Assam 5-1 Tamil Nadu in the Santosh Trophy.

Assam won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–D–L), scoring 7 and conceding 11.

Tamil Nadu won 2, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 4 matches (L–L–W–W), scoring 3 and conceding 3.

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