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Japan - J1 League 2021 results and closing odds

All 187 finished games of the 2021 season, with the score and the best closing price on each outcome among the bookmakers we compare: the last price before the start. A record of what happened, not a tip.

The season in numbers

187 games priced
  • Closing favourite won 48% 90 of 187 games
  • Home / draw / away 41 / 23 / 36% on the regular-time score
  • Average closing payout 93.4% 100% minus the bookmakers' margin
  • Goals per game 2.46 regular time
  • Biggest upset Yokohama FC won at Hiroshima 0-1, 11 Jul 2021 Yokohama FC closed at 9.50 (Bet365); Hiroshima were the favourite at about 76%
  • Odds-on favourites 59% won 54 of 92
  • Favourites at 2.00 to 2.99 38% won 36 of 95

Every game, with the closing odds

Best closing price per outcome: 1won the result, 1fav the favourite. Open a game for every bookmaker's closing price and how the whole market closed.

July 2021

  1. Vissel Kobe3-1Shonan11.68X3.8025.00
  2. Sendai0-0Urawa14.20X3.4022.00
  3. Kashiwa1-2Yokahama15.25X4.2521.57
  4. Hiroshima1-1Tosu12.00X3.4024.00
  5. Sapporo1-0Tokushima11.75X3.7524.40
  6. Shimizu1-0Oita11.88X3.5024.33
  7. Yokahama2-0Fukuoka11.45X4.7526.50
  8. Sendai1-1Sapporo14.00X3.9021.80
  9. Oita1-0Urawa14.33X3.5021.90
  10. Hiroshima0-1Yokohama FC11.33X4.8029.50
  11. Tokushima2-2Shimizu13.00X3.0022.75
  12. Kashiwa2-1Kashima14.00X3.6021.85
  13. Shonan0-1FC Tokyo14.00X3.5521.90
  14. Shimizu0-2Kawasaki Frontale16.50X4.5021.47
  15. Fukuoka0-1Gamba Osaka13.15X3.2022.30
  16. Cerezo Osaka1-1Vissel Kobe12.80X3.4022.48
  17. Tosu3-1Grampus Eight13.30X3.0022.30
  18. Cerezo Osaka3-3FC Tokyo12.75X3.2022.65
  19. Gamba Osaka1-2Vissel Kobe13.20X3.6022.15
  20. Gamba Osaka0-1Kashima13.90X3.6021.90
  21. Tosu3-3Cerezo Osaka12.62X3.2022.75
  22. Gamba Osaka2-1Oita12.10X3.2523.60
  23. Sapporo0-2Gamba Osaka11.58X4.2025.25

