J1 League — Card Stats

Japan · 2027

Japan — J1 League 2027 — Detailed Stats

Yellow Cards — Match Total

#	Team	MP	O 1.5	O 2.5	O 3.5	O 4.5	O 5.5	O 6.5	Avg
1	JEF United Chiba	13	92%	69%	38%	38%	23%	8%	3.7
2	Yokohama F. Marinos	13	85%	62%	46%	31%	15%	8%	3.5
3	Kyoto Sanga	12	100%	67%	42%	17%	8%	0%	3.3
4	Avispa Fukuoka	13	92%	69%	38%	15%	8%	0%	3.2
5	Cerezo Osaka	13	62%	62%	54%	38%	8%	0%	3.2
6	Kawasaki Frontale	13	85%	77%	38%	8%	8%	0%	3.1
7	Nagoya Grampus	13	100%	62%	31%	15%	0%	0%	3.1
8	Kashima	13	85%	62%	38%	8%	8%	0%	3.0
9	Urawa	13	77%	62%	46%	15%	0%	0%	3.0
10	Vissel Kobe	12	92%	67%	25%	8%	8%	0%	3.0
11	Fagiano Okayama	13	62%	62%	38%	15%	8%	0%	2.9
12	Tokyo Verdy	12	83%	50%	33%	8%	8%	0%	2.8
13	Gamba Osaka	13	92%	62%	15%	8%	0%	0%	2.8
14	V-varen Nagasaki	13	77%	46%	15%	8%	0%	0%	2.5
15	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	77%	46%	15%	0%	0%	0%	2.4
16	Shimizu S-pulse	13	69%	46%	23%	8%	8%	0%	2.4
17	FC Tokyo	12	58%	42%	17%	8%	8%	8%	2.3
18	Kashiwa Reysol	12	50%	33%	25%	17%	8%	8%	2.3
19	Mito Hollyhock	12	50%	33%	17%	17%	0%	0%	2.2
20	Machida Zelvia	13	69%	38%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2.0

Yellow Cards — Match Total

League avg

2.83

Most carded

JEF United Chiba

3.7

Fewest carded

Machida Zelvia

2.0

Yellow Cards per Match in J1 League 2027

JEF United Chiba leads J1 League with an average of 3.69 yellow cards per match across 13 fixtures — placing them at the top of the discipline table.

Yokohama F. Marinos (3.46) and Kyoto Sanga (3.33) follow closely, with the trio averaging 3.49 combined. Their games consistently generate elevated card activity.

At the other end, Machida Zelvia averages just 2.00 yellow cards per match — the lowest figure in the competition across 13 matches.

Disciplinary Market Insights

The J1 League averages 2.83 yellow cards per match as a league-wide baseline — a key reference for disciplinary betting markets.

The most active trio (JEF United Chiba, Yokohama F. Marinos, Kyoto Sanga) averages 3.49 collectively, sitting 0.66 above the league mean. Fixtures involving these sides provide a structural edge in over-threshold card markets.

Yellow Cards For

#	Team	MP	O 0.5	O 1.5	O 2.5	O 3.5	O 4.5	Avg
1	JEF United Chiba	13	85%	77%	38%	31%	8%	2.4
2	Cerezo Osaka	13	92%	54%	38%	15%	0%	2.0
3	Avispa Fukuoka	13	92%	62%	31%	8%	0%	1.9
4	Kyoto Sanga	12	100%	58%	33%	0%	0%	1.9
5	Fagiano Okayama	13	85%	46%	23%	8%	0%	1.6
6	Yokohama F. Marinos	13	77%	46%	31%	8%	0%	1.6
7	V-varen Nagasaki	13	92%	54%	8%	0%	0%	1.5
8	Kashima	13	77%	38%	31%	0%	0%	1.5
9	Shimizu S-pulse	13	85%	38%	23%	0%	0%	1.5
10	Kashiwa Reysol	12	75%	42%	17%	8%	0%	1.4
11	Tokyo Verdy	12	67%	58%	17%	0%	0%	1.4
12	Kawasaki Frontale	13	92%	31%	8%	0%	0%	1.3
13	Urawa	13	69%	31%	15%	8%	8%	1.3
14	FC Tokyo	12	67%	25%	25%	0%	0%	1.2
15	Mito Hollyhock	12	75%	25%	17%	0%	0%	1.2
16	Nagoya Grampus	13	77%	31%	0%	0%	0%	1.1
17	Gamba Osaka	13	69%	23%	8%	0%	0%	1.0
18	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	69%	23%	0%	0%	0%	0.9
19	Machida Zelvia	13	62%	23%	0%	0%	0%	0.8
20	Vissel Kobe	12	58%	17%	0%	0%	0%	0.8

