Sioux Falls Thunder 1-2 Dakota Fusion in the NPSL, round 1.

Sioux Falls Thunder won 0, drew 1 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–D–L–L), scoring 5 and conceding 19.

Dakota Fusion won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–D–W–W), scoring 13 and conceding 7.

The two sides have met 10 times: Sioux Falls Thunder 1 win, Dakota Fusion 7, 2 draws.