Vissel Kobe 2-1 Veroskronos Tsuno in the Emperor Cup, Round 2.

Vissel Kobe won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–W–W–D), scoring 10 and conceding 5.

Veroskronos Tsuno won all 5 matches (W–W–W–W–W), scoring 17 and conceding 3.

The two sides have met 1 time: Vissel Kobe 1 win, Veroskronos Tsuno 0, 0 draws.