Avangard host Metallurg Lipetsk in the Second League, Division B, Group 3, round 6.

Avangard won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–L–D), scoring 2 and conceding 3.

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

The two sides have met 10 times: Avangard 2 wins, Metallurg Lipetsk 4, 4 draws.