August 2021

  1. Sendai0-1Gamba Osaka12.60X3.3022.70
  2. Gamba Osaka2-3Yokahama15.50X4.0021.57
  3. Sapporo2-1Urawa12.10X3.4023.40
  4. Shimizu2-2Yokahama14.50X4.0021.72
  5. Vissel Kobe1-2Kashiwa12.00X3.6023.60
  6. Yokohama FC2-0Grampus Eight15.50X3.5021.73
  7. Shonan1-2Kashima15.00X3.8021.70
  8. Cerezo Osaka0-0Sendai11.67X4.0025.00
  9. Fukuoka1-1Hiroshima14.50X3.2521.90
  10. Oita0-2Kawasaki Frontale19.00X4.7521.35
  11. Tosu1-0FC Tokyo12.80X3.2022.60
  12. Tokushima2-1Gamba Osaka12.40X3.2023.15
  13. Yokahama2-0Grampus Eight11.92X3.6024.00
  14. Shimizu0-1Gamba Osaka12.50X3.2523.00
  15. Sapporo3-2FC Tokyo12.45X3.4023.00
  16. Sendai0-0Yokohama FC12.50X3.2522.90
  17. Urawa2-1Tosu12.55X3.4022.90
  18. Kashiwa0-0Kawasaki Frontale16.50X4.0021.57
  19. Yokahama5-1Oita11.30X5.0028.50
  20. Grampus Eight1-0Shonan11.86X3.4024.50
  21. Kashima3-0Tokushima11.57X4.1025.75
  22. Fukuoka2-1Cerezo Osaka13.60X3.3522.05
  23. Vissel Kobe1-0Kashima13.50X3.6022.00
  24. Yokahama5-0Sendai11.30X5.7528.50
  25. Cerezo Osaka3-1Yokohama FC11.85X3.7024.30
  26. Gamba Osaka0-0FC Tokyo13.00X3.4022.40
  27. Kashiwa1-3Tosu12.37X3.3022.95
  28. Oita1-1Sapporo13.90X3.3022.00
  29. Hiroshima1-1Kawasaki Frontale14.40X3.8021.80
  30. Shonan1-1Shimizu12.65X3.2022.80
  31. Tokushima0-1Urawa13.10X3.1022.45
  32. Grampus Eight1-0Fukuoka11.75X3.2525.25
  33. Sapporo0-2Grampus Eight12.45X3.3022.88
  34. Sendai1-2FC Tokyo13.55X3.4022.15
  35. Urawa1-0Hiroshima12.65X3.2022.90
  36. Shimizu0-4Kashima13.90X3.7021.90
  37. Tokushima0-1Kashiwa12.60X3.1023.00
  38. Fukuoka1-0Kawasaki Frontale19.50X5.0021.32
  39. Tosu0-4Yokahama13.50X4.0021.95
  40. Oita1-3Vissel Kobe14.25X3.6021.85
  41. Cerezo Osaka1-5Shonan11.82X3.7524.33
  42. Yokohama FC3-1Gamba Osaka12.75X3.2522.70
  43. Sapporo0-2Kawasaki Frontale14.50X3.7521.95
  44. Vissel Kobe0-1FC Tokyo12.20X3.4023.30
  45. Gamba Osaka0-1Cerezo Osaka13.00X3.5022.60
  46. Hiroshima4-1Oita11.60X4.0026.00
  47. Yokahama0-2Kashima12.00X4.0023.40
  48. Grampus Eight1-1Shimizu12.00X3.3024.00
  49. Fukuoka3-0Tokushima12.43X3.1023.10
  50. Kashiwa2-1Yokohama FC12.05X3.5023.50
  51. Shonan0-0Urawa13.25X3.1522.25
  52. Sendai0-1Tosu13.80X3.6021.90

September 2021

  1. Hiroshima1-1Vissel Kobe12.55X3.1022.88
  2. Sapporo0-3Cerezo Osaka12.08X3.6023.30
  3. Grampus Eight3-0Tokushima11.83X3.2025.25
  4. Yokohama FC0-2Urawa13.80X3.3022.05
  5. Kashima0-3Fukuoka11.60X4.0026.40
  6. Cerezo Osaka0-2Sapporo12.40X3.6022.87
  7. Oita2-0Shonan13.75X3.1022.25
  8. Hiroshima1-3Yokahama13.40X3.7522.00
  9. Tosu2-1Shimizu12.00X3.3023.90
  10. Gamba Osaka2-3Sendai11.97X3.4023.85
  11. FC Tokyo0-1Kashiwa12.00X3.5023.75
  12. Kashima3-1Gamba Osaka11.50X4.2525.50
  13. Shonan1-1Fukuoka12.75X3.1022.70
  14. Vissel Kobe1-0Sapporo12.15X3.5523.10
  15. Kashiwa0-3Hiroshima12.80X3.1522.60
  16. Tokushima1-3Kawasaki Frontale17.00X3.9021.53
  17. Tosu0-0Oita11.65X3.4525.60
  18. FC Tokyo4-0Yokohama FC11.65X4.0025.00
  19. Shimizu2-1Sendai12.00X3.4023.60
  20. Urawa2-0Cerezo Osaka12.10X3.5523.50
  21. Grampus Eight2-1Yokahama12.90X3.5022.30
  22. Kashima1-2Kawasaki Frontale13.80X3.6022.00
  23. FC Tokyo1-1Grampus Eight12.87X3.0022.65
  24. Hiroshima0-1Cerezo Osaka12.00X3.5023.65
  25. Shimizu0-2Vissel Kobe13.05X3.2022.37
  26. Sendai0-1Tokushima12.60X2.9522.95
  27. FC Tokyo1-2Urawa12.90X3.2022.75
  28. Yokohama FC2-2Yokahama18.00X5.0021.35
  29. Fukuoka3-0Tosu13.45X3.0522.20
  30. Sapporo0-2Hiroshima12.45X3.3022.88
  31. Cerezo Osaka1-2Kashima13.20X3.2522.25
  32. Grampus Eight1-0Oita11.61X3.5026.50
  33. Kawasaki Frontale2-1Shonan11.50X4.2026.00
  34. Gamba Osaka2-1Kashiwa12.90X3.4022.50
  35. Kawasaki Frontale3-1Vissel Kobe11.53X4.3025.50

