Khoper 6-3 Sokol Ertil in the Voronezh Oblast Championship, round 2.

Khoper won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–W), scoring 15 and conceding 3.

Sokol Ertil won 0, drew 1 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–L–D), scoring 7 and conceding 19.

The two sides have met 10 times: Khoper 8 wins, Sokol Ertil 2, 0 draws.