Shiga 1-4 Yamaguchi in the J2 League, round 15 at Heiwado HATO Stadium, Shiga (9,000 capacity).

Shiga won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–L–W), scoring 3 and conceding 11.

Yamaguchi won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–W), scoring 17 and conceding 15.

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