Ryo Germain still leads the Meiji Yasuda J1 League with seven goals. The Júbilo Iwata man continues to pace the league, with Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Yuki Ohashi on six just behind him.

The trailing pack has some players who are surging, though. Anderson Lopes scored in midweek action as Yokohama F·Marinos beat Gamba Osaka to put him on five goals.

Léo Ceará joined the five-goal club as well just over the weekend. The Cerezo Osaka forward scored the game’s lone goal as the Sakura won, 1-0, to take over the top spot in the J1 table.

Ryotaro Araki remains on five as he joins the Japan national team at the AFC U23 Asian Cup, making it quite the packed race for Top Scorer as the season heats up.