Irkutsk host Zvezda St. Petersburg in the Second League, Division B, Group 2, round 20.

Irkutsk won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–L–W–D), scoring 4 and conceding 9.

Zvezda St. Petersburg won 1, drew 3 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–W–D–D), scoring 10 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 6 times: Irkutsk 4 wins, Zvezda St. Petersburg 0, 2 draws.