Start 0-1 Vityaz-GTU in the Bashkortostan Championship, round 13 at N. F. Gastello Stadium, Ufa (6,500 capacity).

Start won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–W–D), scoring 11 and conceding 6.

Vityaz-GTU won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–L–L), scoring 16 and conceding 9.

The two sides have met 9 times: Start 4 wins, Vityaz-GTU 2, 3 draws.