User blog comment:B214/Shin DxD 1 discussion/@comment-88.162.123.153-20180720103223

That would be weird no ? i can understand issei losing in the  final or semi finals but right now no .. i think ishibumi given us that match up because he want to make issei grow. and what's the arc name again ? its Red Dragon Emperor of the Blazing Truth × White Dragon Emperor of the Morning Star: The True Dragon(s) of the Kuoh Academy

if its not foreshadowing about issei vs vali ....