Overview

• Kashima Antlers beat Cerezo Osaka 3–1 with a comeback to reach 61 points and secure a third straight win.
• Vissel Kobe routed Tokyo Verdy 4–0, with goals from Yuya Osako and Taisei Miyashiro, to rise to second on 57 points.
• Kyoto Sanga drew 1–1 with Machida to sit on 56 points in third, with Kashiwa Reysol also on 56 in fourth after a 0–0 draw with Hiroshima on goal difference.
• FC Tokyo defeated Avispa Fukuoka to record their first three-match winning run of the season, and Gamba Osaka beat Yokohama F. Marinos.
• Bottom-placed Albirex Niigata drew 0–0 with Nagoya to halt a four-game losing skid but extended their winless run to 12 matches.