Vegalta Sendai 1-0 JEF Chiba in the WE League Cup, round 2.

Vegalta Sendai won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–W), scoring 12 and conceding 8.

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

The two sides have met 10 times: Vegalta Sendai 1 win, JEF Chiba 6, 3 draws.