Citizen 2-1 South China in the Hong Kong 1st Division, round 1.

Citizen won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–L), scoring 12 and conceding 16.

South China won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–W), scoring 14 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 10 times: Citizen 4 wins, South China 3, 3 draws.