Start 9-1 Gornyak in the Bashkortostan Championship, round 7.

Start won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–W–L), scoring 8 and conceding 11.

Gornyak won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–D–L), scoring 14 and conceding 19.

The two sides have met 10 times: Start 7 wins, Gornyak 3, 0 draws.