama	2:0	2:1	19'	2.83	3.10	2.52
140	06 May	Shimizu S-PulsevsCerezo Osaka	0:1	2:1AfP	19'	2.62	3.24	2.60
139	03 May	V-Varen NagasakivsNagoya Grampus	1:1	1:2	29'	2.27	3.30	3.07
138	03 May	Kashima AntlersvsMachida	0:0	2:1AfP	50'	2.29	2.99	3.33
137	03 May	Cerezo OsakavsAvispa Fukuoka	1:1	2:1AfP	11'	1.79	3.63	4.21
136	03 May	VerdyvsKashiwa Reysol	0:0	1:0	90'	3.15	3.09	2.30
135	02 May	Urawa RedsvsChiba	1:0	2:0	41'	1.66	3.71	5.01
134	02 May	Gamba OsakavsVissel Kobe	2:0	5:0	22'	3.03	3.36	2.24
133	02 May	KyotovsShimizu S-Pulse	1:0	1:2	16'	2.08	3.23	3.58
132	02 May	Yokohama F. MarinosvsMito	1:1	1:2AfP	5'	2.62	3.13	2.69
131	02 May	FC TokyovsKawasaki Frontale	1:0	2:0	41'	1.85	3.60	3.94
130	02 May	OkayamavsSanfrecce Hiroshima	0:0	1:0	83'	4.74	3.76	1.68
129	29 Apr	MitovsMachida	0:1	2:3AfP	17'	3.71	3.18	2.05
128	29 Apr	Kashiwa ReysolvsFC Tokyo	0:1	1:3	43'	2.70	3.27	2.53
127	29 Apr	Urawa RedsvsKawasaki Frontale	0:0	2:0	54'	2.18	3.53	3.02
126	29 Apr	Nagoya GrampusvsOkayama	0:0	1:2AfP	65'	1.74	3.60	4.60
125	29 Apr	KyotovsGamba Osaka	0:0	2:1AfP	89'	2.42	3.28	2.81
124	29 Apr	Avispa FukuokavsSanfrecce Hiroshima	1:2	3:2AfP	4'	4.96	3.55	1.70
123	29 Apr	ChibavsYokohama F. Marinos	1:0	2:3	18'	3.12	3.22	2.26
122	29 Apr	Vissel KobevsCerezo Osaka	0:0	0:1AfP	45'	1.53	4.40	5.20
121	29 Apr	VerdyvsKashima Antlers	2:1	2:1	19'	4.19	3.20	1.90
120	29 Apr	Shimizu S-PulsevsV-Varen Nagasaki	1:1	1:2	21'	1.90	3.33	4.06
119	25 Apr	V-Varen NagasakivsGamba Osaka	0:0	1:2AfP	78'	3.59	3.54	1.94
118	25 Apr	Sanfrecce HiroshimavsCerezo Osaka	0:1	2:1	12'	1.62	3.95	4.91
117	25 Apr	Kawasaki FrontalevsChiba	1:0	2:1	5'	1.59	3.99	5.13
116	25 Apr	Shimizu S-PulsevsNagoya Grampus	0:1	0:2	45'	2.96	3.19	2.34
115	25 Apr	Urawa RedsvsYokohama F. Marinos	1:1	2:3	21'	2.09	3.16	3.56
114	25 Apr	OkayamavsAvispa Fukuoka	1:0	2:0	27'	2.24	3.02	3.35
113	24 Apr	Kashiwa ReysolvsKashima Antlers	0:1	0:1	46'	2.69	3.23	2.56
112	24 Apr	FC TokyovsMito	3:1	5:2	17'	1.62	3.51	5.93
111	22 Apr	Gamba OsakavsAvispa Fukuoka	1:2	1:2	9'	1.88	3.39	4.03
110	19 Apr	Nagoya GrampusvsAvispa Fukuoka	0:2	3:2AfP	3'	1.73	3.54	4.66
109	19 Apr	Gamba OsakavsOkayama	1:1	3:2AfP	5'	1.72	3.56	4.73
108	19 Apr	MitovsKashiwa Reysol	0:0	2:0	60'	4.24	3.26	1.89
107	18 Apr	Cerezo OsakavsKyoto	1:0	3:0	18'	2.21	3.40	3.09
106	18 Apr	VerdyvsChiba	0:0	1:0	51'	2.17	3.14	3.45
105	18 Apr	Sanfrecce HiroshimavsV-Varen Nagasaki	1:0	2:0	10'	1.38	4.58	7.76
104	18 Apr	Kashima AntlersvsUrawa Reds	0:0	1:0	81'	1.99	3.40	3.66
103	18 Apr	Yokohama F. MarinosvsKawasaki Frontale	1:1	1:2	15'	2.55	3.46	2.53
102	12 Apr	Kawasaki FrontalevsKashima Antlers	0:0	0:2	53'	2.97	3.41	2.25
