Cerezo Osaka 3-1 Gifu in the Emperor Cup, Round 2.

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

Gifu won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–W–W–L), scoring 16 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 10 times: Cerezo Osaka 9 wins, Gifu 1, 0 draws.