Sokol Lipetsk host Atom Lebedyan in the Lipetsk Oblast Liga, round 5.

Atom Lebedyan won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–W–D), scoring 11 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 8 times: Sokol Lipetsk 8 wins, Atom Lebedyan 0, 0 draws.