101	12 Apr	Urawa RedsvsVerdy	0:0	1:2AfP	46'	2.05	3.15	3.70
100	11 Apr	KyotovsOkayama	3:1	5:1	12'	2.16	3.23	3.29
99	11 Apr	Gamba OsakavsCerezo Osaka	0:1	0:1	40'	2.43	3.30	2.77
98	11 Apr	Vissel KobevsNagoya Grampus	1:1	3:2	27'	1.97	3.35	3.71
97	11 Apr	Yokohama F. MarinosvsFC Tokyo	0:1	1:3	45'	4.16	3.46	1.82
96	11 Apr	Sanfrecce HiroshimavsShimizu S-Pulse	0:0	2:1AfP	71'	1.62	3.69	5.30
95	11 Apr	MachidavsKashiwa Reysol	0:0	1:0	75'	2.88	3.01	2.53
94	11 Apr	Avispa FukuokavsV-Varen Nagasaki	0:0	1:0	62'	2.48	3.02	2.93
93	11 Apr	ChibavsMito	0:1	1:2AfP	49'	2.72	3.02	2.64
92	05 Apr	Kawasaki FrontalevsUrawa Reds	1:1	3:2	2'	2.58	3.45	2.52
91	05 Apr	FC TokyovsMachida	0:0	0:1AfP	45'	2.36	3.12	3.01
90	05 Apr	Sanfrecce HiroshimavsAvispa Fukuoka	0:1	0:1	16'	1.44	4.20	7.18
89	05 Apr	Kashiwa ReysolvsYokohama F. Marinos	1:0	3:0	18'	1.57	3.95	5.43
88	05 Apr	OkayamavsVissel Kobe	0:2	1:4	8'	3.15	2.98	2.39
87	05 Apr	V-Varen NagasakivsShimizu S-Pulse	0:3	0:3	1'	2.59	3.15	2.71
86	04 Apr	Gamba OsakavsKyoto	1:0	2:0	13'	2.35	3.43	2.84
85	04 Apr	Nagoya GrampusvsCerezo Osaka	0:0	3:0	46'	2.40	3.45	2.72
84	04 Apr	MitovsKashima Antlers	1:0	2:1AfP	34'	3.95	3.39	1.90
83	04 Apr	ChibavsVerdy	2:0	3:2	19'	2.91	3.00	2.53
82	01 Apr	Vissel KobevsShimizu S-Pulse	1:0	2:0	28'	1.89	3.51	3.84
81	01 Apr	MachidavsFC Tokyo	0:1	0:3	32'	2.42	3.03	3.02
80	28 Mar	MachidavsKawasaki Frontale	1:0	2:1AfP	41'	1.69	3.86	4.50
79	27 Mar	Vissel KobevsSanfrecce Hiroshima	0:0	2:1	49'	2.74	3.13	2.59
78	22 Mar	Kashiwa ReysolvsMito	2:0	3:0	15'	1.57	3.73	6.21
77	22 Mar	Urawa RedsvsMachida	0:1	1:2	26'	2.89	3.05	2.55
76	22 Mar	Kawasaki FrontalevsYokohama F. Marinos	0:1	0:5	30'	2.11	3.65	3.13
75	22 Mar	Kashima AntlersvsChiba	1:0	2:1	4'	1.51	4.04	6.25
74	22 Mar	Cerezo OsakavsVissel Kobe	1:0	2:1AfP	12'	2.72	3.27	2.53
73	22 Mar	KyotovsNagoya Grampus	0:1	2:1AfP	19'	2.48	3.33	2.72
72	22 Mar	VerdyvsFC Tokyo	0:0	1:0AfP	45'	4.25	3.09	1.96
71	22 Mar	Shimizu S-PulsevsSanfrecce Hiroshima	2:0	3:1	19'	4.09	3.32	1.92
70	21 Mar	Avispa FukuokavsGamba Osaka	1:2	3:2AfP	2'	3.94	3.26	1.96
69	21 Mar	OkayamavsV-Varen Nagasaki	0:0	0:1	93'	2.22	3.15	3.28
68	18 Mar	MachidavsKashima Antlers	0:2	0:3	5'	2.32	3.11	3.16
67	18 Mar	Urawa RedsvsKashiwa Reysol	0:0	1:2AfP	49'	3.11	3.38	2.21
66	18 Mar	MitovsYokohama F. Marinos	0:0	1:0	62'	2.24	3.28	3.13
65	18 Mar	Avispa FukuokavsShimizu S-Pulse	0:0	1:2AfP	59'	2.89	3.25	2.40
64	18 Mar	Vissel KobevsGamba Osaka	1:1	2:3AfP	4'	1.90	3.48	3.88
63	18 Mar	V-Varen NagasakivsKyoto	1:1	1:2	5'	2.76	3.28	2.46
62	18 Mar	ChibavsFC Tokyo	0:1	1:2	31'	4.31	3.59	1.78
