East Bengal 4-1 Mohun Bagan in the Durand Cup, Final.

East Bengal won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–W–W–W), scoring 18 and conceding 1.

Mohun Bagan won all 5 matches (W–W–W–W–W), scoring 29 and conceding 12.

The two sides have met 10 times: East Bengal 3 wins, Mohun Bagan 5, 2 draws.