Sendai 1-0 Yamagata in the J2 League, round 12 at Yurtec Stadium, Sendai (19,694 capacity).

Sendai won all 5 matches (W–W–W–W–W), scoring 30 and conceding 19.

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

The two sides have met 10 times: Sendai 7 wins, Yamagata 1, 2 draws.