October 2021

  1. Shonan0-1Yokahama14.50X4.1021.66
  2. Fukuoka1-2Shimizu12.50X3.0522.90
  3. Vissel Kobe5-1Urawa12.60X3.2022.70
  4. Kashima1-2Yokohama FC11.44X4.4027.50
  5. Kashiwa1-1Sendai11.75X3.8024.25
  6. Kawasaki Frontale1-0FC Tokyo11.55X4.2025.25
  7. Gamba Osaka1-5Sapporo13.50X3.6022.05
  8. Tokushima3-0Tosu13.20X3.1522.25
  9. Hiroshima1-0Grampus Eight12.80X3.0022.70
  10. Oita1-0Cerezo Osaka14.00X3.5021.95
  11. Tosu1-1Shonan12.37X3.2523.30
  12. Urawa1-1Gamba Osaka11.56X4.2025.75
  13. Shimizu0-1Kashiwa12.70X3.1022.75
  14. Yokohama FC5-3Tokushima13.00X3.1022.55
  15. Vissel Kobe1-0Fukuoka11.93X3.2524.33
  16. Yokahama2-1Sapporo11.65X4.3524.50
  17. Oita2-0Sendai12.45X3.1023.00
  18. Urawa5-1Kashiwa11.85X3.7024.10
  19. Sendai2-0Hiroshima14.70X3.4521.75
  20. FC Tokyo1-2Kashima12.90X3.4022.40
  21. Tokushima1-1Oita12.12X3.2023.80
  22. Shonan2-1Yokohama FC12.30X3.1023.55
  23. Gamba Osaka1-0Tosu13.60X3.4022.05
  24. Sapporo0-0Fukuoka11.73X3.6525.00
  25. Grampus Eight2-2Vissel Kobe12.30X3.0523.25
  26. Kawasaki Frontale1-0Shimizu11.44X4.7527.50
  27. Cerezo Osaka2-1Yokahama13.50X4.0021.95

