Gainare Tottori 1-1 (5-4 on penalties) Kitakyushu in the J2 League, round 16 at Axis Bird Stadium, Tottori (16,033 capacity).

Gainare Tottori won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–L–L), scoring 7 and conceding 9.

Kitakyushu won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–L–W), scoring 14 and conceding 16.

The two sides have met 10 times: Gainare Tottori 7 wins, Kitakyushu 3, 0 draws.