Gagarin 8-0 Fakel Dukhovshchina in the Smolensk Oblast Liga, round 10.

Gagarin won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–D), scoring 11 and conceding 22.

Fakel Dukhovshchina won 0, drew 2 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–D–L–L), scoring 4 and conceding 17.

The two sides have met 5 times: Gagarin 3 wins, Fakel Dukhovshchina 2, 0 draws.