Verspah Oita 3-0 Kochi in the Emperor Cup, Round 1.

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

Kochi won 0, drew 1 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–L–L–L), scoring 3 and conceding 14.

The two sides have met 5 times: Verspah Oita 4 wins, Kochi 1, 0 draws.