61	18 Mar	VerdyvsKawasaki Frontale	0:2	0:2	9'	3.53	3.41	2.02
60	18 Mar	Nagoya GrampusvsSanfrecce Hiroshima	1:0	2:1	4'	3.31	3.75	2.00
59	18 Mar	Cerezo OsakavsOkayama	1:1	1:2	19'	1.95	3.44	3.76
58	15 Mar	V-Varen NagasakivsAvispa Fukuoka	0:0	1:0	76'	2.08	3.24	3.54
57	14 Mar	VerdyvsUrawa Reds	1:0	1:0	14'	3.83	3.11	2.05
56	14 Mar	Sanfrecce HiroshimavsGamba Osaka	1:0	2:0	41'	1.72	3.81	4.51
55	14 Mar	Kashima AntlersvsKawasaki Frontale	0:0	1:0	79'	1.93	3.56	3.70
54	14 Mar	MitovsFC Tokyo	0:0	1:2AfP	59'	3.62	3.20	2.07
53	14 Mar	Nagoya GrampusvsVissel Kobe	0:1	0:3	12'	2.67	3.16	2.62
52	14 Mar	Kashiwa ReysolvsMachida	0:1	0:1	29'	1.96	3.32	3.84
51	14 Mar	KyotovsCerezo Osaka	0:0	1:2	48'	2.24	3.35	3.07
50	14 Mar	Shimizu S-PulsevsOkayama	0:0	2:1AfP	58'	2.51	3.16	2.82
49	14 Mar	Yokohama F. MarinosvsChiba	0:0	2:0	52'	2.07	3.40	3.41
48	08 Mar	Gamba OsakavsV-Varen Nagasaki	1:2	3:2	13'	2.07	3.62	3.26
47	08 Mar	OkayamavsKyoto	0:0	1:0	84'	3.25	3.14	2.25
46	07 Mar	Kashima AntlersvsVerdy	2:0	2:0	26'	1.81	3.48	4.37
45	07 Mar	Avispa FukuokavsNagoya Grampus	0:3	1:5	12'	3.90	3.32	1.96
44	07 Mar	Cerezo OsakavsShimizu S-Pulse	0:0	1:0AfP	45'	2.16	3.50	3.11
43	07 Mar	Urawa RedsvsMito	1:0	2:0	41'	1.75	3.58	4.53
42	07 Mar	FC TokyovsYokohama F. Marinos	2:0	3:0	1'	2.04	3.34	3.61
41	07 Mar	ChibavsKashiwa Reysol	0:0	2:1	48'	4.66	3.68	1.72
40	01 Mar	Kawasaki FrontalevsMito	0:2	3:2AfP	45'	1.90	3.70	3.68
39	01 Mar	OkayamavsNagoya Grampus	0:0	2:1AfP	48'	3.13	3.03	2.37
38	28 Feb	V-Varen NagasakivsCerezo Osaka	1:0	1:0	38'	2.95	3.48	2.25
37	28 Feb	FC TokyovsKashiwa Reysol	0:0	0:2	54'	2.82	3.19	2.51
36	28 Feb	Gamba OsakavsShimizu S-Pulse	2:0	3:2AfP	27'	2.18	3.39	3.18
35	28 Feb	Urawa RedsvsKashima Antlers	2:1	2:3	14'	2.52	3.11	2.83
34	28 Feb	Yokohama F. MarinosvsVerdy	1:0	3:2	49'	2.33	2.99	3.28
33	27 Feb	Sanfrecce HiroshimavsKyoto	1:0	1:2	39'	2.07	3.29	3.53
32	27 Feb	Vissel KobevsAvispa Fukuoka	0:0	2:1	53'	1.66	3.52	5.46
31	27 Feb	MachidavsChiba	1:0	2:1	5'	1.71	3.62	4.81
30	22 Feb	Cerezo OsakavsSanfrecce Hiroshima	0:0	1:2	55'	3.59	3.49	2.00
29	22 Feb	OkayamavsGamba Osaka	1:1	1:2	14'	2.96	3.14	2.44
28	22 Feb	KyotovsAvispa Fukuoka	1:0	2:0	32'	2.02	3.11	3.98
27	22 Feb	MitovsChiba	1:1	2:1AfP	23'	2.15	3.14	3.52
26	21 Feb	Kashima AntlersvsKashiwa Reysol	1:0	2:0	36'	3.06	3.26	2.32
25	21 Feb	Kawasaki FrontalevsFC Tokyo	1:2	1:2	18'	2.52	3.57	2.62
24	21 Feb	Nagoya GrampusvsV-Varen Nagasaki	0:0	1:3	58'	1.93	3.38	3.95
23	21 Feb	Shimizu S-PulsevsVissel Kobe	0:0	1:0	55'	3.93	3.36	1.95
22	21 Feb	VerdyvsMachida	0:0	3:2AfP	69'	3.66	2.81	2.26
21	21 Feb	Yokohama F. MarinosvsUrawa Reds	0:0	0:2	55'	2.88	3.24	2.41
