Sony Sendai 3-1 Maebashi in the Emperor Cup, Round 1.

Sony Sendai won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–W–L–D), scoring 4 and conceding 7.

Maebashi won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–L–W), scoring 7 and conceding 16.

The two sides have met 1 time: Sony Sendai 1 win, Maebashi 0, 0 draws.