Arunachal Pradesh 4-3 Nagaland in the Santosh Trophy.

Arunachal Pradesh won 0, drew 1 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–D–L–L), scoring 5 and conceding 14.

Nagaland won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–D–D–W), scoring 6 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 3 times: Arunachal Pradesh 1 win, Nagaland 1, 1 draw.