Iwate 4-2 Verspah Oita in the Japan Football League, round 26.

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

Verspah Oita won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–L), scoring 8 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 3 times: Iwate 2 wins, Verspah Oita 1, 0 draws.