Yellow Cards For

League avg

1.42

Most carded

JEF United Chiba

2.4

Fewest carded

Vissel Kobe

0.8

Yellow Cards For — J1 League 2027

JEF United Chiba leads J1 League with an average of 2.38 yellow cards per match across 13 fixtures — placing them at the top of the discipline table.

Cerezo Osaka (2.00) and Avispa Fukuoka (1.92) follow closely, with the trio averaging 2.10 combined. Their games consistently generate elevated card activity.

At the other end, Vissel Kobe averages just 0.75 yellow cards per match — the lowest figure in the competition across 12 matches.

Disciplinary Market Insights

The J1 League averages 1.42 yellow cards per match as a league-wide baseline — a key reference for disciplinary betting markets.

The most active trio (JEF United Chiba, Cerezo Osaka, Avispa Fukuoka) averages 2.10 collectively, sitting 0.68 above the league mean. Fixtures involving these sides provide a structural edge in over-threshold card markets.

Yellow Cards Against

#	Team	MP	O 0.5	O 1.5	O 2.5	O 3.5	O 4.5	Avg
1	Vissel Kobe	12	100%	67%	42%	17%	0%	2.3
2	Nagoya Grampus	13	100%	54%	38%	8%	0%	2.0
3	Yokohama F. Marinos	13	100%	46%	23%	15%	0%	1.9
4	Gamba Osaka	13	85%	54%	23%	8%	8%	1.8
5	Kawasaki Frontale	13	85%	62%	23%	8%	0%	1.8
6	Urawa	13	85%	46%	23%	8%	8%	1.7
7	Kashima	13	85%	38%	31%	0%	0%	1.5
8	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	100%	38%	8%	0%	0%	1.5
9	Kyoto Sanga	12	83%	42%	17%	0%	0%	1.4
10	Tokyo Verdy	12	75%	33%	25%	8%	0%	1.4
11	Avispa Fukuoka	13	85%	38%	8%	0%	0%	1.3
12	JEF United Chiba	13	77%	38%	15%	0%	0%	1.3
13	Cerezo Osaka	13	69%	46%	8%	0%	0%	1.2
14	Fagiano Okayama	13	69%	38%	8%	8%	0%	1.2
15	FC Tokyo	12	58%	33%	17%	8%	0%	1.2
16	Machida Zelvia	13	77%	23%	15%	0%	0%	1.1
17	Mito Hollyhock	12	75%	25%	0%	0%	0%	1.0
18	Kashiwa Reysol	12	50%	25%	17%	0%	0%	0.9
19	Shimizu S-pulse	13	54%	31%	8%	0%	0%	0.9
20	V-varen Nagasaki	13	54%	23%	15%	0%	0%	0.9

Yellow Cards Against

League avg

1.42

Most carded

Vissel Kobe

2.3

Fewest carded

V-varen Nagasaki

0.9

Yellow Cards Against — J1 League 2027

Vissel Kobe leads J1 League with an average of 2.25 yellow cards conceded per match across 12 fixtures — placing them at the top of the discipline table.

Nagoya Grampus (2.00) and Yokohama F. Marinos (1.85) follow closely, with the trio averaging 2.03 combined. Their games consistently generate elevated card activity.

At the other end, V-varen Nagasaki averages just 0.92 yellow cards conceded per match — the lowest figure in the competition across 13 matches.

Disciplinary Market Insights

The J1 League averages 1.42 yellow cards conceded per match as a league-wide baseline — a key reference for disciplinary betting markets.

The most active trio (Vissel Kobe, Nagoya Grampus, Yokohama F. Marinos) averages 2.03 collectively, sitting 0.61 above the league mean. Fixtures involving these sides provide a structural edge in over-threshold card markets.