Sudzha 8-1 Zarya Zheleznogorsk in the Kursk Oblast Liga, round 5.

Sudzha won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–L–W), scoring 13 and conceding 20.

Zarya Zheleznogorsk lost all 3 matches (L–L–L), scoring 7 and conceding 16.

The two sides have met 2 times: Sudzha 2 wins, Zarya Zheleznogorsk 0, 0 draws.