Vagonmash host Sapfir in the Kursk Oblast Liga, round 9.

Vagonmash won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–L–W–L), scoring 6 and conceding 16.

Sapfir won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–L), scoring 10 and conceding 19.

The two sides have met 2 times: Vagonmash 0 wins, Sapfir 2, 0 draws.