November 2021

  1. Kawasaki Frontale1-1Urawa11.80X4.0024.20
  2. Yokahama0-1Gamba Osaka11.38X5.2528.00
  3. FC Tokyo4-0Shimizu12.10X3.6023.45
  4. Yokohama FC0-0Tosu13.25X3.4022.25
  5. Tokushima0-1Cerezo Osaka12.70X3.3022.60
  6. Grampus Eight2-0Kashiwa11.95X3.4024.10
  7. Hiroshima1-4Kashima12.87X3.5022.40
  8. Fukuoka1-0Oita12.35X3.0023.50
  9. Sapporo1-1Shonan12.05X3.8023.45
  10. Vissel Kobe4-2Sendai11.55X4.2026.00
  11. Shimizu2-2Sapporo12.55X3.5022.75
  12. Vissel Kobe1-0Tokushima11.70X3.6025.00
  13. Yokahama8-0FC Tokyo11.90X3.8023.70
  14. Sendai1-1Grampus Eight15.00X3.5021.80
  15. Kashima1-0Urawa11.95X3.6023.80
  16. Tosu3-1Kawasaki Frontale13.70X3.6022.00
  17. Oita2-3Gamba Osaka12.20X3.2023.50
  18. Shonan0-0Hiroshima12.65X3.1023.00
  19. Fukuoka1-1Yokohama FC12.40X3.2023.25
  20. Kashiwa1-0Cerezo Osaka12.30X3.3023.30
  21. Sendai0-2Shonan13.60X3.4022.05
  22. FC Tokyo0-2Tokushima12.40X3.3023.25
  23. Gamba Osaka1-3Grampus Eight14.75X3.4021.85
  24. Tosu1-0Sapporo12.55X3.5022.70
  25. Urawa2-1Yokahama13.20X3.8022.10
  26. Cerezo Osaka1-4Kawasaki Frontale13.75X3.8021.95
  27. Kashima0-0Oita11.38X4.7528.00
  28. Yokohama FC0-2Vissel Kobe13.80X3.7021.90
  29. Shimizu1-0Hiroshima12.55X3.2522.75
  30. Kashiwa0-0Fukuoka12.25X3.2023.25
  31. Fukuoka2-2Sendai11.90X3.3024.33
  32. Cerezo Osaka2-1Grampus Eight13.10X3.3022.37
  33. Sapporo3-1Kashiwa11.90X3.8024.00
  34. Kashima1-0Tosu11.58X4.1025.75
  35. Kawasaki Frontale4-1Gamba Osaka11.33X5.7528.50
  36. Oita2-0Yokohama FC12.37X3.2023.25
  37. Hiroshima1-2FC Tokyo12.45X3.4023.00
  38. Shonan0-1Tokushima12.60X2.8723.30
  39. Urawa0-1Shimizu11.95X3.3024.20
  40. Vissel Kobe0-2Yokahama12.90X3.7522.25

December 2021

  1. FC Tokyo0-0Fukuoka12.10X3.5023.60
  2. Gamba Osaka0-0Shonan13.30X3.4522.20
  3. Kashiwa2-3Oita11.83X3.6024.33
  4. Grampus Eight0-0Urawa12.25X3.4023.20
  5. Tosu0-2Vissel Kobe12.37X3.4023.00
  6. Shimizu2-1Cerezo Osaka12.40X3.3023.10
  7. Tokushima2-4Hiroshima12.20X3.1023.60
  8. Sendai0-1Kashima19.50X5.5021.33
  9. Yokohama FC0-1Sapporo14.00X4.0021.83
  10. Yokahama1-1Kawasaki Frontale12.60X3.9022.55

Results from our results feed; the 1X2 market settles on the regular-time score, so a game won in extra time or on penalties counts as a draw. Closing prices: each bookmaker's last price before the start, the best of the bookmakers we compare; the favourite is the shortest average price.

Japan - J1 League 2021 FAQ

How often did the favourite win in the Japan J1 League 2021?
The closing favourite, the shortest average price across the bookmakers we compare, won 90 of the 187 games with a closing price (48%): odds-on favourites won 54 of 92; favourites at 2.00 to 2.99 won 36 of 95.
What was the biggest upset of the Japan J1 League 2021?
Yokohama FC won at Hiroshima 0-1 on 11 July 2021. Yokohama FC closed at 9.50 at Bet365, the longest winning price of the season, when the market made Hiroshima the favourite at about 76%.
What was the bookmakers' margin on Japan J1 League 2021 games?
The average closing payout was 93.4%, so about 6.6% of the stakes on a game's outcomes went to the bookmaker's margin. A higher payout means fairer prices; compare one game's prices with the margin calculator.

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