Ehime 4-1 Nara in the J3 League, round 1.

Ehime won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–L), scoring 2 and conceding 6.

Nara won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–L–W), scoring 14 and conceding 7.

The two sides have met 5 times: Ehime 5 wins, Nara 0, 0 draws.