Sapporo 1-3 Ventforet Kofu in the Emperor Cup, Round 2.

Sapporo won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–W–W–D), scoring 6 and conceding 7.

Ventforet Kofu won 0, drew 1 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–L–L–L), scoring 2 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 10 times: Sapporo 2 wins, Ventforet Kofu 7, 1 draw.