20	15 Feb	Gamba OsakavsNagoya Grampus	0:0	0:1AfP	45'	2.50	3.18	2.83
19	15 Feb	Avispa FukuokavsCerezo Osaka	0:2	0:2	19'	2.53	3.10	2.83
18	15 Feb	Kashiwa ReysolvsVerdy	1:0	1:2	33'	1.62	3.71	5.45
17	15 Feb	ChibavsKawasaki Frontale	0:0	0:1AfP	45'	3.80	3.81	1.84
16	14 Feb	Kashima AntlersvsYokohama F. Marinos	0:0	1:0	76'	1.75	3.79	4.36
15	14 Feb	FC TokyovsUrawa Reds	0:0	2:1AfP	78'	2.21	3.35	3.16
14	14 Feb	MachidavsMito	2:2	3:2AfP	3'	1.53	3.93	6.29
13	14 Feb	Shimizu S-PulsevsKyoto	0:0	1:2AfP	46'	3.47	3.39	2.06
12	14 Feb	Sanfrecce HiroshimavsOkayama	1:1	2:1AfP	10'	1.47	4.16	6.87
11	13 Feb	Vissel KobevsV-Varen Nagasaki	2:0	2:0	25'	1.65	3.70	5.15
10	08 Feb	VerdyvsMito	2:0	3:1	8'	2.27	2.82	3.66
9	08 Feb	Kawasaki FrontalevsKashiwa Reysol	3:1	5:3	6'	2.98	3.61	2.20
8	08 Feb	Nagoya GrampusvsShimizu S-Pulse	0:0	1:0	58'	2.01	3.32	3.70
7	08 Feb	Avispa FukuokavsOkayama	0:1	2:1AfP	44'	2.03	2.95	4.21
6	07 Feb	Cerezo OsakavsGamba Osaka	0:0	0:1AfP	45'	2.16	3.56	3.08
5	07 Feb	FC TokyovsKashima Antlers	1:1	2:1AfP	44'	2.73	3.15	2.61
4	07 Feb	ChibavsUrawa Reds	0:2	0:2	5'	3.46	3.36	2.09
3	06 Feb	V-Varen NagasakivsSanfrecce Hiroshima	0:1	1:3	35'	3.25	3.45	2.12
2	06 Feb	KyotovsVissel Kobe	0:1	1:2AfP	37'	3.36	3.02	2.27
1	06 Feb	Yokohama F. MarinosvsMachida	1:3	2:3	8'	4.28	3.33	1.86

Data

J1 League odds archive

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Statistics from all 161 J1 League matches in the 2026 season: 314 goals in total, an average of 2.78 per match, with the first goal arriving after 33.6 minutes on average.

When goals are scored

462 goals across the 161 matches that produced one, placed by the minute each was scored. The busiest stretch is 75-90, with 23.6% of them. 30.7% arrive from the 75th minute on, and 7.1% in stoppage time at the end.

0-1549 · 10.6%
15-3056 · 12.1%
30-4566 · 14.3%
45+20 · 4.3%
46-6059 · 12.8%
60-7570 · 15.2%
75-90109 · 23.6%
90+33 · 7.1%

Blue is the first half, grey the second, amber the two stoppage-time bins. Minutes are as recorded: first-half stoppage counts as 45+, and anything after 90 as 90+.

41.3% of goals come before half time. That figure counts first-half stoppage time, which is where most published numbers go wrong: goals in added time at the end of the half are recorded as minutes 46, 47 and 48, so cutting the match at minute 45 pushes them into the second half and gives 37% instead — out by 4.3 points.

First Goal Timing

Across 161 matches the first goal arrived after 33.6 minutes on average. The histogram shows when the opening goal was scored, in three-minute bins, including matches with no goal at all.