Machida Zelvia

Machida Zelvia

3rd in Japanese J.League
Machida Zelvia fairy tale now under serious threat from surging Sanfrecce Hiroshima Machida Zelvia fairy tale now under serious threat from surging Sanfrecce Hiroshima

The J1 League title looked Machida Zelvia's to lose. Now it could be Sanfrecce Hiroshima's to win.

With J1 League title race wide open, who are the biggest threats to leaders Machida Zelvia? With J1 League title race wide open, who are the biggest threats to leaders Machida Zelvia?

With just five points now separating the top five, the J1 League title race looks set to go down to the wire.

The Machida Zelvia miracle: How are J1 League debutants the midseason leaders? The Machida Zelvia miracle: How are J1 League debutants the midseason leaders?

In their first top-flight campaign, Machida Zelvia are somehow the halfway-mark leaders of the J1 League.

Japanese J1 League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vissel Kobe 35 +22 67
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshi.. 35 +30 65
3 Machida Zelvia 35 +18 60
4 Kashima Antlers 34 +15 57
5 Gamba Osaka 35 +10 57
6 Tokyo Verdy 1969 35 +1 54
7 FC Tokyo 35 +3 51
8 Cerezo Osaka 35 -1 49
9 Avispa Fukuoka 35 -3 47
10 Nagoya Grampus 35 -2 46
11 Kawasaki Frontale 34 +6 44
12 Shonan Bellmare 35 -1 44
13 Kyoto Sanga 34 -11 44
14 Urawa Red Diamond.. 34 +2 43
15 Yokohama F. Marin.. 34 -2 43
16 Albirex Niigata 35 -14 40
17 Kashiwa Reysol 35 -11 39
18 Jubilo Iwata 34 -17 35
19 Consadole Sapporo 35 -20 33
20 Sagan Tosu 35 -25 29
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
9 Shota Fujio 9 29 0
90 Oh Se-Hun 7 30 1
15 Mitchell Duke 4 30 0

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
22 Kazuki Fujimot.. 2 34 3
26 Kotaro Hayashi 1 31 0
90 Oh Se-Hun 1 30 7