Start 2-1 Berkut-Ufa in the Bashkortostan Championship, round 17 at N. F. Gastello Stadium, Ufa (6,500 capacity).

Start won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–L), scoring 15 and conceding 4.

Berkut-Ufa won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–W–L), scoring 18 and conceding 4.

The two sides have met 10 times: Start 5 wins, Berkut-Ufa 0, 5 draws.