Tokyo Verdy 4-1 Kusatsu in the Emperor Cup, Round 2.

Tokyo Verdy won 0, drew 3 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–D–L–D), scoring 5 and conceding 9.

Kusatsu won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–L–L), scoring 7 and conceding 13.

The two sides have met 10 times: Tokyo Verdy 5 wins, Kusatsu 1, 4 draws.