East Bengal 4-1 Al-Arabi in the AFC Champions League Two, Preliminary at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata (85,000 capacity).

East Bengal won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–D), scoring 16 and conceding 3.

Al-Arabi won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–L–W), scoring 8 and conceding 7.

The two sides have met 1 time: East Bengal 1 win, Al-Arabi 0, 0 draws.