Nagaland 1-0 Tamil Nadu in the Santosh Trophy.

Nagaland won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–L–W), scoring 10 and conceding 6.

Tamil Nadu won 2, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 3 matches (L–W–W), scoring 3 and conceding 2.

The two sides have met 2 times: Nagaland 1 win, Tamil Nadu 1, 0 draws.