Rubin 1-1 (5-3 on penalties) Spartak in the Russian Cup, round 2.

Rubin won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (D–D–L–W–L), scoring 5 and conceding 11.

Spartak won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–W–W), scoring 13 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 10 times: Rubin 3 wins, Spartak 5, 2 draws.