Avangard Safonovo 3-1 Gagarin in the Smolensk Oblast Liga, round 12.

Avangard Safonovo won 0, drew 2 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–D–D–L), scoring 5 and conceding 20.

Gagarin won 1, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 4 matches (L–L–W–L), scoring 8 and conceding 15.

The two sides have met 3 times: Avangard Safonovo 1 win, Gagarin 2, 0 draws.