Blaublitz 2-0 Yamagata in the J2 League, round 13 at Soyu Stadium, Akita (18,560 capacity).

Blaublitz won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–L), scoring 13 and conceding 17.

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

The two sides have met 10 times: Blaublitz 3 wins, Yamagata 6, 1 draw.