Sagan Tosu, Kashima Antlers and Kawasaki Frontale all squandered opportunities to keep pace with leaders Urawa Reds last time out in the Japanese top flight.
The Reds stretched their advantage to three points over Sagan as the second-placed side were held to a 2-2 draw by Shimizu S-Pulse.
Kashima and Kawasaki - third and fourth respectively - were also restricted to a single point by Tokyo and Nagoya Grampus and sit a point behind Sagan.
"The reason for our team's defeat was that we were not able to score one more goal to win the match even though we created so many scoring opportunities," said coach Mihailo Petrovic after that defeat.
"Now, we must put this behind us and concentrate on our upcoming J-League matches and prepare well for our next match against Shimizu S-Pulse."
Kashima's draw in their last fixture brought an end to a four-game winning streak, but they remain unbeaten in nine in the league.
Kawasaki have now gone two matches without a win, but will be confident of picking up maximum points at home to basement club Tokushima Vortis.
In the weekend's remaining fixture, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are at home to Gamba Osaka.
