Gagarin 4-2 Fakel Dukhovshchina in the Smolensk Oblast Liga, round 20.

Gagarin won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–W), scoring 11 and conceding 25.

Fakel Dukhovshchina lost all 5 matches (L–L–L–L–L), scoring 3 and conceding 23.

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