Ehime 4-2 Kitakyushu in the J3 League, round 5.

Ehime won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–D–W), scoring 8 and conceding 6.

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

The two sides have met 10 times: Ehime 4 wins, Kitakyushu 2, 4 draws.