Manipur 5-1 Tripura in the Santosh Trophy.

Manipur won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–L–W), scoring 10 and conceding 11.

Tripura won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–W–L–W), scoring 5 and conceding 4.

The two sides have met 4 times: Manipur 3 wins, Tripura 1, 0 draws.