Start 9-0 Zenit-M Salavat in the Bashkortostan Championship, round 15 at N. F. Gastello Stadium, Ufa (6,500 capacity).

Start won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–W–D), scoring 8 and conceding 5.

Zenit-M Salavat won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–D–D), scoring 8 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 6 times: Start 5 wins, Zenit-M Salavat 0, 1 draw.