Sapporo 1-4 Tochigi City in the J2 League, round 5 at Sapporo Dome, Sapporo (41,484 capacity).

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

Tochigi City won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–W–W), scoring 13 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 2 times: Sapporo 1 win, Tochigi City 1, 0 draws.