Miyazaki 3-0 Yamaguchi in the J2 League, round 9 at Unilever Stadium Shintomi, Shintomi (5,354 capacity).

Miyazaki won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–W), scoring 7 and conceding 3.

Yamaguchi won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–W–L), scoring 14 and conceding 12.

The two sides have met 2 times: Miyazaki 2 wins, Yamaguchi 0, 0 draws.