Safonovo 6-3 Gagarin in the Smolensk Oblast Liga, round 19.

Safonovo won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–D–W–L), scoring 9 and conceding 22.

Gagarin won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–W–W–L), scoring 8 and conceding 22.

The two sides have met 5 times: Safonovo 2 wins, Gagarin 3, 0 draws.