Bihar 3-5 Jharkhand in the Santosh Trophy.

Bihar won 2, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 4 matches (W–L–L–W), scoring 4 and conceding 9.

Jharkhand won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–W–W–L), scoring 4 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 2 times: Bihar 0 wins, Jharkhand 2, 0 draws.