Chelyabinsk 3-3 Spartak Kostroma in the First League, round 23.

Chelyabinsk won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–L–L), scoring 7 and conceding 13.

Spartak Kostroma won 3, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 4 matches (D–W–W–W), scoring 7 and conceding 1.

The two sides have met 7 times: Chelyabinsk 1 win, Spartak Kostroma 4, 2 draws.