Vitória 4-0 Kashima in the Taça Cidade do Paulista, Quarterfinals at Arena de Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata (46,154 capacity).

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

The two sides have met 1 time: Vitória 1 win, Kashima 0, 0 draws.