J2 League 2026 Matchweek 7 · 20 Sep 2026
Tochigi City vs Vegalta Sendai in the J2 League 2026.
At City Football Station, Tochigi.
Vegalta Sendai beat Tochigi City 3–1. M. Nakajima opened the scoring for Vegalta Sendai after 16 minutes. H. Iwabuchi made it 0–2 after 35 minutes, and that was the winner.
Tochigi City stayed 8th, on 10 points. Vegalta Sendai went into the match 6th and came out of it 2nd, on 14 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albirex Niigata | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 2 | Vegalta Sendai | 7 | +6 | 14 |
| 3 | Kataller Toyama | 7 | +8 | 13 |
| 4 | Yokohama FC | 7 | +5 | 13 |
| 5 | Omiya Ardija | 7 | +5 | 13 |
| 6 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | +1 | 12 |
| 7 | Fujieda MYFC | 7 | +3 | 11 |
| 8 | Tochigi City | 7 | +4 | 10 |
| 9 | Jubilo Iwata | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Tokushima Vortis | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 11 | Montedio Yamagata | 7 | +2 | 9 |
| 12 | Blaublitz Akita | 7 | +1 | 9 |
| 13 | Iwaki | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Oita Trinita | 7 | +1 | 7 |
| 17 | Ventforet Kofu | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 7 | -8 | 7 |
| 19 | Consadole Sapporo | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 20 | Imabari | 7 | -9 | 4 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.